It's advantage Monopoli so far with their 4th position in the Serie C: Girone C table, welcoming Virtus Francavilla who are placed 13th.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Monopoli form and stats
18 points is a decent return from 8 Serie C: Girone C games here at Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani for Monopoli. The data says 6 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. It’s been three wins in a row for Monopoli here at Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
The fans are hoping that Monopoli will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Serie C: Girone C game against Cavese (placed 12th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Bisceglie in a game that was won 2-1.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Monopoli matches with similar probabilities have ended with 0 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats (from two games).
The Monopoli fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 8 league matches. Monopoli are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 8 matches.
Virtus Francavilla form and stats
2 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Virtus Francavilla playing as the away team in the Serie C: Girone C this season. Two points from the last two away games for Virtus Francavilla, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Serie C: Girone C home defeat versus Potenza Calcio with 3-4 on the scoreboard. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Sicula Leonzio.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Virtus Francavilla, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Virtus Francavilla playing away, we found one game. Results were 1 away win, 0 draws and 0 home wins.
Virtus Francavilla find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 8 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. 9 goals have been conceded by Virtus Francavilla in these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's 2 Monopoli victories, 5 draws and 2 Virtus Francavilla wins. 4 of these games ended with three goals or more, 5 matches with two goals or less.Monopoli missing players
Virtus Francavilla missing players
| Monopoli | Virtus Francavilla | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 10 | 6 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 23 | 14 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 22 |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 69% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 75% |
| 44% | 50% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 38% | 38% |
| 6% | 12% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 25% | 25% |
| 6% | 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 44% | 38% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 69% |
| 38% | 50% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 25% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 4.6 | 4.5 | 2.8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.8 | 5 |
| 2.9 | 3.5 | 2.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
| 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 174 | 84 | 38 | Total Shots | T S | 6 | 75 | 160 |
| 59 | 29 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 25 | 59 |
| 39% | 48% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | 37% |
- Monopoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Monopoli have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Monopoli haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Virtus Francavilla has the most dropped points from leading position (15)
| 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 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 27 | 40 |
| 2 | Potenza Calcio | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 33 |
| 3 | Ternana | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 33 |
| 4 | Monopoli | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 31 |
| 5 | Bari 1908 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 30 |
| 6 | Catanzaro | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 24 |
| 7 | Teramo | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 23 |
| 8 | Casertana | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 22 |
| 9 | Viterbese Castrense | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 21 |
| 10 | Catania | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -3 | 21 |
| 11 | Vibonese | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 20 |
| 12 | Cavese | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 | -12 | 20 |
| 13 | Virtus Francavilla | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 14 | Paganese | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 17 |
| 15 | Picerno | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 17 |
| 16 | Avellino | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -9 | 17 |
| 17 | FC Rieti | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -17 | 12 |
| 18 | Sicula Leonzio | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -11 | 11 |
| 19 | Bisceglie | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -13 | 11 |
| 20 | Rende | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 22 | -19 | 10 |