ACR Messina believe to get a lot of fans in for this fixture despite that the season has been difficult up to now with 13 points and a 20th place in the Serie C: Girone C table. Opponents Catania own 12th place with 23 pts.
- ACR Messina is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Catania haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
ACR Messina and Catania should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
ACR Messina form and stats
With 2 Serie C: Girone C wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, ACR Messina are certainly not brimming with confidence. The Messina manager Capuano might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Stress levels are on the rise for ACR Messina's attacking players as they have now played 200 minutes without scoring in a league game. Adorante was their last goal scorer.
No payout for ACR Messina in their previous match, an away game at Turris that ended in defeat 0-5. As you see from the result above, ACR Messina suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
A 0-0 draw away before that, with Taranto the opponent.The match schedule is unforgiving for Messina as they have a new game in only three days, a Serie C: Girone C match thankfully also at home. Paganese are visiting.
ACR Messina have scored 7 league goals here from 8 matches, not a lot. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Messina's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Catania form and stats
There's been little loot from Catania's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 9 away games in the Serie C: Girone C. Catania only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 3 draws. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Catania have lost on their last two travels.
The supporters enjoyed Catania's previous game versus Palermo (placed 3rd), a Serie C: Girone C 2-0 win played at home.
Prior to that match, the Catania manager Baldini faced defeat when travelling to Latina and losing 0-1.A quick return to home after this game, as Catania are hosting Monopoli in the Serie C: Girone C only three days away.
Catania find the net regularly in their away games. 13 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. Catania struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 15 goals conceded from these games. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
ACR Messina-Catania H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: ACR Messina zero wins, Catania three wins, three draws. four of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  L. Moro 18 goals |   A. Adorante 6 goals |  S. Russini 5 goals |
ACR Messina missing players
Catania missing players
| ACR Messina | Catania | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 17 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 8 | 13 | 30 |
| 32 | 10 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 15 | 28 |
| 89% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 62% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 78% |
| 44% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 44% | 56% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 33% | 33% |
| 22% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 33% | 28% |
| 44% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | 61% |
| 22% | 38% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 22% |
| 44% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 17% |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 3.9 | 4 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
| 3.1 | 3.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7.6 | 6.7 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.3 | 10.2 | 8.8 |
| 3.1 | 2.8 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| 32% | 35% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 43% | 48% |
| 10.2 | 9.8 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.3 | 8.7 | 8.3 |
| 4.1 | 3.2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
- ACR Messina have the most conceded goals in the second half (18) in Serie C: Girone C
- ACR Messina have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Serie C: Girone C
- ACR Messina have the the worst goal difference (-15) in Serie C: Girone C
- ACR Messina is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Catania haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bari 1908 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 40 |
| 2 | Turris | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 32 |
| 3 | Palermo | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 32 |
| 4 | Catanzaro | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 31 |
| 5 | Monopoli | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 31 |
| 6 | Avellino | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 31 |
| 7 | Foggia | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
| 8 | Virtus Francavilla | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 27 |
| 9 | Picerno | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 26 |
| 10 | Juve Stabia | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 25 |
| 11 | Taranto | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -2 | 24 |
| 12 | Catania | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 23 |
| 13 | Latina | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -4 | 21 |
| 14 | Paganese | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 21 | -12 | 20 |
| 15 | Nuova Monterosi | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -10 | 19 |
| 16 | Campobasso | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -10 | 18 |
| 17 | Potenza Calcio | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -10 | 15 |
| 18 | Fidelis Andria | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -14 | 15 |
| 19 | Vibonese | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -12 | 13 |
| 20 | ACR Messina | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -15 | 13 |