Serie C: Girone C preview: Can Casertana edge out victory against Picerno?

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Date: Sun 02.February
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Alberto Pinto (12000 seats)

Casertana are welcoming Picerno for another important game after their 0-1 result against 20th-placed FC Rieti.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Picerno have a different surface at their stadium (artificial turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 15-11-16 (win-draw-loss) from 42 matches.

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Casertana form and stats

Casertana have played 11 Serie C: Girone C games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-4-2 (wins-draws-losses). Two draws in a row at home now for Casertana.

Casertana haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 264 minutes ago. L. Castaldo scored that one.

Casertana lost their last game at FC Rieti (placed 20th) after a 0-1 scoreline. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Potenza Calcio.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Casertana have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found twelve games) they have won 5 times, drawn 5 and lost 2.

A decent goal production from Casertana in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 11 league matches. On the other hand, Casertana have conceded 13 goals.

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Picerno form and stats

Picerno have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Serie C: Girone C, after 2-3-7 (12 played).

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Avellino (placed 15th) in their previous outing. The Serie C: Girone C match ended in a draw 1-1. A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Cavese.

Picerno are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeats. From a total of two matches.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Picerno as they have only managed to score 10 times from 12 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Picerno have conceded 18 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Picerno - Casertana 1-1. Last two meetings between the teams: Casertana won 1, Picerno won 0 and 1 draw. 0 games with over 2,5 goals, 2 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

CasertanaE. Starita
E. Starita
8 goals
CasertanaA. D'Angelo
A. D'Angelo
7 goals
CasertanaL. Castaldo
L. Castaldo
7 goals

Casertana missing players

Picerno missing players

Casertana Picerno
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
23 11 4 Played P 4 12 23
6 5 3 Won W 1 2 6
10 4 1 Drew D 2 3 6
7 2 0 Lost L 1 7 11
29 19 11 Scored S 4 10 24
29 13 2 Conceded C 4 18 29
87% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
74% 91% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 58% 61%
39% 55% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 42% 39%
26% 27% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 25% 26%
9% 9% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 9%
57% 64% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 58% 57%
26% 27% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 8% 13%
30% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 33% 35%
 
4.2 4.1 4.2 Corners For (avg) C F 5.2 4.2 4.4
4.1 3.5 3.8 Corners Against (avg) C A 3.8 5.7 5
2.7 2.5 2.2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.6 2
5 3 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 2
 
184 85 36 Total Shots T S 33 93 240
74 38 20 Shots on Target S O 11 34 88
39% 50% 55% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 29% 27%
Key stats in Serie C: Girone C this season:
  • Casertana have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Picerno have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Picerno haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Reggina 22 15 5 2 46 17 11 9 1 1 25 6 11 6 4 1 18 11 29 50
2 Bari 1908 23 13 8 2 41 17 11 6 4 1 22 11 12 7 4 1 19 6 24 47
3 Ternana 23 14 5 4 34 20 11 7 1 3 17 10 12 7 4 1 17 10 14 47
4 Monopoli 23 14 2 7 30 18 12 7 1 4 17 9 11 7 1 3 13 9 12 44
5 Potenza Calcio 23 13 5 5 26 15 12 8 2 2 11 4 11 5 3 3 15 11 11 44
6 Catanzaro 23 10 5 8 31 26 12 8 1 3 22 13 11 2 4 5 9 13 5 35
7 Teramo 23 9 7 7 24 24 12 7 4 1 17 11 11 2 3 6 7 13 0 34
8 Catania 23 9 6 8 33 34 11 7 4 0 17 6 12 2 2 8 16 28 -1 33
9 Viterbese Castrense 23 9 5 9 31 27 12 7 2 3 21 11 11 2 3 6 10 16 4 32
10 Cavese 23 8 7 8 21 31 12 5 6 1 15 9 11 3 1 7 6 22 -10 31
11 Virtus Francavilla 23 7 9 7 29 29 11 4 4 3 17 13 12 3 5 4 12 16 0 30
12 Paganese 23 7 8 8 31 28 11 4 6 1 19 10 12 3 2 7 12 18 3 29
13 Vibonese 23 6 10 7 39 29 11 5 3 3 20 7 12 1 7 4 19 22 10 28
14 Casertana 23 6 10 7 29 29 11 5 4 2 19 13 12 1 6 5 10 16 0 28
15 Avellino 23 8 4 11 27 34 12 3 4 5 16 18 11 5 0 6 11 16 -7 28
16 Picerno 23 6 6 11 24 29 11 4 3 4 14 11 12 2 3 7 10 18 -5 24
17 Bisceglie 23 3 8 12 18 33 11 1 5 5 8 16 12 2 3 7 10 17 -15 17
18 Rende 23 3 6 14 16 41 12 3 3 6 10 14 11 0 3 8 6 27 -25 15
19 Sicula Leonzio 23 2 6 15 20 42 12 2 2 8 15 25 11 0 4 7 5 17 -22 12
20 FC Rieti 22 4 4 14 24 51 11 2 3 6 13 19 11 2 1 8 11 29 -27 11

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.