Serie C: Girone B preview: Can Calcio Padova edge out victory against Modena?

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone B
Competition: Wed 23.December
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Euganeo (32420 seats)

Calcio Padova and Modena are both riding high in the Serie C: Girone B with their 1st and 3rd positions respectively. Expect a great game!

Insights:
  • Calcio Padova has the most scored goals (32) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Modena has the fewest conceded goals (8) in Serie C: Girone B

It's no vacation for neither Calcio nor Modena 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.

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Calcio Padova form and stats

Calcio Padova, who have the most scored goals (32) in Serie C: Girone B, are steadily winning Serie C: Girone B games and points here at Stadio Comunale Euganeo. 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 8 games.

The Calcio goalkeeper Gianmarco Vannucchi is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 240 minutes without conceding a goal in the Serie C: Girone B.

A strong away win for Calcio against Gubbio the last match, as C. Santini and Ronaldo were on target. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Triestina that ended 0-0.

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 Calcio have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won two times, drawn one and lost three.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (16 in 8 games), Calcio's attacking play is working. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Calcio Padova have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Modena form and stats

The visitors, who have the fewest conceded goals (8) in Serie C: Girone B, are W4-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Serie C: Girone B.

The Modena goalkeeper Riccardo Gagno is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 379 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Modena won their last game, 2-0 versus Fano played at home. Prior to that result Modena won their away game at Arezzo. The scoreline was 1-0.

Modena are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, one draw and four defeats. From a total of six matches.

The attacking power of Modena when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 8 league matches away. Modena are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 3 goals away. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - zero - one (Calcio wins - draws - Modena wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Calcio Padova missing players

Modena missing players

Calcio Padova Modena
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 8 1 Played P 1 8 16
10 5 1 Won W 0 4 9
3 2 0 Drew D 1 2 3
3 1 0 Lost L 0 2 4
32 16 2 Scored S 0 7 19
14 6 0 Conceded C 0 3 8
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 75% 81%
81% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 38% 50%
50% 38% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 12% 31%
31% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 6%
12% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
38% 38% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 12% 25%
50% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 100% 75% 62%
19% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 38% 31%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.6 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 1.9 1.7
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
10.7 10.2 7 Shots (avg) S ( 12 12.2 9.6
5 5.1 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.6 3.2
40% 39% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 24% 37%
Key stats in Serie C: Girone B this season:
  • Calcio Padova has the most scored goals (16) at home in Serie C: Girone B
  • Calcio Padova has the most scored goals (32) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Calcio Padova has the most scored goals in the first half (16) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Calcio Padova has the the best goal difference (+10) at home in Serie C: Girone B
  • Calcio Padova have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Calcio Padova have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Modena have scored away.
  • Modena has the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Serie C: Girone B
  • Modena has the fewest conceded goals (8) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Modena has the fewest points from losing position (0) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Modena has the most clean sheets (10) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Modena has the most clean sheets (6) away in Serie C: Girone B
  • Modena have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Calcio Padova 16 10 3 3 32 14 8 5 2 1 16 6 8 5 1 2 16 8 18 33
2 Sudtirol 16 9 6 1 28 10 7 4 3 0 11 3 9 5 3 1 17 7 18 33
3 Modena 16 9 3 4 19 8 8 5 1 2 12 5 8 4 2 2 7 3 11 30
4 Cesena 16 8 4 4 26 17 8 3 2 3 12 10 8 5 2 1 14 7 9 28
5 Perugia 16 7 6 3 22 16 8 4 3 1 14 7 8 3 3 2 8 9 6 27
6 FeralpiSalò 16 7 5 4 23 20 9 6 1 2 15 9 7 1 4 2 8 11 3 26
7 Mantova 16 7 4 5 24 20 8 4 2 2 15 10 8 3 2 3 9 10 4 25
8 Triestina 16 7 4 5 18 16 8 5 1 2 10 6 8 2 3 3 8 10 2 25
9 Sambenedettese 16 6 6 4 20 17 8 3 3 2 11 9 8 3 3 2 9 8 3 24
10 Virtus Verona 16 4 10 2 18 14 8 2 6 0 8 4 8 2 4 2 10 10 4 22
11 Matelica Calcio 15 6 4 5 24 27 7 3 3 1 14 12 8 3 1 4 10 15 -3 22
12 Carpi 15 5 6 4 19 16 8 3 5 0 12 5 7 2 1 4 7 11 3 21
13 Vis Pesaro 16 5 3 8 19 26 8 4 2 2 11 10 8 1 1 6 8 16 -7 18
14 Legnago Salus 16 3 8 5 12 13 8 3 2 3 8 7 8 0 6 2 4 6 -1 17
15 Gubbio 16 3 7 6 15 20 8 1 4 3 5 10 8 2 3 3 10 10 -5 16
16 Fermana 16 3 6 7 10 18 8 2 3 3 5 6 8 1 3 4 5 12 -8 15
17 Ravenna 16 4 1 11 16 32 8 4 1 3 11 12 8 0 0 8 5 20 -16 13
18 Imolese 16 3 3 10 12 23 8 1 2 5 5 12 8 2 1 5 7 11 -11 12
19 Fano 16 1 8 7 10 20 8 1 3 4 7 11 8 0 5 3 3 9 -10 11
20 Arezzo 16 1 5 10 14 34 8 0 2 6 5 20 8 1 3 4 9 14 -20 8

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.