These teams have both had some difficulties so far, but a win and three points in this crucial match would certainly be a big help. Get set for ACR Messina - Fidelis Andria!
- ACR Messina have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Serie C: Girone C
- Fidelis Andria have the the worst goal difference (-13) in Serie C: Girone C
Fidelis Andria could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Coppa Italia Serie C game only four sleeps ago.
ACR Messina form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie C: Girone C, ACR Messina have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 7 games. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Messina to get some points in this home game.
Stress levels are on the rise for Messina's attacking players as they have now played 315 minutes without scoring in a league game. T. Goncalves was their last goal scorer.
Messina faced defeat in their previous match, away at Latina (0-1).
Preceding that match was the home game against Avellino that was lost 0-1.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 Messina have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found two matches with the results: Won two, drawn zero and lost zero.
Messina aren't scoring a lot here at Stadio Comunale Franco Scoglio in the league, with only 5 goals from 7 games. On the other hand, Messina have conceded 7 goals. Messina has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Fidelis Andria form and stats
There's been little loot from Fidelis Andria's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 7 away games in the Serie C: Girone C. Fidelis Andria only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 0 draws. When Fidelis Andria is visiting a side on the bottom half, they have won 2 of 3 matches. Potenza Calcio, Paganese, Vibonese, Campobasso, Nuova Monterosi and Fidelis Andria is teams we like to compare ACR Messina with.
Fidelis go into this game after a win, the home game against Piacenza that ended 1-0.
A 0-3 loss hosting Bari 1908 before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Fidelis playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were two Fidelis Andria wins, two draws and one defeat.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Fidelis as they have only managed to score 6 times from 7 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Fidelis have conceded 11 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Adorante 5 goals |  I. Baldé Baldé 2 goals | A. Vukušić 2 goals |
ACR Messina missing players
Fidelis Andria missing players
| ACR Messina | Fidelis Andria | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 15 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 24 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 93% | 86% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 57% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 71% | 73% |
| 40% | 14% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 43% | 33% |
| 27% | 14% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 29% | 13% |
| 13% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 47% | 29% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 43% | 40% |
| 20% | 43% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 14% | 13% |
| 40% | 43% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 43% | 47% |
| 3.5 | 3.4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
| 4.5 | 4.4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5 | 3.7 |
| 3.1 | 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.4 | 6.8 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 6.1 | 5.7 |
| 3.4 | 2.6 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 32% | 31% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 46% | 36% |
| 10.3 | 9.6 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 10.3 | 8.8 |
| 4 | 2.6 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
- ACR Messina have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Serie C: Girone C
- Fidelis Andria have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Fidelis Andria have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Fidelis Andria have the the worst goal difference (-13) in Serie C: Girone C
- Fidelis Andria have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Fidelis Andria 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 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 33 |
| 2 | Palermo | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 29 |
| 3 | Turris | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 28 |
| 4 | Monopoli | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 27 |
| 5 | Catanzaro | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 24 |
| 6 | Avellino | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 |
| 7 | Virtus Francavilla | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 23 |
| 8 | Taranto | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 23 |
| 9 | Foggia | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 21 |
| 10 | Juve Stabia | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| 11 | Catania | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | Latina | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -3 | 17 |
| 13 | Picerno | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 17 |
| 14 | Campobasso | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 17 |
| 15 | Paganese | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 15 | -11 | 17 |
| 16 | Nuova Monterosi | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -10 | 15 |
| 17 | Potenza Calcio | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -6 | 14 |
| 18 | ACR Messina | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -9 | 12 |
| 19 | Fidelis Andria | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -13 | 12 |
| 20 | Vibonese | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -10 | 10 |