Football match preview: Montevarchi vs Virtus Entella

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone B
Competition: Wed 19.October
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Gastone Brilli Peri (5000 seats)

Serie C: Girone B: Montevarchi are 6 points behind Virtus Entella, but are psyched to go all in. Let's start!

Insights:
  • Montevarchi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Virtus Entella have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Montevarchi and Virtus Entella.

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Montevarchi form and stats

Montevarchi have secured 5 points from their first three home games in the Serie C: Girone B. A decent catch, still with room for improvement.

Montevarchi's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Virtus Entella (placed 7th).

Heartbreak before that as Montevarchi lost 0-1 at Fiorenzuola's place.

The Montevarchi fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 3 matches.

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Virtus Entella form and stats

The visitors are W2-D1-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Serie C: Girone B. Virtus Entella has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

It's the second away game in a row for Virtus Entella, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Montevarchi (placed 14th) last time out.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Olbia.

The visiting Entella have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 5 goals from 4 games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last two games between these two teams, there's one Montevarchi victory, zero draws and one Virtus Entella win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

MontevarchiG. Giordani
G. Giordani
3 goals
MontevarchiM. Gennari
M. Gennari
2 goals
MontevarchiG. Kernezo
G. Kernezo
1 goals

Montevarchi missing players

Virtus Entella missing players

Montevarchi Virtus Entella
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
9 4 0 Played P 2 5 9
2 1 0 Won W 2 3 5
2 2 0 Drew D 0 1 2
5 1 0 Lost L 0 1 2
7 5 0 Scored S 4 7 10
14 5 0 Conceded C 1 5 8
89% 75% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 78%
67% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 60% 56%
56% 75% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 60% 44%
22% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 40% 22%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
44% 75% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 44%
11% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 40% 44%
56% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 33%
 
4.8 6 0 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 3.2 5.4
4.6 4.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 3.4 3
2.6 3.2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 3.4 3.1
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.2 9.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 7.6 10
3.6 5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 3.8 4.1
17% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 37% 27%
 
8.5 7.5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 2.5 5.2 5.1
4.1 4 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 1.6 1.7
Key stats in Serie C: Girone B this season:
  • Montevarchi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Montevarchi have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Virtus Entella have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Virtus Entella have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fiorenzuola 8 6 0 2 12 4 4 4 0 0 8 0 4 2 0 2 4 4 8 18
2 Reggiana 8 6 0 2 13 8 4 4 0 0 9 1 4 2 0 2 4 7 5 18
3 Rimini 8 5 1 2 17 5 4 3 0 1 11 1 4 2 1 1 6 4 12 16
4 Siena 8 4 3 1 9 3 3 2 1 0 2 0 5 2 2 1 7 3 6 15
5 Carrarese 9 5 0 4 14 12 4 3 0 1 7 4 5 2 0 3 7 8 2 15
6 Gubbio 8 4 2 2 10 5 5 2 1 2 6 4 3 2 1 0 4 1 5 14
7 Virtus Entella 8 4 2 2 8 7 4 2 1 1 3 3 4 2 1 1 5 4 1 14
8 Cesena 8 3 3 2 10 6 5 2 2 1 9 4 3 1 1 1 1 2 4 12
9 Lucchese 8 3 3 2 9 6 4 2 2 0 6 3 4 1 1 2 3 3 3 12
10 Vis Pesaro 8 3 3 2 6 11 3 2 0 1 2 3 5 1 3 1 4 8 -5 12
11 Ancona 8 3 2 3 11 8 5 2 1 2 6 5 3 1 1 1 5 3 3 11
12 Imolese 9 3 2 4 6 15 5 3 0 2 5 8 4 0 2 2 1 7 -9 11
13 Sassari Torres 8 2 4 2 8 6 4 1 2 1 5 4 4 1 2 1 3 2 2 10
14 Montevarchi 8 2 2 4 6 12 3 1 2 0 4 3 5 1 0 4 2 9 -6 8
15 Fermana 8 1 4 3 7 8 4 1 2 1 3 2 4 0 2 2 4 6 -1 7
16 Pontedera 8 1 4 3 8 11 3 0 2 1 3 5 5 1 2 2 5 6 -3 7
17 Olbia 8 1 3 4 3 8 4 1 1 2 2 3 4 0 2 2 1 5 -5 6
18 Alessandria 8 2 0 6 6 15 4 1 0 3 5 9 4 1 0 3 1 6 -9 6
19 San Donato Tavarnelle 8 1 2 5 4 10 5 0 2 3 2 6 3 1 0 2 2 4 -6 5
20 Recanatese 8 0 4 4 3 10 4 0 3 1 1 3 4 0 1 3 2 7 -7 4

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.