Football preview: Cesena favourites when Carrarese visit

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone B
Competition: Thu 14.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi (20194 seats)

Cesena have been superior to Carrarese this season, but every fixture starts at 0-0. Here's all the intelligence you require ahead of kickoff:

Insights:
  • Cesena have the most clean sheets (19) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Carrarese have the fewest scored goals in the first half (9) in Serie C: Girone B

Carrarese are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

Cesena and Carrarese should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Cesena form and stats

Cesena are steadily winning Serie C: Girone B games and points here at Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi. 10 wins, 7 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 18 games. In general it's been a long time since Cesena tasted defeat here at Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi, as they have taken at least one point from their last 15 home games in the league.

The regulars are hoping that Cesena will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the match against Montevarchi (placed 13th). As you see from the result above, Cesena suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

Ahead of that match, Cesena won a home game hosting Virtus Entella (1-0).

Cesena have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi with 28 goals in 18 league matches. Cesena are not conceding a lot of goals here at Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 18 matches.

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Carrarese form and stats

Carrarese have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Serie C: Girone B, after 1-8-9 (18 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 14 away games in a row.

Carrarese go into this game after a win, the home game against Lucchese that ended 1-0.

A 1-2 defeat away at Teramo before that.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Carrarese's away games in the league this season with only 9 goals from 18 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Carrarese struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 31 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The two teams involved played each other earlier on this match year: Carrarese - Cesena 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

CesenaN. Pierini
N. Pierini
12 goals
CesenaM. Bortolussi
M. Bortolussi
10 goals
CesenaS. Caturano
S. Caturano
9 goals

Cesena missing players

Carrarese missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cesena Carrarese
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 5 18 36
17 10 5 Won W 0 1 10
12 7 1 Drew D 1 8 15
7 1 0 Lost L 4 9 11
47 28 12 Scored S 1 9 38
31 11 4 Conceded C 13 31 46
83% 78% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 72% 83%
58% 61% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 72% 72%
42% 44% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 44% 42%
25% 22% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 17% 22%
6% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 11%
36% 39% 67% BTTS BTTS 20% 33% 47%
53% 61% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 28% 33%
28% 22% 0% Failed to Score F T 80% 67% 36%
 
4.2 4.6 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 6.2 5.4 4.8
5 4.5 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.6 3.8 4.1
1.9 1.9 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.6 2.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 5
 
9.3 10.8 11 Shots (avg) S ( 12.6 9.9 9.6
3.9 4.2 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.4 3.5 3.9
34% 37% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 5% 15% 28%
 
11.2 10.7 11.2 Shots against (avg) S A 10.8 9.7 8.4
4.2 3.3 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.2 4.9 3.6
Key stats in Serie C: Girone B this season:
  • Carrarese have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Carrarese have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Carrarese have the fewest scored goals (9) away in Serie C: Girone B
  • Carrarese have the fewest scored goals in the first half (9) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Cesena have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cesena have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Cesena have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Carrarese have scored away.
  • Cesena have the most clean sheets (19) 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 Modena 36 26 6 4 64 24 18 13 3 2 34 13 18 13 3 2 30 11 40 84
2 Reggiana 36 23 11 2 69 26 18 14 4 0 41 10 18 9 7 2 28 16 43 80
3 Cesena 36 17 12 7 47 31 18 10 7 1 28 11 18 7 5 6 19 20 16 63
4 Virtus Entella 36 18 8 10 60 38 18 13 3 2 38 13 18 5 5 8 22 25 22 62
5 Pescara 36 16 13 7 51 38 18 9 7 2 28 18 18 7 6 5 23 20 13 61
6 Gubbio 36 12 15 9 51 41 18 9 7 2 33 16 18 3 8 7 18 25 10 51
7 Ancona 36 14 9 13 55 49 18 9 3 6 28 25 18 5 6 7 27 24 6 51
8 Carrarese 36 10 15 11 38 46 18 9 7 2 29 15 18 1 8 9 9 31 -8 45
9 Vis Pesaro 36 11 12 13 35 51 18 8 4 6 17 21 18 3 8 7 18 30 -16 45
10 Lucchese 36 10 14 12 34 37 18 7 8 3 24 17 18 3 6 9 10 20 -3 44
11 Pontedera 36 11 10 15 37 50 18 7 5 6 24 24 18 4 5 9 13 26 -13 43
12 Teramo 36 10 12 14 35 53 18 5 6 7 16 25 18 5 6 7 19 28 -18 42
13 Montevarchi 36 11 8 17 39 54 18 8 6 4 29 19 18 3 2 13 10 35 -15 41
14 Siena 36 9 13 14 38 40 18 7 6 5 24 18 18 2 7 9 14 22 -2 40
15 Olbia 36 9 13 14 38 45 18 6 5 7 19 20 18 3 8 7 19 25 -7 40
16 Pistoiese 36 8 12 16 37 53 18 6 5 7 19 19 18 2 7 9 18 34 -16 36
17 Viterbese 36 7 14 15 41 50 18 2 7 9 18 29 18 5 7 6 23 21 -9 35
18 Fermana 36 7 14 15 29 44 18 5 9 4 19 18 18 2 5 11 10 26 -15 35
19 Imolese 36 7 12 17 39 54 18 4 7 7 21 21 18 3 5 10 18 33 -15 31
20 Grosseto 36 5 15 16 29 42 18 3 10 5 14 11 18 2 5 11 15 31 -13 30

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 Modena 36 26 6 4 64 24 18 13 3 2 34 13 18 13 3 2 30 11 40 84
2 Reggiana 36 23 11 2 69 26 18 14 4 0 41 10 18 9 7 2 28 16 43 80
3 Cesena 36 17 12 7 47 31 18 10 7 1 28 11 18 7 5 6 19 20 16 63
4 Virtus Entella 36 18 8 10 60 38 18 13 3 2 38 13 18 5 5 8 22 25 22 62
5 Pescara 36 16 13 7 51 38 18 9 7 2 28 18 18 7 6 5 23 20 13 61
6 Gubbio 36 12 15 9 51 41 18 9 7 2 33 16 18 3 8 7 18 25 10 51
7 Ancona 36 14 9 13 55 49 18 9 3 6 28 25 18 5 6 7 27 24 6 51
8 Carrarese 36 10 15 11 38 46 18 9 7 2 29 15 18 1 8 9 9 31 -8 45
9 Vis Pesaro 36 11 12 13 35 51 18 8 4 6 17 21 18 3 8 7 18 30 -16 45
10 Lucchese 36 10 14 12 34 37 18 7 8 3 24 17 18 3 6 9 10 20 -3 44
11 Pontedera 36 11 10 15 37 50 18 7 5 6 24 24 18 4 5 9 13 26 -13 43
12 Teramo 36 10 12 14 35 53 18 5 6 7 16 25 18 5 6 7 19 28 -18 42
13 Montevarchi 36 11 8 17 39 54 18 8 6 4 29 19 18 3 2 13 10 35 -15 41
14 Siena 36 9 13 14 38 40 18 7 6 5 24 18 18 2 7 9 14 22 -2 40
15 Olbia 36 9 13 14 38 45 18 6 5 7 19 20 18 3 8 7 19 25 -7 40
16 Pistoiese 36 8 12 16 37 53 18 6 5 7 19 19 18 2 7 9 18 34 -16 36
17 Viterbese 36 7 14 15 41 50 18 2 7 9 18 29 18 5 7 6 23 21 -9 35
18 Fermana 36 7 14 15 29 44 18 5 9 4 19 18 18 2 5 11 10 26 -15 35
19 Imolese 36 7 12 17 39 54 18 4 7 7 21 21 18 3 5 10 18 33 -15 31
20 Grosseto 36 5 15 16 29 42 18 3 10 5 14 11 18 2 5 11 15 31 -13 30

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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.