Monopoli manager G. Scienza looking for three points in Potenza Calcio showdown

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Competition: Wed 23.December
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani (8000 seats)

With their 6 point advantage in the league table, Monopoli fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Potenza Calcio.

Insights:
  • Potenza Calcio has the most conceded goals (29) in Serie C: Girone C

It's no vacation for neither Monopoli nor Potenza Calcio 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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Monopoli form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Serie C: Girone C this season. Monopoli have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 4 losses from their games here at Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani.

Happy days for Monopoli in their previous game, a Serie C: Girone C match away at Paganese (placed 16th) that ended with a 3-0 victory. Heartbreak before that as Monopoli lost 0-4 at Avellino's place.

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

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Monopoli here at Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (6 from 7 games). Monopoli have conceded 10 in these home matches.

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Potenza Calcio form and stats

Potenza Calcio, who have the most conceded goals (29) in Serie C: Girone C, have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Serie C: Girone C, after 1-1-6 (8 played). With the Potenza losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.

The attacking players of Potenza have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 229 minutes.

Potenza Calcio failed to get anything from their last game, a Serie C: Girone C home match vs Catania (placed 7th) that ended with defeat 0-1. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Juve Stabia wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

Potenza are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, two draws and two defeats. From a total of five matches.

Goals are few and far between in Potenza Calcio's away league games. Only 4 goals from 8 travels. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Potenza have conceded 12 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Last four meetings between the teams: Monopoli won one, Potenza Calcio won zero and three draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Monopoli missing players

Potenza Calcio missing players

Monopoli Potenza Calcio
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 7 1 Played P 5 8 16
4 1 0 Won W 1 1 2
4 2 1 Drew D 0 1 4
7 4 0 Lost L 4 6 10
15 6 1 Scored S 3 4 16
22 10 1 Conceded C 6 12 29
93% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
80% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 75% 75%
47% 29% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 25% 44%
20% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
7% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 19%
47% 43% 100% BTTS BTTS 20% 25% 50%
27% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 12% 6%
33% 43% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 62% 44%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 2.7 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 3.1 2.9
3 2 1 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
8.5 6.7 10 Shots (avg) S ( 6.2 6.6 8.7
3.3 2 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.1 3.4
30% 43% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 27% 31%
Key stats in Serie C: Girone C this season:
  • Potenza Calcio has the most conceded goals (29) in Serie C: Girone C
  • Potenza Calcio has the most conceded goals in the second half (22) in Serie C: Girone C
  • Potenza Calcio has the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Serie C: Girone C
  • Potenza Calcio have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Potenza Calcio haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ternana 16 12 4 0 41 11 9 6 3 0 19 3 7 6 1 0 22 8 30 40
2 Bari 1908 15 10 3 2 29 12 7 4 2 1 13 6 8 6 1 1 16 6 17 33
3 Catanzaro 16 8 5 3 24 17 8 6 2 0 15 6 8 2 3 3 9 11 7 29
4 Teramo 15 7 6 2 19 12 7 5 2 0 11 3 8 2 4 2 8 9 7 27
5 Avellino 15 7 3 5 24 19 8 3 2 3 16 12 7 4 1 2 8 7 5 24
6 Foggia 15 7 3 5 19 17 7 3 2 2 10 8 8 4 1 3 9 9 2 24
7 Catania 14 7 4 3 18 14 7 3 3 1 9 6 7 4 1 2 7 7 4 23
8 Juve Stabia 15 6 4 5 16 13 8 5 1 2 12 6 7 1 3 3 4 7 3 22
9 Turris 15 5 7 3 19 20 7 2 3 2 6 9 8 3 4 1 13 11 -1 22
10 Palermo 15 5 5 5 16 16 8 4 2 2 12 8 7 1 3 3 4 8 0 20
11 Vibonese 15 4 7 4 19 17 8 2 4 2 11 9 7 2 3 2 8 8 2 19
12 Virtus Francavilla 16 4 6 6 17 19 9 3 3 3 12 13 7 1 3 3 5 6 -2 18
13 Monopoli 15 4 4 7 15 22 7 1 2 4 6 10 8 3 2 3 9 12 -7 16
14 Casertana 15 4 3 8 17 27 8 1 2 5 7 17 7 3 1 3 10 10 -10 15
15 Viterbese Castrense 14 3 5 6 17 21 5 0 1 4 1 7 9 3 4 2 15 12 -4 14
16 Paganese 15 2 6 7 12 21 8 0 4 4 3 11 7 2 2 3 9 10 -9 12
17 Bisceglie 14 2 4 8 13 24 6 1 2 3 5 8 8 1 2 5 8 16 -11 10
18 Potenza Calcio 16 2 4 10 16 29 8 1 3 4 12 17 8 1 1 6 4 12 -13 10
19 Cavese 15 1 5 9 10 24 8 0 1 7 2 14 7 1 4 2 8 10 -14 8
20 Trapani 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 -6 -1

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.