Alessandria vs San Donato Tavarnelle betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone B
Competition: Sun 12.February
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta (6000 seats)

These two teams have had some difficulties so far, but three lovely points in this vital match would definitely help. Get set for Alessandria - San Donato Tavarnelle!

Insights:
  • Alessandria have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in Serie C: Girone B
  • San Donato Tavarnelle have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Serie C: Girone B

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Alessandria form and stats

Alessandria's struggle is real here at Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta with only 12 points collected from 12 Serie C: Girone B games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-3-6.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 187 minutes without scoring a league goal. Galeandro was the last player to find the net.

Alessandria lost their last game at Pontedera (placed 6th) after a 0-2 scoreline.

Preceding that match was the home game against Rimini that was lost 0-1.

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 Alessandria have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 12 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 6 and lost 4.

16 goals have been conceded. Alessandria has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.

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San Donato Tavarnelle form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie C: Girone B travels is 4 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats. Visiting San Donato Tavarnelle has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Tavarnelle played 1-1 against Vis Pesaro in their previous match.

Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Lucchese.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with San Donato Tavarnelle playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 2 San Donato Tavarnelle wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats.

The visiting Tavarnelle have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 15 goals from 13 games. San Donato Tavarnelle have conceded 18 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 dueling parties have fought earlier this season: San Donato Tavarnelle - Alessandria 0-1.

Top Goalscorers

San Donato TavarnelleF. Russo
F. Russo
7 goals
AlessandriaA. Galeandro
A. Galeandro
6 goals
San Donato TavarnelleE. Marzierli
E. Marzierli
5 goals

Alessandria missing players

San Donato Tavarnelle missing players

Alessandria San Donato Tavarnelle
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 12 4 Played P 3 13 26
6 3 1 Won W 0 4 5
6 3 2 Drew D 2 4 10
14 6 1 Lost L 1 5 11
21 12 5 Scored S 3 15 25
38 16 4 Conceded C 4 18 36
85% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 88%
62% 67% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 77% 77%
42% 42% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 54% 46%
23% 25% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 23% 19%
12% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 4%
38% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 62% 62%
27% 17% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 12%
50% 42% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 38% 38%
 
3.7 3.5 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 1.7 3.8 4.3
5.2 4.8 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 7.3 6 5.8
2.8 2.8 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 2.7 2.5
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 5 6
 
8 7.5 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 5.3 9.5 10.1
2.8 2.4 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 4 4
28% 41% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 29% 24%
 
11.9 10.7 10 Shots against (avg) S A 12 12.2 11.5
5 4.2 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.8 4.7
Key stats in Serie C: Girone B this season:
  • Alessandria have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in Serie C: Girone B
  • San Donato Tavarnelle have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • San Donato Tavarnelle have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Serie C: Girone B

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Reggiana 26 18 4 4 43 16 12 9 2 1 24 5 14 9 2 3 19 11 27 58
2 Cesena 26 16 6 4 42 15 13 8 3 2 26 10 13 8 3 2 16 5 27 54
3 Virtus Entella 27 15 8 4 40 23 14 7 5 2 20 11 13 8 3 2 20 12 17 53
4 Ancona 26 14 6 6 41 23 13 8 3 2 23 9 13 6 3 4 18 14 18 48
5 Gubbio 26 13 4 9 33 22 13 6 1 6 16 13 13 7 3 3 17 9 11 43
6 Pontedera 25 11 8 6 30 29 13 7 4 2 17 14 12 4 4 4 13 15 1 41
7 Robur Siena 26 10 9 7 26 24 13 4 7 2 11 7 13 6 2 5 15 17 2 39
8 Carrarese 26 12 3 11 33 33 14 8 2 4 19 11 12 4 1 7 14 22 0 39
9 Rimini 26 10 6 10 33 26 13 5 3 5 22 15 13 5 3 5 11 11 7 36
10 Lucchese 26 9 9 8 24 21 12 5 3 4 12 11 14 4 6 4 12 10 3 36
11 Fiorenzuola 26 11 2 13 25 26 14 6 1 7 14 12 12 5 1 6 11 14 -1 35
12 Fermana 26 7 11 8 31 32 13 4 6 3 12 11 13 3 5 5 19 21 -1 32
13 Sassari Torres 26 6 11 9 21 22 13 2 6 5 10 13 13 4 5 4 11 9 -1 29
14 Vis Pesaro 25 6 9 10 18 34 12 4 2 6 8 16 13 2 7 4 10 18 -16 27
15 Recanatese 26 5 11 10 19 30 13 2 5 6 9 15 13 3 6 4 10 15 -11 26
16 San Donato Tavarnelle 26 5 10 11 25 36 13 1 6 6 10 18 13 4 4 5 15 18 -11 25
17 Olbia 27 4 12 11 26 38 14 2 6 6 15 22 13 2 6 5 11 16 -12 24
18 Alessandria 26 6 6 14 21 38 12 3 3 6 12 16 14 3 3 8 9 22 -17 24
19 Imolese 26 5 5 16 13 38 13 3 1 9 7 19 13 2 4 7 6 19 -25 20
20 Montevarchi 26 4 6 16 22 40 13 2 4 7 12 19 13 2 2 9 10 21 -18 18

Read more about Serie C: Girone B

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.