Open game expected at Stadio Marcello Melani: Pistoiese vs Pontedera preview

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone B
Competition: Wed 23.February
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Marcello Melani (13195 seats)

Pistoiese are looking to forget the league table ahead of this fixture versus Pontedera. Here's everything you need to know pre-match!

Insights:
  • Pistoiese have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Pontedera have the most matches over the total-line (12) in Serie C: Girone B

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Pistoiese form and stats

Pistoiese have played 13 Serie C: Girone B games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-5-5 (wins-draws-losses).

The Pistoiese followers enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Carrarese and win 3-0.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Teramo that finished 1-1.

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 17 matches with the results: Won six, drawn three and lost eight.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Imolese are coming to town in four days.

Pistoiese have conceded 16 in these home matches.

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Pontedera form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Pontedera so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-8 (win-draw-lose).

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

Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Gubbio.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Pontedera playing away and similar expectations, we found 20 relevant matches. Results were six Pontedera wins, four draws and ten defeats.

After this away game Pontedera return home for a Serie C: Girone B game against Cesena. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Pontedera as they have only managed to score 10 times from 13 away games in the league. Pontedera struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 22 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last head-to-head encounter ended Pontedera - Pistoiese 2-0, earlier this season. Head to head totals (for the previous ten meetings): Pistoiese won two games, three matches ended with a draw and Pontedera have five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five

Top Goalscorers

PontederaS. Magnaghi
S. Magnaghi
16 goals
PistoieseM. Vano
M. Vano
8 goals
PistoieseE. Sottini
E. Sottini
3 goals

Pistoiese missing players

Pontedera missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Pistoiese Pontedera
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 6 Played P 5 13 27
5 3 1 Won W 2 3 9
9 5 2 Drew D 1 2 6
13 5 3 Lost L 2 8 12
25 13 8 Scored S 6 10 30
42 16 8 Conceded C 8 22 41
85% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 92% 93%
74% 77% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 69% 81%
37% 38% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 46% 52%
22% 15% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 23% 22%
15% 8% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 15% 15%
44% 46% 67% BTTS BTTS 60% 38% 44%
30% 31% 17% Clean Sheets C S 20% 15% 26%
41% 38% 17% Failed to Score F T 40% 54% 37%
 
3.7 3.9 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 5.2 5.2
5.5 5.2 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.6 5 4.5
2.6 2.5 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.3 2.5
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.3 9.3 11.8 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 9 10.1
3.3 3.5 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.2 4
26% 28% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 24% 26%
 
11 10.4 10.5 Shots against (avg) S A 10.8 11.5 12.1
4.3 3.6 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 4.9 5
Key stats in Serie C: Girone B this season:
  • Pistoiese have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Pontedera have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Pontedera have the most matches over the total-line (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 Reggiana 27 19 8 0 51 14 15 11 4 0 31 7 12 8 4 0 20 7 37 65
2 Modena 27 20 5 2 48 16 13 10 2 1 26 9 14 10 3 1 22 7 32 65
3 Cesena 27 14 9 4 39 20 15 8 6 1 23 9 12 6 3 3 16 11 19 51
4 Virtus Entella 27 14 7 6 48 28 14 9 3 2 28 11 13 5 4 4 20 17 20 49
5 Pescara 27 11 11 5 40 31 14 6 6 2 22 15 13 5 5 3 18 16 9 44
6 Ancona 27 12 6 9 47 37 13 7 1 5 21 20 14 5 5 4 26 17 10 42
7 Vis Pesaro 27 8 11 8 26 33 13 5 4 4 11 14 14 3 7 4 15 19 -7 35
8 Gubbio 27 7 13 7 35 31 13 6 6 1 23 10 14 1 7 6 12 21 4 34
9 Robur Siena 27 9 7 11 32 30 14 7 3 4 21 14 13 2 4 7 11 16 2 34
10 Pontedera 27 9 6 12 30 41 14 6 4 4 20 19 13 3 2 8 10 22 -11 33
11 Carrarese 27 6 14 7 25 33 12 5 6 1 17 9 15 1 8 6 8 24 -8 32
12 Olbia 27 8 6 13 32 39 13 6 1 6 17 17 14 2 5 7 15 22 -7 30
13 Teramo 27 7 9 11 28 45 12 3 4 5 10 19 15 4 5 6 18 26 -17 30
14 Lucchese 27 6 11 10 24 30 13 4 6 3 16 14 14 2 5 7 8 16 -6 29
15 Fermana 27 5 11 11 21 33 14 4 8 2 15 13 13 1 3 9 6 20 -12 26
16 Montevarchi 27 7 5 15 28 48 13 5 4 4 19 17 14 2 1 11 9 31 -20 26
17 Imolese 27 6 9 12 31 38 14 3 4 7 17 19 13 3 5 5 14 19 -7 25
18 Viterbese 27 5 9 13 30 40 14 2 4 8 14 24 13 3 5 5 16 16 -10 24
19 Pistoiese 27 5 9 13 25 42 13 3 5 5 13 16 14 2 4 8 12 26 -17 24
20 Grosseto 27 3 12 12 22 33 14 1 8 5 11 11 13 2 4 7 11 22 -11 21

Table
  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 27 19 8 0 51 14 15 11 4 0 31 7 12 8 4 0 20 7 37 65
2 Modena 27 20 5 2 48 16 13 10 2 1 26 9 14 10 3 1 22 7 32 65
3 Cesena 27 14 9 4 39 20 15 8 6 1 23 9 12 6 3 3 16 11 19 51
4 Virtus Entella 27 14 7 6 48 28 14 9 3 2 28 11 13 5 4 4 20 17 20 49
5 Pescara 27 11 11 5 40 31 14 6 6 2 22 15 13 5 5 3 18 16 9 44
6 Ancona 27 12 6 9 47 37 13 7 1 5 21 20 14 5 5 4 26 17 10 42
7 Vis Pesaro 27 8 11 8 26 33 13 5 4 4 11 14 14 3 7 4 15 19 -7 35
8 Gubbio 27 7 13 7 35 31 13 6 6 1 23 10 14 1 7 6 12 21 4 34
9 Robur Siena 27 9 7 11 32 30 14 7 3 4 21 14 13 2 4 7 11 16 2 34
10 Pontedera 27 9 6 12 30 41 14 6 4 4 20 19 13 3 2 8 10 22 -11 33
11 Carrarese 27 6 14 7 25 33 12 5 6 1 17 9 15 1 8 6 8 24 -8 32
12 Olbia 27 8 6 13 32 39 13 6 1 6 17 17 14 2 5 7 15 22 -7 30
13 Teramo 27 7 9 11 28 45 12 3 4 5 10 19 15 4 5 6 18 26 -17 30
14 Lucchese 27 6 11 10 24 30 13 4 6 3 16 14 14 2 5 7 8 16 -6 29
15 Fermana 27 5 11 11 21 33 14 4 8 2 15 13 13 1 3 9 6 20 -12 26
16 Montevarchi 27 7 5 15 28 48 13 5 4 4 19 17 14 2 1 11 9 31 -20 26
17 Imolese 27 6 9 12 31 38 14 3 4 7 17 19 13 3 5 5 14 19 -7 25
18 Viterbese 27 5 9 13 30 40 14 2 4 8 14 24 13 3 5 5 16 16 -10 24
19 Pistoiese 27 5 9 13 25 42 13 3 5 5 13 16 14 2 4 8 12 26 -17 24
20 Grosseto 27 3 12 12 22 33 14 1 8 5 11 11 13 2 4 7 11 22 -11 21

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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.