Delightful dogfight as daring Mantova duels with determined Imolese

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone B
Competition: Sun 01.November
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Danilo Martelli (14844 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Serie C: Girone B table so far. Here's the Mantova - Imolese latest:

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Mantova form and stats

Mantova, who have the most scored goals (15) in Serie C: Girone B, have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Serie C: Girone B. A decent catch, still with room for improvement. Two home wins in a row for Mantova bring valid hopes of a third.

Happy days for Mantova in their previous game, a Serie C: Girone B match away at Fano (placed 19th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Matelica Calcio in a game that was won 5-2.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Mantova handle that role? We have found two games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are one win, zero draws and one defeat.

With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Mantova is on fire here. A stunning 11 from 3 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded.

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Imolese form and stats

Imolese have six points from their first three away games in the Serie C: Girone B, meaning two victories and a loss.

The manager R. Cevoli was unhappy after their last game, a Serie C: Girone B match played at their home ground Stadio Romeo Galli. Imolese suffered a 0-1 loss to Fermana (placed 15th). Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Sambenedettese.

Imolese are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, three draws and five defeats. From a total of twelve matches.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Imolese have scored 4 goals in 3 league games away. 3 goals have been conceded by Imolese in these games.

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Mantova missing players

Imolese missing players

Mantova Imolese
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
7 3 1 Played P 0 3 7
4 2 1 Won W 0 2 3
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 2
3 1 0 Lost L 0 1 2
15 11 5 Scored S 0 4 8
11 5 2 Conceded C 0 3 7
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
86% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 71%
71% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 43%
43% 67% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
29% 67% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
71% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 71%
14% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 14%
14% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 14%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 3.3 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.3 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
58 33 10 Total Shots T S 0 24 46
25 16 5 Shots on Target S O 0 12 18
60% 69% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 39%
Key stats in Serie C: Girone B this season:
  • All of Mantova's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Imolese have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Imolese haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Mantova has the most scored goals (11) at home in Serie C: Girone B
  • Mantova has the most scored goals (15) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Mantova has the most scored goals in the second half (9) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Mantova haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Calcio Padova 7 4 2 1 13 4 4 2 1 1 6 3 3 2 1 0 7 1 9 14
2 Sudtirol 7 4 2 1 11 5 3 2 1 0 7 1 4 2 1 1 4 4 6 14
3 Modena 7 4 1 2 11 4 3 2 1 0 6 1 4 2 0 2 5 3 7 13
4 FeralpiSalò 7 4 1 2 12 8 4 3 0 1 7 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 4 13
5 Carpi 7 4 1 2 11 7 4 3 1 0 8 1 3 1 0 2 3 6 4 13
6 Perugia 7 4 1 2 11 10 4 2 1 1 7 5 3 2 0 1 4 5 1 13
7 Triestina 7 4 1 2 7 6 4 2 1 1 4 3 3 2 0 1 3 3 1 13
8 Mantova 7 4 0 3 15 11 3 2 0 1 11 5 4 2 0 2 4 6 4 12
9 Imolese 7 3 2 2 8 7 4 1 2 1 4 4 3 2 0 1 4 3 1 11
10 Sambenedettese 7 3 2 2 8 7 4 2 1 1 5 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 11
11 Matelica Calcio 7 3 2 2 12 12 4 2 2 0 8 5 3 1 0 2 4 7 0 11
12 Legnago Salus 7 2 4 1 7 5 3 2 0 1 4 2 4 0 4 0 3 3 2 10
13 Cesena 7 3 1 3 10 11 3 1 0 2 5 6 4 2 1 1 5 5 -1 10
14 Virtus Verona 7 1 5 1 6 5 3 0 3 0 1 1 4 1 2 1 5 4 1 8
15 Fermana 7 2 1 4 4 9 3 1 0 2 2 3 4 1 1 2 2 6 -5 7
16 Ravenna 7 2 0 5 6 12 3 2 0 1 5 3 4 0 0 4 1 9 -6 6
17 Vis Pesaro 7 1 2 4 7 11 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 0 1 3 3 7 -4 5
18 Gubbio 7 0 3 4 5 10 4 0 2 2 2 5 3 0 1 2 3 5 -5 3
19 Fano 7 0 3 4 5 12 4 0 1 3 3 7 3 0 2 1 2 5 -7 3
20 Arezzo 7 0 2 5 5 18 3 0 0 3 0 9 4 0 2 2 5 9 -13 2

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.