Betting preview: Imolese faced with a tough challenge when Virtus Entella visits

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone B
Competition: Tue 31.January
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Romeo Galli (3809 seats)

Imolese have had problems winning points this season. Will the gang get some points when Virtus Entella stop by Stadio Romeo Galli?

Insights:
  • Imolese have the fewest scored goals (12) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Virtus Entella have the most scored goals in the second half (21) in Serie C: Girone B

Virtus Entella play their home fixtures on artifical turf, while this fixture takes place on grass. Up to date stats for Virtus Entella when featuring on grass are 12 wins, 11 draws and 18 defeats from 41 matches. They have managed to score {48 goals} and conceded 52 times on these occasions.

It's no vacation for neither Imolese nor Virtus Entella 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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Imolese form and stats

With 3 Serie C: Girone B wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats from their home games, Imolese, who have the fewest scored goals (12) in Serie C: Girone B, are certainly not brimming with confidence. With seven home Serie C: Girone B games in a row without a win, the Imolese fans could feel they are not getting value for their money.

It's back home for Imolese, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Fiorenzuola away with the result 2-1. Simeri and Blue found the net in that victory. This was their first victory after twelve straight league games not winning!

Before that game, the home loss against Sassari Torres with the scoreline 0-1.

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

There will be little rest for Imolese after this match as they are travelling to Recanatese for a Serie C: Girone B game in only four days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Imolese here at Stadio Romeo Galli in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 12 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Imolese's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Virtus Entella form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 2 draws and only 2 losses in the Serie C: Girone B. It’s been three wins in a row for Virtus Entella on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Entella goalkeeper Daniele Borra is eager to challenge this, with his 217 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Virtus Entella delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Gubbio (placed 5th) in their previous match.

A home win before that, celebrating 4-0 vs Carrarese.

A quick return to home after this game, as Entella are hosting Fermana in the Serie C: Girone B only four days away.

Virtus Entella are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 17 times in 11 away games so far. It's not easy to score on Virtus Entella as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The newest recorded meeting involving both these participants is the Virtus Entella - Imolese 0-0 played previously this season. Previous three meetings with these contenders: Imolese won zero, Virtus Entella triumphed in one and we saw two draws. zero games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Virtus EntellaS. Merkaj
S. Merkaj
8 goals
Virtus EntellaL. Zamparo
L. Zamparo
6 goals
Virtus EntellaA. Faggioli
A. Faggioli
4 goals

Imolese missing players

Virtus Entella missing players

Imolese Virtus Entella
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
24 12 2 Played P 4 11 24
5 3 0 Won W 3 7 13
4 1 0 Drew D 1 2 7
15 8 2 Lost L 0 2 4
12 6 0 Scored S 8 17 35
36 17 5 Conceded C 4 10 21
83% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 79%
58% 58% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 64% 62%
42% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 55% 50%
17% 8% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 27% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 12%
29% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 64% 54%
21% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 36% 42%
67% 67% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 9% 25%
 
3.2 3.2 2.5 Corners for (avg) C F 7.8 5.4 6.1
4.9 4 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.4 3.9
3.2 3.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.8 2.9
8 3 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
7.8 7 7.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12 9.8 10.2
2.2 1.8 1.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 4.3 4.2
22% 27% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 36% 35%
 
11.9 9.9 7.5 Shots against (avg) S A 7.2 8.3 7.8
5 4.3 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.4 3.5
Key stats in Serie C: Girone B this season:
  • Imolese have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Imolese have the fewest scored goals (12) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Imolese have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Imolese have the the worst goal difference (-11) at home in Serie C: Girone B
  • Imolese have the the worst goal difference (-24) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Virtus Entella have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Virtus Entella have scored more than double the goals of Imolese.
  • Virtus Entella have the most scored goals in the second half (21) 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 24 17 4 3 40 14 11 8 2 1 22 5 13 9 2 2 18 9 26 55
2 Cesena 24 14 6 4 35 15 12 7 3 2 22 10 12 7 3 2 13 5 20 48
3 Virtus Entella 24 13 7 4 35 21 13 6 5 2 18 11 11 7 2 2 17 10 14 46
4 Ancona 24 12 6 6 37 21 12 7 3 2 21 8 12 5 3 4 16 13 16 42
5 Gubbio 24 12 4 8 31 20 12 6 1 5 15 11 12 6 3 3 16 9 11 40
6 Siena 24 10 8 6 25 19 12 4 6 2 10 6 12 6 2 4 15 13 6 38
7 Pontedera 23 10 7 6 27 28 12 6 4 2 15 14 11 4 3 4 12 14 -1 37
8 Fiorenzuola 24 11 2 11 25 23 13 6 1 6 14 11 11 5 1 5 11 12 2 35
9 Lucchese 24 9 7 8 23 20 11 5 2 4 12 11 13 4 5 4 11 9 3 34
10 Rimini 24 9 6 9 32 25 12 5 3 4 22 14 12 4 3 5 10 11 7 33
11 Carrarese 24 10 3 11 30 32 13 7 2 4 18 11 11 3 1 7 12 21 -2 33
12 Fermana 24 6 11 7 27 28 13 4 6 3 12 11 11 2 5 4 15 17 -1 29
13 Sassari Torres 24 6 10 8 19 19 12 2 5 5 9 12 12 4 5 3 10 7 0 28
14 Recanatese 24 5 10 9 19 27 11 2 4 5 9 12 13 3 6 4 10 15 -8 25
15 Alessandria 24 6 6 12 21 35 11 3 3 5 12 15 13 3 3 7 9 20 -14 24
16 San Donato Tavarnelle 24 5 8 11 24 35 12 1 5 6 9 17 12 4 3 5 15 18 -11 23
17 Vis Pesaro 23 5 8 10 15 32 11 3 2 6 6 15 12 2 6 4 9 17 -17 23
18 Olbia 24 3 11 10 22 33 12 2 5 5 12 17 12 1 6 5 10 16 -11 20
19 Imolese 24 5 4 15 12 36 12 3 1 8 6 17 12 2 3 7 6 19 -24 19
20 Montevarchi 24 4 6 14 21 37 12 2 4 6 11 17 12 2 2 8 10 20 -16 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.