Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Catanzaro welcomes Virtus Francavilla

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Date: Sun 06.October
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo (14650 seats)

It's advantage Catanzaro so far with their 4th position in the Serie C: Girone C table, welcoming Virtus Francavilla who are placed 11th.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Catanzaro form and stats

As mentioned below, Catanzaro are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 3 Serie C: Girone C games. It’s been three wins in a row for Catanzaro here at Stadio Nicola Ceravolo, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Catanzaro lost their last game at Casertana (placed 6th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against FC Rieti.

Catanzaro can score goals in their home matches. After 3 league matches they have found the net 7 times. Catanzaro are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadio Nicola Ceravolo in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.

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Virtus Francavilla form and stats

Virtus Francavilla are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Serie C: Girone C, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).

Virtus Francavilla failed to get anything from their last game, a Serie C: Girone C home match vs Ternana (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 1-2. Prior to that result Virtus Francavilla won their away game at Avellino. The scoreline was 1-0.

Virtus Francavilla has another fixture away, a Coppa Italia Serie C game, against Monopoli in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

Virtus Francavilla find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 4 goals from 3 away fixtures in the league. Virtus Francavilla have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last six meetings: 1 - 2 - 3 (Catanzaro wins - draws - Virtus Francavilla wins). As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

M. Fischnaller
13 goals

Catanzaro missing players

Virtus Francavilla missing players

Catanzaro Virtus Francavilla
Total Home Home vs mid Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
7 3 0 Played P 0 3 7
4 3 0 Won W 0 1 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 3
2 0 0 Lost L 0 1 2
11 7 0 Scored S 0 4 8
7 2 0 Conceded C 0 4 8
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
86% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 71%
57% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 43%
14% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 14%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
71% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 71%
29% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 29%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
6.6 6 0 Corners For (avg) C F 0 5 4.6
3 2 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 0 4.3 4.6
1.9 1 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 4.3 3.6
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 2 4
Key stats This season:
  • All of Catanzaro's home matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Catanzaro have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Catanzaro have won all their home matches so far.
  • Catanzaro have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Catanzaro haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Virtus Francavilla have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Virtus Francavilla haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Catanzaro
All Serie C: Girone A Serie C: Girone C Coppa Italia Serie C Coppa Italia Club Friendlies
All Home Away
08-09-19 Se Monopoli 0 - 1 Catanzaro
15-09-19 Se Catanzaro 3 - 1 Sicula Leonzio
22-09-19 Se Viterbese Castrense 2 - 1 Catanzaro
25-09-19 Se Catanzaro 2 - 0 FC Rieti
29-09-19 Se Casertana 2 - 1 Catanzaro
06-10-19 Se Catanzaro 15:30 Virtus Francavilla
12-10-19 Se Reggina 18:45 Catanzaro
20-10-19 Se Catanzaro 15:30 Potenza Calcio
23-10-19 Se Bari 1908 - Catanzaro
27-10-19 Se Catanzaro - Rende
Virtus Francavilla
All Serie C: Girone A Serie C: Girone C Coppa Italia Serie C Coppa Italia Club Friendlies
All Home Away
08-09-19 Se Virtus Francavilla 1 - 1 Casertana
15-09-19 Se Paganese 2 - 2 Virtus Francavilla
22-09-19 Se Virtus Francavilla 1 - 0 Bari 1908
25-09-19 Se Avellino 0 - 1 Virtus Francavilla
29-09-19 Se Virtus Francavilla 1 - 2 Ternana
06-10-19 Se Catanzaro 15:30 Virtus Francavilla
09-10-19 Co Monopoli 18:30 Virtus Francavilla
13-10-19 Se Virtus Francavilla 15:30 Vibonese
20-10-19 Se Picerno 15:30 Virtus Francavilla
23-10-19 Se Virtus Francavilla - Teramo

  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 7 5 1 1 11 7 3 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 0 0 9 4 4 16
2 Reggina 7 4 3 0 14 4 4 4 0 0 11 1 3 0 3 0 3 3 10 15
3 Potenza Calcio 7 4 2 1 8 2 3 2 1 0 3 0 4 2 1 1 5 2 6 14
4 Catanzaro 7 4 1 2 11 7 3 3 0 0 7 2 4 1 1 2 4 5 4 13
5 Monopoli 7 4 1 2 10 6 4 3 0 1 7 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 13
6 Casertana 7 3 3 1 12 5 3 3 0 0 10 2 4 0 3 1 2 3 7 12
7 Catania 7 4 0 3 15 11 3 3 0 0 7 1 4 1 0 3 8 10 4 12
8 Paganese 7 3 2 2 14 9 3 2 1 0 9 3 4 1 1 2 5 6 5 11
9 Viterbese Castrense 7 3 2 2 11 9 4 2 1 1 7 6 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 11
10 Bari 1908 7 3 2 2 8 7 3 0 2 1 3 5 4 3 0 1 5 2 1 11
11 Virtus Francavilla 7 2 3 2 8 8 4 1 2 1 4 4 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 9
12 Avellino 7 3 0 4 9 12 4 1 0 3 5 8 3 2 0 1 4 4 -3 9
13 Vibonese 7 2 2 3 9 8 3 2 0 1 6 2 4 0 2 2 3 6 1 8
14 Picerno 7 2 2 3 9 11 4 1 1 2 5 6 3 1 1 1 4 5 -2 8
15 Bisceglie 7 2 2 3 4 9 3 0 2 1 1 4 4 2 0 2 3 5 -5 8
16 Cavese 7 2 2 3 6 13 4 2 2 0 5 2 3 0 0 3 1 11 -7 8
17 Teramo 6 1 2 3 5 8 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 0 1 3 2 7 -3 5
18 Sicula Leonzio 6 1 2 3 6 10 4 1 1 2 5 7 2 0 1 1 1 3 -4 5
19 FC Rieti 7 0 1 6 6 18 4 0 1 3 4 8 3 0 0 3 2 10 -12 1
20 Rende 7 0 1 6 3 15 4 0 1 3 2 5 3 0 0 3 1 10 -12 1

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