Early betting lines imply Bari 1908 edge versus Catania

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Competition: Sun 23.January
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale San Nicola (58270 seats)

It's looking great for Bari 1908 so far this season, with their 1st spot in the Serie C: Girone C table and anticipating the visit of Catania (who are sitting at 13th).

Insights:
  • Bari 1908 is in the best form (5-1-0) in Serie C: Girone C
  • Catania haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

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Bari 1908 form and stats

Bari 1908 have been very solid at home in the Serie C: Girone C so far, with 26 points collected from 10 matches (8-2-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. In general it's been a long time since Bari 1908 tasted defeat here at Stadio Comunale San Nicola, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games in the league.

The Bari 1908 goalkeeper Pierluigi Frattali is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 196 minutes without conceding a goal in the Serie C: Girone C.

The Bari 1908 club members enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Potenza Calcio and win 2-0. The home club members saw a 2-0 draw versus Potenza Calcio last time out and are looking for a victory here. Bari 1908's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 2-0 versus Potenza Calcio (placed 19th).

Before that match, a win away at Palermo. 0-0 away at Palermo before that. Heartbreak before that as Bari 1908 lost 0-0 at Palermo's place.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Bari 1908 home games with this odds we find 13 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in eight wins, four draws and one defeat. Looking at the victories, four matches were won by at least two goals.

Goals decide football matches and Bari are scoring many of them at home; 23 on target from 10 league matches. Bari 1908 have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Catania form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Catania so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-4 (win-draw-lose).

There were no winners in Catania's previous match, the home game that ended 0-2 vs Monopoli (placed 2nd). Catania might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Monopoli proved too strong as Catania slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadio Angelo Massimino. Catania go into this game after a win, the home game against Monopoli that ended 0-2.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus ACR Messina at their stadium, the result 2-2. Before that, Catania travelled to ACR Messina and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2. Prior to that match, the Catania manager Baldini faced defeat when travelling to ACR Messina and losing 2-2.

Catania has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 10 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Catania have conceded 17 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The last head to head match ended Catania - Bari 1908 1-2, earlier this season. Head-to-head data (for the former ten meetings): Bari 1908 won three games, five matches ended with a draw and Catania got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

CataniaL. Moro
L. Moro
18 goals
BariM. Antenucci
M. Antenucci
10 goals
CataniaS. Russini
S. Russini
5 goals

Bari 1908 missing players

Catania missing players

Bari 1908 Catania
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 10 4 Played P 2 10 20
13 8 3 Won W 0 2 7
5 2 1 Drew D 1 4 5
2 0 0 Lost L 1 4 8
36 23 9 Scored S 1 15 32
15 7 4 Conceded C 4 17 32
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
80% 90% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 70% 80%
45% 50% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 55%
25% 40% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 40% 35%
5% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 30% 25%
50% 60% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 60% 60%
40% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 20%
15% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 30% 20%
 
5.4 6 5 Corners for (avg) C F 2 4.1 3.9
3.4 4.1 5 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.2 4
2.6 2.3 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.5 3
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 5
 
9.5 9.1 7 Shots (avg) S ( 13 10.4 8.8
3.7 3.9 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.4 3.4
49% 59% 69% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 44% 48%
 
6.3 5.6 5 Shots against (avg) S A 9 8.6 8.3
2.5 2.4 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 4 3.5
Key stats in Serie C: Girone C this season:
  • Bari 1908 have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Bari 1908 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bari 1908 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Bari 1908 have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Bari 1908 have the most points (26) at home in Serie C: Girone C
  • Bari 1908 have the most scored goals (23) at home in Serie C: Girone C
  • Bari 1908 have the most scored goals in the second half (20) in Serie C: Girone C
  • Bari 1908 have the the best goal difference (+16) at home in Serie C: Girone C
  • Bari 1908 have the the best goal difference (+21) in Serie C: Girone C
  • Bari 1908 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Bari 1908 is in the best form (5-1-0) in Serie C: Girone C
  • Catania 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 20 13 5 2 36 15 10 8 2 0 23 7 10 5 3 2 13 8 21 44
2 Monopoli 20 11 4 5 25 14 10 7 2 1 14 3 10 4 2 4 11 11 11 37
3 Avellino 20 8 11 1 25 14 10 4 6 0 13 7 10 4 5 1 12 7 11 35
4 Turris 20 10 3 7 37 24 10 5 0 5 19 12 10 5 3 2 18 12 13 33
5 Palermo 20 9 6 5 25 16 10 7 3 0 17 3 10 2 3 5 8 13 9 33
6 Virtus Francavilla 20 10 3 7 24 17 10 7 2 1 17 6 10 3 1 6 7 11 7 33
7 Catanzaro 20 8 8 4 27 15 10 5 4 1 18 8 10 3 4 3 9 7 12 32
8 Taranto 20 8 6 6 23 22 10 6 4 0 14 5 10 2 2 6 9 17 1 30
9 Foggia 20 8 9 3 31 21 10 6 3 1 20 9 10 2 6 2 11 12 10 29
10 Picerno 20 8 5 7 21 23 10 5 2 3 12 8 10 3 3 4 9 15 -2 29
11 Juve Stabia 20 6 8 6 23 23 10 4 5 1 12 7 10 2 3 5 11 16 0 26
12 Latina 20 7 4 9 22 25 11 7 2 2 17 8 9 0 2 7 5 17 -3 25
13 Catania 20 7 5 8 32 32 10 5 1 4 17 15 10 2 4 4 15 17 0 24
14 Nuova Monterosi 20 4 9 7 19 29 9 3 3 3 10 13 11 1 6 4 9 16 -10 21
15 Campobasso 20 5 6 9 25 37 10 1 4 5 13 20 10 4 2 4 12 17 -12 21
16 Paganese 20 6 3 11 21 34 10 6 2 2 16 11 10 0 1 9 5 23 -13 21
17 ACR Messina 20 4 5 11 21 35 10 3 3 4 11 13 10 1 2 7 10 22 -14 17
18 Fidelis Andria 20 4 4 12 17 32 10 1 3 6 7 17 10 3 1 6 10 15 -15 16
19 Potenza Calcio 20 3 6 11 15 28 10 3 4 3 10 8 10 0 2 8 5 20 -13 15
20 Vibonese 20 2 8 10 13 26 10 2 4 4 9 13 10 0 4 6 4 13 -13 14

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.