Delightful dogfight as daring Monopoli duel with determined Nuova Monterosi

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Competition: Sat 25.February
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani (8000 seats)

The home supporters bank on a win and three points in this match, as the home advantage could mean an extra goal versus a stumbling visitor. Monopoli are in 7th position while the guesting Nuova Monterosi stress at 16th.

Insights:
  • Monopoli haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Nuova Monterosi haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Monopoli's stadium, Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani, has a grass surface. Nuova Monterosi have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Nuova Monterosi when playing on grass; 12 wins, 10 draws and 14 losses from 36 matches. They have scored {41 goals} in these games and conceded 46.

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

Monopoli have played 14 Serie C: Girone C games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-0-6 (wins-draws-losses). There’s a good atmosphere here at Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani after three straight home wins.

The regulars are hoping that Monopoli will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-6 away loss in the game against Catanzaro (placed 1st). As you see from the result above, Monopoli suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Turris.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Monopoli handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 7 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

Monopoli are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 14 games. From these home matches, Monopoli have conceded only 13 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Nuova Monterosi form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Nuova Monterosi so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 4-2-8 (win-draw-lose).

Nuova Monterosi's previous game was their home loss versus Gelbison (0-1).

Ahead of that match was the victory versus SSC Giugliano at their stadium, the result 2-0.

We have checked recent matches where Monterosi have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 11 games were 4 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats.

Lacking goals? 12 of this side's last 16 league fixtures have contained zero, one or two goals.

Nuova Monterosi have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These two sides played each other earlier on this campaign: Nuova Monterosi - Monopoli 2-2. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: two - one - zero (Monopoli wins - draws - Nuova Monterosi wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Nuova MonterosiR. Costantino
R. Costantino
9 goals
MonopoliE. Starita
E. Starita
7 goals
Nuova MonterosiM. Carlini
M. Carlini
5 goals

Monopoli missing players

Nuova Monterosi missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Monopoli Nuova Monterosi
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 14 4 Played P 5 14 28
11 8 2 Won W 3 4 7
6 0 0 Drew D 0 2 9
11 6 2 Lost L 2 8 12
32 18 5 Scored S 7 14 30
33 13 3 Conceded C 5 20 36
86% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
68% 64% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 64% 61%
43% 43% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 43% 43%
18% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 29% 25%
11% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 7%
43% 43% 25% BTTS BTTS 20% 29% 39%
32% 36% 50% Clean Sheets C S 40% 21% 25%
39% 21% 25% Failed to Score F T 40% 50% 46%
 
4.5 4.9 7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.6 3.9 4.1
3.5 2.9 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.6 5.6 4.6
2.6 2.4 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.9 2.8
4 1 0 Red cards R C 2 3 5
 
9.2 8.9 13 Shots (avg) S ( 7 9 8.9
3.2 3.2 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.9 3.7
36% 40% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 25% 29%
 
9.2 7.2 7.5 Shots against (avg) S A 8.8 10.1 9.4
3.6 2.2 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.6 4.3 3.7
Key stats in Serie C: Girone C this season:
  • Monopoli haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Nuova Monterosi haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 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.