The head coach Colombo looking to incite Monopoli victory versus Vibonese

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Competition: Wed 16.March
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani (8000 seats)

Monopoli - Vibonese. 5th spot versus 20th spot. The ball is round - get a comprehensive overview of the game here!

Insights:
  • Monopoli have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Vibonese have the fewest scored goals (22) in Serie C: Girone C

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Monopoli form and stats

Monopoli are steadily winning Serie C: Girone C games and points here at Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani. 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 15 games.

Monopoli are returning here after visiting Nuova Monterosi and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Borrelli scored the goal(s).

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

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Monopoli as they are travelling to their away game against Taranto in the Serie C: Girone C. That match is four days after this one.

Monopoli has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively Monopoli have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (6 in 15 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Vibonese form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Vibonese so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 0-4-11 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 15 away games in a row.

Vibonese failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Catania (placed 12th) that ended with defeat 1-2.

Before that, Vibonese secured a home win against Taranto with the score 1-0.

After this away game Vibonese return home for a Serie C: Girone C game against Bari 1908. That game is only four sleeps after this.

The attacking power of Vibonese when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 15 league matches away. Vibonese struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 28 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent past meeting involving both these squads is the Vibonese - Monopoli 1-1 played previously this season. Statistics for the last ten meetings involving these two sides are: six wins for Monopoli, three draws and one win for Vibonese. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

MonopoliE. Starita
E. Starita
10 goals
MonopoliF. Grandolfo
F. Grandolfo
5 goals
MonopoliM. Arena
M. Arena
4 goals

Monopoli missing players

Vibonese missing players

Monopoli Vibonese
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 4 15 31
15 9 3 Won W 0 0 3
7 4 0 Drew D 1 4 10
9 2 1 Lost L 3 11 18
34 18 6 Scored S 1 9 22
25 6 3 Conceded C 7 28 48
84% 73% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 87% 81%
58% 53% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 60% 61%
42% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 33% 35%
6% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 27% 26%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 20% 13%
39% 27% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 40% 45%
45% 67% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 13% 29%
32% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 75% 60% 45%
 
3.2 3.7 3.2 Corners for (avg) C F 2.2 2.4 3.1
4.3 3.3 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 8.2 5.6 4.4
2.3 2.3 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.8 3.3 2.9
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 6
 
6.4 6.3 7.5 Shots (avg) S ( 5 8 6.9
2.8 2.9 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.2 2.8
39% 42% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 20% 26%
 
7.5 5.9 4.8 Shots against (avg) S A 11 10.2 8.5
2.7 1.5 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 4.9 3.9
Key stats in Serie C: Girone C this season:
  • Monopoli have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Vibonese have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Vibonese have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Vibonese have the fewest points (4) away in Serie C: Girone C
  • Vibonese have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Serie C: Girone C
  • Vibonese have the fewest scored goals (22) in Serie C: Girone C
  • Vibonese have the fewest scored goals (9) away in Serie C: Girone C
  • Vibonese have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Serie C: Girone C
  • Vibonese have the the worst goal difference (-26) in Serie C: Girone C
  • Vibonese have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Vibonese have yet to win a 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 Bari 1908 31 19 8 4 53 28 15 10 3 2 32 16 16 9 5 2 21 12 25 65
2 Catanzaro 31 15 10 6 41 21 16 9 5 2 27 11 15 6 5 4 14 10 20 55
3 Virtus Francavilla 31 16 6 9 43 27 16 12 3 1 33 12 15 4 3 8 10 15 16 54
4 Avellino 30 13 13 4 40 23 15 7 7 1 23 12 15 6 6 3 17 11 17 52
5 Monopoli 31 15 7 9 34 25 15 9 4 2 18 6 16 6 3 7 16 19 9 52
6 Palermo 30 14 9 7 46 28 15 11 4 0 32 6 15 3 5 7 14 22 18 51
7 Turris 31 15 3 13 49 43 15 8 0 7 26 17 16 7 3 6 23 26 6 48
8 Foggia 31 11 13 7 48 40 15 8 5 2 31 18 16 3 8 5 17 22 8 44
9 Latina 31 12 7 12 37 38 16 9 4 3 23 14 15 3 3 9 14 24 -1 43
10 Juve Stabia 31 11 9 11 36 35 16 8 5 3 22 12 15 3 4 8 14 23 1 42
11 Picerno 30 11 7 12 30 34 14 7 2 5 16 11 16 4 5 7 14 23 -4 40
12 Catania 30 12 7 11 48 43 15 7 1 7 22 20 15 5 6 4 26 23 5 39
13 Nuova Monterosi 31 9 10 12 34 43 15 6 4 5 19 19 16 3 6 7 15 24 -9 37
14 Taranto 30 8 12 10 28 33 15 6 8 1 17 9 15 2 4 9 11 24 -5 36
15 Campobasso 30 9 9 12 38 48 16 3 6 7 20 26 14 6 3 5 18 22 -10 36
16 ACR Messina 31 8 8 15 36 53 15 5 5 5 17 17 16 3 3 10 19 36 -17 32
17 Paganese 30 8 6 16 30 49 15 7 2 6 20 21 15 1 4 10 10 28 -19 30
18 Potenza Calcio 30 6 9 15 29 45 15 5 6 4 18 15 15 1 3 11 11 30 -16 27
19 Fidelis Andria 31 5 9 17 24 42 16 2 6 8 13 22 15 3 3 9 11 20 -18 24
20 Vibonese 31 3 10 18 22 48 16 3 6 7 13 20 15 0 4 11 9 28 -26 19

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.