Soccer betting preview: Montevarchi welcomes Rimini in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone B
Competition: Sat 17.December
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Gastone Brilli Peri (5000 seats)

Montevarchi have some catching up to do from their 18th position, and the task starts against Rimini. Read more!

Insights:
  • Montevarchi have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) 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's struggle is real here at Stadio Gastone Brilli Peri with only 7 points collected from 8 Serie C: Girone B games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-4-3.

Montevarchi drew their last game, 2-2 away at Alessandria (placed 17th).

Preceding that match was a defeat to Pontedera (1-2).

Montevarchi aren't scoring a lot here at Stadio Gastone Brilli Peri in the league, with only {7 goals} from 8 games. Montevarchi's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Rimini form and stats

3 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Rimini playing as the away team in the Serie C: Girone B this season. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Rimini are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Rimini won their last game, 2-1 versus Ancona played at home. Tanasa came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Ancona last time out, making the manager Gaburro feel like a tactical genius.

Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Fiorenzuola's place.

The attacking power of Rimini when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Last two meetings involving these squads: Montevarchi won one, Rimini were winners in zero and we saw one draw. zero games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

RiminiC. Santini
C. Santini
11 goals
RiminiA. Delcarro
A. Delcarro
6 goals
MontevarchiG. Giordani
G. Giordani
4 goals

Montevarchi missing players

Rimini missing players

Montevarchi Rimini
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 8 2 Played P 2 9 18
3 1 1 Won W 1 3 8
5 4 1 Drew D 1 2 4
10 3 0 Lost L 0 4 6
15 7 4 Scored S 2 8 27
28 11 3 Conceded C 1 9 16
89% 75% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 94%
72% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 72%
56% 62% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 50%
22% 12% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 17%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
50% 62% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 44% 44%
17% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 33%
44% 38% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 28%
 
5.1 5.8 7 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.3 4.5
5.2 5.6 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 7 6.2
2.6 3 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.7 2.6
3 2 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
8.2 8 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 6.2 8.8
3.1 3.2 7.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 1.9 3.2
25% 27% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 47% 47%
 
8.9 7.8 9.5 Shots against (avg) S A 12.5 12.6 12.9
4.1 3.6 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 5.1 4.8
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 matches under the total-line (8) 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 18 11 4 3 26 11 9 6 2 1 15 3 9 5 2 2 11 8 15 37
2 Gubbio 18 11 3 4 27 12 9 5 1 3 13 7 9 6 2 1 14 5 15 36
3 Cesena 18 10 4 4 25 12 9 5 2 2 17 8 9 5 2 2 8 4 13 34
4 Pontedera 18 9 6 3 22 17 9 5 3 1 10 7 9 4 3 2 12 10 5 33
5 Virtus Entella 18 9 6 3 21 16 9 4 4 1 9 7 9 5 2 2 12 9 5 33
6 Fiorenzuola 18 10 2 6 20 11 9 6 1 2 12 3 9 4 1 4 8 8 9 32
7 Carrarese 18 9 2 7 23 19 9 6 1 2 13 6 9 3 1 5 10 13 4 29
8 Lucchese 18 8 4 6 19 16 9 5 2 2 12 9 9 3 2 4 7 7 3 28
9 Ancona 18 8 4 6 27 20 9 5 2 2 13 7 9 3 2 4 14 13 7 28
10 Rimini 18 8 4 6 27 16 9 5 2 2 19 7 9 3 2 4 8 9 11 28
11 Siena 18 7 6 5 19 12 9 3 4 2 8 5 9 4 2 3 11 7 7 27
12 Sassari Torres 18 4 9 5 14 14 9 2 4 3 8 9 9 2 5 2 6 5 0 21
13 Fermana 18 3 8 7 17 23 9 2 4 3 6 8 9 1 4 4 11 15 -6 17
14 Imolese 18 4 4 10 10 28 9 3 1 5 6 13 9 1 3 5 4 15 -18 16
15 Vis Pesaro 18 3 7 8 9 26 9 2 2 5 4 13 9 1 5 3 5 13 -17 16
16 Recanatese 18 3 7 8 12 19 9 1 3 5 4 9 9 2 4 3 8 10 -7 16
17 Alessandria 18 3 6 9 11 24 9 1 3 5 8 14 9 2 3 4 3 10 -13 15
18 Montevarchi 18 3 5 10 15 28 8 1 4 3 7 11 10 2 1 7 8 17 -13 14
19 Olbia 18 2 8 8 12 22 9 1 3 5 8 14 9 1 5 3 4 8 -10 14
20 San Donato Tavarnelle 18 2 7 9 15 25 10 1 5 4 8 11 8 1 2 5 7 14 -10 13

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.