Piacenza vs Rimini betting preview: Visitors should struggle

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone B
Date: Sun 08.December
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Piacenza are in the 7th position while the guests worry at 19th.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Piacenza form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here as Piacenza have scored 11 goals to get 17 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Serie C: Girone B are 5-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Piacenza manager A. Franzini and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Reggiana (placed 4th) in the Serie C: Girone B. Preceding that game was the away draw at Cesena that finished 1-1.

There was plenty of action in the dying minutes of the game against Reggiana as L. S. Della's goal in the 87th minute completed a cancellation of 0-2 and secured a point.

Piacenza are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games. Piacenza have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Rimini form and stats

Rimini have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Serie C: Girone B, after 0-3-5 (8 played). It's looking increasingly bleak for Rimini who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Vis Pesaro was the last time a defeat was avoided. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Rimini have lost on their last two travels.

The manager G. Colella was unhappy after their last game, a Serie C: Girone B match played at their home ground Stadio Romeo Neri. Rimini suffered a 1-2 loss to Ravenna (placed 14th). A 0-1 defeat away at Padova before that.

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Rimini have conceded 15 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 3 Piacenza victories, 4 draws and 3 Rimini wins. 1 of these game ended with three goals or more, 9 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

PiacenzaM. Corradi
M. Corradi
7 goals

Piacenza missing players

Rimini missing players

Piacenza Rimini
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
17 8 4 Played P 2 8 17
7 5 2 Won W 0 0 2
7 2 1 Drew D 0 3 6
3 1 1 Lost L 2 5 9
23 11 4 Scored S 2 7 15
17 6 2 Conceded C 6 15 26
76% 88% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 94%
59% 62% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 76%
47% 50% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 41%
29% 12% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 38% 18%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 12% 6%
59% 62% 25% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 59%
29% 25% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 12%
35% 25% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 50% 35%
 
4.8 6 8.5 Corners For (avg) C F 2.5 2.6 2.9
3.8 3 2.2 Corners Against (avg) C A 6 6.8 5.5
2.2 2.8 2.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 3 2.9
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 2 5 9
 
159 86 42 Total Shots T S 10 38 138
62 33 19 Shots on Target S O 3 14 49
37% 33% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 50% 31%
Key stats in Serie C: Girone B this season:
  • Piacenza have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Piacenza have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Rimini has the fewest points (3) away
  • Rimini has the fewest scored goals in the second half (4)
  • Rimini has the the worst goal difference (-8) away
  • Rimini have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Rimini have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Rimini have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Rimini have yet to win a game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Vicenza 17 12 3 2 26 8 8 6 1 1 11 4 9 6 2 1 15 4 18 39
2 Carpi 17 11 2 4 29 15 9 7 1 1 19 5 8 4 1 3 10 10 14 35
3 Padova 17 10 3 4 23 10 8 5 1 2 13 4 9 5 2 2 10 6 13 33
4 Reggiana 17 8 8 1 27 14 9 5 4 0 20 11 8 3 4 1 7 3 13 32
5 Südtirol 17 10 2 5 26 16 8 5 0 3 16 10 9 5 2 2 10 6 10 32
6 FeralpiSalo 17 8 5 4 20 18 8 4 3 1 12 8 9 4 2 3 8 10 2 29
7 Piacenza 17 7 7 3 23 17 8 5 2 1 11 6 9 2 5 2 12 11 6 28
8 Sambenedettese 17 7 4 6 24 22 8 4 2 2 12 9 9 3 2 4 12 13 2 25
9 Virtus Verona 17 7 3 7 25 22 8 3 1 4 12 12 9 4 2 3 13 10 3 24
10 Modena 17 6 5 6 20 18 9 4 3 2 12 8 8 2 2 4 8 10 2 23
11 Triestina 16 7 1 8 20 22 8 5 0 3 10 8 8 2 1 5 10 14 -2 22
12 Cesena 17 5 6 6 21 23 8 3 2 3 8 9 9 2 4 3 13 14 -2 21
13 Vis Pesaro 17 5 3 9 17 23 9 3 2 4 9 11 8 2 1 5 8 12 -6 18
14 Ravenna 17 5 3 9 19 29 8 2 2 4 10 13 9 3 1 5 9 16 -10 18
15 Fermana 17 4 5 8 14 27 9 1 3 5 8 15 8 3 2 3 6 12 -13 17
16 Union ArzignanoChiampo 17 3 6 8 12 18 9 0 5 4 4 8 8 3 1 4 8 10 -6 15
17 Gubbio 17 2 9 6 14 23 9 1 5 3 6 11 8 1 4 3 8 12 -9 15
18 Imolese 16 2 7 7 12 18 8 1 3 4 6 10 8 1 4 3 6 8 -6 13
19 Rimini 17 2 6 9 15 26 9 2 3 4 8 11 8 0 3 5 7 15 -11 12
20 Fano 17 2 4 11 12 30 9 0 3 6 4 15 8 2 1 5 8 15 -18 10

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.