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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone B
Competition: Sun 11.December
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Nicola Tubaldi (2000 seats)

This season has been back-breaking for Recanatese so far, while Virtus Entella have enjoyed many victories. Will the away team chalk up another victory at Stadio Nicola Tubaldi?

Insights:
  • Recanatese have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Virtus Entella have scored at least twice as many goals away as Recanatese have scored home.

It should be mentioned that Virtus Entella play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Virtus Entella on grass are 11 victories, 11 draws and 21 defeats from 43 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 46-60. You can compare this with overall results below.

It's no vacation for neither Recanatese nor Virtus Entella as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Recanatese form and stats

Recanatese's results here at Stadio Nicola Tubaldi in the Serie C: Girone B have been very modest with 1 victory, 3 draws and 5 defeats. The home stadium (Stadio Nicola Tubaldi) is supposed to be a fortress, but for Recanatese it's been a house of straw as the last four games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?

Recanatese's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Virtus Entella (placed 5th).

Before that, Recanatese played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Olbia.

Low on goals? Looking at this club's last 16 league games, 12 have produced two goals or less.

Recanatese have scored {4 goals} here in 9 league matches, a depressing statistic.

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Virtus Entella form and stats

The visitors are W5-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Serie C: Girone B.

It's the second away game in a row for Virtus Entella, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Recanatese (placed 16th) last time out.

Before that one, the win at home against Renate in the Coppa Italia Serie C (5-2).

Goals from both teams? This club's latest statistics suggest that, having played 5 league games in a row with one or more goals from each team.

Virtus Entella find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these two teams meet on the pitch this campaign, as the results database show this recent fixture: Recanatese - Virtus Entella 1-2.

Top Goalscorers

RecanateseA. Sbaffo
A. Sbaffo
6 goals
Virtus EntellaL. Zamparo
L. Zamparo
5 goals
Virtus EntellaA. Faggioli
A. Faggioli
4 goals

Recanatese missing players

Virtus Entella missing players

Recanatese Virtus Entella
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 9 2 Played P 3 9 18
3 1 0 Won W 2 5 9
7 3 0 Drew D 1 2 6
8 5 2 Lost L 0 2 3
12 4 0 Scored S 6 12 21
19 9 2 Conceded C 3 9 16
78% 78% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 78%
56% 44% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 61%
28% 22% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 56% 44%
11% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 22% 17%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
44% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 56%
28% 22% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 39%
50% 67% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 11% 28%
 
4.2 4.8 5 Corners for (avg) C F 8.3 5.2 6.3
5.9 5.3 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 4 3.6
2 2 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 3 3
2 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.2 8.7 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 13.3 9.2 9.8
3.4 3.8 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.3 4.2 3.9
21% 12% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 32% 30%
 
8.2 7.4 7.5 Shots against (avg) S A 6.7 7.2 6.9
3 2.9 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 2.8 2.9
Key stats in Serie C: Girone B this season:
  • Recanatese have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Virtus Entella have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Virtus Entella have scored at least twice as many goals away as Recanatese have scored home.
  • Virtus Entella have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  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 18 11 4 3 26 11 9 6 2 1 15 3 9 5 2 2 11 8 15 36
2 Gubbio 18 11 3 4 27 12 9 5 1 3 13 7 9 6 2 1 14 5 15 35
3 Cesena 18 10 4 4 25 12 9 5 2 2 17 8 9 5 2 2 8 4 13 31
4 Pontedera 18 9 6 3 22 17 9 5 3 1 10 7 9 4 3 2 12 10 5 30
5 Virtus Entella 18 9 6 3 21 16 9 4 4 1 9 7 9 5 2 2 12 9 5 30
6 Fiorenzuola 18 10 2 6 20 11 9 6 1 2 12 3 9 4 1 4 8 8 9 31
7 Carrarese 18 9 2 7 23 19 9 6 1 2 13 6 9 3 1 5 10 13 4 29
8 Lucchese 18 8 4 6 19 16 9 5 2 2 12 9 9 3 2 4 7 7 3 25
9 Ancona 1905 18 8 4 6 27 20 9 5 2 2 13 7 9 3 2 4 14 13 7 28
10 Rimini 18 8 4 6 27 16 9 5 2 2 19 7 9 3 2 4 8 9 11 25
11 Robur Siena 18 7 6 5 19 12 9 3 4 2 8 5 9 4 2 3 11 7 7 26
12 Sassari Torres 18 4 9 5 14 14 9 2 4 3 8 9 9 2 5 2 6 5 0 20
13 Fermana 18 3 8 7 17 23 9 2 4 3 6 8 9 1 4 4 11 15 -6 17
14 Imolese 18 4 4 10 10 28 9 3 1 5 6 13 9 1 3 5 4 15 -18 15
15 Vis Pesaro 18 3 7 8 9 26 9 2 2 5 4 13 9 1 5 3 5 13 -17 16
16 Recanatese 18 3 7 8 12 19 9 1 3 5 4 9 9 2 4 3 8 10 -7 16
17 Alessandria 18 3 6 9 11 24 9 1 3 5 8 14 9 2 3 4 3 10 -13 14
18 Montevarchi Calcio 18 3 5 10 15 28 8 1 4 3 7 11 10 2 1 7 8 17 -13 13
19 Olbia 18 2 8 8 12 22 9 1 3 5 8 14 9 1 5 3 4 8 -10 13
20 San Donato Tavarnelle 18 2 7 9 15 25 10 1 5 4 8 11 8 1 2 5 7 14 -10 12

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.