Home advantage could prove decisive in Pro Vercelli - Virtus Verona battle

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone A
Competition: Sat 18.February
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Silvio Piola (5500 seats)

This is where the action is, this is Serie C: Girone A and this is Pro Vercelli - Virtus Verona. Prepare with our thorough match guide!

Insights:
  • Pro Vercelli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Virtus Verona have the the best goal difference (+12) away in Serie C: Girone A

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Pro Vercelli form and stats

5 victories, 4 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Pro Vercelli have to build on here at Stadio Silvio Piola in the Serie C: Girone A.

Vercelli's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-3 versus Virtus Verona (placed 12th).

A 1-1 draw away before that, with Piacenza the opponent.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Pro Vercelli have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 16 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 4 and lost 6.

Vercelli has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Pro Vercelli's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 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 7-6-2 so far. Virtus Verona are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played ten in a row without losing.

Virtus play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-0 victory visiting Pro Vercelli (placed 13th).

Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Calcio Padova.

Virtus Verona are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 10 matches.

Observe: 12 of the last 15 league matches featuring this club have seen only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting).

Virtus Verona find the net regularly in their away games. 20 goals from 15 away fixtures in the league. It's not easy to score on Virtus Verona as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Vercelli - Virtus Verona 0-3 was the output when this pair of teams last met, also in this season. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's two Pro Vercelli victories, one draw and one Virtus Verona win. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Pro VercelliG. Comi
G. Comi
9 goals
Virtus VeronaJ. Gómez Taleb
J. Gómez Taleb
7 goals
Virtus VeronaD. Danti
D. Danti
6 goals

Pro Vercelli missing players

Virtus Verona missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Pro Vercelli Virtus Verona
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 15 3 Played P 3 15 28
9 5 1 Won W 1 7 8
8 4 1 Drew D 2 6 11
11 6 1 Lost L 0 2 9
32 16 3 Scored S 3 20 29
36 19 3 Conceded C 0 8 24
96% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 33% 73% 79%
75% 87% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 60% 61%
43% 47% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 27% 32%
14% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 13% 11%
11% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 13% 7%
57% 60% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 27% 32%
25% 27% 33% Clean Sheets C S 100% 67% 46%
21% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 33% 43%
 
4 4.3 3 Corners for (avg) C F 1 2.9 3.6
5.2 4.8 6 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.8 5.2
3.2 3.4 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.2 3
6 2 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
9.8 11.1 10 Shots (avg) S ( 5 6.8 7.9
4.2 4.9 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.3 3.7
27% 22% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 40% 27%
 
9.5 8.9 13.7 Shots against (avg) S A 9 9 9.5
4.1 3.5 5.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4 3.8
Key stats in Serie C: Girone A this season:
  • Pro Vercelli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Virtus Verona have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Virtus Verona have the the best goal difference (+12) away in Serie C: Girone A
  • Virtus Verona have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FeralpiSalo 28 14 8 6 25 15 14 7 2 5 14 11 14 7 6 1 11 4 10 50
2 Pro Sesto 28 14 8 6 37 35 14 6 5 3 18 16 14 8 3 3 19 19 2 50
3 Pordenone 28 13 10 5 45 25 14 6 6 2 22 12 14 7 4 3 23 13 20 49
4 Lecco 27 13 6 8 36 33 13 10 1 2 23 8 14 3 5 6 13 25 3 45
5 Vicenza 27 13 5 9 46 31 14 8 3 3 31 12 13 5 2 6 15 19 15 44
6 Pro Patria 28 12 7 9 30 27 14 7 3 4 18 13 14 5 4 5 12 14 3 43
7 Renate 28 11 9 8 37 34 14 7 3 4 18 15 14 4 6 4 19 19 3 42
8 Union ArzignanoChiampo 28 10 11 7 34 28 14 5 6 3 19 12 14 5 5 4 15 16 6 41
9 Juventus U23 27 10 8 9 34 32 14 8 3 3 20 13 13 2 5 6 14 19 2 38
10 Novara 28 11 4 13 34 34 14 6 4 4 21 11 14 5 0 9 13 23 0 37
11 Calcio Padova 28 8 12 8 30 32 15 4 8 3 18 17 13 4 4 5 12 15 -2 36
12 Virtus Verona 28 8 11 9 29 24 13 1 5 7 9 16 15 7 6 2 20 8 5 35
13 Pro Vercelli 28 9 8 11 32 36 15 5 4 6 16 19 13 4 4 5 16 17 -4 35
14 Trento Calcio 1921 28 9 7 12 31 34 14 3 5 6 14 18 14 6 2 6 17 16 -3 34
15 AlbinoLeffe 28 8 10 10 32 36 14 3 6 5 14 15 14 5 4 5 18 21 -4 34
16 Pergolettese 28 9 6 13 33 37 14 7 2 5 24 20 14 2 4 8 9 17 -4 33
17 Sangiuliano City 28 9 4 15 31 37 14 6 2 6 16 15 14 3 2 9 15 22 -6 31
18 Mantova 27 8 7 12 33 43 13 6 3 4 19 15 14 2 4 8 14 28 -10 31
19 Piacenza 28 5 9 14 31 48 13 2 5 6 16 22 15 3 4 8 15 26 -17 24
20 Triestina 28 5 8 15 20 39 14 4 3 7 11 19 14 1 5 8 9 20 -19 23

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FeralpiSalo 28 14 8 6 25 15 14 7 2 5 14 11 14 7 6 1 11 4 10 50
2 Pro Sesto 28 14 8 6 37 35 14 6 5 3 18 16 14 8 3 3 19 19 2 50
3 Pordenone 28 13 10 5 45 25 14 6 6 2 22 12 14 7 4 3 23 13 20 49
4 Lecco 27 13 6 8 36 33 13 10 1 2 23 8 14 3 5 6 13 25 3 45
5 Vicenza 27 13 5 9 46 31 14 8 3 3 31 12 13 5 2 6 15 19 15 44
6 Pro Patria 28 12 7 9 30 27 14 7 3 4 18 13 14 5 4 5 12 14 3 43
7 Renate 28 11 9 8 37 34 14 7 3 4 18 15 14 4 6 4 19 19 3 42
8 Union ArzignanoChiampo 28 10 11 7 34 28 14 5 6 3 19 12 14 5 5 4 15 16 6 41
9 Juventus U23 27 10 8 9 34 32 14 8 3 3 20 13 13 2 5 6 14 19 2 38
10 Novara 28 11 4 13 34 34 14 6 4 4 21 11 14 5 0 9 13 23 0 37
11 Calcio Padova 28 8 12 8 30 32 15 4 8 3 18 17 13 4 4 5 12 15 -2 36
12 Virtus Verona 28 8 11 9 29 24 13 1 5 7 9 16 15 7 6 2 20 8 5 35
13 Pro Vercelli 28 9 8 11 32 36 15 5 4 6 16 19 13 4 4 5 16 17 -4 35
14 Trento Calcio 1921 28 9 7 12 31 34 14 3 5 6 14 18 14 6 2 6 17 16 -3 34
15 AlbinoLeffe 28 8 10 10 32 36 14 3 6 5 14 15 14 5 4 5 18 21 -4 34
16 Pergolettese 28 9 6 13 33 37 14 7 2 5 24 20 14 2 4 8 9 17 -4 33
17 Sangiuliano City 28 9 4 15 31 37 14 6 2 6 16 15 14 3 2 9 15 22 -6 31
18 Mantova 27 8 7 12 33 43 13 6 3 4 19 15 14 2 4 8 14 28 -10 31
19 Piacenza 28 5 9 14 31 48 13 2 5 6 16 22 15 3 4 8 15 26 -17 24
20 Triestina 28 5 8 15 20 39 14 4 3 7 11 19 14 1 5 8 9 20 -19 23

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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.