The manager looks to inspire Catania win against Virtus Francavilla

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Date: Sun 01.September
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Angelo Massimino (20104 seats)

It's game two of the Serie C: Girone C season and everything to play for. Read our full preview!

It's no vacation for neither Catania nor Virtus Francavilla 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

The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Virtus Francavilla in the Serie C: Girone C last time out and are looking for a win here. A strong away win before that one, visiting Avellino and winning 6-3.

Last season, Catania's league statistics were 19 wins, 8 draws and 9 losses, resulting in a 4th position in the Serie C: Girone A. Over these 36 matches they scored 48 goals and conceded 29. Playing at home last season Catania managed 14-2-2 (win-draw-lost) with 32 goals and 9 conceded.

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Virtus Francavilla form and stats

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Catania in their previous outing. The Serie C: Girone C match ended in a draw 1-1. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Reggina.

Let's have a look at how Virtus Francavilla performed last season in the Serie C: Girone A: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 16 victories, 7 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 42 and conceded 39 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 2 and lost 10 with 16/26 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last six meetings): Catania won 4 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Virtus Francavilla has 2 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 1 / 5

Top Goalscorers

F. Lodi
13 goals

Catania missing players

Virtus Francavilla missing players

Catania Virtus Francavilla
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs top Away Total
2 1 0 Played 0 1 2
1 0 0 Won 0 0 0
1 1 0 Drew 0 1 2
0 0 0 Lost 0 0 0
7 1 0 Scored 0 1 2
4 1 0 Conceded 0 1 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 0% 0% Over 2.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% BTTS 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
4 4 0 Corners For (avg) 0 3 4
3.5 3 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 4 4.5
1.5 1 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 3 3
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 1
Catania Last season Virtus Francavilla
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
2 1   Played   1 2
1 0   Won   0 0
1 1   Drew   1 2
0 0   Lost   0 0
7 1   Scored   1 2
4 1   Conceded   1 2
100% 100%   Over 0.5   100% 100%
100% 100%   Over 1.5   100% 100%
50% 0%   Over 2.5   0% 0%
50% 0%   Over 3.5   0% 0%
50% 0%   Over 4.5   0% 0%
100% 100%   BTTS   100% 100%
0% 0%   Clean Sheets   0% 0%
0% 0%   Failed To Score   0% 0%
 
4 4   Corners For (avg)   3 4
3.5 3   Corners Against (avg)   4 4.5
1.5 1   Yellow Cards (avg)   3 3
0 0   Red Cards   0 1

Catania
All Serie C: Girone A Serie C: Girone C Coppa Italia Serie C Coppa Italia Club Friendlies
All Home Away
04-08-19 CI Catania 3 - 0 Cavenago Fanfulla
09-08-19 CF Catania 1 - 1 Cagliari
11-08-19 CI Venezia 2 - 1 Catania
25-08-19 Se Avellino 3 - 6 Catania
01-09-19 Se Catania 15:30 Virtus Francavilla
08-09-19 Se Potenza Calcio 15:30 Catania
15-09-19 Se Catania 13:00 Viterbese Castrense
22-09-19 Se Monopoli - Catania
25-09-19 Se Catania - Cavese
29-09-19 Se Reggina - Catania
Virtus Francavilla
All Serie C: Girone A Serie C: Girone C Coppa Italia Serie C Coppa Italia Club Friendlies
All Home Away
05-05-19 Se Juve Stabia 1 - 2 Virtus Francavilla
03-08-19 CI Virtus Francavilla 2 - 1 Novara
11-08-19 CI Cremonese 4 - 0 Virtus Francavilla
25-08-19 Se Virtus Francavilla 1 - 1 Reggina
01-09-19 Se Catania 15:30 Virtus Francavilla
08-09-19 Se Virtus Francavilla 13:00 Casertana
15-09-19 Se Paganese 13:00 Virtus Francavilla
22-09-19 Se Virtus Francavilla - Bari 1908
25-09-19 Se Avellino - Virtus Francavilla
29-09-19 Se Virtus Francavilla - Ternana

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Ternana 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 6
2 Picerno 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
3 Catania 1 1 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 3 3 3
4 Bari 1908 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
5 Paganese 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3
6 Catanzaro 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Viterbese Castrense 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Bisceglie 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
9 Potenza Calcio 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
10 Monopoli 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
11 Cavese 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Reggina 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Virtus Francavilla 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Teramo 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
15 Casertana 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 Rende 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 Vibonese 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 Sicula Leonzio 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
19 Avellino 1 0 0 1 3 6 1 0 0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
20 FC Rieti 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -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 D P
1 Juve Stabia 36 22 12 2 63 18 18 12 5 1 34 9 18 10 7 1 29 9 45 78
2 Trapani 36 22 8 6 60 34 18 16 1 1 38 12 18 6 7 5 22 22 26 74
3 Catanzaro 36 20 7 9 65 32 18 13 2 3 40 17 18 7 5 6 25 15 33 67
4 Catania 36 19 8 9 48 29 18 14 2 2 32 9 18 5 6 7 16 20 19 65
5 Potenza Calcio 36 14 15 7 45 32 18 9 8 1 24 13 18 5 7 6 21 19 13 57
6 Reggina 36 16 8 12 45 33 18 9 4 5 25 18 18 7 4 7 20 15 12 56
7 Virtus Francavilla 36 16 7 13 42 39 18 10 5 3 26 13 18 6 2 10 16 26 3 55
8 Monopoli 36 13 14 9 41 31 18 6 8 4 15 10 18 7 6 5 26 21 10 53
9 Casertana 36 13 12 11 46 38 18 8 6 4 27 16 18 5 6 7 19 22 8 51
10 Rende 36 14 6 16 46 45 18 7 2 9 24 24 18 7 4 7 22 21 1 48
11 Cavese 36 11 14 11 49 50 18 6 8 4 21 14 18 5 6 7 28 36 -1 47
12 Viterbese Castrense 36 12 9 15 39 44 18 7 6 5 25 21 18 5 3 10 14 23 -5 45
13 FC Rieti 36 12 7 17 33 43 18 7 4 7 19 20 18 5 3 10 14 23 -10 43
14 Vibonese 36 10 12 14 33 37 18 8 6 4 18 11 18 2 6 10 15 26 -4 42
15 Sicula Leonzio 36 11 9 16 32 42 18 6 3 9 18 23 18 5 6 7 14 19 -10 42
16 Siracusa 36 12 6 18 34 44 18 9 3 6 21 15 18 3 3 12 13 29 -10 42
17 Bisceglie 36 7 11 18 22 41 18 6 8 4 15 13 18 1 3 14 7 28 -19 32
18 Paganese 36 4 11 21 36 72 18 2 7 9 20 36 18 2 4 12 16 36 -36 23
19 Matera 36 4 4 28 16 91 18 4 2 12 13 46 18 0 2 16 3 45 -75 16
20 Potenza 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3

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