Soccer betting preview: Pistoiese welcomes Gubbio in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone B
Competition: Sun 05.December
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Marcello Melani (13195 seats)

Pistoiese hope to have lots of fans in for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 14 points and a 18th position in the Serie C: Girone B table. Opponents Gubbio hold 10th place with 20 pts.

Insights:
  • Pistoiese have the the worst goal difference (-12) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Gubbio have yet to win a game away.

Both teams have had plenty of rest since their last match. Let's trust this will be an energetic fixture!

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Pistoiese form and stats

Pistoiese have collected 8 points from their Serie C: Girone B home games so far after 2-2-3.

The fans are hoping that Pistoiese will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-6 away loss in the Serie C: Girone B game against Modena (placed 1st). Pistoiese were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

In the match before that, Pistoiese hosted Virtus Entella and drew the game 0-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Pistoiese have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 16 matches with the results: Won six, drawn three and lost seven.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Pistoiese here at Stadio Marcello Melani in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 7 games). 10 goals have been conceded.

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Gubbio form and stats

Gubbio have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Serie C: Girone B, after 0-5-3 (8 played).

Gubbio delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Ancona (placed 6th) in their previous match; a Serie C: Girone B game.

Prior to that match, the Gubbio manager V. Torrente faced defeat when travelling to Viterbese and losing 1-2.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 18 similar matches played by Gubbio in our archives, and the results are: eight wins for Gubbio, four draws and six defeats.

The visitors have scored 5 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Gubbio have conceded 8 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head statistics (for the previous two meetings): Pistoiese won one game, one match ended in a draw and Gubbio have zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / one

Top Goalscorers

PistoieseM. Vano
M. Vano
4 goals
GubbioA. Cittadino
A. Cittadino
4 goals
PistoieseL. Pinzauti
L. Pinzauti
3 goals

Pistoiese missing players

Gubbio missing players

Pistoiese Gubbio
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
16 7 0 Played P 4 8 16
3 2 0 Won W 0 0 4
5 2 0 Drew D 3 5 8
8 3 0 Lost L 1 3 4
12 6 0 Scored S 5 5 20
24 10 0 Conceded C 6 8 14
81% 86% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 75% 81%
69% 86% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 62%
31% 43% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 25% 44%
19% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 12% 25%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
38% 43% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 50%
31% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 38%
50% 43% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 31%
 
3.4 3.6 0 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.4 6.3
5.7 5.6 0 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.3 4.1
2.9 3.3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.3 3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 2 3 4
 
7.9 8.4 0 Shots (avg) S ( 5.5 7.6 10.9
3.3 3.4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3 4.3
24% 25% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 24% 31%
 
11.5 10.6 0 Shots against (avg) S A 8 7.7 8.7
4.6 4 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 3.1 3.5
Key stats in Serie C: Girone B this season:
  • Gubbio have yet to win a game away.
  • Pistoiese have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Pistoiese have the the worst goal difference (-12) 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 Modena 16 11 3 2 31 11 8 5 2 1 16 6 8 6 1 1 15 5 20 36
2 Reggiana 16 10 6 0 29 9 8 5 3 0 15 4 8 5 3 0 14 5 20 36
3 Cesena 16 9 5 2 21 8 8 4 3 1 10 3 8 5 2 1 11 5 13 32
4 Virtus Entella 16 7 5 4 24 18 8 5 3 0 15 6 8 2 2 4 9 12 6 26
5 Siena 16 6 5 5 19 15 9 4 2 3 13 10 7 2 3 2 6 5 4 23
6 Ancona 16 6 4 6 24 21 8 5 0 3 14 10 8 1 4 3 10 11 3 22
7 Pescara 16 5 7 4 22 21 9 3 4 2 12 11 7 2 3 2 10 10 1 22
8 Lucchese 16 6 4 6 16 18 7 4 1 2 10 7 9 2 3 4 6 11 -2 22
9 Pontedera 17 6 3 8 23 29 9 5 2 2 16 11 8 1 1 6 7 18 -6 21
10 Gubbio 16 4 8 4 20 14 8 4 3 1 15 6 8 0 5 3 5 8 6 20
11 Olbia 16 6 2 8 24 26 8 5 0 3 13 11 8 1 2 5 11 15 -2 20
12 Vis Pesaro 16 4 8 4 16 20 7 2 3 2 6 8 9 2 5 2 10 12 -4 20
13 Carrarese 16 5 5 6 19 26 8 4 3 1 13 7 8 1 2 5 6 19 -7 20
14 Montevarchi 16 6 2 8 19 26 8 4 1 3 14 12 8 2 1 5 5 14 -7 20
15 Teramo 17 4 7 6 18 26 8 2 3 3 8 12 9 2 4 3 10 14 -8 19
16 Fermana 16 5 3 8 16 23 9 4 3 2 11 9 7 1 0 6 5 14 -7 18
17 Imolese 16 5 4 7 23 22 8 2 3 3 14 10 8 3 1 4 9 12 1 17
18 Pistoiese 16 3 5 8 12 24 7 2 2 3 6 10 9 1 3 5 6 14 -12 14
19 Grosseto 16 2 7 7 10 20 8 0 6 2 4 6 8 2 1 5 6 14 -10 13
20 Viterbese 16 2 5 9 19 28 8 2 2 4 9 12 8 0 3 5 10 16 -9 11

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.