Serie C: Girone C preview: Can Fidelis Andria edge out victory against ACR Messina?

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Competition: Tue 18.October
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Degli Ulivi (9140 seats)

This fixture features two squads dwelling in the cellar of the Serie C: Girone C, Fidelis Andria having 18th position and ACR Messina lying 20th. A nice chance for one of the participants to better their position.

Insights:
  • Fidelis Andria have the most conceded goals in the first half (9) in Serie C: Girone C
  • ACR Messina have the most conceded goals (18) in Serie C: Girone C

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Fidelis Andria and ACR Messina.

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Fidelis Andria form and stats

1-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie C: Girone C numbers at home for Fidelis Andria so far this season.

Fidelis Andria's last game was hosting ACR Messina (placed 20th) and winning 3-0. A big relief, as that was the first league win after playing, but not winning, eight matches in a row.

Heartbreak before that as Fidelis lost 0-3 at Pescara's place.

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 Fidelis Andria have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 9 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 1 and lost 1.

7 goals have been conceded. Fidelis Andria has at home met teams with this table position (low), two times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.

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ACR Messina form and stats

0 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of ACR Messina, who have the most conceded goals (18) in Serie C: Girone C, playing as the away team in the Serie C: Girone C this season. It's all red in the travel logs of Messina, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.

The attacking players of ACR Messina have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 314 minutes.

Messina play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-3 to Fidelis Andria (placed 18th).

A loss against Gelbison was the result prior to that, in a home game.

We have checked recent matches where ACR Messina have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 6 games were 0 victories, 0 draws and 6 defeats.

A fact for sports gamblers contemplating a bet on only one (or no) team scoring in this fixture: This club have played 5 consecutive league matches with just one or no team finding the net.

Goals are few and far between in Messina's away league games. Only {1 goals} from 5 travels. The ACR Messina manager Auteri has some worries about the defense as 12 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Fidelis Andria - ACR Messina 3-0 was the outcome when these two contenders previously did battle, also in this season. Fidelis-ACR Messina H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Fidelis Andria two wins, ACR Messina zero wins, one draw. two of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Fidelis AndriaF. Urso
F. Urso
2 goals
Fidelis AndriaS. Paolini
S. Paolini
2 goals
Fidelis AndriaA. Arrigoni Marocco
A. Arrigoni Marocco
1 goals

Fidelis Andria missing players

ACR Messina missing players

Fidelis Andria ACR Messina
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
9 5 2 Played P 1 5 9
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
3 2 2 Drew D 0 0 1
5 2 0 Lost L 1 5 7
9 5 1 Scored S 1 1 5
16 7 1 Conceded C 2 12 18
89% 80% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
89% 80% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 67%
78% 60% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 80% 56%
22% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 11%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
56% 40% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 20% 33%
22% 40% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 11%
33% 40% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 80% 56%
 
4.1 4 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.6 3.9
3.7 2.4 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4.2 4.7
2.7 2.4 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 2.8 2.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
9.3 11 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9 6 7.9
3.3 3.4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 1.2 2
30% 29% 10% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 17% 28%
 
8.8 6.4 4.5 Shots against (avg) S A 15 11.2 10
3.9 3.4 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5.2 4.4
Key stats in Serie C: Girone C this season:
  • ACR Messina have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • ACR Messina have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • ACR Messina have lost all their away matches so far.
  • ACR Messina have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • ACR Messina have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Serie C: Girone C
  • ACR Messina have the most conceded goals (12) away in Serie C: Girone C
  • ACR Messina have the most conceded goals (18) in Serie C: Girone C
  • ACR Messina have the most conceded goals in the second half (12) in Serie C: Girone C
  • ACR Messina have the the worst goal difference (-11) away in Serie C: Girone C
  • ACR Messina have the the worst goal difference (-13) in Serie C: Girone C
  • ACR Messina haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Fidelis Andria have scored at least twice as many goals at home as ACR Messina have scored away.
  • Fidelis Andria have the most conceded goals in the first half (9) in Serie C: Girone C
  • Fidelis Andria have the most dropped points from leading position (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 8 7 1 0 28 4 4 4 0 0 15 2 4 3 1 0 13 2 24 22
2 Pescara 9 6 2 1 17 6 4 2 1 1 6 3 5 4 1 0 11 3 11 20
3 Crotone 8 6 1 1 12 4 4 4 0 0 6 0 4 2 1 1 6 4 8 19
4 Gelbison 9 4 2 3 9 6 5 2 1 2 7 5 4 2 1 1 2 1 3 14
5 Latina 8 4 2 2 13 11 4 2 1 1 5 4 4 2 1 1 8 7 2 14
6 Juve Stabia 9 4 2 3 8 7 5 2 2 1 4 3 4 2 0 2 4 4 1 14
7 Turris 8 4 2 2 13 14 4 1 2 1 4 7 4 3 0 1 9 7 -1 14
8 SSC Giugliano 9 3 4 2 15 10 5 3 2 0 11 4 4 0 2 2 4 6 5 13
9 Monopoli 8 4 1 3 10 9 4 3 0 1 8 4 4 1 1 2 2 5 1 13
10 Nuova Monterosi 9 3 3 3 15 14 5 2 1 2 10 9 4 1 2 1 5 5 1 12
11 Audace Cerignola 8 3 2 3 10 10 4 2 1 1 6 3 4 1 1 2 4 7 0 11
12 Virtus Francavilla 8 3 2 3 7 8 4 3 1 0 4 1 4 0 1 3 3 7 -1 11
13 Taranto 8 3 0 5 7 14 4 3 0 1 5 4 4 0 0 4 2 10 -7 9
14 Avellino 8 2 2 4 6 8 4 2 2 0 5 2 4 0 0 4 1 6 -2 8
15 Foggia 9 2 2 5 5 15 4 2 0 2 3 7 5 0 2 3 2 8 -10 8
16 Picerno 8 1 3 4 9 13 4 1 1 2 6 5 4 0 2 2 3 8 -4 6
17 Potenza Calcio 8 0 6 2 8 12 4 0 3 1 5 7 4 0 3 1 3 5 -4 6
18 Fidelis Andria 9 1 3 5 9 16 5 1 2 2 5 7 4 0 1 3 4 9 -7 6
19 Viterbese 8 1 3 4 7 14 3 0 1 2 3 8 5 1 2 2 4 6 -7 6
20 ACR Messina 9 1 1 7 5 18 4 1 1 2 4 6 5 0 0 5 1 12 -13 4

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.