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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Competition: Sun 04.September
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Franco Scoglio (37895 seats)

The fresh new season is about to start and the followers are tingling with anticipation. It’s square one as ACR Messina welcome Crotone for the opening game at Stadio Comunale Franco Scoglio. Keep reading!

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ACR Messina form and stats

The season before, ACR Messina's league statistics were 10 wins, 9 draws and 17 losses, results that produced 15th spot in the Serie C: Girone C. Over these 36 matches they scored 40 goals and conceded 57. Appearing as the home team in the former season ACR Messina delivered 7-4-7 (win-draw-lost) with 20 goals and 20 conceded.

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Crotone form and stats

The last season was not a pleasant experience for Crotone as they could not accumulate enough points to survive. After only 4 victories from 38 games, relegation was a fact. Crotone's manager Lerda are hoping to lead the team right back to Serie B at the first attempt.

It's a day of discovery for Crotone as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Crotone have played one with the results W1-D0-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games Crotone has scored 4 goals and conceded 1 time.

Head 2 Head

ACR Messina missing players

Crotone missing players

Total First Half Second Half
ACR Messina Crotone
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
ACR Messina Last season Crotone
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 18   Played P   19 38
10 7   Won W   0 4
9 4   Drew D   6 14
17 7   Lost L   13 20
40 20   Scored S   18 41
57 20   Conceded C   36 61
92% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 95%
72% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 74%
47% 33%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 47%
31% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   32% 29%
17% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   21% 16%
56% 50%   BTTS BTTS   63% 61%
22% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   0% 8%
31% 22%   Failed to Score F T   37% 37%
 
4.3 4.7   Corners for (avg) C F   4.8 5.3
4.4 3.8   Corners against (avg) C A   4.9 4.9
2.7 2.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.7 2.5
2 1   Red cards R C   4 6
 
7.8 7.9   Shots (avg) S (   12.1 12.3
3.2 3.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.7 4
35% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   26% 27%
 
9.2 9   Shots against (avg) S A   14.5 12.9
3.8 3.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.2 4.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Nuova Monterosi 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 SSC Giugliano 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 ACR Messina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Avellino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Catanzaro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Crotone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Fidelis Andria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Foggia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Gelbison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Juve Stabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Latina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Monopoli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Pescara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Picerno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Potenza Calcio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Taranto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Turris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Virtus Francavilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Viterbese 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
20 Audace Cerignola 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
Last season 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 36 22 9 5 52 26 18 12 3 3 31 15 18 10 6 2 21 11 26 75
2 Catanzaro 36 19 10 7 57 26 18 11 4 3 32 12 18 8 6 4 25 14 31 67
3 Palermo 36 18 12 6 64 33 18 13 5 0 42 9 18 5 7 6 22 24 31 66
4 Avellino 36 17 13 6 45 26 18 9 8 1 28 14 18 8 5 5 17 12 19 64
5 Monopoli 36 17 8 11 38 31 18 11 4 3 23 10 18 6 4 8 15 21 7 59
6 Virtus Francavilla 36 16 8 12 48 38 18 12 4 2 38 18 18 4 4 10 10 20 10 56
7 Foggia 36 13 15 8 62 51 18 10 5 3 40 26 18 3 10 5 22 25 11 52
8 Turris 36 16 4 16 52 49 18 10 0 8 30 20 18 6 4 8 22 29 3 52
9 Nuova Monterosi 36 13 12 11 40 38 18 8 5 5 22 16 18 5 7 6 18 22 2 51
10 Picerno 36 14 8 14 41 45 18 9 3 6 24 16 18 5 5 8 17 29 -4 50
11 Juve Stabia 36 13 12 11 44 36 18 10 6 2 31 11 18 3 6 9 13 25 8 49
12 Latina 36 12 9 15 37 42 18 8 6 4 22 15 18 4 3 11 15 27 -5 45
13 Campobasso 36 11 11 14 51 62 18 5 7 6 25 25 18 6 4 8 26 37 -11 44
14 Taranto 36 8 15 13 31 40 18 6 10 2 16 8 18 2 5 11 15 32 -9 39
15 ACR Messina 36 10 9 17 40 57 18 7 4 7 20 20 18 3 5 10 20 37 -17 39
16 Potenza Calcio 36 8 13 15 37 51 18 5 9 4 22 19 18 3 4 11 15 32 -14 37
17 Fidelis Andria 36 6 12 18 26 45 18 3 7 8 13 21 18 3 5 10 13 24 -19 30
18 Paganese 36 6 8 22 36 69 18 6 3 9 24 31 18 0 5 13 12 38 -33 26
19 Vibonese 36 3 12 21 24 60 18 3 7 8 13 23 18 0 5 13 11 37 -36 21
20 Catania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lecce 38 19 14 5 59 31 19 13 5 1 37 14 19 6 9 4 22 17 28 71
2 Cremonese 38 20 9 9 57 39 19 11 6 2 32 18 19 9 3 7 25 21 18 69
3 Monza 38 19 10 9 60 38 19 13 4 2 37 14 19 6 6 7 23 24 22 67
4 Pisa 38 18 13 7 48 35 19 10 8 1 26 13 19 8 5 6 22 22 13 67
5 Brescia 38 17 15 6 55 35 19 8 8 3 30 20 19 9 7 3 25 15 20 66
6 Ascoli 38 19 8 11 52 42 19 8 6 5 24 18 19 11 2 6 28 24 10 65
7 Benevento 38 18 9 11 62 39 19 10 4 5 38 20 19 8 5 6 24 19 23 63
8 Frosinone 38 15 13 10 58 45 19 10 6 3 34 16 19 5 7 7 24 29 13 58
9 Perugia 38 14 16 8 40 32 19 6 8 5 19 16 19 8 8 3 21 16 8 58
10 Ternana 38 15 9 14 58 61 19 9 2 8 30 27 19 6 7 6 28 34 -3 54
11 Cittadella 38 13 13 12 38 36 19 7 5 7 22 18 19 6 8 5 16 18 2 52
12 Parma 38 11 16 11 48 43 19 5 9 5 25 20 19 6 7 6 23 23 5 49
13 Como 38 11 14 13 49 54 19 5 7 7 20 21 19 6 7 6 29 33 -5 47
14 Reggina 38 13 9 16 31 49 19 9 2 8 19 24 19 4 7 8 12 25 -18 46
15 SPAL 38 9 15 14 46 54 19 4 8 7 30 28 19 5 7 7 16 26 -8 42
16 Cosenza 38 8 11 19 36 59 19 8 3 8 21 23 19 0 8 11 15 36 -23 35
17 Vicenza 38 9 7 22 38 59 19 5 5 9 22 26 19 4 2 13 16 33 -21 34
18 Alessandria 38 8 10 20 37 59 19 5 6 8 16 23 19 3 4 12 21 36 -22 34
19 Crotone 38 4 14 20 41 61 19 4 8 7 23 25 19 0 6 13 18 36 -20 26
20 Pordenone 38 3 9 26 29 71 19 2 7 10 19 34 19 1 2 16 10 37 -42 18

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 Nuova Monterosi 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 SSC Giugliano 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 ACR Messina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Avellino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Catanzaro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Crotone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Fidelis Andria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Foggia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Gelbison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Juve Stabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Latina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Monopoli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Pescara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Picerno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Potenza Calcio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Taranto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Turris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Virtus Francavilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Viterbese 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
20 Audace Cerignola 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0

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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.