Football match betting preview: ACR Messina vs Monopoli

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Competition: Tue 22.February
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Franco Scoglio (37895 seats)

Straining ACR Messina cross their fingers to pull off a small shock when they welcome enterprising Monopoli in the upcoming league round. It’s 16th vs 6th and the home crowd will have modest confidence.

Insights:
  • ACR Messina have the most conceded goals (48) in Serie C: Girone C
  • Monopoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

It's no vacation for neither ACR Messina nor Monopoli 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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ACR Messina form and stats

4-5-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie C: Girone C numbers at home for ACR Messina so far this season.

The ACR Messina regulars enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Potenza Calcio and win 2-0.

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Nuova Monterosi.

Messina are traveling soon after this match as the Serie C: Girone C match at Vibonese awaits in four days.

ACR Messina has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. On the other hand, Messina have conceded 15 goals.

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Monopoli form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie C: Girone C travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats. Monopoli has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Sbraga (own goal) was the last player to score for the away team. Monopoli haven't scored a league goal in the last 360 minutes.

Monopoli failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Foggia (placed 8th) that ended with defeat 0-1.

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Campobasso's place.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Serie C: Girone C trip to Juve Stabia.

17 goals have been conceded by Monopoli in these games.

Head 2 Head

Monopoli - Messina 2-1 was the story when these sides formerly played each other, earlier this season. ACR Messina-Monopoli H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: ACR Messina two wins, Monopoli two wins, one draw. three of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

MonopoliE. Starita
E. Starita
10 goals
MessinaA. Adorante
A. Adorante
6 goals
MonopoliF. Grandolfo
F. Grandolfo
5 goals

ACR Messina missing players

Monopoli missing players

Total First Half Second Half
ACR Messina Monopoli
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 13 27
6 4 1 Won W 1 4 12
8 5 1 Drew D 2 3 7
13 4 2 Lost L 1 6 8
31 15 2 Scored S 3 13 29
48 15 4 Conceded C 3 17 22
93% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 92% 81%
78% 77% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 69% 59%
52% 31% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 54% 41%
37% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 7%
19% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
59% 54% 25% BTTS BTTS 50% 54% 37%
19% 31% 25% Clean Sheets C S 25% 15% 44%
30% 23% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 38% 37%
 
3.8 3.8 3.2 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 2.9 3.2
4.6 4.2 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 5.2 4.1
3 3.1 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.4 2.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
7.6 7.3 7.5 Shots (avg) S ( 4 6.1 6
3.3 3.2 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.6 2.5
37% 40% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 38% 43%
 
10 10.3 9 Shots against (avg) S A 7.5 8.9 7.4
4.3 3.9 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.8 2.6
Key stats in Serie C: Girone C this season:
  • ACR Messina have the most conceded goals (48) in Serie C: Girone C
  • ACR Messina have the most conceded goals in the first half (23) in Serie C: Girone C
  • Monopoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 Bari 1908 27 16 7 4 46 24 13 8 3 2 29 15 14 8 4 2 17 9 22 55
2 Catanzaro 27 14 9 4 36 16 14 8 5 1 23 8 13 6 4 3 13 8 20 51
3 Avellino 27 12 12 3 37 21 14 7 7 0 22 10 13 5 5 3 15 11 16 48
4 Virtus Francavilla 27 14 5 8 36 21 13 10 2 1 27 8 14 4 3 7 9 13 15 47
5 Palermo 27 12 9 6 40 25 14 10 4 0 29 6 13 2 5 6 11 19 15 45
6 Monopoli 27 12 7 8 29 22 14 8 4 2 16 5 13 4 3 6 13 17 7 43
7 Latina 27 12 5 10 35 31 14 9 3 2 23 11 13 3 2 8 12 20 4 41
8 Foggia 27 10 11 6 41 32 13 7 4 2 26 14 14 3 7 4 15 18 9 39
9 Turris 27 12 3 12 43 38 13 6 0 7 22 16 14 6 3 5 21 22 5 39
10 Picerno 27 11 6 10 27 29 14 7 2 5 16 11 13 4 4 5 11 18 -2 39
11 Catania 27 10 7 10 43 40 13 6 1 6 19 18 14 4 6 4 24 22 3 35
12 Taranto 26 8 10 8 26 27 14 6 7 1 16 8 12 2 3 7 10 19 -1 34
13 Juve Stabia 27 8 9 10 29 33 13 6 5 2 16 10 14 2 4 8 13 23 -4 33
14 Nuova Monterosi 27 8 9 10 30 37 13 6 3 4 18 17 14 2 6 6 12 20 -7 33
15 Campobasso 27 8 9 10 34 44 13 2 6 5 16 22 14 6 3 5 18 22 -10 33
16 ACR Messina 27 6 8 13 31 48 13 4 5 4 15 15 14 2 3 9 16 33 -17 26
17 Paganese 27 7 5 15 26 44 14 7 2 5 20 19 13 0 3 10 6 25 -18 26
18 Potenza Calcio 27 5 7 15 25 44 13 5 4 4 17 14 14 0 3 11 8 30 -19 22
19 Fidelis Andria 27 4 8 15 20 39 14 1 5 8 9 21 13 3 3 7 11 18 -19 20
20 Vibonese 26 2 10 14 18 37 13 2 6 5 10 15 13 0 4 9 8 22 -19 16

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 Bari 1908 27 16 7 4 46 24 13 8 3 2 29 15 14 8 4 2 17 9 22 55
2 Catanzaro 27 14 9 4 36 16 14 8 5 1 23 8 13 6 4 3 13 8 20 51
3 Avellino 27 12 12 3 37 21 14 7 7 0 22 10 13 5 5 3 15 11 16 48
4 Virtus Francavilla 27 14 5 8 36 21 13 10 2 1 27 8 14 4 3 7 9 13 15 47
5 Palermo 27 12 9 6 40 25 14 10 4 0 29 6 13 2 5 6 11 19 15 45
6 Monopoli 27 12 7 8 29 22 14 8 4 2 16 5 13 4 3 6 13 17 7 43
7 Latina 27 12 5 10 35 31 14 9 3 2 23 11 13 3 2 8 12 20 4 41
8 Foggia 27 10 11 6 41 32 13 7 4 2 26 14 14 3 7 4 15 18 9 39
9 Turris 27 12 3 12 43 38 13 6 0 7 22 16 14 6 3 5 21 22 5 39
10 Picerno 27 11 6 10 27 29 14 7 2 5 16 11 13 4 4 5 11 18 -2 39
11 Catania 27 10 7 10 43 40 13 6 1 6 19 18 14 4 6 4 24 22 3 35
12 Taranto 26 8 10 8 26 27 14 6 7 1 16 8 12 2 3 7 10 19 -1 34
13 Juve Stabia 27 8 9 10 29 33 13 6 5 2 16 10 14 2 4 8 13 23 -4 33
14 Nuova Monterosi 27 8 9 10 30 37 13 6 3 4 18 17 14 2 6 6 12 20 -7 33
15 Campobasso 27 8 9 10 34 44 13 2 6 5 16 22 14 6 3 5 18 22 -10 33
16 ACR Messina 27 6 8 13 31 48 13 4 5 4 15 15 14 2 3 9 16 33 -17 26
17 Paganese 27 7 5 15 26 44 14 7 2 5 20 19 13 0 3 10 6 25 -18 26
18 Potenza Calcio 27 5 7 15 25 44 13 5 4 4 17 14 14 0 3 11 8 30 -19 22
19 Fidelis Andria 27 4 8 15 20 39 14 1 5 8 9 21 13 3 3 7 11 18 -19 20
20 Vibonese 26 2 10 14 18 37 13 2 6 5 10 15 13 0 4 9 8 22 -19 16

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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.