All pre-match information for the Lucchese - Virtus Entella match:

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone B
Competition: Thu 24.February
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Porta Elisa (7386 seats)

Lucchese delivered a 1-2 score against Pontedera in their previous week, a match to keep in mind. The next assignment is this robust Virtus Entella team.

Insights:
  • Lucchese have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Virtus Entella have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in Serie C: Girone B

Virtus Entella play their home matches on artifical turf, while this match is played on grass. Up to date stats for Virtus Entella when featuring on grass are 9 wins, 13 draws and 21 defeats from 43 matches. They have managed to score 51 goals and conceded 67 times in these games.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Lucchese and Virtus Entella.

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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 4 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats. All in all it has been a very rough period for Lucchese who hasn’t won a league-game in their last twelve attempts. Their previous win was against Siena, 95 days ago.

Lucchese's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Pontedera (placed 10th).

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Vis Pesaro (1-2).

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Lucchese, as the Serie C: Girone B home game vs Fermana is only three days away.

Lucchese has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Lucchese's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. When Lucchese hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Imolese, Fermana, Grosseto, Montevarchi, Viterbese and Pistoiese), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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Virtus Entella form and stats

5-4-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Virtus Entella in their Serie C: Girone B matches away. Virtus Entella are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.

Impressive finishing secured the home win 3-1 against Siena in their previous game.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Pescara that ended 0-0.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Virtus Entella manager Volpe as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Vis Pesaro.

Entella are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 20 times in 13 away games so far. Virtus Entella have conceded 17 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have faced each other before in this season, with the final score Virtus Entella - Lucchese 2-0 written in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Lucchese zero wins, three draws and Virtus Entella one victory. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Virtus EntellaA. Magrassi
A. Magrassi
10 goals
Virtus EntellaF. Lescano
F. Lescano
9 goals
LuccheseM. Semprini
M. Semprini
8 goals

Lucchese missing players

Virtus Entella missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lucchese Virtus Entella
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 4 13 27
6 4 0 Won W 1 5 14
11 6 2 Drew D 2 4 7
10 3 1 Lost L 1 4 6
24 16 3 Scored S 7 20 48
30 14 4 Conceded C 6 17 28
74% 77% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 85% 89%
56% 62% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 77% 74%
41% 54% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 54% 48%
19% 23% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 38% 41%
7% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 15% 15%
44% 54% 67% BTTS BTTS 75% 69% 52%
41% 46% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 23% 37%
41% 23% 33% Failed to Score F T 25% 23% 22%
 
4.9 5.6 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 4.2 5.1
4.1 4.1 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 4.9 4.3
2.6 3 4.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.2 2.1
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
9.3 9.5 8 Shots (avg) S ( 13.8 10.8 11
3.5 3.9 2.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.8 4.4 4.9
26% 31% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 35% 37%
 
6.7 5.5 7.3 Shots against (avg) S A 6 8.4 8.7
2.7 2.5 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 3.8 3.6
Key stats in Serie C: Girone B this season:
  • Lucchese have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lucchese have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Virtus Entella have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Virtus Entella have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Virtus Entella have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  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 27 19 8 0 51 14 15 11 4 0 31 7 12 8 4 0 20 7 37 65
2 Modena 27 20 5 2 48 16 13 10 2 1 26 9 14 10 3 1 22 7 32 65
3 Cesena 27 14 9 4 39 20 15 8 6 1 23 9 12 6 3 3 16 11 19 51
4 Virtus Entella 27 14 7 6 48 28 14 9 3 2 28 11 13 5 4 4 20 17 20 49
5 Pescara 27 11 11 5 40 31 14 6 6 2 22 15 13 5 5 3 18 16 9 44
6 Ancona 27 12 6 9 47 37 13 7 1 5 21 20 14 5 5 4 26 17 10 42
7 Vis Pesaro 27 8 11 8 26 33 13 5 4 4 11 14 14 3 7 4 15 19 -7 35
8 Gubbio 27 7 13 7 35 31 13 6 6 1 23 10 14 1 7 6 12 21 4 34
9 Siena 27 9 7 11 32 30 14 7 3 4 21 14 13 2 4 7 11 16 2 34
10 Pontedera 27 9 6 12 30 41 14 6 4 4 20 19 13 3 2 8 10 22 -11 33
11 Carrarese 27 6 14 7 25 33 12 5 6 1 17 9 15 1 8 6 8 24 -8 32
12 Olbia 27 8 6 13 32 39 13 6 1 6 17 17 14 2 5 7 15 22 -7 30
13 Teramo 27 7 9 11 28 45 12 3 4 5 10 19 15 4 5 6 18 26 -17 30
14 Lucchese 27 6 11 10 24 30 13 4 6 3 16 14 14 2 5 7 8 16 -6 29
15 Fermana 27 5 11 11 21 33 14 4 8 2 15 13 13 1 3 9 6 20 -12 26
16 Montevarchi 27 7 5 15 28 48 13 5 4 4 19 17 14 2 1 11 9 31 -20 26
17 Imolese 27 6 9 12 31 38 14 3 4 7 17 19 13 3 5 5 14 19 -7 25
18 Viterbese 27 5 9 13 30 40 14 2 4 8 14 24 13 3 5 5 16 16 -10 24
19 Pistoiese 27 5 9 13 25 42 13 3 5 5 13 16 14 2 4 8 12 26 -17 24
20 Grosseto 27 3 12 12 22 33 14 1 8 5 11 11 13 2 4 7 11 22 -11 21

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 27 19 8 0 51 14 15 11 4 0 31 7 12 8 4 0 20 7 37 65
2 Modena 27 20 5 2 48 16 13 10 2 1 26 9 14 10 3 1 22 7 32 65
3 Cesena 27 14 9 4 39 20 15 8 6 1 23 9 12 6 3 3 16 11 19 51
4 Virtus Entella 27 14 7 6 48 28 14 9 3 2 28 11 13 5 4 4 20 17 20 49
5 Pescara 27 11 11 5 40 31 14 6 6 2 22 15 13 5 5 3 18 16 9 44
6 Ancona 27 12 6 9 47 37 13 7 1 5 21 20 14 5 5 4 26 17 10 42
7 Vis Pesaro 27 8 11 8 26 33 13 5 4 4 11 14 14 3 7 4 15 19 -7 35
8 Gubbio 27 7 13 7 35 31 13 6 6 1 23 10 14 1 7 6 12 21 4 34
9 Siena 27 9 7 11 32 30 14 7 3 4 21 14 13 2 4 7 11 16 2 34
10 Pontedera 27 9 6 12 30 41 14 6 4 4 20 19 13 3 2 8 10 22 -11 33
11 Carrarese 27 6 14 7 25 33 12 5 6 1 17 9 15 1 8 6 8 24 -8 32
12 Olbia 27 8 6 13 32 39 13 6 1 6 17 17 14 2 5 7 15 22 -7 30
13 Teramo 27 7 9 11 28 45 12 3 4 5 10 19 15 4 5 6 18 26 -17 30
14 Lucchese 27 6 11 10 24 30 13 4 6 3 16 14 14 2 5 7 8 16 -6 29
15 Fermana 27 5 11 11 21 33 14 4 8 2 15 13 13 1 3 9 6 20 -12 26
16 Montevarchi 27 7 5 15 28 48 13 5 4 4 19 17 14 2 1 11 9 31 -20 26
17 Imolese 27 6 9 12 31 38 14 3 4 7 17 19 13 3 5 5 14 19 -7 25
18 Viterbese 27 5 9 13 30 40 14 2 4 8 14 24 13 3 5 5 16 16 -10 24
19 Pistoiese 27 5 9 13 25 42 13 3 5 5 13 16 14 2 4 8 12 26 -17 24
20 Grosseto 27 3 12 12 22 33 14 1 8 5 11 11 13 2 4 7 11 22 -11 21

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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.