Only three points good enough for Pontedera in Alessandria game

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone B
Competition: Sat 04.February
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Ettore Mannucci (5014 seats)

Pontedera have 38 points running out as the home side. Alessandria have gained 24 points as the visiting team. Will this be a home win?

Insights:
  • Alessandria have the most conceded goals in the second half (23) in Serie C: Girone B

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 Pontedera and Alessandria.

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Pontedera form and stats

Pontedera have played 12 Serie C: Girone B games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-4-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Pontedera shared the glory with Siena in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. The hometeam coach Canzi made a successful contribution in the game against Siena, bringing on Marcandalli who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.

Ahead of that match, Pontedera lost 0-3 at home to Cesena.

Pontedera are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 12 games. Pontedera's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Alessandria form and stats

There's been little loot from Alessandria's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 13 away games in the Serie C: Girone B. Alessandria only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 3 draws.

Alessandria failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Rimini (placed 8th) that ended with defeat 0-1.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Carrarese.

The attacking power of Alessandria when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 13 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Alessandria have conceded 20 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Alessandria - Pontedera 2-3 was the story when these participants formerly met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (Pontedera wins - draws - Alessandria wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

PontederaF. Nicastro
F. Nicastro
7 goals
AlessandriaA. Galeandro
A. Galeandro
6 goals
PontederaG. Catanese
G. Catanese
3 goals

Pontedera missing players

Alessandria missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Pontedera Alessandria
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
24 12 3 Played P 5 13 25
10 6 1 Won W 2 3 6
8 4 2 Drew D 2 3 6
6 2 0 Lost L 1 7 13
28 15 6 Scored S 3 9 21
29 14 5 Conceded C 4 20 36
92% 83% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 77% 84%
67% 58% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 54% 60%
42% 42% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 46% 44%
12% 17% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 23% 24%
8% 8% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 15% 12%
54% 42% 67% BTTS BTTS 20% 31% 40%
21% 42% 33% Clean Sheets C S 60% 38% 28%
33% 33% 33% Failed to Score F T 60% 54% 48%
 
4 4.7 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.8 3.7
4.1 2.9 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.4 5.4 5.1
3.2 3.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 3 2.9
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 3 3
 
9.9 11.9 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 8.3 7.9
4 5.3 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.2 2.8
33% 28% 60% Goal Efficiency G E 16% 21% 30%
 
9.1 9 10 Shots against (avg) S A 13 13 11.9
3.6 4 7.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 5.6 4.9
Key stats in Serie C: Girone B this season:
  • Alessandria have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Alessandria have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Alessandria have the most conceded goals in the second half (23) 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 25 18 4 3 42 14 12 9 2 1 24 5 13 9 2 2 18 9 28 58
2 Cesena 25 15 6 4 38 15 12 7 3 2 22 10 13 8 3 2 16 5 23 51
3 Virtus Entella 25 14 7 4 37 22 13 6 5 2 18 11 12 8 2 2 19 11 15 49
4 Ancona 25 13 6 6 39 22 12 7 3 2 21 8 13 6 3 4 18 14 17 45
5 Gubbio 25 12 4 9 32 22 13 6 1 6 16 13 12 6 3 3 16 9 10 40
6 Siena 25 10 9 6 26 20 13 4 7 2 11 7 12 6 2 4 15 13 6 39
7 Pontedera 24 10 8 6 28 29 12 6 4 2 15 14 12 4 4 4 13 15 -1 38
8 Rimini 25 10 6 9 33 25 12 5 3 4 22 14 13 5 3 5 11 11 8 36
9 Carrarese 25 11 3 11 32 33 13 7 2 4 18 11 12 4 1 7 14 22 -1 36
10 Lucchese 25 9 8 8 23 20 12 5 3 4 12 11 13 4 5 4 11 9 3 35
11 Fiorenzuola 25 11 2 12 25 25 13 6 1 6 14 11 12 5 1 6 11 14 0 35
12 Fermana 25 7 11 7 31 30 13 4 6 3 12 11 12 3 5 4 19 19 1 32
13 Sassari Torres 25 6 10 9 20 21 12 2 5 5 9 12 13 4 5 4 11 9 -1 28
14 Vis Pesaro 24 6 8 10 17 33 12 4 2 6 8 16 12 2 6 4 9 17 -16 26
15 Recanatese 25 5 10 10 19 30 12 2 4 6 9 15 13 3 6 4 10 15 -11 25
16 San Donato Tavarnelle 25 5 9 11 24 35 12 1 5 6 9 17 13 4 4 5 15 18 -11 24
17 Alessandria 25 6 6 13 21 36 12 3 3 6 12 16 13 3 3 7 9 20 -15 24
18 Olbia 25 3 11 11 24 37 13 2 5 6 14 21 12 1 6 5 10 16 -13 20
19 Imolese 25 5 4 16 13 38 13 3 1 9 7 19 12 2 3 7 6 19 -25 19
20 Montevarchi 25 4 6 15 22 39 13 2 4 7 12 19 12 2 2 8 10 20 -17 18

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 25 18 4 3 42 14 12 9 2 1 24 5 13 9 2 2 18 9 28 58
2 Cesena 25 15 6 4 38 15 12 7 3 2 22 10 13 8 3 2 16 5 23 51
3 Virtus Entella 25 14 7 4 37 22 13 6 5 2 18 11 12 8 2 2 19 11 15 49
4 Ancona 25 13 6 6 39 22 12 7 3 2 21 8 13 6 3 4 18 14 17 45
5 Gubbio 25 12 4 9 32 22 13 6 1 6 16 13 12 6 3 3 16 9 10 40
6 Siena 25 10 9 6 26 20 13 4 7 2 11 7 12 6 2 4 15 13 6 39
7 Pontedera 24 10 8 6 28 29 12 6 4 2 15 14 12 4 4 4 13 15 -1 38
8 Rimini 25 10 6 9 33 25 12 5 3 4 22 14 13 5 3 5 11 11 8 36
9 Carrarese 25 11 3 11 32 33 13 7 2 4 18 11 12 4 1 7 14 22 -1 36
10 Lucchese 25 9 8 8 23 20 12 5 3 4 12 11 13 4 5 4 11 9 3 35
11 Fiorenzuola 25 11 2 12 25 25 13 6 1 6 14 11 12 5 1 6 11 14 0 35
12 Fermana 25 7 11 7 31 30 13 4 6 3 12 11 12 3 5 4 19 19 1 32
13 Sassari Torres 25 6 10 9 20 21 12 2 5 5 9 12 13 4 5 4 11 9 -1 28
14 Vis Pesaro 24 6 8 10 17 33 12 4 2 6 8 16 12 2 6 4 9 17 -16 26
15 Recanatese 25 5 10 10 19 30 12 2 4 6 9 15 13 3 6 4 10 15 -11 25
16 San Donato Tavarnelle 25 5 9 11 24 35 12 1 5 6 9 17 13 4 4 5 15 18 -11 24
17 Alessandria 25 6 6 13 21 36 12 3 3 6 12 16 13 3 3 7 9 20 -15 24
18 Olbia 25 3 11 11 24 37 13 2 5 6 14 21 12 1 6 5 10 16 -13 20
19 Imolese 25 5 4 16 13 38 13 3 1 9 7 19 12 2 3 7 6 19 -25 19
20 Montevarchi 25 4 6 15 22 39 13 2 4 7 12 19 12 2 2 8 10 20 -17 18

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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.