Serie C: Girone B: Sambenedettese expected to win home against Fano

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone B
Date: Wed 22.January
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Riviera delle Palme (22000 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Sambenedettese are in the 9th position while the guesting Fano worry at 18th.

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 Sambenedettese and Fano.

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Sambenedettese form and stats

Overall Serie C: Girone B stats at home this season for Sambenedettese are 5-2-3 (wins-draw-losses).

Sambenedettese's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Vis Pesaro (placed 12th). In the game before, an away victory match versus Triestina with a 2-1 scoreline.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Sambenedettese matches with similar probabilities have ended with 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats (from five games).

The manager R. Montero Iglesias will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Union ArzignanoChiampo in only four days.

Sambenedettese has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Sambenedettese's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Fano form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie C: Girone B travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

Fano has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Ravenna for a Serie C: Girone B game that ended a draw (1-1). A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Padova.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Fano when being an outsider away as they are today, we find two matches with the visitors losing 1 time, drawing 0 and winning 1 game.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Gubbio in just four days.

Fano have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Fano have conceded 16 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Fano - Sambenedettese 1-3. Sambenedettese-Fano H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sambenedettese 5 wins, Fano 0 wins, 5 draws. 3 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

SambenedetteseI. Cernigoi
I. Cernigoi
10 goals
FanoR. Barbuti
R. Barbuti
6 goals
SambenedetteseM. Frediani
M. Frediani
5 goals

Sambenedettese missing players

Fano missing players

Sambenedettese Fano
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 10 3 Played P 4 10 21
9 5 3 Won W 2 3 4
4 2 0 Drew D 0 2 5
8 3 0 Lost L 2 5 12
28 14 6 Scored S 8 13 19
25 10 1 Conceded C 4 16 33
95% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
86% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 80% 71%
48% 40% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 50% 38%
14% 10% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 30% 24%
5% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 10%
52% 40% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 48%
24% 40% 67% Clean Sheets C S 25% 20% 19%
29% 30% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 20% 43%
 
5 6 4 Corners For (avg) C F 3.5 3.9 3.8
4 4 4 Corners Against (avg) C A 7.5 5 4.3
2.6 2.6 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.3 1.9
8 3 0 Red Cards R C 1 2 4
 
249 138 52 Total Shots T S 40 87 186
95 44 18 Shots on Target S O 14 32 55
29% 32% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 41% 35%
Key stats in Serie C: Girone B this season:
  • Fano has the most conceded goals in the second half (24)
  • Fano have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Fano haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Vicenza 21 15 4 2 33 9 10 8 1 1 15 5 11 7 3 1 18 4 24 49
2 Reggiana 21 12 8 1 37 17 11 7 4 0 24 12 10 5 4 1 13 5 20 44
3 Carpi 21 13 3 5 32 17 11 8 2 1 21 6 10 5 1 4 11 11 15 42
4 Südtirol 21 12 3 6 33 20 10 6 0 4 20 13 11 6 3 2 13 7 13 39
5 Padova 21 11 3 7 26 14 10 6 1 3 15 5 11 5 2 4 11 9 12 36
6 Piacenza 20 9 8 3 28 17 9 6 2 1 14 6 11 3 6 2 14 11 11 35
7 Modena 21 9 6 6 24 18 11 5 4 2 14 8 10 4 2 4 10 10 6 33
8 FeralpiSalo 21 9 6 6 24 24 10 5 4 1 14 9 11 4 2 5 10 15 0 33
9 Sambenedettese 21 9 4 8 28 25 10 5 2 3 14 10 11 4 2 5 14 15 3 31
10 Virtus Verona 20 8 4 8 30 29 9 3 1 5 13 16 11 5 3 3 17 13 1 28
11 Triestina 20 8 2 10 23 26 10 5 0 5 11 11 10 3 2 5 12 15 -3 26
12 Vis Pesaro 21 7 4 10 20 25 11 4 2 5 10 12 10 3 2 5 10 13 -5 25
13 Cesena 21 6 7 8 25 31 10 3 3 4 11 16 11 3 4 4 14 15 -6 25
14 Fermana 21 5 7 9 16 29 11 1 5 5 9 16 10 4 2 4 7 13 -13 22
15 Union ArzignanoChiampo 21 4 7 10 14 21 11 0 5 6 4 10 10 4 2 4 10 11 -7 19
16 Ravenna 21 5 4 12 21 37 10 2 3 5 11 16 11 3 1 7 10 21 -16 19
17 Imolese 21 3 8 10 15 26 11 1 4 6 8 16 10 2 4 4 7 10 -11 17
18 Fano 21 4 5 12 19 33 11 1 3 7 6 17 10 3 2 5 13 16 -14 17
19 Gubbio 20 2 9 9 14 27 11 1 5 5 6 13 9 1 4 4 8 14 -13 15
20 Rimini 21 3 6 12 18 35 11 3 3 5 10 13 10 0 3 7 8 22 -17 15

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.