Serie C: Girone C news and pre-match guide: Avellino odds-on betting favourite to subdue Taranto

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Competition: Sat 06.November
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Partenio-Adriano Lombardi (10125 seats)

Taranto travel to Avellino and Stadio Partenio-Adriano Lombardi packed with hope and confidence, but the home side is no pushover. More information on the fixture here!

Insights:
  • Avellino have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Taranto have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Serie C: Girone C

Avellino and Taranto 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.

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Avellino form and stats

12 points is a decent return from 6 Serie C: Girone C games here at Stadio Partenio-Adriano Lombardi for Avellino. The data says 3 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stadio Partenio-Adriano Lombardi.

Avellino travelled for their previous game, a trip to Palermo that ended 1-1.

Ahead of that match, Avellino won a home game hosting Paganese (3-0).

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Avellino's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played nine games, won eight matches, drawn one and lost zero.

Avellino are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 6 games. As for guarding their own goal, Avellino have only let in 2 goals at home.

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Taranto form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie C: Girone C matches, Taranto have produced an overall stat of 1-2-2 so far.

The supporters enjoyed Taranto's previous game versus Potenza Calcio (placed 18th), a Serie C: Girone C 2-1 win played at home. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager G. Laterza when V. De Maria scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 56th minute.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Foggia that ended 1-1.

The attacking power of Taranto when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 5 league matches away. As opposed to that, Taranto have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Previous three meetings featuring these squads: Avellino won zero, Taranto were winners in three and we saw zero draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

TarantoA. Saraniti
A. Saraniti
5 goals
AvellinoL. Gagliano
L. Gagliano
3 goals
TarantoG. Giovinco
G. Giovinco
3 goals

Avellino missing players

Taranto missing players

Avellino Taranto
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
12 6 1 Played P 4 5 12
3 3 0 Won W 1 1 5
8 3 1 Drew D 2 2 5
1 0 0 Lost L 1 2 2
12 7 0 Scored S 3 3 12
8 2 0 Conceded C 3 6 9
75% 83% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 80% 67%
58% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 60% 58%
25% 17% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 40% 42%
8% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 8%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 40% 42%
50% 67% 100% Clean Sheets C S 50% 40% 50%
25% 17% 100% Failed to Score F T 25% 40% 42%
 
5.2 5 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 5.2 4.6
2.8 2.5 3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.6 4.9
2.7 2.5 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 4.2 2.8
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.8 12 8 Shots (avg) S ( 7 8 8.3
4.3 5.8 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.6 3.1
23% 20% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 23% 32%
 
6.3 7.2 6 Shots against (avg) S A 10.8 11 8.7
2.3 2.8 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.6 2.7
Key stats in Serie C: Girone C this season:
  • Avellino have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Avellino have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Avellino have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Taranto have scored away.
  • Taranto have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Serie C: Girone C

  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 12 8 3 1 22 11 6 4 2 0 13 5 6 4 1 1 9 6 11 27
2 Monopoli 12 7 1 4 16 10 7 5 1 1 11 3 5 2 0 3 5 7 6 22
3 Catanzaro 12 5 5 2 17 8 6 3 2 1 12 6 6 2 3 1 5 2 9 20
4 Palermo 12 5 5 2 16 11 6 4 2 0 10 2 6 1 3 2 6 9 5 20
5 Taranto 12 5 5 2 12 9 7 4 3 0 9 3 5 1 2 2 3 6 3 20
6 Turris Neapolis 12 6 1 5 23 17 6 3 0 3 11 8 6 3 1 2 12 9 6 19
7 Foggia 12 4 6 2 16 12 6 3 2 1 10 6 6 1 4 1 6 6 4 18
8 Avellino 12 3 8 1 12 8 6 3 3 0 7 2 6 0 5 1 5 6 4 17
9 Virtus Francavilla 12 5 2 5 12 10 5 3 2 0 8 2 7 2 0 5 4 8 2 17
10 Paganese 12 5 2 5 13 17 7 5 1 1 12 8 5 0 1 4 1 9 -4 17
11 Picerno 12 4 4 4 10 12 6 2 2 2 5 4 6 2 2 2 5 8 -2 16
12 Catania 11 4 3 4 18 17 5 2 1 2 11 10 6 2 2 2 7 7 1 15
13 Campobasso 12 4 3 5 15 19 5 1 1 3 5 8 7 3 2 2 10 11 -4 15
14 Juve Stabia 12 3 5 4 12 12 5 1 3 1 3 3 7 2 2 3 9 9 0 14
15 Nuova Monterosi 12 3 4 5 11 19 6 2 2 2 7 9 6 1 2 3 4 10 -8 13
16 Messina 12 3 3 6 15 20 6 2 2 2 5 6 6 1 1 4 10 14 -5 12
17 Latina 12 3 2 7 10 16 6 3 1 2 7 4 6 0 1 5 3 12 -6 11
18 Potenza Calcio 12 2 4 6 12 18 6 2 2 2 8 7 6 0 2 4 4 11 -6 10
19 Fidelis Andria 12 2 3 7 9 18 6 1 3 2 4 7 6 1 0 5 5 11 -9 9
20 Vibonese 11 1 5 5 7 14 6 1 2 3 6 11 5 0 3 2 1 3 -7 8

Read more about Serie C: Girone C

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.