Match preview: 24 points split the squads ahead of this match, Ancona the sharpest side. Can Montevarchi upset the odds?
- Montevarchi have the most conceded goals (37) in Serie C: Girone B
It's no vacation for neither Montevarchi nor Ancona as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Montevarchi form and stats
Montevarchi's results here at Stadio Gastone Brilli Peri in the Serie C: Girone B have been very modest with 2 victories, 4 draws and 6 defeats. The Montevarchi manager Banchini might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
An away draw last time out for Montevarchi, facing Fermana in a game that ended 1-1.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Siena (1-2).Sports bettors, take note: A review of the 10 most recent league games shows that 9 of them had at least one goal from each side.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Montevarchi as they are travelling to their away game against Carrarese in the Serie C: Girone B. That match is four days after this one.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Montevarchi here at Stadio Gastone Brilli Peri in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 12 games). Montevarchi have conceded 17 in these home matches. When Montevarchi hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Olbia, Imolese, San Donato Tavarnelle, Alessandria, Recanatese and Vis Pesaro), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 5 of 5 times.
Ancona form and stats
5 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Ancona playing as the away team in the Serie C: Girone B this season. Momentum is building for Ancona in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Ancona played 1-1 against Vis Pesaro in their previous match.
Prior to that result Ancona won their away game at Gubbio. The scoreline was 1-0.Look out: 9 of the last 12 league matches featuring this club have ended with only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting words).
A quick return to home after this game, as Ancona are hosting Reggiana in the Serie C: Girone B only four days away.
Ancona find the net regularly in their away games. 16 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Ancona have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is what happened when the teams played each other earlier this season; Ancona - Montevarchi 1-2. Head to head totals (for the prior three meetings): Montevarchi won two games, zero matches ended with a tie and Ancona have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / one. The games between these clubs sometimes lean towards being ill-tempered, having seen 2 red cards from the last three duels.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Spagnoli 9 goals |  G. Giordani 7 goals | A. Di Massimo 7 goals |
Montevarchi missing players
Ancona missing players
| Montevarchi | Ancona | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 21 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 8 | 16 | 37 |
| 37 | 17 | 10 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 21 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 75% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 58% | 71% |
| 58% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 42% | 46% |
| 17% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 17% | 8% |
| 58% | 67% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 42% | 46% |
| 12% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 42% | 42% |
| 38% | 33% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 17% |
| 4.6 | 4.9 | 2.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 5 | 5.2 |
| 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 5.8 | 4.7 |
| 2.6 | 2.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 8.7 | 9.2 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 10.8 | 11.5 |
| 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.7 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 23% | 22% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 29% | 32% |
| 8.9 | 8.1 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8 |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3 | 2.9 |
- Montevarchi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Montevarchi have the fewest matches under the total-line (10) in Serie C: Girone B
- Montevarchi have the most conceded goals (37) in Serie C: Girone B
- Montevarchi have the most matches over the total-line (13) 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 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 26 | 55 |
| 2 | Cesena | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 48 |
| 3 | Virtus Entella | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 46 |
| 4 | Ancona | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 42 |
| 5 | Gubbio | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 40 |
| 6 | Siena | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 38 |
| 7 | Pontedera | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -1 | 37 |
| 8 | Fiorenzuola | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 35 |
| 9 | Lucchese | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 34 |
| 10 | Rimini | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 33 |
| 11 | Carrarese | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 30 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -2 | 33 |
| 12 | Fermana | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | -1 | 29 |
| 13 | Sassari Torres | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| 14 | Recanatese | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 25 |
| 15 | Alessandria | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -14 | 24 |
| 16 | San Donato Tavarnelle | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -11 | 23 |
| 17 | Vis Pesaro | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -17 | 23 |
| 18 | Olbia | 24 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -11 | 20 |
| 19 | Imolese | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 36 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -24 | 19 |
| 20 | Montevarchi | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | -16 | 18 |
