Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Bari 1908 welcomes Avellino

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Competition: Sun 20.December
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale San Nicola (58270 seats)

A key match in Serie C: Girone C as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Bari 1908 in 2nd position and Avellino placed 5th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • Bari 1908 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Avellino have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Serie C: Girone C game only four days ago.

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Bari 1908 form and stats

3-2-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie C: Girone C numbers at home for Bari 1908 so far this season.

The Bari 1908 goalkeeper Pierluigi Frattali is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 361 minutes without conceding a goal in the Serie C: Girone C.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Bari 1908, who played 0-0 against Vibonese. That match was also played at this venue (Stadio Comunale San Nicola). Before that match, a win away at Paganese.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Bari 1908 matches with similar probabilities have ended with two wins, three draws and zero defeats (from five games).

The manager G. Auteri will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Palermo in only three days.

The Bari fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 6 league matches. From these home matches, Bari have conceded only 5 goals.

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Avellino form and stats

Avellino have an excellent away record in the Serie C: Girone C so far with 4-1-1 from 6 games.

A 1-2 loss hosting Ternana before that.

As mentioned above, Avellino was the only team on the pitch versus Monopoli in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Avellino playing away, we found two games. Results were one away win, zero draws and one home win.

A quick return to home after this game, as Avellino are hosting Vibonese in the Serie C: Girone C only three days away.

Avellino are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 6 games (in the league). Avellino are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only 3 goals away.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Bari, three draws and two wins for Avellino. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

Bari 1908M. Antenucci
M. Antenucci
20 goals
Bari 1908S. Simeri
S. Simeri
10 goals
AvellinoA. Di Paolantonio
A. Di Paolantonio
8 goals

Bari 1908 missing players

Avellino missing players

Bari 1908 Avellino
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
14 6 3 Played P 1 6 14
9 3 1 Won W 1 4 7
3 2 1 Drew D 0 1 3
2 1 1 Lost L 0 1 4
25 9 3 Scored S 2 7 23
11 5 4 Conceded C 1 3 15
86% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
64% 67% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 71%
43% 33% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 17% 57%
36% 33% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 36%
29% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
43% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 33% 57%
50% 50% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 36%
21% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 14%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.3 2.2 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3 2.3
3 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
8.9 8.2 5.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10 8.2 10.7
3.9 3.3 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.5 3.8
45% 45% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 47% 42%
Key stats in Serie C: Girone C this season:
  • Avellino have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Avellino haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Bari 1908 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

  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 15 12 3 0 39 9 8 6 2 0 17 1 7 6 1 0 22 8 30 39
2 Bari 1908 14 9 3 2 25 11 6 3 2 1 9 5 8 6 1 1 16 6 14 30
3 Catanzaro 15 8 4 3 22 15 7 6 1 0 13 4 8 2 3 3 9 11 7 28
4 Teramo 14 7 5 2 18 11 6 5 1 0 10 2 8 2 4 2 8 9 7 26
5 Avellino 14 7 3 4 23 15 8 3 2 3 16 12 6 4 1 1 7 3 8 24
6 Foggia 15 7 3 5 19 17 7 3 2 2 10 8 8 4 1 3 9 9 2 24
7 Juve Stabia 14 6 3 5 14 11 8 5 1 2 12 6 6 1 2 3 2 5 3 21
8 Turris Neapolis 14 5 6 3 17 18 7 2 3 2 6 9 7 3 3 1 11 9 -1 21
9 Catania 13 6 4 3 17 14 7 3 3 1 9 6 6 3 1 2 6 7 3 20
10 Palermo 14 5 4 5 16 16 8 4 2 2 12 8 6 1 2 3 4 8 0 19
11 Vibonese 14 4 6 4 19 17 7 2 3 2 11 9 7 2 3 2 8 8 2 18
12 Virtus Francavilla 15 3 6 6 15 18 8 2 3 3 10 12 7 1 3 3 5 6 -3 15
13 Casertana 14 4 3 7 17 24 7 1 2 4 7 14 7 3 1 3 10 10 -7 15
14 Monopoli 14 3 4 7 12 22 7 1 2 4 6 10 7 2 2 3 6 12 -10 13
15 Paganese 14 2 6 6 12 18 7 0 4 3 3 8 7 2 2 3 9 10 -6 12
16 Viterbese Castrense 13 2 5 6 14 21 5 0 1 4 1 7 8 2 4 2 12 12 -7 11
17 Bisceglie 13 2 4 7 12 22 6 1 2 3 5 8 7 1 2 4 7 14 -10 10
18 Potenza Calcio 15 2 4 9 16 28 7 1 3 3 12 16 8 1 1 6 4 12 -12 10
19 Cavese 14 1 4 9 9 23 8 0 1 7 2 14 6 1 3 2 7 9 -14 7
20 Trapani 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 -6 -1

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.