Football betting preview: Crotone expected to win when Taranto visit

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Competition: Sun 02.April
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Ezio Scida (16108 seats)

Only three points will suffice for the Crotone club members in this Stadio Ezio Scida battle with Taranto, as they enjoy a solid lead on the opposition in the Serie C: Girone C standings.

Insights:
  • Crotone have the most points from losing position (19) in Serie C: Girone C
  • Taranto have the fewest scored goals (23) in Serie C: Girone C

Crotone is in the 2nd league table position and will remain there regardless of what happens for the rest of the season.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Crotone form and stats

Crotone have performed here at Stadio Ezio Scida this season with 12 wins from 17 Serie C: Girone C matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 5 games and lost 0. Two home wins in a row for Crotone bring valid hopes of a third.

A nice win for Crotone last time playing, versus Taranto. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0.

2-2 away at Latina before that.

The Crotone fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 22 in 17 matches. Crotone have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {6 goals}. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Taranto form and stats

Taranto have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Serie C: Girone C, after 2-5-11 (18 played).

Taranto lost away at Crotone (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. That defeat was their first after three consecutive league matches winning points.

A draw for Taranto before that, at their own venue hosting Avellino (2-2).

Low on goals? 15 of this team's most recent 16 league fixtures have had zero, one or two goals.

Taranto are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {7 goals} from 18 away games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 25 goals have been conceded by Taranto in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last head to head match ended Crotone - Taranto 1-0, played this season. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's one Crotone victory, one draw and zero Taranto wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

CrotoneG. Gomez
G. Gomez
13 goals
CrotoneC. Chiricò
C. Chiricò
12 goals
TarantoC. Tommasini
C. Tommasini
7 goals

Crotone missing players

Taranto missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Crotone Taranto
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 17 6 Played P 5 18 35
21 12 4 Won W 1 2 10
11 5 2 Drew D 1 5 11
3 0 0 Lost L 3 11 14
52 22 8 Scored S 3 7 23
29 6 4 Conceded C 5 25 36
91% 88% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 72% 74%
63% 47% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 50% 46%
37% 18% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 39% 34%
23% 6% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 11%
11% 6% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 3%
51% 29% 50% BTTS BTTS 20% 22% 23%
43% 71% 50% Clean Sheets C S 40% 33% 46%
14% 12% 17% Failed to Score F T 60% 72% 57%
 
5.2 6.6 8.7 Corners for (avg) C F 1.4 3.4 3.2
4.3 3.9 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.6 4.3 4.1
2.2 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.8 3.1
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13.7 16.6 18.5 Shots (avg) S ( 4.2 6.2 7
4.7 5.5 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.4 1.8 2.5
32% 23% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 21% 26%
 
10.3 10.2 10.7 Shots against (avg) S A 8 8.9 8.6
3.7 2.8 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.7 3.3
Key stats in Serie C: Girone C this season:
  • Crotone have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Crotone have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Crotone have scored more than double the goals of Taranto.
  • Crotone have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in Serie C: Girone C
  • Crotone have the most points from losing position (19) in Serie C: Girone C
  • Crotone have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Taranto have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Taranto have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Taranto have the fewest scored goals (23) in Serie C: Girone C
  • Taranto have the fewest scored goals (7) away in Serie C: Girone C
  • Taranto have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) 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 Catanzaro 35 28 6 1 94 15 18 17 1 0 60 7 17 11 5 1 34 8 79 90
2 Crotone 35 21 11 3 52 29 17 12 5 0 22 6 18 9 6 3 30 23 23 74
3 Pescara 35 17 8 10 53 38 18 9 4 5 29 21 17 8 4 5 24 17 15 59
4 Foggia 35 16 7 12 52 42 17 9 3 5 25 18 18 7 4 7 27 24 10 55
5 Picerno 35 14 13 8 39 31 17 9 5 3 22 12 18 5 8 5 17 19 8 55
6 Audace Cerignola 35 14 11 10 43 38 18 11 4 3 31 15 17 3 7 7 12 23 5 53
7 Monopoli 35 14 6 15 41 44 18 10 0 8 26 21 17 4 6 7 15 23 -3 48
8 Virtus Francavilla 35 13 6 16 44 47 17 12 3 2 33 14 18 1 3 14 11 33 -3 45
9 Potenza Calcio 35 9 18 8 43 50 17 7 7 3 30 22 18 2 11 5 13 28 -7 45
10 Juve Stabia 35 12 8 15 34 45 17 7 4 6 19 19 18 5 4 9 15 26 -11 44
11 Avellino 35 11 10 14 42 45 17 7 6 4 19 13 18 4 4 10 23 32 -3 43
12 SSC Giugliano 35 10 13 12 47 53 18 6 7 5 29 29 17 4 6 7 18 24 -6 43
13 Latina 35 10 13 12 34 43 17 6 6 5 13 17 18 4 7 7 21 26 -9 43
14 Taranto 35 10 11 14 23 36 17 8 6 3 16 11 18 2 5 11 7 25 -13 41
15 Turris 35 9 10 16 37 51 18 5 6 7 22 27 17 4 4 9 15 24 -14 37
16 Gelbison 35 7 15 13 24 34 18 4 7 7 15 19 17 3 8 6 9 15 -10 36
17 Messina 35 10 6 19 31 47 18 6 4 8 19 19 17 4 2 11 12 28 -16 36
18 Nuova Monterosi 35 8 13 14 36 45 18 3 11 4 18 18 17 5 2 10 18 27 -9 35
19 Viterbese 35 7 11 17 32 48 17 4 7 6 19 24 18 3 4 11 13 24 -16 30
20 Fidelis Andria 35 5 14 16 26 46 18 4 9 5 13 15 17 1 5 11 13 31 -20 29

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 Catanzaro 35 28 6 1 94 15 18 17 1 0 60 7 17 11 5 1 34 8 79 90
2 Crotone 35 21 11 3 52 29 17 12 5 0 22 6 18 9 6 3 30 23 23 74
3 Pescara 35 17 8 10 53 38 18 9 4 5 29 21 17 8 4 5 24 17 15 59
4 Foggia 35 16 7 12 52 42 17 9 3 5 25 18 18 7 4 7 27 24 10 55
5 Picerno 35 14 13 8 39 31 17 9 5 3 22 12 18 5 8 5 17 19 8 55
6 Audace Cerignola 35 14 11 10 43 38 18 11 4 3 31 15 17 3 7 7 12 23 5 53
7 Monopoli 35 14 6 15 41 44 18 10 0 8 26 21 17 4 6 7 15 23 -3 48
8 Virtus Francavilla 35 13 6 16 44 47 17 12 3 2 33 14 18 1 3 14 11 33 -3 45
9 Potenza Calcio 35 9 18 8 43 50 17 7 7 3 30 22 18 2 11 5 13 28 -7 45
10 Juve Stabia 35 12 8 15 34 45 17 7 4 6 19 19 18 5 4 9 15 26 -11 44
11 Avellino 35 11 10 14 42 45 17 7 6 4 19 13 18 4 4 10 23 32 -3 43
12 SSC Giugliano 35 10 13 12 47 53 18 6 7 5 29 29 17 4 6 7 18 24 -6 43
13 Latina 35 10 13 12 34 43 17 6 6 5 13 17 18 4 7 7 21 26 -9 43
14 Taranto 35 10 11 14 23 36 17 8 6 3 16 11 18 2 5 11 7 25 -13 41
15 Turris 35 9 10 16 37 51 18 5 6 7 22 27 17 4 4 9 15 24 -14 37
16 Gelbison 35 7 15 13 24 34 18 4 7 7 15 19 17 3 8 6 9 15 -10 36
17 Messina 35 10 6 19 31 47 18 6 4 8 19 19 17 4 2 11 12 28 -16 36
18 Nuova Monterosi 35 8 13 14 36 45 18 3 11 4 18 18 17 5 2 10 18 27 -9 35
19 Viterbese 35 7 11 17 32 48 17 4 7 6 19 24 18 3 4 11 13 24 -16 30
20 Fidelis Andria 35 5 14 16 26 46 18 4 9 5 13 15 17 1 5 11 13 31 -20 29

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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.