Preview: Modena favourite to overcome Ancona at Stadio Alberto Braglia

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone B
Competition: Mon 28.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Alberto Braglia (21151 seats)

A highly important fixture in Serie C: Girone B as both teams are fighting for the top spots. With Modena in 1st place and Ancona at 6th, this is almost guaranteed to be an exciting battle. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • Modena have the fewest conceded goals (22) 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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Modena form and stats

Modena have performed here at Stadio Alberto Braglia this season with 11 wins from 16 Serie C: Girone B matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 2.

It's back home for Modena, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Vis Pesaro away with the result 3-0. Mosti, Minesso and Scarsella found the net in that victory.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Robur Siena.

Modena are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found four matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won three, drew one and lost zero.

Modena have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadio Alberto Braglia with 29 goals in 16 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Modena have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Ancona form and stats

Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Ancona's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Ancona had fun at their own home (Stadio Alberto Braglia) last time out, beating Carrarese 2-0. Rolfini (2) scored.

A 0-2 defeat away at Virtus Entella before that.

The travelling fans enjoy Ancona's attacking play in away games, having scored 26 goals in 16 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Ancona have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Ancona - Modena 0-1 was the result in these teams' last head-to-head game, played this season. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's two Modena victories, zero draws and one Ancona win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

AnconaA. Faggioli
A. Faggioli
12 goals
ModenaF. Scarsella
F. Scarsella
11 goals

Modena missing players

Ancona missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Modena Ancona
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 4 16 33
24 11 2 Won W 0 5 14
6 3 1 Drew D 0 5 8
3 2 1 Lost L 4 6 11
59 29 4 Scored S 2 26 54
22 12 3 Conceded C 9 20 43
88% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
76% 81% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 91%
55% 44% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 56% 58%
12% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 44% 39%
9% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 9%
52% 56% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 55%
48% 44% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 31% 27%
12% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 21%
 
5.7 5.4 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.9 4.3
4 4.1 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 6.1 6.4
2 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.3 2.2
5 3 1 Red cards R C 1 1 5
 
10.2 9.4 6.2 Shots (avg) S ( 12 9.6 9.5
4 3.7 1.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 3.6 4.1
45% 49% 57% Goal Efficiency G E 10% 46% 42%
 
7.6 6.2 5.8 Shots against (avg) S A 11.3 12.1 12.9
2.7 2.2 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 4.3 4.7
Key stats in Serie C: Girone B this season:
  • Modena have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Modena have the fewest conceded goals (22) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Modena have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Modena is in the best form (4-1-1) 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 Modena 33 24 6 3 59 22 16 11 3 2 29 12 17 13 3 1 30 10 37 78
2 Reggiana 34 22 10 2 65 23 18 14 4 0 41 10 16 8 6 2 24 13 42 76
3 Cesena 34 16 12 6 46 27 17 9 7 1 27 11 17 7 5 5 19 16 19 60
4 Virtus Entella 34 17 8 9 58 36 17 12 3 2 36 12 17 5 5 7 22 24 22 59
5 Pescara 34 15 13 6 48 35 17 8 7 2 26 17 17 7 6 4 22 18 13 58
6 Ancona 33 14 8 11 54 43 17 9 3 5 28 23 16 5 5 6 26 20 11 50
7 Gubbio 34 11 14 9 47 39 17 9 6 2 31 14 17 2 8 7 16 25 8 47
8 Carrarese 34 9 15 10 36 44 17 8 7 2 28 15 17 1 8 8 8 29 -8 42
9 Lucchese 34 9 14 11 32 35 17 6 8 3 22 16 17 3 6 8 10 19 -3 41
10 Pontedera 34 11 8 15 35 48 17 7 4 6 23 23 17 4 4 9 12 25 -13 41
11 Vis Pesaro 34 10 11 13 32 50 17 7 4 6 15 21 17 3 7 7 17 29 -18 41
12 Robur Siena 34 9 11 14 37 39 17 7 5 5 23 17 17 2 6 9 14 22 -2 38
13 Olbia 34 9 11 14 36 43 17 6 4 7 18 19 17 3 7 7 18 24 -7 38
14 Montevarchi Calcio 34 10 8 16 35 52 17 7 6 4 25 19 17 3 2 12 10 33 -17 38
15 Teramo 34 9 11 14 32 51 16 4 5 7 13 23 18 5 6 7 19 28 -19 38
16 Viterbese Castrense 34 7 13 14 38 46 17 2 6 9 16 27 17 5 7 5 22 19 -8 34
17 Fermana 34 7 13 14 27 41 17 5 9 3 18 16 17 2 4 11 9 25 -14 34
18 Pistoiese 34 7 11 16 34 51 17 5 5 7 18 19 17 2 6 9 16 32 -17 32
19 Imolese 34 7 11 16 37 51 17 4 6 7 20 20 17 3 5 9 17 31 -14 30
20 Grosseto 34 5 14 15 28 40 17 3 9 5 14 11 17 2 5 10 14 29 -12 29

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 Modena 33 24 6 3 59 22 16 11 3 2 29 12 17 13 3 1 30 10 37 78
2 Reggiana 34 22 10 2 65 23 18 14 4 0 41 10 16 8 6 2 24 13 42 76
3 Cesena 34 16 12 6 46 27 17 9 7 1 27 11 17 7 5 5 19 16 19 60
4 Virtus Entella 34 17 8 9 58 36 17 12 3 2 36 12 17 5 5 7 22 24 22 59
5 Pescara 34 15 13 6 48 35 17 8 7 2 26 17 17 7 6 4 22 18 13 58
6 Ancona 33 14 8 11 54 43 17 9 3 5 28 23 16 5 5 6 26 20 11 50
7 Gubbio 34 11 14 9 47 39 17 9 6 2 31 14 17 2 8 7 16 25 8 47
8 Carrarese 34 9 15 10 36 44 17 8 7 2 28 15 17 1 8 8 8 29 -8 42
9 Lucchese 34 9 14 11 32 35 17 6 8 3 22 16 17 3 6 8 10 19 -3 41
10 Pontedera 34 11 8 15 35 48 17 7 4 6 23 23 17 4 4 9 12 25 -13 41
11 Vis Pesaro 34 10 11 13 32 50 17 7 4 6 15 21 17 3 7 7 17 29 -18 41
12 Robur Siena 34 9 11 14 37 39 17 7 5 5 23 17 17 2 6 9 14 22 -2 38
13 Olbia 34 9 11 14 36 43 17 6 4 7 18 19 17 3 7 7 18 24 -7 38
14 Montevarchi Calcio 34 10 8 16 35 52 17 7 6 4 25 19 17 3 2 12 10 33 -17 38
15 Teramo 34 9 11 14 32 51 16 4 5 7 13 23 18 5 6 7 19 28 -19 38
16 Viterbese Castrense 34 7 13 14 38 46 17 2 6 9 16 27 17 5 7 5 22 19 -8 34
17 Fermana 34 7 13 14 27 41 17 5 9 3 18 16 17 2 4 11 9 25 -14 34
18 Pistoiese 34 7 11 16 34 51 17 5 5 7 18 19 17 2 6 9 16 32 -17 32
19 Imolese 34 7 11 16 37 51 17 4 6 7 20 20 17 3 5 9 17 31 -14 30
20 Grosseto 34 5 14 15 28 40 17 3 9 5 14 11 17 2 5 10 14 29 -12 29

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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.