Balanced ball game between Sassari Torres and Alessandria expected

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone B
Competition: Sun 19.February
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Vanni Sanna (7480 seats)

A total of 27 game weeks are played and Sassari Torres are 5 points ahead of Alessandria. How will it turn out?

Insights:
  • Sassari Torres have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Alessandria have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in Serie C: Girone B

There haven't been much to rest for the team playing at home, as they had a Serie C: Girone B game only four days back. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Siena.

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Sassari Torres form and stats

Sassari Torres's struggle is real here at Stadio Vanni Sanna with only 12 points collected from 13 Serie C: Girone B games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-6-5. Sassari Torres are slowly digging their own grave here at Stadio Vanni Sanna with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in seven attempts.

Sassari drew their last game, 2-2 away at Siena (placed 8th).

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Lucchese that ended 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 Sassari Torres have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 3 and lost 3.

Trench warfare? Looking at this club's last 21 league games, 17 have had zero, one or two goals.

Sassari Torres have scored {10 league goals} here from 13 matches, not a lot.

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Alessandria form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Alessandria so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-8 (win-draw-lose).

There were no winners in Alessandria's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs San Donato Tavarnelle (placed 16th).

Prior to that match, the Alessandria manager Longo faced defeat when travelling to Pontedera and losing 0-2.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Alessandria playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 4 Alessandria wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats.

The attacking power of Alessandria when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 14 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Alessandria have conceded 22 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Alessandria - Sassari Torres 0-0 was the score in these teams' last head-to-head match, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Sassari won one game, three matches ended in a draw and Alessandria got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / four.

Top Goalscorers

AlessandriaA. Galeandro
A. Galeandro
7 goals
Sassari TorresA. Diakite
A. Diakite
6 goals
Sassari TorresS. Scappini
S. Scappini
6 goals

Sassari Torres missing players

Alessandria missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sassari Torres Alessandria
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 6 Played P 5 14 27
6 2 1 Won W 1 3 6
12 6 4 Drew D 2 3 7
9 5 1 Lost L 2 8 14
23 10 7 Scored S 2 9 22
24 13 7 Conceded C 6 22 39
85% 85% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 79% 85%
56% 62% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 57% 63%
22% 23% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 43% 41%
11% 8% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 21% 22%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 11%
44% 46% 83% BTTS BTTS 20% 29% 41%
30% 23% 17% Clean Sheets C S 40% 36% 26%
41% 46% 17% Failed to Score F T 80% 57% 48%
 
4.1 4.8 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 3.8 3.7
4.1 4.1 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 5.5 5.1
3 2.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.8 2.7
4 1 1 Red cards R C 0 3 3
 
9.2 9.6 10 Shots (avg) S ( 9.6 8.4 8.1
3.2 3.2 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.2 2.9
27% 24% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 20% 28%
 
7 6.4 7.2 Shots against (avg) S A 13 13 11.8
2.7 3.2 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 5.7 5
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 (24) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Sassari Torres have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sassari Torres have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Sassari Torres have the most matches under the total-line (21) 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 4 4 46 17 13 10 2 1 27 6 14 9 2 3 19 11 29 61
2 Cesena 27 17 6 4 46 17 13 8 3 2 26 10 14 9 3 2 20 7 29 57
3 Virtus Entella 27 15 8 4 40 23 14 7 5 2 20 11 13 8 3 2 20 12 17 53
4 Ancona 27 14 6 7 42 25 13 8 3 2 23 9 14 6 3 5 19 16 17 48
5 Gubbio 27 13 4 10 34 25 13 6 1 6 16 13 14 7 3 4 18 12 9 43
6 Carrarese 27 13 3 11 34 33 14 8 2 4 19 11 13 5 1 7 15 22 1 42
7 Pontedera 27 11 9 7 31 31 14 7 4 3 17 15 13 4 5 4 14 16 0 42
8 Siena 27 10 10 7 28 26 14 4 8 2 13 9 13 6 2 5 15 17 2 40
9 Rimini 27 10 7 10 33 26 13 5 3 5 22 15 14 5 4 5 11 11 7 37
10 Lucchese 27 9 9 9 25 24 13 5 3 5 13 14 14 4 6 4 12 10 1 36
11 Fiorenzuola 27 11 3 13 26 27 14 6 1 7 14 12 13 5 2 6 12 15 -1 36
12 Fermana 27 8 11 8 33 33 14 5 6 3 14 12 13 3 5 5 19 21 0 35
13 Sassari Torres 27 6 12 9 23 24 13 2 6 5 10 13 14 4 6 4 13 11 -1 30
14 Recanatese 27 6 11 10 22 31 13 2 5 6 9 15 14 4 6 4 13 16 -9 29
15 Vis Pesaro 27 6 11 10 19 35 14 4 4 6 9 17 13 2 7 4 10 18 -16 29
16 San Donato Tavarnelle 27 5 11 11 26 37 13 1 6 6 10 18 14 4 5 5 16 19 -11 26
17 Alessandria 27 6 7 14 22 39 13 3 4 6 13 17 14 3 3 8 9 22 -17 25
18 Olbia 27 4 12 11 26 38 14 2 6 6 15 22 13 2 6 5 11 16 -12 24
19 Imolese 27 5 5 17 15 42 14 3 1 10 9 23 13 2 4 7 6 19 -27 20
20 Montevarchi 27 4 7 16 23 41 14 2 5 7 13 20 13 2 2 9 10 21 -18 19

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 4 4 46 17 13 10 2 1 27 6 14 9 2 3 19 11 29 61
2 Cesena 27 17 6 4 46 17 13 8 3 2 26 10 14 9 3 2 20 7 29 57
3 Virtus Entella 27 15 8 4 40 23 14 7 5 2 20 11 13 8 3 2 20 12 17 53
4 Ancona 27 14 6 7 42 25 13 8 3 2 23 9 14 6 3 5 19 16 17 48
5 Gubbio 27 13 4 10 34 25 13 6 1 6 16 13 14 7 3 4 18 12 9 43
6 Carrarese 27 13 3 11 34 33 14 8 2 4 19 11 13 5 1 7 15 22 1 42
7 Pontedera 27 11 9 7 31 31 14 7 4 3 17 15 13 4 5 4 14 16 0 42
8 Siena 27 10 10 7 28 26 14 4 8 2 13 9 13 6 2 5 15 17 2 40
9 Rimini 27 10 7 10 33 26 13 5 3 5 22 15 14 5 4 5 11 11 7 37
10 Lucchese 27 9 9 9 25 24 13 5 3 5 13 14 14 4 6 4 12 10 1 36
11 Fiorenzuola 27 11 3 13 26 27 14 6 1 7 14 12 13 5 2 6 12 15 -1 36
12 Fermana 27 8 11 8 33 33 14 5 6 3 14 12 13 3 5 5 19 21 0 35
13 Sassari Torres 27 6 12 9 23 24 13 2 6 5 10 13 14 4 6 4 13 11 -1 30
14 Recanatese 27 6 11 10 22 31 13 2 5 6 9 15 14 4 6 4 13 16 -9 29
15 Vis Pesaro 27 6 11 10 19 35 14 4 4 6 9 17 13 2 7 4 10 18 -16 29
16 San Donato Tavarnelle 27 5 11 11 26 37 13 1 6 6 10 18 14 4 5 5 16 19 -11 26
17 Alessandria 27 6 7 14 22 39 13 3 4 6 13 17 14 3 3 8 9 22 -17 25
18 Olbia 27 4 12 11 26 38 14 2 6 6 15 22 13 2 6 5 11 16 -12 24
19 Imolese 27 5 5 17 15 42 14 3 1 10 9 23 13 2 4 7 6 19 -27 20
20 Montevarchi 27 4 7 16 23 41 14 2 5 7 13 20 13 2 2 9 10 21 -18 19

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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.