Soccer betting preview: Pro Sesto welcomes Virtus Verona in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone A
Competition: Sun 12.December
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Ernesto Breda (4475 seats)

Pro Sesto are trying to forget the league table before this fixture versus Virtus Verona. Here's all you need to know pre-match!

Insights:
  • Pro Sesto have the fewest points (5) at home in Serie C: Girone A
  • Virtus Verona have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Serie C: Girone A

This promises to be an intriguing fixture with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Let's start!

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Pro Sesto form and stats

With 0 Serie C: Girone A wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats from their home games, Pro Sesto are certainly not brimming with confidence. Sesto are slowly digging their own grave here at Stadio Ernesto Breda with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eight attempts. The last victory here came in the Pro Vercelli match.

Sesto drew their last game, 1-1 away at Legnago Salus (placed 18th).

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Trento Calcio 1921 that ended 1-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Sesto have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won one, drawn four and lost five.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Sesto here at Stadio Ernesto Breda in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 8 games). Sesto's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Virtus Verona form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie C: Girone A matches, Virtus Verona have produced an overall stat of 2-4-3 so far.

Virtus Verona have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Sibi Sheikh. It's been 279 minutes since they last conceded in Serie C: Girone A.

Virtus delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against AlbinoLeffe (placed 6th) in their previous match; a Serie C: Girone A game.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Juventus U23 at their stadium, the result 1-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 16 similar matches played by Virtus in our archives, and the results are: six wins for Virtus Verona, five draws and five defeats.

Virtus Verona find the net regularly in their away games. 11 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. 12 goals have been conceded by Virtus in these games.

Head 2 Head

Sesto-Virtus Verona H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Pro Sesto one win, Virtus Verona zero wins, one draw. zero of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Virtus VeronaF. Pittarello
F. Pittarello
6 goals
SestoR. Capogna
R. Capogna
5 goals
Virtus VeronaD. Danti
D. Danti
3 goals

Pro Sesto missing players

Virtus Verona missing players

Pro Sesto Virtus Verona
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
17 8 2 Played P 3 9 17
2 0 0 Won W 0 2 4
8 5 1 Drew D 2 4 9
7 3 1 Lost L 1 3 4
12 5 2 Scored S 3 11 18
19 8 3 Conceded C 4 12 18
88% 75% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 88%
59% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 59%
29% 25% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 44% 35%
6% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 44% 29%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
53% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 67% 59%
18% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 24%
41% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 22% 29%
 
2.6 3 4 Corners for (avg) C F 2.7 2.5 3.7
4.9 3.9 3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 5.1 5.4
2.8 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 3.1 2.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
6.8 7 8 Shots (avg) S ( 5.3 6.6 6.2
2.4 2.5 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 3.4 3
30% 25% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 37% 35%
 
10.1 10.5 12 Shots against (avg) S A 7.3 10 7.9
5 5.8 7.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.7 4.5 3.2
Key stats in Serie C: Girone A this season:
  • Pro Sesto have the fewest points (5) at home in Serie C: Girone A
  • Pro Sesto have yet to win a game at home.
  • Virtus Verona have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Virtus Verona have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Virtus Verona have scored at least twice as many goals away as Pro Sesto have scored home.
  • Virtus Verona have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Serie C: Girone A
  • Virtus Verona have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Virtus Verona haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Südtirol 17 13 4 0 25 5 9 7 2 0 15 2 8 6 2 0 10 3 20 43
2 Calcio Padova 17 11 4 2 32 14 8 7 1 0 14 4 9 4 3 2 18 10 18 37
3 Renate 17 11 3 3 37 21 9 7 1 1 24 8 8 4 2 2 13 13 16 36
4 FeralpiSalò 17 10 5 2 32 13 9 5 3 1 20 8 8 5 2 1 12 5 19 35
5 Triestina 17 7 6 4 20 16 9 3 5 1 12 9 8 4 1 3 8 7 4 27
6 AlbinoLeffe 17 6 5 6 20 20 8 1 3 4 9 12 9 5 2 2 11 8 0 23
7 Seregno 17 6 4 7 20 18 8 2 1 5 11 11 9 4 3 2 9 7 2 22
8 Virtus Verona 17 4 9 4 18 18 8 2 5 1 7 6 9 2 4 3 11 12 0 21
9 Juventus U23 17 6 3 8 16 22 8 4 1 3 8 8 9 2 2 5 8 14 -6 21
10 Piacenza 17 4 8 5 22 23 9 2 4 3 9 10 8 2 4 2 13 13 -1 20
11 Lecco 17 6 2 9 21 23 8 4 1 3 17 12 9 2 1 6 4 11 -2 20
12 Trento Calcio 1921 17 5 5 7 17 19 8 4 1 3 12 7 9 1 4 4 5 12 -2 20
13 Pro Vercelli 17 5 5 7 17 24 9 3 1 5 7 12 8 2 4 2 10 12 -7 20
14 Fiorenzuola 17 5 4 8 18 23 8 3 3 2 11 10 9 2 1 6 7 13 -5 19
15 Pergolettese 17 5 4 8 20 31 9 4 3 2 14 9 8 1 1 6 6 22 -11 17
16 Mantova 17 2 10 5 15 18 8 2 4 2 8 8 9 0 6 3 7 10 -3 16
17 Pro Patria 17 3 7 7 13 24 9 2 3 4 5 8 8 1 4 3 8 16 -11 16
18 Legnago Salus 17 4 3 10 15 32 9 2 2 5 10 16 8 2 1 5 5 16 -17 15
19 Pro Sesto 17 2 8 7 12 19 8 0 5 3 5 8 9 2 3 4 7 11 -7 14
20 Giana Erminio 17 2 7 8 9 16 9 1 4 4 5 8 8 1 3 4 4 8 -7 13

Read more about Serie C: Girone A

Serie C is the third highest level in the Italian football league. It is divided into three geographical divisions; North East, North West and South. These are often referred to as Girone (or group) A, B, C. Each group holds 20 teams who play 38 fixtures each to create a final league table.