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

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Competition: Sat 25.February
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Domenico Francioni (8000 seats)

Serie C: Girone C: What this fixture might miss in glitz it should pay back in energy and dedication. Let's go: Latina - ACR Messina!

Insights:
  • Latina have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Serie C: Girone C
  • ACR Messina have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Serie C: Girone C

Both participants have had enough rest since their previous match. Let's wish for an animated match!

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Latina form and stats

The overall Serie C: Girone C results playing at home this season for Latina are 6-3-4 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Latina after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Latina are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Picerno.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Virtus Francavilla in a game that was won 2-1.

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 Latina have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 3 and lost 2.

It should be added that a glance at the 16 latest league matches shows that 12 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).

Latina aren't scoring a lot here at Stadio Comunale Domenico Francioni in the league, with only {11 goals} from 13 games.

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ACR Messina form and stats

ACR Messina have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Serie C: Girone C, after 2-1-10 (13 played).

ACR Messina's last game was the home draw against Fidelis Andria (0-0).

Preceding that game was the away victory against Gelbison with the score of 2-1.

Messina are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 1 draw and 6 defeats. From a total of 8 matches.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. ACR Messina's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 24 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these two sides get together this season, as the statistics show this recent game: ACR Messina - Latina 4-1. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's one Latina victory, zero draws and two ACR Messina wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

LatinaL. Fabrizi
L. Fabrizi
7 goals
ACR MessinaI. Baldé Baldé
I. Baldé Baldé
5 goals
LatinaD. Sannipoli
D. Sannipoli
4 goals

Latina missing players

ACR Messina missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Latina ACR Messina
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 13 2 Played P 5 13 28
9 6 1 Won W 0 2 7
9 3 0 Drew D 1 1 5
10 4 1 Lost L 4 10 16
28 11 1 Scored S 3 8 26
35 13 2 Conceded C 10 24 41
82% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
50% 38% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 69% 64%
43% 31% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 62% 46%
29% 15% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 15% 18%
14% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
36% 31% 0% BTTS BTTS 40% 31% 43%
39% 54% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 11%
43% 31% 50% Failed to Score F T 60% 69% 50%
 
3.1 3.2 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.4 3.2 3.6
5.2 4.7 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 4.8 5.2
2.9 3.4 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.6 2.9
5 4 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
8.5 6.2 4 Shots (avg) S ( 10 8 8.5
3.1 2.6 1.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 2.8 2.9
32% 32% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 22% 32%
 
9.1 7.8 7.5 Shots against (avg) S A 12.8 12.3 10.8
4.1 3.4 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.4 4.9 4.5
Key stats in Serie C: Girone C this season:
  • ACR Messina have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • ACR Messina have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • ACR Messina have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • ACR Messina have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Serie C: Girone C
  • ACR Messina have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Serie C: Girone C
  • ACR Messina haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Latina have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) 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 28 23 4 1 74 10 15 15 0 0 51 4 13 8 4 1 23 6 64 73
2 Crotone 28 19 6 3 44 23 13 10 3 0 17 3 15 9 3 3 27 20 21 63
3 Pescara 28 14 6 8 40 29 15 7 3 5 20 17 13 7 3 3 20 12 11 48
4 Foggia 28 12 7 9 42 33 14 7 3 4 21 16 14 5 4 5 21 17 9 43
5 Audace Cerignola 28 11 9 8 34 30 14 8 3 3 24 12 14 3 6 5 10 18 4 42
6 Picerno 28 11 9 8 31 28 14 8 3 3 19 11 14 3 6 5 12 17 3 42
7 Monopoli 28 11 6 11 32 33 14 8 0 6 18 13 14 3 6 5 14 20 -1 39
8 Juve Stabia 28 10 7 11 23 26 13 5 4 4 13 10 15 5 3 7 10 16 -3 37
9 Avellino 28 9 9 10 31 30 14 6 6 2 16 8 14 3 3 8 15 22 1 36
10 Latina 28 9 9 10 28 35 13 6 3 4 11 13 15 3 6 6 17 22 -7 36
11 SSC Giugliano 28 8 11 9 36 38 14 5 6 3 23 18 14 3 5 6 13 20 -2 35
12 Virtus Francavilla 28 10 5 13 36 39 14 10 2 2 27 12 14 0 3 11 9 27 -3 35
13 Taranto 28 9 8 11 20 31 14 7 5 2 13 8 14 2 3 9 7 23 -11 35
14 Gelbison 28 7 12 9 21 26 14 4 6 4 13 13 14 3 6 5 8 13 -5 33
15 Potenza Calcio 28 6 15 7 33 45 13 4 7 2 22 19 15 2 8 5 11 26 -12 33
16 Nuova Monterosi 28 7 9 12 30 36 14 3 7 4 16 16 14 4 2 8 14 20 -6 30
17 Turris 28 6 8 14 30 45 15 2 6 7 16 26 13 4 2 7 14 19 -15 26
18 ACR Messina 28 7 5 16 26 41 15 5 4 6 18 17 13 2 1 10 8 24 -15 26
19 Viterbese 28 6 8 14 27 39 14 4 4 6 17 22 14 2 4 8 10 17 -12 24
20 Fidelis Andria 28 3 11 14 18 39 14 3 7 4 10 13 14 0 4 10 8 26 -21 20

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 28 23 4 1 74 10 15 15 0 0 51 4 13 8 4 1 23 6 64 73
2 Crotone 28 19 6 3 44 23 13 10 3 0 17 3 15 9 3 3 27 20 21 63
3 Pescara 28 14 6 8 40 29 15 7 3 5 20 17 13 7 3 3 20 12 11 48
4 Foggia 28 12 7 9 42 33 14 7 3 4 21 16 14 5 4 5 21 17 9 43
5 Audace Cerignola 28 11 9 8 34 30 14 8 3 3 24 12 14 3 6 5 10 18 4 42
6 Picerno 28 11 9 8 31 28 14 8 3 3 19 11 14 3 6 5 12 17 3 42
7 Monopoli 28 11 6 11 32 33 14 8 0 6 18 13 14 3 6 5 14 20 -1 39
8 Juve Stabia 28 10 7 11 23 26 13 5 4 4 13 10 15 5 3 7 10 16 -3 37
9 Avellino 28 9 9 10 31 30 14 6 6 2 16 8 14 3 3 8 15 22 1 36
10 Latina 28 9 9 10 28 35 13 6 3 4 11 13 15 3 6 6 17 22 -7 36
11 SSC Giugliano 28 8 11 9 36 38 14 5 6 3 23 18 14 3 5 6 13 20 -2 35
12 Virtus Francavilla 28 10 5 13 36 39 14 10 2 2 27 12 14 0 3 11 9 27 -3 35
13 Taranto 28 9 8 11 20 31 14 7 5 2 13 8 14 2 3 9 7 23 -11 35
14 Gelbison 28 7 12 9 21 26 14 4 6 4 13 13 14 3 6 5 8 13 -5 33
15 Potenza Calcio 28 6 15 7 33 45 13 4 7 2 22 19 15 2 8 5 11 26 -12 33
16 Nuova Monterosi 28 7 9 12 30 36 14 3 7 4 16 16 14 4 2 8 14 20 -6 30
17 Turris 28 6 8 14 30 45 15 2 6 7 16 26 13 4 2 7 14 19 -15 26
18 ACR Messina 28 7 5 16 26 41 15 5 4 6 18 17 13 2 1 10 8 24 -15 26
19 Viterbese 28 6 8 14 27 39 14 4 4 6 17 22 14 2 4 8 10 17 -12 24
20 Fidelis Andria 28 3 11 14 18 39 14 3 7 4 10 13 14 0 4 10 8 26 -21 20

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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.