Possible nail-biting contest in Foggia - Catanzaro game

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Competition: Mon 11.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Pino Zaccheria (25000 seats)

Foggia will hope to operate their home advantage to get one over today’s opponents. The team playing at home are currently 8 points behind Catanzaro.

Insights:
  • Foggia have the most scored goals (63) in Serie C: Girone C

It's no vacation for neither Foggia nor Catanzaro 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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Foggia form and stats

Foggia have performed here at Stadio Comunale Pino Zaccheria this season with 10 wins from 17 Serie C: Girone C matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 5 games and lost 2.

The Foggia crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 2-6 to Catanzaro here at Stadio Comunale Pino Zaccheria. Foggia were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Vibonese that finished 1-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Foggia have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won four, drawn four and lost two.

Foggia can score goals in their home matches. After 17 league matches they have found the net 41 times. Foggia's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Catanzaro form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie C: Girone C travels is 7 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats.

It's the second away game in a row for Catanzaro, but there's smiles all around after the 6-2 victory versus Foggia (placed 7th) last time out. As mentioned above, Catanzaro was the only team on the pitch versus Foggia in their previous game, winning 6-2. This could be a tougher task.

A 1-2 loss hosting Nuova Monterosi before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Catanzaro playing away and similar expectations, we found twelve relevant matches. Results were three Catanzaro wins, five draws and four defeats.

Catanzaro have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 17 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (13 so far).

Head 2 Head

Catanzaro - Foggia 2-0 was the score in these squads' latest head to head game, earlier this season. Foggia-Catanzaro H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Foggia three wins, Catanzaro four wins, two draws. four of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being a bit rough, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last nine duels.

Top Goalscorers

FoggiaJ. Ferrante
J. Ferrante
15 goals
FoggiaA. Curcio
A. Curcio
11 goals
CatanzaroF. Vázquez
F. Vázquez
10 goals

Foggia missing players

Catanzaro missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Foggia Catanzaro
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 18 4 Played P 6 18 36
14 10 3 Won W 2 8 18
14 5 1 Drew D 3 6 11
8 3 0 Lost L 1 4 7
65 43 8 Scored S 6 24 54
51 27 3 Conceded C 5 15 28
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 78% 86%
89% 89% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 61% 75%
53% 61% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 39% 39%
39% 56% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 14%
22% 39% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 6%
75% 78% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 53%
17% 17% 50% Clean Sheets C S 17% 44% 44%
11% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 28% 17%
 
5 4.4 2.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 5.8 6.1
4.8 4.7 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 3.9 3.6
2.5 2.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 3.1
3 1 0 Red cards R C 2 2 3
 
11.2 11.7 7.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9.3 9.1 10.9
4.5 5.4 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.7 4.5
40% 44% 62% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 36% 33%
 
9.2 9.1 10 Shots against (avg) S A 5.8 7.6 7.3
3.9 3.9 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.5 2.9 2.6
Key stats in Serie C: Girone C this season:
  • Foggia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Foggia have the most points from losing position (19) in Serie C: Girone C
  • Foggia have the most scored goals (63) in Serie C: Girone C
  • Foggia have the most scored goals in the first half (30) in Serie C: Girone C
  • Foggia haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bari 1908 36 23 9 4 57 28 18 12 4 2 34 16 18 11 5 2 23 12 29 78
2 Palermo 36 17 12 7 62 35 18 13 5 0 42 9 18 4 7 7 20 26 27 63
3 Catanzaro 35 17 11 7 48 26 18 10 5 3 30 13 17 7 6 4 18 13 22 62
4 Avellino 36 16 14 6 44 26 18 8 8 2 25 14 18 8 6 4 19 12 18 62
5 Monopoli 36 18 7 11 41 30 18 11 4 3 24 9 18 7 3 8 17 21 11 61
6 Virtus Francavilla 35 16 8 11 47 33 18 12 4 2 37 17 17 4 4 9 10 16 14 56
7 Foggia 35 14 14 7 63 45 17 10 5 2 41 21 18 4 9 5 22 24 18 54
8 Nuova Monterosi 36 13 11 12 42 44 18 8 5 5 23 19 18 5 6 7 19 25 -2 50
9 Picerno 36 14 7 15 37 42 18 9 2 7 22 15 18 5 5 8 15 27 -5 49
10 Juve Stabia 36 12 11 13 41 40 18 9 6 3 27 13 18 3 5 10 14 27 1 47
11 Turris Neapolis 35 14 4 17 50 52 17 8 0 9 26 21 18 6 4 8 24 31 -2 46
12 Campobasso 36 11 12 13 55 63 18 5 7 6 28 28 18 6 5 7 27 35 -8 45
13 Catania 34 13 9 12 53 51 16 7 2 7 23 21 18 6 7 5 30 30 2 44
14 Latina 35 12 8 15 37 42 18 9 5 4 23 15 17 3 3 11 14 27 -5 44
15 Taranto 35 9 13 13 32 40 18 7 9 2 19 10 17 2 4 11 13 30 -8 40
16 Messina 36 10 10 16 41 57 18 7 5 6 21 20 18 3 5 10 20 37 -16 40
17 Potenza Calcio 36 8 12 16 38 53 18 5 9 4 23 20 18 3 3 12 15 33 -15 36
18 Paganese 36 8 8 20 34 62 18 7 3 8 23 28 18 1 5 12 11 34 -28 32
19 Fidelis Andria 36 6 12 18 26 46 18 3 7 8 14 22 18 3 5 10 12 24 -20 30
20 Vibonese 36 3 12 21 24 57 18 3 7 8 14 22 18 0 5 13 10 35 -33 21

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 Bari 1908 36 23 9 4 57 28 18 12 4 2 34 16 18 11 5 2 23 12 29 78
2 Palermo 36 17 12 7 62 35 18 13 5 0 42 9 18 4 7 7 20 26 27 63
3 Catanzaro 35 17 11 7 48 26 18 10 5 3 30 13 17 7 6 4 18 13 22 62
4 Avellino 36 16 14 6 44 26 18 8 8 2 25 14 18 8 6 4 19 12 18 62
5 Monopoli 36 18 7 11 41 30 18 11 4 3 24 9 18 7 3 8 17 21 11 61
6 Virtus Francavilla 35 16 8 11 47 33 18 12 4 2 37 17 17 4 4 9 10 16 14 56
7 Foggia 35 14 14 7 63 45 17 10 5 2 41 21 18 4 9 5 22 24 18 54
8 Nuova Monterosi 36 13 11 12 42 44 18 8 5 5 23 19 18 5 6 7 19 25 -2 50
9 Picerno 36 14 7 15 37 42 18 9 2 7 22 15 18 5 5 8 15 27 -5 49
10 Juve Stabia 36 12 11 13 41 40 18 9 6 3 27 13 18 3 5 10 14 27 1 47
11 Turris Neapolis 35 14 4 17 50 52 17 8 0 9 26 21 18 6 4 8 24 31 -2 46
12 Campobasso 36 11 12 13 55 63 18 5 7 6 28 28 18 6 5 7 27 35 -8 45
13 Catania 34 13 9 12 53 51 16 7 2 7 23 21 18 6 7 5 30 30 2 44
14 Latina 35 12 8 15 37 42 18 9 5 4 23 15 17 3 3 11 14 27 -5 44
15 Taranto 35 9 13 13 32 40 18 7 9 2 19 10 17 2 4 11 13 30 -8 40
16 Messina 36 10 10 16 41 57 18 7 5 6 21 20 18 3 5 10 20 37 -16 40
17 Potenza Calcio 36 8 12 16 38 53 18 5 9 4 23 20 18 3 3 12 15 33 -15 36
18 Paganese 36 8 8 20 34 62 18 7 3 8 23 28 18 1 5 12 11 34 -28 32
19 Fidelis Andria 36 6 12 18 26 46 18 3 7 8 14 22 18 3 5 10 12 24 -20 30
20 Vibonese 36 3 12 21 24 57 18 3 7 8 14 22 18 0 5 13 10 35 -33 21

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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.