Open game expected at Stadio Tonino Benelli: Vis Pesaro vs Lucchese preview

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone B
Competition: Wed 16.February
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Tonino Benelli (4898 seats)

Stats, recent trends, recent fixtures, form details, H2H stats, team selections and a lot more: Here's all you must know about Vis Pesaro - Lucchese!

Insights:
  • Lucchese have won significantly less corners away then at home.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

D L D W L

Vis Pesaro form and stats

4 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Vis Pesaro have to build on here at Stadio Tonino Benelli in the Serie C: Girone B. The Pesaro manager Banchini might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

The home team returns to Stadio Tonino Benelli after drawing with Fermana (placed 15th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1.

Preceding that match was the home game against Viterbese that was lost 0-2.

This is expected to be a close game, with Vis Pesaro perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Vis Pesaro as a small favourite), we find 18 games. Vis Pesaro has won seven of these, drawn six and lost five.

Pesaro are traveling soon after this match as the Serie C: Girone B match at Cesena awaits in four days.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Vis Pesaro here at Stadio Tonino Benelli in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 12 games). Pesaro's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

D L D D L

Lucchese form and stats

There's been little loot from Lucchese's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 13 away games in the Serie C: Girone B. Lucchese only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 5 draws. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Lucchese, who have now gone ten games without a victory. The Siena game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.

Belloni was the last player to score for the away team. Lucchese haven't scored a league goal in the last 204 minutes.

There were no winners in Lucchese's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Modena (placed 2nd).

Prior to that match, the Lucchese manager Pagliuca faced defeat when travelling to Teramo and losing 0-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Lucchese in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Lucchese, three draws and three defeats.

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

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Lucchese as they have only managed to score 7 times from 13 away games in the league. 14 goals have been conceded by Lucchese in these games.

Head 2 Head

Lucchese - Vis Pesaro 1-2 was the story when these two contenders previously played each other, also in this season.

Top Goalscorers

LuccheseM. Semprini
M. Semprini
8 goals
Vis PesaroN. Gucci
N. Gucci
5 goals
Vis PesaroK. Cannavò
K. Cannavò
4 goals

Vis Pesaro missing players

Lucchese missing players

Vis Pesaro Lucchese
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 12 5 Played P 3 13 25
7 4 3 Won W 1 2 6
11 4 2 Drew D 1 5 11
7 4 0 Lost L 1 6 8
23 9 6 Scored S 3 7 22
30 13 3 Conceded C 3 14 26
88% 83% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 69% 72%
76% 67% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 46% 52%
36% 25% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 23% 36%
12% 8% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 15% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 8% 8%
52% 25% 40% BTTS BTTS 33% 31% 40%
28% 42% 60% Clean Sheets C S 33% 38% 44%
32% 50% 20% Failed to Score F T 67% 62% 44%
 
3.9 3.9 4 Corners for (avg) C F 6.3 3.9 4.8
4.2 3.5 4.6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 4.2 4.2
2.9 2.9 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.2 2.7
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8.8 9.2 8.6 Shots (avg) S ( 7.3 8.8 9.4
3 2.8 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 3 3.5
30% 26% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 18% 25%
 
10.3 8.6 9.6 Shots against (avg) S A 7 8.1 6.8
4 3.8 4.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 3 2.7
Key stats in Serie C: Girone B this season:
  • Lucchese 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 25 17 8 0 47 13 14 10 4 0 28 6 11 7 4 0 19 7 34 59
2 Modena 25 18 5 2 45 16 12 9 2 1 24 9 13 9 3 1 21 7 29 59
3 Virtus Entella 25 13 6 6 45 27 13 8 3 2 25 10 12 5 3 4 20 17 18 45
4 Cesena 25 12 9 4 34 19 14 7 6 1 21 8 11 5 3 3 13 11 15 45
5 Ancona 25 12 6 7 46 31 12 7 1 4 21 17 13 5 5 3 25 14 15 42
6 Pescara 25 11 9 5 39 30 13 6 5 2 22 15 12 5 4 3 17 15 9 42
7 Gubbio 25 7 11 7 33 29 12 6 5 1 21 8 13 1 6 6 12 21 4 32
8 Vis Pesaro 25 7 11 7 23 30 12 4 4 4 9 13 13 3 7 3 14 17 -7 32
9 Siena 25 8 7 10 29 27 13 6 3 4 19 14 12 2 4 6 10 13 2 31
10 Carrarese 25 6 13 6 25 30 11 5 5 1 17 9 14 1 8 5 8 21 -5 31
11 Lucchese 25 6 11 8 22 26 12 4 6 2 15 12 13 2 5 6 7 14 -4 29
12 Olbia 25 8 5 12 31 37 12 6 1 5 17 16 13 2 4 7 14 21 -6 29
13 Pontedera 25 8 5 12 28 40 13 6 3 4 20 19 12 2 2 8 8 21 -12 29
14 Teramo 25 7 7 11 25 42 11 3 3 5 9 18 14 4 4 6 16 24 -17 28
15 Fermana 25 5 10 10 20 30 13 4 7 2 14 12 12 1 3 8 6 18 -10 25
16 Imolese 25 6 7 12 30 37 13 3 3 7 16 18 12 3 4 5 14 19 -7 23
17 Montevarchi 25 6 5 14 25 45 12 4 4 4 16 16 13 2 1 10 9 29 -20 23
18 Grosseto 25 3 12 10 21 29 13 1 8 4 11 10 12 2 4 6 10 19 -8 21
19 Viterbese 25 4 9 12 29 39 13 2 4 7 14 23 12 2 5 5 15 16 -10 21
20 Pistoiese 25 4 8 13 21 41 12 2 5 5 10 16 13 2 3 8 11 25 -20 20

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.