Top-ranking Ancona visit Lucchese after their 5-0-result against Pontedera. Get out our thorough preview!
- Lucchese have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ancona have the most scored goals in the second half (28) in Serie C: Girone B
Lucchese and Ancona 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.
Lucchese form and stats
Lucchese have collected 16 points from their Serie C: Girone B home games so far after 4-4-2. Three draws in a row here at Stadio Porta Elisa for Lucchese, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.
No payout for Lucchese in their previous match, an away game at Olbia that ended in defeat 0-1.
In the match before that, Lucchese hosted Imolese and drew the game 3-3.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 Lucchese have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won five, drawn one and lost four.
The manager Pagliuca will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Cesena in only three days.
Lucchese has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches.
Ancona form and stats
3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Ancona playing as the away team in the Serie C: Girone B this season. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Ancona are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Two travels in a row for Ancona, whose manager Colavitto could celebrate last time after the win against Pontedera.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Pescara.Ancona have another fixture away from home in just three nights, a Serie C: Girone B game against Olbia. A strenuous fixture list for the visiting team!
The travelling fans enjoy Ancona's attacking play in away games, having scored 19 goals in 10 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Ancona have conceded 11 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Ancona - Lucchese 3-1 was the story when these two teams formerly did battle, some time ago this season. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's zero Lucchese victories, one draw and four Ancona wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Rolfini 10 goals | A. Faggioli 9 goals | M. Sereni 8 goals |
Lucchese missing players
Ancona missing players
| Lucchese | Ancona | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 19 | 13 | 1 | Scored | S | 7 | 19 | 40 |
| 22 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 25 |
| 71% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 52% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 38% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 60% | 62% |
| 19% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 50% | 48% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 10% | 14% |
| 38% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 62% |
| 48% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | 29% |
| 43% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 14% |
| 4.9 | 6.2 | 10 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| 4 | 3.7 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 6.8 | 6.3 |
| 2.5 | 3 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9.3 | 10.7 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 10.8 | 10.7 |
| 3.7 | 4.5 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
| 24% | 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 53% | 44% |
| 6 | 5 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 13.2 | 13.5 |
| 2.7 | 2.4 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 5.1 | 5 |
- Ancona have scored more than double the goals of Lucchese.
- Ancona have the most scored goals in the second half (28) in Serie C: Girone B
- Lucchese have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lucchese have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 31 | 51 |
| 2 | Modena | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 51 |
| 3 | Cesena | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 40 |
| 4 | Virtus Entella | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 36 |
| 5 | Ancona | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 35 |
| 6 | Pescara | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 35 |
| 7 | Gubbio | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 29 |
| 8 | Olbia | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -1 | 28 |
| 9 | Carrarese | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -5 | 27 |
| 10 | Vis Pesaro | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -6 | 27 |
| 11 | Lucchese | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -3 | 26 |
| 12 | Siena | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 24 |
| 13 | Pontedera | 21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -13 | 24 |
| 14 | Teramo | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | -17 | 22 |
| 15 | Fermana | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 18 | -10 | 21 |
| 16 | Montevarchi | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 21 |
| 17 | Imolese | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -1 | 20 |
| 18 | Pistoiese | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 19 | -17 | 16 |
| 19 | Viterbese | 21 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 15 |
| 20 | Grosseto | 21 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -13 | 15 |
