Virtus Entella favourites for feisty fight facing Ancona

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone B
Competition: Tue 15.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Chiavari (4154 seats)

The Virtus Entella & Ancona managers Volpe and Colavitto are both fearing and feeling excited about this highly important match in the higher area of the Serie C: Girone B league table.

Insights:
  • Virtus Entella have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Ancona have the most scored goals in the second half (36) in Serie C: Girone B

This football stadium has artifical turf, unlike Ancona's home stadium. The latest two games by the visitors on artifical turf have seen 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses.

It's no vacation for neither Virtus Entella nor Ancona 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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Virtus Entella form and stats

Virtus Entella have performed here at Stadio Comunale Chiavari this season with 10 wins from 15 Serie C: Girone B matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 2. Virtus Entella has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Stadio Comunale Chiavari. We remember; it was Modena.

Virtus Entella shared the glory with Imolese in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1.

Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Carrarese.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Entella have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won six times, drawn one and lost one.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Virtus Entella as they are travelling to their away game against Grosseto in the Serie C: Girone B. That match is four days after this one.

Virtus Entella can score goals in their home matches. After 15 league matches they have found the net 31 times. Entella are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadio Comunale Chiavari in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 15 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Ancona form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie C: Girone B travels is 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Ancona have lost on their last two travels.

Ancona's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Viterbese that finished 2-2.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Fermana wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

A new game in only four days for Ancona, the Serie C: Girone B home match versus Carrarese. Busy days.

Ancona has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 26 goals from 15 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Ancona have conceded 18 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these two teams get together this season, as the records show this recent game: Ancona - Virtus Entella 1-3. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's two Entella victories, zero draws and zero Ancona wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less. Magrassi likes to face Ancona and have scored 2 goals in these games.

Top Goalscorers

AnconaA. Rolfini
A. Rolfini
14 goals
AnconaA. Faggioli
A. Faggioli
12 goals
Virtus EntellaA. Magrassi
A. Magrassi
10 goals

Virtus Entella missing players

Ancona missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Virtus Entella Ancona
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 3 15 31
15 10 1 Won W 0 5 13
8 3 1 Drew D 0 5 8
8 2 2 Lost L 3 5 10
53 31 5 Scored S 2 26 52
34 11 6 Conceded C 7 18 41
90% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 97%
77% 73% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 87% 90%
52% 47% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 60% 61%
35% 40% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 47% 42%
13% 13% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 10%
52% 33% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 53% 58%
35% 53% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 26%
23% 20% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 20% 19%
 
5 5.9 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.1 4.4
4.4 3.8 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 6.2 6.3
2.2 2.2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.4 2.2
4 2 2 Red cards R C 1 1 4
 
10.5 11.3 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12.5 9.5 9.6
4.6 5.4 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.4 4
37% 38% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 52% 44%
 
8.7 9.1 8.8 Shots against (avg) S A 10 11.9 12.8
3.7 3.5 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 4.2 4.8
Key stats in Serie C: Girone B this season:
  • Ancona have the most scored goals in the second half (36) in Serie C: Girone B
  • Virtus Entella have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Virtus Entella have the most scored goals in the first half (28) 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 Modena 31 23 5 3 55 21 15 11 2 2 28 11 16 12 3 1 27 10 34 74
2 Reggiana 31 20 9 2 55 18 16 12 4 0 33 7 15 8 5 2 22 11 37 69
3 Cesena 31 16 10 5 42 22 16 9 6 1 25 9 15 7 4 4 17 13 20 58
4 Virtus Entella 31 15 8 8 53 34 15 10 3 2 31 11 16 5 5 6 22 23 19 53
5 Pescara 31 14 11 6 46 34 15 7 6 2 24 16 16 7 5 4 22 18 12 53
6 Ancona 31 13 8 10 52 41 16 8 3 5 26 23 15 5 5 5 26 18 11 47
7 Gubbio 31 10 13 8 42 34 15 8 6 1 28 11 16 2 7 7 14 23 8 43
8 Vis Pesaro 31 10 11 10 30 40 16 7 4 5 15 18 15 3 7 5 15 22 -10 41
9 Lucchese 31 9 12 10 29 30 16 6 7 3 20 14 15 3 5 7 9 16 -1 39
10 Pontedera 31 11 6 14 34 45 16 7 4 5 23 21 15 4 2 9 11 24 -11 39
11 Carrarese 31 8 14 9 31 40 15 7 6 2 23 13 16 1 8 7 8 27 -9 38
12 Siena 31 9 8 14 35 37 16 7 4 5 22 16 15 2 4 9 13 21 -2 35
13 Olbia 31 9 8 14 35 42 15 6 2 7 18 19 16 3 6 7 17 23 -7 35
14 Montevarchi 31 9 7 15 32 49 15 6 5 4 22 18 16 3 2 11 10 31 -17 34
15 Fermana 31 7 12 12 24 36 15 5 8 2 16 13 16 2 4 10 8 23 -12 33
16 Teramo 31 8 9 14 31 51 15 4 4 7 13 23 16 4 5 7 18 28 -20 33
17 Pistoiese 31 6 10 15 29 45 16 4 5 7 16 18 15 2 5 8 13 27 -16 28
18 Viterbese 31 5 12 14 32 43 16 2 5 9 14 25 15 3 7 5 18 18 -11 27
19 Imolese 31 6 11 14 32 44 16 3 6 7 18 20 15 3 5 7 14 24 -12 27
20 Grosseto 31 4 12 15 26 39 15 2 8 5 13 11 16 2 4 10 13 28 -13 24

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 Modena 31 23 5 3 55 21 15 11 2 2 28 11 16 12 3 1 27 10 34 74
2 Reggiana 31 20 9 2 55 18 16 12 4 0 33 7 15 8 5 2 22 11 37 69
3 Cesena 31 16 10 5 42 22 16 9 6 1 25 9 15 7 4 4 17 13 20 58
4 Virtus Entella 31 15 8 8 53 34 15 10 3 2 31 11 16 5 5 6 22 23 19 53
5 Pescara 31 14 11 6 46 34 15 7 6 2 24 16 16 7 5 4 22 18 12 53
6 Ancona 31 13 8 10 52 41 16 8 3 5 26 23 15 5 5 5 26 18 11 47
7 Gubbio 31 10 13 8 42 34 15 8 6 1 28 11 16 2 7 7 14 23 8 43
8 Vis Pesaro 31 10 11 10 30 40 16 7 4 5 15 18 15 3 7 5 15 22 -10 41
9 Lucchese 31 9 12 10 29 30 16 6 7 3 20 14 15 3 5 7 9 16 -1 39
10 Pontedera 31 11 6 14 34 45 16 7 4 5 23 21 15 4 2 9 11 24 -11 39
11 Carrarese 31 8 14 9 31 40 15 7 6 2 23 13 16 1 8 7 8 27 -9 38
12 Siena 31 9 8 14 35 37 16 7 4 5 22 16 15 2 4 9 13 21 -2 35
13 Olbia 31 9 8 14 35 42 15 6 2 7 18 19 16 3 6 7 17 23 -7 35
14 Montevarchi 31 9 7 15 32 49 15 6 5 4 22 18 16 3 2 11 10 31 -17 34
15 Fermana 31 7 12 12 24 36 15 5 8 2 16 13 16 2 4 10 8 23 -12 33
16 Teramo 31 8 9 14 31 51 15 4 4 7 13 23 16 4 5 7 18 28 -20 33
17 Pistoiese 31 6 10 15 29 45 16 4 5 7 16 18 15 2 5 8 13 27 -16 28
18 Viterbese 31 5 12 14 32 43 16 2 5 9 14 25 15 3 7 5 18 18 -11 27
19 Imolese 31 6 11 14 32 44 16 3 6 7 18 20 15 3 5 7 14 24 -12 27
20 Grosseto 31 4 12 15 26 39 15 2 8 5 13 11 16 2 4 10 13 28 -13 24

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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.