Crucial clash in the lower section of the Serie C: Girone B, with both Alessandria and Pontedera experiencing more angst than bliss. This game is a typical "six-pointer" with the team playing at home at 20th and the visiting team in 16th spot.
- Alessandria have the most conceded goals (15) in Serie C: Girone B
- Pontedera have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
It's no vacation for neither Alessandria nor Pontedera as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Alessandria form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie C: Girone B, Alessandria, who have the most conceded goals (15) in Serie C: Girone B, have managed 1 win, 0 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 4 games.
The Alessandria supporters got no joy from their last match, also played here at Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta: A 2-3 defeat against Pontedera (placed 16th).
Preceding that game, a home win hosting Novara in the Coppa Italia Serie C. 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 Alessandria have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 3 and lost 5.
The Alessandria fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 4 matches. Alessandria are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (9 from 4 played).
Pontedera form and stats
As the visiting team in Serie C: Girone B matches, Pontedera have produced an overall stat of 1-2-1 so far.
Pontedera play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-2 victory visiting Alessandria (placed 20th). Eureka; their first victory in the league after six games not winning.
Previously, the Coppa Italia Serie C win away at Robur Siena (after extra-time). So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Pontedera playing away and similar expectations, we found 21 relevant matches. Results were 6 Pontedera wins, 5 draws and 10 defeats.
Pontedera are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 5 away goals from 4 games (in the league). 5 goals have been conceded by Pontedera in these games.
Head 2 Head
Alessandria - Pontedera 2-3 was the scoreline in these participants' previous H2H game, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Alessandria four wins, four draws and Pontedera two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Cioffi 2 goals |  Y. Sylla 1 goals | A. Nepi 1 goals |
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| Alessandria | Pontedera | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 15 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 86% |
| 57% | 75% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 29% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 14% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 14% |
| 43% | 75% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 71% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 57% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 25% | 29% |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| 4.3 | 4.8 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| 3.6 | 3.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6.7 | 6.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 8 | 8.8 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 31% | 62% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 44% |
| 12.3 | 13.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 11.5 | 10.7 |
| 4.7 | 5.8 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
- Alessandria have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Alessandria have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Alessandria have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Alessandria have the most conceded goals (15) in Serie C: Girone B
- Alessandria have the most conceded goals (9) at home in Serie C: Girone B
- Alessandria have the most conceded goals in the second half (10) in Serie C: Girone B
- Alessandria have the the worst goal difference (-10) in Serie C: Girone B
- Alessandria haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of Alessandria's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Pontedera have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Pontedera have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Pontedera haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fiorenzuola | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 | Reggiana | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Robur Siena | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 4 | Gubbio | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | Rimini | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | Carrarese | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | Vis Pesaro | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Lucchese | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | Virtus Entella | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Ancona | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 11 | Cesena | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 12 | Montevarchi Calcio | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 8 |
| 13 | Imolese | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 8 |
| 14 | Fermana | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Sassari Torres | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Pontedera | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 17 | Olbia | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 6 |
| 18 | San Donato Tavarnelle | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 5 |
| 19 | Recanatese | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 3 |
| 20 | Alessandria | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -10 | 3 |
