A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Monopoli fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and Casertana's 14th place in the table will show on the pitch.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Monopoli form and stats
The story so far in the Serie C: Girone C for Monopoli at their home stadium (Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani) is 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
The Monopoli goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 200 minutes without conceding a goal in the Serie C: Girone C.
A strong away win for Monopoli against Reggina the last match, as M. Piccinni and F. Salvemini were on target. Before that, Monopoli had a home game versus FC Rieti which ended with a victory 1-0.
Monopoli has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Monopoli have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Casertana form and stats
There's been little loot from Casertana's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 14 away games in the Serie C: Girone C. Casertana only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 8 draws. Visiting Casertana has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Casertana are travelling after their nice 2-0 home win in the Serie C: Girone C against Cavese (placed 13th). Before that, Casertana travelled to Sicula Leonzio and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Casertana as they have only managed to score 13 times from 14 away games in the league. 19 goals have been conceded by Casertana in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Casertana - Monopoli 2-1 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: three - one - five (Monopoli wins - draws - Casertana wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 G. Fella 17 goals |  E. Starita 10 goals | L. Castaldo 9 goals |
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| Monopoli | Casertana | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 40 | 20 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 36 |
| 21 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 35 |
| 97% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 86% |
| 62% | 53% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 76% |
| 38% | 40% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 38% |
| 7% | 13% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 24% |
| 3% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 31% | 27% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 57% | 59% |
| 48% | 47% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 21% | 28% |
| 24% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | 28% |
| 5.4 | 5.4 | 7.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.4 | 3.7 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 317 | 150 | 51 | Total Shots | T S | 21 | 114 | 247 |
| 105 | 50 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 43 | 99 |
| 38% | 40% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 30% | 36% |
- Casertana has the most scored goals in the first half (24)
- Monopoli has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2)
- Monopoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Reggina | 29 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 52 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 33 | 66 |
| 2 | Bari 1908 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 53 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 30 | 59 |
| 3 | Monopoli | 29 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 57 |
| 4 | Potenza Calcio | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 55 |
| 5 | Ternana | 29 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 38 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 51 |
| 6 | Catania | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 0 | 44 |
| 7 | Catanzaro | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 42 |
| 8 | Teramo | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 41 |
| 9 | Viterbese Castrense | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 37 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 39 |
| 10 | Vibonese | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 47 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 11 | 38 |
| 11 | Virtus Francavilla | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 37 |
| 12 | Avellino | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -6 | 37 |
| 13 | Cavese | 29 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 24 | -12 | 37 |
| 14 | Casertana | 29 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 36 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 35 |
| 15 | Paganese | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 35 |
| 16 | Picerno | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -7 | 32 |
| 17 | Sicula Leonzio | 29 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -16 | 26 |
| 18 | Bisceglie | 29 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 39 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -18 | 20 |
| 19 | Rende | 29 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 49 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 34 | -30 | 18 |
| 20 | FC Rieti | 29 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 64 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 34 | -36 | 12 |