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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Competition: Thu 21.Sep
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Ciro Vigorito (12847 seats)

Benevento challenge Taranto for recognition and triumph.

These are hustling days for the team playing at home, as they were in action only four days ago in the Serie C: Girone C. That game was an away game at Casertana, so at least Benevento are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Benevento form and stats

The hosts won their first Serie C: Girone C game here at Stadio Ciro Vigorito, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Benevento last season were 4 wins, 6 draws and 9 losses from 19 games.

Benevento are confident in defense, having played 183 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

The Benevento manager Andreoletti and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Casertana (placed 16th).

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Virtus Francavilla.

There will be little rest for Benevento after this match as they are travelling to Brindisi for a Serie C: Girone C game in only four days.

At Stadio Ciro Vigorito, Benevento has the goal stats of 1-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Taranto form and stats

The visitors settled for one point in their first Serie C: Girone C away game of the season. During their previous season 19 away games resulted in 2 wins, 6 draws and 11 defeats.

Taranto are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Picerno (placed 8th).

Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Foggia.

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 Taranto playing away, we found 5 games. Results were 1 away win, 0 draws and 4 home wins.

Taranto have another game away from home in just four sleeps, a Serie C: Girone C fixture vs Nuova Monterosi. A demanding itinerary for the visitors!

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Taranto has managed {1 goals} and let in 1 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

As for the last two games between these two teams, there's one Benevento victory, one draw and zero Taranto wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

BeneventoC. Pastina
C. Pastina
1 goals
BeneventoJ. Ferrante
J. Ferrante
1 goals
TarantoM. Antonini Lui
M. Antonini Lui
1 goals

Benevento missing players

Taranto missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Benevento Taranto
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 1 1 2
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 1 1 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 1 0 Scored S 1 1 3
3 0 0 Conceded C 1 1 1
67% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
33% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 50%
67% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
6.3 10 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3 3.5
5 5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3 5
3 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3 3.5
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.7 10 0 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9 8.5
3.7 3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4 3
18% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 25% 50%
 
8.3 4 0 Shots against (avg) S A 6 6 7
4.7 1 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 2 1.5
Benevento Last season Taranto
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
7 4   Won W   2 11
14 6   Drew D   6 13
17 9   Lost L   11 14
33 16   Scored S   7 26
49 25   Conceded C   25 36
89% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   68% 71%
68% 68%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   47% 45%
34% 37%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   37% 34%
18% 16%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   11% 11%
5% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 3%
53% 53%   BTTS BTTS   21% 21%
21% 21%   Clean Sheets C S   37% 50%
37% 37%   Failed to Score F T   74% 58%
 
5.4 6   Corners for (avg) C F   3.3 3.4
4.6 3.9   Corners against (avg) C A   4.3 4.2
3.2 3.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.8 3.1
9 3   Red cards R C   1 3
 
11.9 12.5   Shots (avg) S (   6 7.4
3.3 3.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   1.7 2.6
27% 26%   Goal Efficiency G E   21% 27%
 
13.2 13.3   Shots against (avg) S A   8.9 8.6
4.9 4.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.6 3.2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Turris 3 3 0 0 9 5 2 2 0 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 4 9
2 Latina 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 3 7
3 Juve Stabia 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 7
4 Potenza Calcio 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 6
5 Audace Cerignola 3 1 2 0 7 5 2 1 1 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 5
6 Taranto 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
7 SSC Giugliano 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
8 Picerno 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1 4
9 Benevento 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 -1 4
10 Foggia 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 -1 4
11 Catania 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
12 Virtus Francavilla 3 1 0 2 3 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
13 Crotone 3 1 0 2 4 6 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 -2 3
14 Nuova Monterosi 3 0 2 1 5 7 2 0 1 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 -2 2
15 ACR Messina 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
16 Casertana 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
17 Monopoli 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
18 Sorrento 3 0 1 2 4 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 1
19 Avellino 3 0 1 2 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 1
20 Brindisi 2 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 5 -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 Frosinone 38 24 8 6 63 26 19 14 3 2 35 11 19 10 5 4 28 15 37 80
2 Genoa 38 21 11 6 53 28 19 12 6 1 29 10 19 9 5 5 24 18 25 73
3 Bari 1908 38 17 14 7 58 37 19 7 9 3 30 19 19 10 5 4 28 18 21 65
4 Cagliari 38 15 15 8 50 34 19 11 6 2 28 17 19 4 9 6 22 17 16 60
5 Parma 38 17 10 11 48 39 19 11 2 6 26 16 19 6 8 5 22 23 9 60
6 Sudtirol 38 14 16 8 38 34 19 6 10 3 21 18 19 8 6 5 17 16 4 58
7 Reggina 38 17 4 17 49 45 19 10 2 7 28 22 19 7 2 10 21 23 4 50
8 Venezia 38 13 10 15 51 50 19 7 5 7 29 27 19 6 5 8 22 23 1 49
9 Palermo 38 11 16 11 48 49 19 8 8 3 25 17 19 3 8 8 23 32 -1 49
10 Modena 38 13 9 16 47 53 19 7 8 4 26 18 19 6 1 12 21 35 -6 48
11 Pisa 38 11 14 13 48 42 19 7 5 7 27 21 19 4 9 6 21 21 6 47
12 Como 38 10 17 11 47 48 19 8 7 4 28 20 19 2 10 7 19 28 -1 47
13 Ascoli 38 12 11 15 40 47 19 6 6 7 20 22 19 6 5 8 20 25 -7 47
14 Cittadella 38 9 16 13 34 45 19 5 8 6 19 22 19 4 8 7 15 23 -11 43
15 Ternana 38 11 10 17 37 52 19 8 5 6 21 21 19 3 5 11 16 31 -15 43
16 Brescia 38 9 13 16 36 57 19 6 6 7 17 22 19 3 7 9 19 35 -21 40
17 Cosenza 38 9 13 16 30 53 19 7 7 5 20 18 19 2 6 11 10 35 -23 40
18 Perugia 38 10 9 19 40 52 19 6 6 7 22 26 19 4 3 12 18 26 -12 39
19 SPAL 38 8 14 16 41 51 19 4 7 8 25 27 19 4 7 8 16 24 -10 38
20 Benevento 38 7 14 17 33 49 19 4 6 9 16 25 19 3 8 8 17 24 -16 35
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 Catanzaro 38 30 6 2 102 21 19 18 1 0 62 8 19 12 5 2 40 13 81 96
2 Crotone 38 23 11 4 57 31 19 13 5 1 25 8 19 10 6 3 32 23 26 80
3 Pescara 38 19 8 11 58 42 19 10 4 5 31 22 19 9 4 6 27 20 16 65
4 Foggia 38 18 7 13 60 44 19 11 3 5 32 18 19 7 4 8 28 26 16 61
5 Audace Cerignola 38 16 12 10 48 41 19 12 4 3 33 16 19 4 8 7 15 25 7 60
6 Picerno 38 15 14 9 40 34 19 9 6 4 22 15 19 6 8 5 18 19 6 59
7 Monopoli 38 16 6 16 46 48 19 11 0 8 28 22 19 5 6 8 18 26 -2 54
8 Latina 38 12 13 13 39 46 19 8 6 5 17 18 19 4 7 8 22 28 -7 49
9 Potenza Calcio 38 10 18 10 49 57 19 8 7 4 34 26 19 2 11 6 15 31 -8 48
10 SSC Giugliano 38 11 13 14 51 61 19 7 7 5 32 31 19 4 6 9 19 30 -10 46
11 Taranto 38 11 13 14 26 36 19 9 7 3 19 11 19 2 6 11 7 25 -10 46
12 Juve Stabia 38 12 10 16 37 49 19 7 6 6 22 22 19 5 4 10 15 27 -12 46
13 Virtus Francavilla 38 13 6 19 47 54 19 12 3 4 35 19 19 1 3 15 12 35 -7 45
14 Avellino 38 11 10 17 42 49 19 7 6 6 19 16 19 4 4 11 23 33 -7 43
15 Turris 38 11 10 17 40 56 19 6 6 7 24 28 19 5 4 10 16 28 -16 43
16 Nuova Monterosi 38 10 14 14 39 45 19 3 12 4 18 18 19 7 2 10 21 27 -6 42
17 ACR Messina 38 11 8 19 32 47 19 7 4 8 20 19 19 4 4 11 12 28 -15 41
18 Gelbison 38 7 15 16 25 40 19 4 7 8 15 21 19 3 8 8 10 19 -15 36
19 Viterbese Castrense 38 8 11 19 35 52 19 5 7 7 21 26 19 3 4 12 14 26 -17 33
20 Fidelis Andria 38 6 15 17 29 49 19 5 9 5 14 15 19 1 6 12 15 34 -20 33

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 Turris 3 3 0 0 9 5 2 2 0 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 4 9
2 Latina 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 3 7
3 Juve Stabia 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 3 7
4 Potenza Calcio 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 6
5 Audace Cerignola 3 1 2 0 7 5 2 1 1 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 5
6 Taranto 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
7 SSC Giugliano 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
8 Picerno 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 -1 4
9 Benevento 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 -1 4
10 Foggia 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 -1 4
11 Catania 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
12 Virtus Francavilla 3 1 0 2 3 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
13 Crotone 3 1 0 2 4 6 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 -2 3
14 Nuova Monterosi 3 0 2 1 5 7 2 0 1 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 -2 2
15 ACR Messina 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
16 Casertana 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
17 Monopoli 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
18 Sorrento 3 0 1 2 4 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 1
19 Avellino 3 0 1 2 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 1
20 Brindisi 2 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 5 -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.