Serie C: Girone B fixture sneak peek: Lucchese versus Virtus Entella

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone B
Competition: Thu 06.April
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Porta Elisa (7386 seats)

Stadio Porta Elisa: Prepare for a football celebration when Lucchese tie their boots for Virtus Entella. All the latest on the game here at Tipsway!

Insights:
  • Lucchese have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Virtus Entella is in the best form (5-0-1) in Serie C: Girone B

Virtus Entella play their home fixtures on artifical turf, while this fixture will be played on grass. Relevant statistics for Virtus Entella when featuring on grass are 16 wins, 10 draws and 15 defeats from 41 matches. They have managed to score {55 goals} and conceded 51 times in these games.

Both teams have had a decent time to rest since their last competitive action. Let's agree to expect an energetic game!

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Lucchese form and stats

The story so far in the Serie C: Girone B for Lucchese at their home stadium (Stadio Porta Elisa) is 6 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats. The home fans are hungry for more even though Lucchese have been steadily collecting points here at Stadio Porta Elisa through three straight draws.

The Lucchese manager Maraia and his side return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Cesena (placed 3rd).

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Fermana that ended 1-1.

Trouble hitting the net? In this club's last 17 league matches, 15 have contained zero, one or two goals.

Lucchese has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches.

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Virtus Entella form and stats

Virtus Entella's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Virtus Entella collect 36 points from their 17 away matches in the Serie C: Girone B. 11 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 3 defeats).

Entella have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Daniele Borra. It's been 198 minutes since they last conceded in Serie C: Girone B.

Virtus Entella had fun at their own home (Stadio Porta Elisa) last time out, beating Pontedera 1-0. tenkorang scored.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Vis Pesaro at their stadium, the result 2-0.

The travelling fans enjoy Virtus Entella's attacking play in away games, having scored 26 goals in 17 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Entella as they have only conceded 16 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

These sides played each other before this campaign: Virtus Entella - Lucchese 1-1. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's one Lucchese victory, five draws and one Virtus Entella win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Virtus EntellaS. Merkaj
S. Merkaj
13 goals
Virtus EntellaL. Zamparo
L. Zamparo
11 goals
Virtus EntellaA. Faggioli
A. Faggioli
6 goals

Lucchese missing players

Virtus Entella missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lucchese Virtus Entella
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 5 17 35
11 6 2 Won W 4 11 22
14 6 1 Drew D 0 3 8
10 5 2 Lost L 1 3 5
33 19 5 Scored S 9 26 57
30 17 6 Conceded C 4 16 29
86% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 86%
60% 65% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 71% 69%
23% 35% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 53% 51%
9% 18% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 24% 26%
3% 6% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 6% 11%
46% 53% 40% BTTS BTTS 60% 53% 49%
37% 29% 20% Clean Sheets C S 40% 41% 46%
31% 29% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 20%
 
4 5.4 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 5.1 5.6
5.2 4.1 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.6 4.6 4.5
2.8 3 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.9 2.9
3 2 2 Red cards R C 0 4 4
 
9.7 11.3 8.4 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 8.9 9.7
3.8 4.2 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.1 4.4
25% 27% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 45% 38% 37%
 
10.2 9.8 10.4 Shots against (avg) S A 8 8.9 8.4
3.4 3.2 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.4 3.3 3.4
Key stats in Serie C: Girone B this season:
  • Lucchese have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lucchese have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Virtus Entella have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Virtus Entella have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Virtus Entella have the most scored goals in the second half (36) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Virtus Entella is in the best form (5-0-1) 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 35 22 8 5 55 22 17 11 4 2 29 8 18 11 4 3 26 14 33 74
2 Virtus Entella 35 22 8 5 57 29 18 11 5 2 31 13 17 11 3 3 26 16 28 74
3 Cesena 35 20 10 5 57 23 18 10 5 3 35 15 17 10 5 2 22 8 34 70
4 Gubbio 35 17 7 11 45 29 18 8 3 7 22 15 17 9 4 4 23 14 16 58
5 Carrarese 35 17 7 11 48 39 18 12 2 4 29 13 17 5 5 7 19 26 9 58
6 Ancona 35 15 10 10 52 37 18 9 5 4 30 17 17 6 5 6 22 20 15 55
7 Pontedera 35 14 11 10 41 38 17 8 5 4 21 19 18 6 6 6 20 19 3 53
8 Siena 35 11 15 9 36 35 17 5 10 2 18 10 18 6 5 7 18 25 1 48
9 Lucchese 35 11 14 10 33 30 17 6 6 5 19 17 18 5 8 5 14 13 3 47
10 Rimini 35 11 12 12 41 36 17 5 6 6 26 20 18 6 6 6 15 16 5 45
11 Fermana 35 9 16 10 40 40 18 6 7 5 18 16 17 3 9 5 22 24 0 43
12 Recanatese 35 10 13 12 32 39 17 4 5 8 14 20 18 6 8 4 18 19 -7 43
13 Fiorenzuola 35 11 6 18 29 41 18 6 2 10 15 20 17 5 4 8 14 21 -12 39
14 Sassari Torres 35 8 14 13 29 32 17 3 8 6 12 15 18 5 6 7 17 17 -3 38
15 Olbia 35 8 14 13 39 44 18 4 7 7 24 26 17 4 7 6 15 18 -5 38
16 San Donato Tavarnelle 35 7 13 15 37 53 17 1 8 8 13 24 18 6 5 7 24 29 -16 34
17 Vis Pesaro 35 7 12 16 22 53 17 4 4 9 9 23 18 3 8 7 13 30 -31 33
18 Alessandria 35 7 11 17 28 50 17 3 7 7 17 22 18 4 4 10 11 28 -22 32
19 Imolese 35 8 8 19 24 51 18 4 4 10 13 26 17 4 4 9 11 25 -27 32
20 Montevarchi 35 6 9 20 30 54 18 3 6 9 16 25 17 3 3 11 14 29 -24 27

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 Reggiana 35 22 8 5 55 22 17 11 4 2 29 8 18 11 4 3 26 14 33 74
2 Virtus Entella 35 22 8 5 57 29 18 11 5 2 31 13 17 11 3 3 26 16 28 74
3 Cesena 35 20 10 5 57 23 18 10 5 3 35 15 17 10 5 2 22 8 34 70
4 Gubbio 35 17 7 11 45 29 18 8 3 7 22 15 17 9 4 4 23 14 16 58
5 Carrarese 35 17 7 11 48 39 18 12 2 4 29 13 17 5 5 7 19 26 9 58
6 Ancona 35 15 10 10 52 37 18 9 5 4 30 17 17 6 5 6 22 20 15 55
7 Pontedera 35 14 11 10 41 38 17 8 5 4 21 19 18 6 6 6 20 19 3 53
8 Siena 35 11 15 9 36 35 17 5 10 2 18 10 18 6 5 7 18 25 1 48
9 Lucchese 35 11 14 10 33 30 17 6 6 5 19 17 18 5 8 5 14 13 3 47
10 Rimini 35 11 12 12 41 36 17 5 6 6 26 20 18 6 6 6 15 16 5 45
11 Fermana 35 9 16 10 40 40 18 6 7 5 18 16 17 3 9 5 22 24 0 43
12 Recanatese 35 10 13 12 32 39 17 4 5 8 14 20 18 6 8 4 18 19 -7 43
13 Fiorenzuola 35 11 6 18 29 41 18 6 2 10 15 20 17 5 4 8 14 21 -12 39
14 Sassari Torres 35 8 14 13 29 32 17 3 8 6 12 15 18 5 6 7 17 17 -3 38
15 Olbia 35 8 14 13 39 44 18 4 7 7 24 26 17 4 7 6 15 18 -5 38
16 San Donato Tavarnelle 35 7 13 15 37 53 17 1 8 8 13 24 18 6 5 7 24 29 -16 34
17 Vis Pesaro 35 7 12 16 22 53 17 4 4 9 9 23 18 3 8 7 13 30 -31 33
18 Alessandria 35 7 11 17 28 50 17 3 7 7 17 22 18 4 4 10 11 28 -22 32
19 Imolese 35 8 8 19 24 51 18 4 4 10 13 26 17 4 4 9 11 25 -27 32
20 Montevarchi 35 6 9 20 30 54 18 3 6 9 16 25 17 3 3 11 14 29 -24 27

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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.