Matelica Calcio vs Imolese preview for betting prediction

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone B
Competition: Sun 02.May
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Helvia Recina (2000 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Matelica Calcio are in the 9th position while the guesting Imolese worry at 17th.

Insights:
  • Matelica Calcio have the most points from losing position (18) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Imolese have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in Serie C: Girone B

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Matelica Calcio form and stats

Matelica Calcio are steadily winning Serie C: Girone B games and points here at Stadio Helvia Recina. 10 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 18 games. In general it's been a long time since Matelica tasted defeat here at Stadio Helvia Recina, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games in the league.

E. Volpicelli was the last player to score a league goal for Matelica and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Matelica Calcio haven't scored in 225 minutes.

The fans are hoping that Matelica will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Serie C: Girone B game against Perugia (placed 2nd). Before that, Matelica Calcio drew at home versus Fano.

Matelica can score goals in their home matches. After 18 league matches they have found the net 36 times. Matelica have conceded 21 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Imolese form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Imolese so far with only 17 points returning home. The records show 5-2-11 (win-draw-lose).

Imolese have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 208 minutes since they last conceded in Serie C: Girone B.

Impressive finishing secured the home win 1-0 against Gubbio in their previous game. Prior to that result Imolese won their away game at Cesena. The scoreline was 2-0.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Imolese playing away, we found two games. Results were zero away wins, two draws and zero home wins.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Imolese have scored 19 goals in 18 league games away. Imolese's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 28 goals from these trips. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Imolese - Matelica 2-0 entered in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

ImoleseL. Belcastro
L. Belcastro
4 goals
ImoleseF. Boccardi
F. Boccardi
2 goals

Matelica Calcio missing players

Imolese missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Matelica Calcio Imolese
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 6 18 37
15 10 3 Won W 2 5 9
8 6 3 Drew D 1 2 8
14 2 0 Lost L 3 11 20
56 36 12 Scored S 7 19 34
62 21 6 Conceded C 8 28 52
95% 89% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 89% 89%
78% 72% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 78% 73%
62% 61% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 61% 46%
43% 56% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 28% 16%
27% 28% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 5%
65% 72% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 46%
19% 28% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 28% 27%
22% 11% 17% Failed to Score F T 33% 33% 38%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 2.2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.6 2.4
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
11.6 12.7 14.7 Shots (avg) S ( 5.8 6.5 6.7
4.8 5.4 6.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.8 2.5
32% 38% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 38% 38%
Key stats in Serie C: Girone B this season:
  • Imolese have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Imolese have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Matelica Calcio have the fewest matches under the total-line (13) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Matelica Calcio have the most matches over the total-line (23) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Matelica Calcio have the most points from losing position (18) 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 Calcio Padova 37 23 7 7 67 26 18 12 4 2 35 8 19 11 3 5 32 18 41 76
2 Perugia 37 22 10 5 65 30 19 14 4 1 42 14 18 8 6 4 23 16 35 76
3 Südtirol 37 20 12 5 63 28 19 12 5 2 33 12 18 8 7 3 30 16 35 72
4 Modena 37 21 6 10 48 25 19 13 3 3 37 12 18 8 3 7 11 13 23 69
5 FeralpiSalò 37 17 9 11 54 44 18 11 2 5 31 16 19 6 7 6 23 28 10 60
6 Triestina 37 15 13 9 47 39 18 11 4 3 27 16 19 4 9 6 20 23 8 58
7 Cesena 37 14 12 11 48 41 18 5 6 7 21 24 19 9 6 4 27 17 7 54
8 Sambenedettese 37 14 12 11 43 42 19 7 6 6 22 22 18 7 6 5 21 20 1 54
9 Matelica Calcio 37 15 8 14 56 62 18 10 6 2 36 21 19 5 2 12 20 41 -6 53
10 Virtus Verona 37 11 15 11 40 41 18 4 10 4 19 17 19 7 5 7 21 24 -1 48
11 Mantova 37 12 12 13 46 48 19 6 5 8 22 28 18 6 7 5 24 20 -2 48
12 Gubbio 37 11 12 14 38 44 18 5 7 6 20 24 19 6 5 8 18 20 -6 45
13 Fermana 37 9 15 13 30 41 19 8 6 5 20 17 18 1 9 8 10 24 -11 42
14 Vis Pesaro 37 11 8 18 40 54 18 7 4 7 19 23 19 4 4 11 21 31 -14 41
15 Carpi 37 10 11 16 44 60 19 7 8 4 28 18 18 3 3 12 16 42 -16 41
16 Legnago Salus 37 7 14 16 32 46 18 5 5 8 18 19 19 2 9 8 14 27 -14 35
17 Imolese 37 9 8 20 34 52 19 4 6 9 15 24 18 5 2 11 19 28 -18 35
18 Fano 37 5 18 14 31 45 19 2 9 8 18 22 18 3 9 6 13 23 -14 33
19 Arezzo 37 5 14 18 36 63 19 3 7 9 20 34 18 2 7 9 16 29 -27 29
20 Ravenna 37 5 12 20 30 61 18 4 7 7 15 23 19 1 5 13 15 38 -31 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 Calcio Padova 37 23 7 7 67 26 18 12 4 2 35 8 19 11 3 5 32 18 41 76
2 Perugia 37 22 10 5 65 30 19 14 4 1 42 14 18 8 6 4 23 16 35 76
3 Südtirol 37 20 12 5 63 28 19 12 5 2 33 12 18 8 7 3 30 16 35 72
4 Modena 37 21 6 10 48 25 19 13 3 3 37 12 18 8 3 7 11 13 23 69
5 FeralpiSalò 37 17 9 11 54 44 18 11 2 5 31 16 19 6 7 6 23 28 10 60
6 Triestina 37 15 13 9 47 39 18 11 4 3 27 16 19 4 9 6 20 23 8 58
7 Cesena 37 14 12 11 48 41 18 5 6 7 21 24 19 9 6 4 27 17 7 54
8 Sambenedettese 37 14 12 11 43 42 19 7 6 6 22 22 18 7 6 5 21 20 1 54
9 Matelica Calcio 37 15 8 14 56 62 18 10 6 2 36 21 19 5 2 12 20 41 -6 53
10 Virtus Verona 37 11 15 11 40 41 18 4 10 4 19 17 19 7 5 7 21 24 -1 48
11 Mantova 37 12 12 13 46 48 19 6 5 8 22 28 18 6 7 5 24 20 -2 48
12 Gubbio 37 11 12 14 38 44 18 5 7 6 20 24 19 6 5 8 18 20 -6 45
13 Fermana 37 9 15 13 30 41 19 8 6 5 20 17 18 1 9 8 10 24 -11 42
14 Vis Pesaro 37 11 8 18 40 54 18 7 4 7 19 23 19 4 4 11 21 31 -14 41
15 Carpi 37 10 11 16 44 60 19 7 8 4 28 18 18 3 3 12 16 42 -16 41
16 Legnago Salus 37 7 14 16 32 46 18 5 5 8 18 19 19 2 9 8 14 27 -14 35
17 Imolese 37 9 8 20 34 52 19 4 6 9 15 24 18 5 2 11 19 28 -18 35
18 Fano 37 5 18 14 31 45 19 2 9 8 18 22 18 3 9 6 13 23 -14 33
19 Arezzo 37 5 14 18 36 63 19 3 7 9 20 34 18 2 7 9 16 29 -27 29
20 Ravenna 37 5 12 20 30 61 18 4 7 7 15 23 19 1 5 13 15 38 -31 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.