Monopoli vs Crotone: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Competition: Sat 07.January
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani (8000 seats)

Monopoli ended up with a 0-0 score versus Taranto last match, a game to keep in mind. The next task is this powerful Crotone side.

Insights:
  • Monopoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Crotone have the most points from losing position (14) in Serie C: Girone C

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Monopoli form and stats

5-0-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie C: Girone C numbers at home for Monopoli so far this season. The Monopoli manager Pancaro might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

Monopoli shared the glory with Taranto in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Gelbison and winning 5-1.

Monopoli has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. On the other hand, Monopoli have conceded 11 goals. When Monopoli hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Turris, Virtus Francavilla, Viterbese, ACR Messina, Nuova Monterosi and Fidelis Andria), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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Crotone form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie C: Girone C travels is 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Crotone has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

Impressive finishing from Petriccione secured the home win 1-0 against ACR Messina in their previous game.

Preceding that game was the away victory against SSC Giugliano with the score of 3-2.

Crotone are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 16 times in 9 away games so far. Crotone have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Crotone - Monopoli 2-0 was the product when these two participants formerly did battle, some time ago this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Monopoli zero wins, zero draws and Crotone two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Golemic with 2 goals scored against Monopoli in these 2 matches.

Top Goalscorers

CrotoneG. Gomez
G. Gomez
10 goals
CrotoneC. Chiricò
C. Chiricò
9 goals
MonopoliE. Starita
E. Starita
4 goals

Monopoli missing players

Crotone missing players

Monopoli Crotone
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
20 10 3 Played P 3 10 20
7 5 1 Won W 3 6 15
5 0 0 Drew D 0 2 3
8 5 2 Lost L 0 2 2
24 13 3 Scored S 11 19 34
22 11 4 Conceded C 5 13 15
85% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
70% 70% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 70% 60%
45% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 35%
15% 10% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 25%
10% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 30% 15%
50% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 100% 60% 40%
25% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 50%
40% 30% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 10%
 
5 5.2 1.3 Corners for (avg) C F 6.7 3.9 5.2
3.6 2.9 3 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4.3 4.2
2.5 2.2 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.6 2.3
4 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
8.9 9.3 5 Shots (avg) S ( 15 10.5 13.3
3.4 3.6 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.7 3.9 4.8
36% 36% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 65% 49% 35%
 
9.1 7.2 6.7 Shots against (avg) S A 13.7 11.1 10.8
3.5 2.3 1.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 4.7 3.9
Key stats in Serie C: Girone C this season:
  • Crotone have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Crotone have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Crotone have the most points from losing position (14) in Serie C: Girone C
  • Crotone have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Crotone haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Monopoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Monopoli 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 Catanzaro 19 16 3 0 50 7 9 9 0 0 29 3 10 7 3 0 21 4 43 51
2 Crotone 19 14 3 2 31 13 10 9 1 0 15 2 9 5 2 2 16 11 18 45
3 Pescara 19 12 2 5 31 20 9 5 1 3 11 9 10 7 1 2 20 11 11 38
4 Juve Stabia 19 9 5 5 17 11 10 5 3 2 11 5 9 4 2 3 6 6 6 32
5 Audace Cerignola 19 7 6 6 22 19 10 5 3 2 14 6 9 2 3 4 8 13 3 27
6 SSC Giugliano 19 7 6 6 25 23 9 5 3 1 17 9 10 2 3 5 8 14 2 27
7 Avellino 19 7 5 7 22 19 10 5 4 1 13 5 9 2 1 6 9 14 3 26
8 Foggia 19 7 5 7 24 26 9 4 2 3 10 12 10 3 3 4 14 14 -2 26
9 Potenza Calcio 19 4 12 3 24 24 10 3 6 1 15 12 9 1 6 2 9 12 0 24
10 Picerno 19 6 6 7 18 20 10 5 2 3 13 9 9 1 4 4 5 11 -2 24
11 Latina 19 6 6 7 19 28 10 4 3 3 8 11 9 2 3 4 11 17 -9 24
12 Taranto 19 7 3 9 17 27 10 6 2 2 12 8 9 1 1 7 5 19 -10 24
13 Gelbison 19 5 8 6 13 14 9 3 4 2 8 5 10 2 4 4 5 9 -1 23
14 Monopoli 19 6 5 8 19 21 10 5 0 5 13 11 9 1 5 3 6 10 -2 23
15 Virtus Francavilla 19 6 4 9 23 29 9 6 2 1 16 8 10 0 2 8 7 21 -6 22
16 Nuova Monterosi 19 5 5 9 24 28 9 3 3 3 15 14 10 2 2 6 9 14 -4 20
17 Turris 19 5 5 9 25 35 9 1 4 4 11 19 10 4 1 5 14 16 -10 20
18 Viterbese 19 3 7 9 19 30 10 2 4 4 13 18 9 1 3 5 6 12 -11 16
19 Fidelis Andria 19 3 6 10 16 26 9 3 3 3 9 9 10 0 3 7 7 17 -10 15
20 ACR Messina 19 3 2 14 13 32 9 3 2 4 12 12 10 0 0 10 1 20 -19 11

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.