19th- against 7th spot might not seem all that sexy. But: Here's the knowledge that makes Pistoiese - Lucchese (even) more absorbing!
- Pistoiese have the the worst goal difference (-15) in Serie C: Girone B
- Lucchese have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Serie C: Girone B
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Serie C: Girone B.
Pistoiese form and stats
With 2 Serie C: Girone B wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Pistoiese, who have the the worst goal difference (-15) in Serie C: Girone B, are certainly not brimming with confidence. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Pistoiese to get some points in this home game.
No payout for Pistoiese in their previous match, an away game at Pescara that ended in defeat 0-2.
Ahead of that match, Pistoiese lost 2-3 at home to Gubbio.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.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Serie C: Girone B game versus Olbia in only three days. This game is also played here at Stadio Marcello Melani.
Pistoiese has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 13 goals have been conceded.
Lucchese form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Lucchese so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-4 (win-draw-lose). The last three matches for Lucchese have all ended in a draw.
Lucchese aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 312 league minutes without a goal. Visconti was the last player to find the net. The Lucchese goalkeeper Jacopo Coletta is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 566 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Lucchese played 0-0 against Carrarese in their previous match.
A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Grosseto.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Lucchese in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Lucchese, three draws and one defeat.
A new game in only three days for Lucchese, the Serie C: Girone B home match versus Imolese. Busy days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Lucchese as they have only managed to score 6 times from 9 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Lucchese have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Pistoiese-Lucchese H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Pistoiese two wins, Lucchese four wins, four draws. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Semprini 5 goals |   M. Vano 4 goals |  F. Fedato 4 goals |
Pistoiese missing players
Lucchese missing players
| Pistoiese | Lucchese | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 29 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 11 | 18 |
| 83% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 67% | 72% |
| 72% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 56% | 56% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 39% |
| 22% | 25% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 17% |
| 17% | 12% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 39% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 39% |
| 28% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 44% | 50% |
| 50% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 56% | 39% |
| 3.6 | 3.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.2 | 4.7 |
| 5.5 | 5.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4 |
| 2.9 | 3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.8 | 8.8 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8.4 | 9.3 |
| 3.2 | 3.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| 25% | 29% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 19% | 23% |
| 11.2 | 10.5 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5 | 7.4 | 6.1 |
| 4.5 | 3.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
- Lucchese have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Serie C: Girone B
- Lucchese have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Pistoiese have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Pistoiese have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Pistoiese have the most conceded goals in the first half (15) in Serie C: Girone B
- Pistoiese have the the worst goal difference (-15) 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 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 22 | 42 |
| 2 | Reggiana | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 42 |
| 3 | Cesena | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 36 |
| 4 | Virtus Entella | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 29 |
| 5 | Ancona | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 28 |
| 6 | Pescara | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 28 |
| 7 | Lucchese | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 24 |
| 8 | Vis Pesaro | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 24 |
| 9 | Pontedera | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -5 | 24 |
| 10 | Gubbio | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 23 |
| 11 | Siena | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 23 |
| 12 | Carrarese | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -7 | 22 |
| 13 | Olbia | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 21 |
| 14 | Montevarchi | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -9 | 21 |
| 15 | Fermana | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -8 | 19 |
| 16 | Teramo | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -12 | 19 |
| 17 | Imolese | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 18 |
| 18 | Grosseto | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 14 |
| 19 | Pistoiese | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -15 | 14 |
| 20 | Viterbese | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 12 |