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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone A
Competition: Sat 25.February
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Nereo Rocco (28565 seats)

Serie C: Girone A: Triestina are 15 points after Juventus U23, but are driven to go full force. Let's go!

Insights:
  • Triestina have the fewest scored goals (20) in Serie C: Girone A
  • Juventus U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Triestina form and stats

The total Serie C: Girone A results playing at home this season for Triestina, who have the fewest scored goals (20) in Serie C: Girone A, are 4-3-7 (wins-draws-losses). Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Triestina, their manager Gentilini and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

Triestina travelled for their previous game, a trip to Calcio Padova that ended 1-1.

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting AlbinoLeffe.

It should be considered that a glance at the 13 latest league matches reveals that 10 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Triestina here at Stadio Nereo Rocco in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 14 games). Triestina have conceded 19 in these home matches.

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Juventus U23 form and stats

There's been little loot from Juventus U23's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 13 away games in the Serie C: Girone A. Juventus U23 only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 5 draws.

Juventus U23 failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Lecco (placed 4th) that ended with defeat 0-2. Until that loss this club had won at least a draw from six league matches in a row.

Before that game, the win at home against Foggia (after extra-time, 5-3 on penalties) in the Coppa Italia Serie C (2-1).

Juventus U23 find the net regularly in their away games. 14 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. Juventus have conceded 19 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The latest past match between these sides is the Juventus U23 - Triestina 1-0 played earlier this season. Head-to-head statistics (for the prior three meetings): Triestina won zero games, one match ended with a draw and Juventus U23 have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / two. The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be brutal, having seen 3 red cards from the last three duels.

Top Goalscorers

Juventus U23E. Pecorino
E. Pecorino
5 goals
Juventus U23M. Compagnon
M. Compagnon
4 goals
Juventus U23S. Iocolano
S. Iocolano
4 goals

Triestina missing players

Juventus U23 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Triestina Juventus U23
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 14 6 Played P 4 13 28
5 4 2 Won W 1 2 10
8 3 2 Drew D 2 5 8
15 7 2 Lost L 1 6 10
20 11 7 Scored S 6 14 34
39 19 7 Conceded C 6 19 34
93% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 79% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 77% 79%
32% 29% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 38% 43%
7% 7% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 15% 11%
4% 7% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 15% 7%
46% 36% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 69% 57%
18% 21% 17% Clean Sheets C S 25% 15% 29%
43% 50% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 15% 14%
 
4.3 5.1 7.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 3.4 3.4
4 3.6 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 6.1 5.9
3.1 3.2 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.4 2.2
6 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
8.3 8.1 8.3 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 8 8.9
3.3 3.1 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.2 3.6
22% 25% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 33% 35%
 
9.2 9.1 8.8 Shots against (avg) S A 10.8 11.3 11.1
3.8 3.6 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.6 4.2
Key stats in Serie C: Girone A this season:
  • Juventus U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Triestina have the fewest scored goals (20) in Serie C: Girone A
  • Triestina have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Serie C: Girone A
  • Triestina have the the worst goal difference (-19) in Serie C: Girone A
  • Triestina have the the worst goal difference (-8) at home in Serie C: Girone A

  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 28 14 6 8 38 33 13 10 1 2 23 8 15 4 5 6 15 25 5 48
5 Vicenza 28 14 5 9 52 33 14 8 3 3 31 12 14 6 2 6 21 21 19 47
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 28 10 8 10 34 34 15 8 3 4 20 15 13 2 5 6 14 19 0 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 28 8 7 13 35 49 14 6 3 5 21 21 14 2 4 8 14 28 -14 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 28 14 6 8 38 33 13 10 1 2 23 8 15 4 5 6 15 25 5 48
5 Vicenza 28 14 5 9 52 33 14 8 3 3 31 12 14 6 2 6 21 21 19 47
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 28 10 8 10 34 34 15 8 3 4 20 15 13 2 5 6 14 19 0 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 28 8 7 13 35 49 14 6 3 5 21 21 14 2 4 8 14 28 -14 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.