Betting preview: Bisceglie vs Virtus Francavilla should be interesting

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Competition: Sun 11.April
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Gustavo Ventura (8000 seats)

Bisceglie hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 24 points and a 18th position in the Serie C: Girone C table. Visiting Virtus Francavilla holds 12th place with 37 pts.

Insights:
  • Virtus Francavilla have the most points from losing position (14) in Serie C: Girone C

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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Bisceglie form and stats

Bisceglie's struggle is real here at Stadio Gustavo Ventura with only 13 points collected from 16 Serie C: Girone C games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-4-9. The season ticket holders are starting to dread their visits here at Stadio Gustavo Ventura, with the home team losing four in a row. They have not avoided a defeat here since the Viterbese Castrense game. It's trouble wherever Bisceglie are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.

The fans are hoping that Bisceglie will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Serie C: Girone C game against Catanzaro (placed 3rd). Before that game, the home loss against Ternana with the scoreline 1-2.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Bisceglie have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found nine matches with the results: Won one, drawn six and lost two.

Bisceglie have scored 9 league goals here from 16 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Bisceglie have conceded 18 in these home matches.

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Virtus Francavilla form and stats

Virtus Francavilla have only collected 17 points from their away games in the Serie C: Girone C, after 4-5-8 (17 played).

Francavilla won their last game, 1-0 versus Cavese played at home. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Avellino's place.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Virtus Francavilla playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were four Francavilla wins, four draws and four defeats.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Virtus Francavilla have seen the ball go into their own net 21 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Virtus Francavilla - Bisceglie 2-1. Last eight meetings between the teams: Bisceglie won one, Virtus Francavilla won five and two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Virtus FrancavillaF. Vázquez
F. Vázquez
10 goals

Bisceglie missing players

Virtus Francavilla missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bisceglie Virtus Francavilla
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 16 6 Played P 5 17 33
5 3 3 Won W 1 4 9
9 4 2 Drew D 3 5 10
18 9 1 Lost L 1 8 14
25 9 5 Scored S 2 13 31
47 18 3 Conceded C 2 21 40
97% 94% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 40% 82% 88%
62% 44% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 20% 47% 55%
41% 25% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 41% 42%
19% 6% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 24% 24%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
53% 38% 33% BTTS BTTS 20% 41% 52%
12% 19% 50% Clean Sheets C S 60% 24% 21%
38% 50% 33% Failed to Score F T 80% 53% 39%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.4 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.4 3
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 4 4
 
6.6 5.9 6.3 Shots (avg) S ( 7.4 7.4 8.1
2.4 2 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.1 3.2
33% 28% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 13% 25% 29%
Key stats in Serie C: Girone C this season:
  • Virtus Francavilla have the most points from losing position (14) 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 Ternana 33 26 6 1 87 26 17 14 3 0 48 11 16 12 3 1 39 15 61 84
2 Avellino 32 19 6 7 51 30 16 11 2 3 32 13 16 8 4 4 19 17 21 63
3 Catanzaro 33 17 10 6 40 27 17 12 3 2 23 11 16 5 7 4 17 16 13 61
4 Bari 1908 32 17 8 7 48 27 16 8 5 3 24 13 16 9 3 4 24 14 21 59
5 Juve Stabia 32 15 7 10 41 33 16 7 3 6 20 17 16 8 4 4 21 16 8 52
6 Catania 32 15 9 8 40 32 16 8 5 3 21 13 16 7 4 5 19 19 8 52
7 Foggia 31 13 8 10 33 32 15 5 6 4 14 14 16 8 2 6 19 18 1 47
8 Teramo 32 11 12 9 34 33 16 8 5 3 22 15 16 3 7 6 12 18 1 45
9 Casertana 32 13 5 14 44 47 16 6 2 8 21 26 16 7 3 6 23 21 -3 44
10 Palermo 31 11 9 11 35 35 15 5 5 5 22 20 16 6 4 6 13 15 0 42
11 Monopoli 30 9 10 11 35 40 15 5 5 5 19 18 15 4 5 6 16 22 -5 37
12 Virtus Francavilla 33 9 10 14 31 40 16 5 5 6 18 19 17 4 5 8 13 21 -9 37
13 Viterbese Castrense 32 8 12 12 31 36 16 4 5 7 13 17 16 4 7 5 18 19 -5 36
14 Potenza Calcio 33 9 8 16 34 46 17 4 6 7 19 26 16 5 2 9 15 20 -12 35
15 Turris Neapolis 32 8 11 13 36 51 16 5 6 5 17 21 16 3 5 8 19 30 -15 35
16 Vibonese 32 5 16 11 31 35 16 3 9 4 19 17 16 2 7 7 12 18 -4 31
17 Paganese 32 6 9 17 23 45 17 3 6 8 12 24 15 3 3 9 11 21 -22 27
18 Bisceglie 32 5 9 18 25 47 16 3 4 9 9 18 16 2 5 9 16 29 -22 24
19 Cavese 32 3 7 22 20 51 15 2 1 12 7 23 17 1 6 10 13 28 -31 16
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 Ternana 33 26 6 1 87 26 17 14 3 0 48 11 16 12 3 1 39 15 61 84
2 Avellino 32 19 6 7 51 30 16 11 2 3 32 13 16 8 4 4 19 17 21 63
3 Catanzaro 33 17 10 6 40 27 17 12 3 2 23 11 16 5 7 4 17 16 13 61
4 Bari 1908 32 17 8 7 48 27 16 8 5 3 24 13 16 9 3 4 24 14 21 59
5 Juve Stabia 32 15 7 10 41 33 16 7 3 6 20 17 16 8 4 4 21 16 8 52
6 Catania 32 15 9 8 40 32 16 8 5 3 21 13 16 7 4 5 19 19 8 52
7 Foggia 31 13 8 10 33 32 15 5 6 4 14 14 16 8 2 6 19 18 1 47
8 Teramo 32 11 12 9 34 33 16 8 5 3 22 15 16 3 7 6 12 18 1 45
9 Casertana 32 13 5 14 44 47 16 6 2 8 21 26 16 7 3 6 23 21 -3 44
10 Palermo 31 11 9 11 35 35 15 5 5 5 22 20 16 6 4 6 13 15 0 42
11 Monopoli 30 9 10 11 35 40 15 5 5 5 19 18 15 4 5 6 16 22 -5 37
12 Virtus Francavilla 33 9 10 14 31 40 16 5 5 6 18 19 17 4 5 8 13 21 -9 37
13 Viterbese Castrense 32 8 12 12 31 36 16 4 5 7 13 17 16 4 7 5 18 19 -5 36
14 Potenza Calcio 33 9 8 16 34 46 17 4 6 7 19 26 16 5 2 9 15 20 -12 35
15 Turris Neapolis 32 8 11 13 36 51 16 5 6 5 17 21 16 3 5 8 19 30 -15 35
16 Vibonese 32 5 16 11 31 35 16 3 9 4 19 17 16 2 7 7 12 18 -4 31
17 Paganese 32 6 9 17 23 45 17 3 6 8 12 24 15 3 3 9 11 21 -22 27
18 Bisceglie 32 5 9 18 25 47 16 3 4 9 9 18 16 2 5 9 16 29 -22 24
19 Cavese 32 3 7 22 20 51 15 2 1 12 7 23 17 1 6 10 13 28 -31 16
20 Trapani 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 -6 -1

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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.