Serie C: Girone C fixture forecast and preview for the ACR Messina vs Palermo meet

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Competition: Sat 04.September
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Luigi Razza (6000 seats)

With the nervous opening game finished it’s time for the second Serie C: Girone C battle of the season. ACR Messina are eager to welcome Palermo in front of their home fans.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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ACR Messina form and stats

In the previous season, ACR Messina's league stats were 21 wins, 11 draws and 2 losses, leading to 1st place in the Serie D: Girone I. From these 34 matches they scored 66 goals and conceded 25. Playing as the home team in the previous season ACR Messina generated 13-4-0 (win-draw-lost) with 36 goals and 6 conceded. In general it's been a long time since ACR Messina tasted defeat here at Stadio Luigi Razza, as they have taken at least one point from their last 19 home games in the league.

An away draw last time out for Messina, facing Paganese in a game that ended 4-4. Opportunity lost for ACR Messina in the Paganese match as a lead 4-1 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw. A goal frenzy last time out for Messina, with a total of 8 goals in the match against Paganese. Fun stuff to watch!

A strong away win before that one, visiting Juve Stabia and winning 3-2.

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Palermo form and stats

Let's have a look at how Palermo performed last season in the Serie C: Girone C: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 14 victories, 11 draws and 11 defeats. In total they scored 44 and conceded 40 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 5 and lost 6 with 18/18 goals scored/conceded.

Palermo won their last game, 2-0 versus Latina played at home.

That result followed a home victory 4-1 versus Picerno in the Coppa Italia Serie C.

Head 2 Head

Data for the prior five meetings featuring these two sides are: one win for ACR Messina, one draw and three wins for Palermo. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

ACR MessinaG. Morelli
G. Morelli
1 goals
ACR MessinaI. Baldé Baldé
I. Baldé Baldé
1 goals
ACR MessinaL. Simonetti
L. Simonetti
1 goals

ACR Messina missing players

Palermo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
ACR Messina Palermo
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
4 0 0 Scored S 0 0 2
4 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
7 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 8
4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 2
4 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 13
7 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 5
57% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 40%
ACR Messina Last season Palermo
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   18 36
21 13   Won W   7 14
11 4   Drew D   5 11
2 0   Lost L   6 11
66 36   Scored S   18 44
25 6   Conceded C   18 40
91% 82%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   83% 89%
71% 59%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   56% 67%
53% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   39% 42%
29% 24%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   17% 19%
15% 18%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   6% 11%
53% 29%   BTTS BTTS   44% 53%
44% 71%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 31%
12% 18%   Failed to Score F T   39% 28%
 
4.4 4.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4.9 5.5
2.6 2.8   Corners against (avg) C A   4.6 3.5
1.9 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.6 2.8
3 2   Red cards R C   6 7
 
9.5 11.8   Shots (avg) S (   7.7 8.3
4.4 5.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.7 2.9
40% 37%   Goal Efficiency G E   38% 41%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Monopoli 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Catanzaro 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Palermo 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 ACR Messina 1 0 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 4 0 1
5 Paganese 1 0 1 0 4 4 1 0 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Avellino 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Bari 1908 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
8 Campobasso 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Fidelis Andria 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Juve Stabia 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Potenza Calcio 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Foggia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Nuova Monterosi 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Picerno 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 Taranto 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Turris Neapolis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
17 Vibonese 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
18 Virtus Francavilla 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
19 Latina 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
20 Catania 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 ACR Messina 34 21 11 2 66 25 17 13 4 0 36 6 17 8 7 2 30 19 41 74
2 Citta di Messina 34 21 9 4 59 25 17 15 1 1 39 10 17 6 8 3 20 15 34 72
3 Gelbison 34 19 9 6 54 33 17 11 5 1 30 16 17 8 4 5 24 17 21 66
4 San Luca 34 17 7 10 46 38 17 12 4 1 28 13 17 5 3 9 18 25 8 58
5 Acireale 34 17 6 11 51 32 17 11 4 2 31 11 17 6 2 9 20 21 19 57
6 Dattilo 34 16 4 14 52 47 17 11 2 4 29 15 17 5 2 10 23 32 5 52
7 Rotonda 34 13 10 11 31 33 17 7 7 3 16 11 17 6 3 8 15 22 -2 49
8 Santa Maria Cilento 34 10 15 9 43 29 17 9 6 2 31 12 17 1 9 7 12 17 14 45
9 Biancavilla 34 14 4 16 43 47 17 11 1 5 27 20 17 3 3 11 16 27 -4 45
10 Licata 34 11 10 13 36 39 17 7 5 5 24 20 17 4 5 8 12 19 -3 43
11 Castrovillari 34 10 11 13 39 37 17 6 5 6 19 16 17 4 6 7 20 21 2 41
12 Paterno 34 10 9 15 28 35 17 6 3 8 18 19 17 4 6 7 10 16 -7 39
13 Cittanovese 34 10 9 15 42 51 17 5 6 6 21 27 17 5 3 9 21 24 -9 39
14 Citta Di Sant'Agata 34 8 12 14 32 48 17 7 4 6 16 19 17 1 8 8 16 29 -16 36
15 Troina 34 9 9 16 27 47 17 6 6 5 20 20 17 3 3 11 7 27 -20 36
16 Rende 34 9 7 18 38 58 17 7 5 5 21 21 17 2 2 13 17 37 -20 34
17 Marina di Ragusa 34 8 9 17 38 58 17 6 6 5 25 25 17 2 3 12 13 33 -20 33
18 Roccella 34 5 5 24 25 68 17 2 4 11 12 26 17 3 1 13 13 42 -43 20
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 Ternana 36 28 6 2 95 32 18 14 3 1 51 15 18 14 3 1 44 17 63 90
2 Catanzaro 37 20 11 6 47 29 19 13 4 2 27 13 18 7 7 4 20 16 18 71
3 Avellino 36 20 8 8 53 33 18 12 3 3 33 13 18 8 5 5 20 20 20 68
4 Bari 1908 36 18 9 9 52 34 18 9 6 3 28 16 18 9 3 6 24 18 18 63
5 Juve Stabia 36 18 7 11 51 39 18 8 3 7 23 18 18 10 4 4 28 21 12 61
6 Catania 36 17 10 9 50 38 18 10 5 3 29 15 18 7 5 6 21 23 12 59
7 Palermo 36 14 11 11 44 40 18 7 6 5 26 22 18 7 5 6 18 18 4 53
8 Teramo 36 13 13 10 38 34 18 10 5 3 26 15 18 3 8 7 12 19 4 52
9 Foggia 36 14 9 13 36 39 18 6 7 5 17 17 18 8 2 8 19 22 -3 51
10 Casertana 37 14 6 17 50 59 18 6 3 9 24 30 19 8 3 8 26 29 -9 48
11 Monopoli 36 10 11 15 43 51 18 6 5 7 24 24 18 4 6 8 19 27 -8 41
12 Viterbese Castrense 36 9 13 14 36 42 18 5 5 8 18 21 18 4 8 6 18 21 -6 40
13 Potenza Calcio 36 10 9 17 38 52 18 5 6 7 21 27 18 5 3 10 17 25 -14 39
14 Turris Neapolis 36 9 12 15 40 56 18 6 6 6 20 22 18 3 6 9 20 34 -16 39
15 Virtus Francavilla 36 9 11 16 32 44 18 5 6 7 19 22 18 4 5 9 13 22 -12 38
16 Vibonese 36 6 18 12 34 37 18 4 10 4 22 18 18 2 8 8 12 19 -3 36
17 Paganese 36 7 11 18 26 49 18 3 7 8 12 24 18 4 4 10 14 25 -23 32
18 Bisceglie 36 7 9 20 28 51 18 5 4 9 11 18 18 2 5 11 17 33 -23 30
19 Cavese 36 5 8 23 27 55 18 4 2 12 12 24 18 1 6 11 15 31 -28 23
20 Trapani 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 -6 -1

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 Monopoli 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Catanzaro 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
3 Palermo 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
4 ACR Messina 1 0 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 4 0 1
5 Paganese 1 0 1 0 4 4 1 0 1 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Avellino 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Bari 1908 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
8 Campobasso 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Fidelis Andria 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Juve Stabia 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Potenza Calcio 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Foggia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Nuova Monterosi 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Picerno 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
15 Taranto 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Turris Neapolis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
17 Vibonese 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
18 Virtus Francavilla 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
19 Latina 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
20 Catania 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.