Serie C: Girone B match prediction: Little separates Montevarchi and Pontedera in quality

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone B
Competition: Sun 30.January
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Gastone Brilli Peri (5000 seats)

Montevarchi have some work to do from their 16th position, and they have a chance against Pontedera. Read more!

Insights:
  • Montevarchi have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Pontedera have the most conceded goals (38) in Serie C: Girone B

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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Montevarchi form and stats

Montevarchi have played 10 Serie C: Girone B games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-2-4 (wins-draws-losses). Montevarchi has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Malotti and the players.

Montevarchi are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 2-4 away versus Pescara.

Preceding that match was the home game against Reggiana that was lost 1-3.

This is expected to be a close game, with Montevarchi perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Montevarchi as a small favourite), we find nine games. Montevarchi has won six of these, drawn two and lost one.

Montevarchi are traveling soon after this match as the Serie C: Girone B match at Virtus Entella awaits in three days.

Montevarchi have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadio Gastone Brilli Peri with 15 goals in 10 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.

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Pontedera form and stats

Pontedera have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Serie C: Girone B, after 2-1-7 (10 played). Three has not been a lucky number for Pontedera as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Siena match.

The attacking players of Pontedera have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 225 minutes.

Pontedera failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Ancona (placed 5th) that ended with defeat 0-5.

Prior to that match, the Pontedera manager Maraia faced defeat when travelling to Carrarese and losing 0-2.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 19 similar matches played by Pontedera in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Pontedera, four draws and ten defeats.

After this away game Pontedera return home for a Serie C: Girone B game against Vis Pesaro. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Pontedera are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 8 goals from 10 away games. Many goals are not expected from the visiting Pontedera as they have only managed to score 8 times from 10 away games in the league.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams meet on the pitch this season, as the history books show this recent game: Pontedera - Montevarchi 3-0.

Top Goalscorers

PontederaS. Magnaghi
S. Magnaghi
14 goals
MontevarchiD. Gambale
D. Gambale
9 goals
MontevarchiF. Barranca
F. Barranca
4 goals

Montevarchi missing players

Pontedera missing players

Montevarchi Pontedera
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
21 10 3 Played P 3 10 21
6 4 0 Won W 1 2 7
3 2 1 Drew D 0 1 3
12 4 2 Lost L 2 7 11
23 15 1 Scored S 4 8 25
37 15 6 Conceded C 7 20 38
95% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
86% 90% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 80% 90%
57% 70% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 62%
33% 40% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 30% 29%
10% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 20% 19%
52% 70% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 40% 48%
10% 10% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 19%
43% 30% 67% Failed to Score F T 33% 50% 33%
 
4.6 4.6 7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.7 5.6 5.2
4.6 4.2 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 4.8 4.2
1.9 1.9 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.5 2.6
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.8 9.9 9.3 Shots (avg) S ( 8 9.7 10.3
3.3 4.3 2.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 3.3 4.1
33% 35% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 24% 28%
 
10.1 10.9 10.3 Shots against (avg) S A 12 12.5 12.6
4.8 4.6 5.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5.1 5
Key stats in Serie C: Girone B this season:
  • Montevarchi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Montevarchi have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Serie C: Girone B
  • Montevarchi have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Pontedera have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Pontedera have the most conceded goals (38) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Pontedera have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Pontedera have the most matches over the total-line (12) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Pontedera 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 Reggiana 21 15 6 0 43 12 11 8 3 0 25 6 10 7 3 0 18 6 31 51
2 Modena 21 16 3 2 42 16 11 8 2 1 23 9 10 8 1 1 19 7 26 51
3 Cesena 21 11 7 3 27 14 11 6 4 1 14 4 10 5 3 2 13 10 13 40
4 Virtus Entella 21 10 6 5 36 22 10 6 3 1 19 7 11 4 3 4 17 15 14 36
5 Ancona 21 10 5 6 40 25 11 7 1 3 21 14 10 3 4 3 19 11 15 35
6 Pescara 21 9 8 4 32 25 11 5 4 2 18 13 10 4 4 2 14 12 7 35
7 Gubbio 21 7 8 6 30 24 10 6 3 1 20 7 11 1 5 5 10 17 6 29
8 Olbia 21 8 4 9 27 28 10 6 1 3 14 11 11 2 3 6 13 17 -1 28
9 Carrarese 21 6 9 6 22 27 10 5 4 1 16 8 11 1 5 5 6 19 -5 27
10 Vis Pesaro 21 6 9 6 20 26 11 4 4 3 9 11 10 2 5 3 11 15 -6 27
11 Lucchese 21 6 8 7 19 22 10 4 4 2 13 10 11 2 4 5 6 12 -3 26
12 Siena 21 6 6 9 24 24 11 4 3 4 15 13 10 2 3 5 9 11 0 24
13 Pontedera 21 7 3 11 25 38 11 5 2 4 17 18 10 2 1 7 8 20 -13 24
14 Teramo 21 5 7 9 20 37 10 2 3 5 8 18 11 3 4 4 12 19 -17 22
15 Fermana 21 5 6 10 18 28 10 4 4 2 12 10 11 1 2 8 6 18 -10 21
16 Montevarchi 21 6 3 12 23 37 10 4 2 4 15 15 11 2 1 8 8 22 -14 21
17 Imolese 21 5 7 9 29 30 10 2 3 5 15 13 11 3 4 4 14 17 -1 20
18 Pistoiese 21 3 7 11 16 33 10 2 4 4 9 14 11 1 3 7 7 19 -17 16
19 Viterbese 21 2 9 10 21 33 11 2 4 5 11 17 10 0 5 5 10 16 -12 15
20 Grosseto 21 2 9 10 12 25 11 0 7 4 5 9 10 2 2 6 7 16 -13 15

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.