Serie C: Girone C match prediction and preview for Catania vs Vibonese clash

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Competition: Wed 18.November
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Angelo Massimino (23420 seats)

Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Catania in 12th and Vibonese in 9th place.

It's no vacation for neither Catania nor Vibonese as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Catania form and stats

Catania have collected 4 points from their Serie C: Girone C home games so far after 1-1-1.

Catania lost their last game at Teramo (placed 3rd) after a 0-1 scoreline. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Palermo the opponent.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Catania handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, one draw and zero defeats.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Catania as they have a new game in only four days, a Serie C: Girone C match thankfully also at home. Turris Neapolis are visiting.

Catania has scored 3 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. 4 goals have been conceded.

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Vibonese form and stats

Vibonese are still undefeated on their travels in the Serie C: Girone C. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.

Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Viterbese Castrense.

Vibonese are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, three draws and four defeats. From a total of eight matches.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Vibonese manager G. Modica as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Monopoli.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Vibonese has managed 3 goals and let in 2 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

As for the last six games between these two teams, there's three Catania victories, two draws and one Vibonese win. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

ViboneseS. Bubas
S. Bubas
9 goals
ViboneseM. Emmausso
M. Emmausso
9 goals
CataniaA. Mazzarani
A. Mazzarani
7 goals

Catania missing players

Vibonese missing players

Catania Vibonese
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
8 3 2 Played P 0 2 7
3 1 1 Won W 0 1 3
2 1 1 Drew D 0 1 3
3 1 0 Lost L 0 0 1
7 3 2 Scored S 0 3 11
10 4 1 Conceded C 0 2 7
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 86%
50% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 43%
25% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 43%
25% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 43%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 14%
50% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 43%
38% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 43%
12% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 29%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 1.7 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 4 2.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
36 3 2 Total Shots T S 0 10 34
15 3 2 Shots on Target S O 0 6 16
47% 100% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 50% 62%
Key stats in Serie C: Girone C this season:
  • Catania haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Vibonese have not yet lost a game away.
  • Vibonese have scored in all their away matches so far.

  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 11 8 3 0 28 6 6 4 2 0 11 1 5 4 1 0 17 5 22 27
2 Bari 1908 10 6 2 2 21 11 4 2 1 1 8 5 6 4 1 1 13 6 10 20
3 Teramo 9 6 2 1 12 4 4 4 0 0 6 0 5 2 2 1 6 4 8 20
4 Catanzaro 11 5 4 2 14 11 5 4 1 0 8 2 6 1 3 2 6 9 3 19
5 Turris Neapolis 10 4 4 2 14 14 6 2 2 2 5 8 4 2 2 0 9 6 0 16
6 Avellino 8 4 3 1 12 8 4 1 2 1 6 6 4 3 1 0 6 2 4 15
7 Juve Stabia 11 4 2 5 9 10 5 3 0 2 7 5 6 1 2 3 2 5 -1 14
8 Foggia 9 4 1 4 11 11 5 2 1 2 7 7 4 2 0 2 4 4 0 13
9 Vibonese 7 3 3 1 11 7 5 2 2 1 8 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 12
10 Paganese 11 2 4 5 10 15 5 0 3 2 2 6 6 2 1 3 8 9 -5 10
11 Casertana 9 2 3 4 14 17 4 0 2 2 5 9 5 2 1 2 9 8 -3 9
12 Catania 8 3 2 3 7 10 3 1 1 1 3 4 5 2 1 2 4 6 -3 9
13 Palermo 8 2 3 3 7 10 3 1 1 1 3 4 5 1 2 2 4 6 -3 9
14 Monopoli 8 2 3 3 6 9 5 0 2 3 2 7 3 2 1 0 4 2 -3 9
15 Virtus Francavilla 11 2 3 6 12 16 6 1 2 3 8 11 5 1 1 3 4 5 -4 9
16 Potenza Calcio 10 2 3 5 13 20 5 1 3 1 10 12 5 1 0 4 3 8 -7 9
17 Bisceglie 6 2 1 3 6 6 3 1 0 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 4 3 0 7
18 Viterbese Castrense 9 1 4 4 7 11 4 0 1 3 1 6 5 1 3 1 6 5 -4 7
19 Cavese 10 1 2 7 7 19 6 0 0 6 2 13 4 1 2 1 5 6 -12 5
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.