Serie C: Girone C preview: Can Nuova Monterosi edge out victory against ACR Messina?

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Competition: Tue 15.February
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Marcello Martoni (1500 seats)

Nuova Monterosi are opening their away dressing room to ACR Messina for another very important match following their 0-2 result against 3rd-placed Avellino.

Insights:
  • Nuova Monterosi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • ACR Messina have the most conceded goals (45) in Serie C: Girone C

Nuova Monterosi's stadium, Stadio Marcello Martoni, has a artifical turf surface. ACR Messina have grass 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 ACR Messina when playing on artifical turf; 2 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses from six matches. They have scored 6 goals in these games and conceded 9.

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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Nuova Monterosi form and stats

Nuova Monterosi have played 12 Serie C: Girone C games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-3-4 (wins-draws-losses). When Nuova Monterosi hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Potenza Calcio, Paganese, Vibonese, Campobasso, Nuova Monterosi and Fidelis Andria), they have won 3 of 4 matches!

No payout for Nuova Monterosi in their previous match, an away game at Avellino that ended in defeat 0-2.

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

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

Monterosi has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. Nuova Monterosi's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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ACR Messina form and stats

There's been little loot from ACR Messina's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 13 away games in the Serie C: Girone C. ACR Messina only have 2 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 3 draws.

ACR Messina delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Foggia (placed 11th) in their previous fixture.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Bari 1908 at their stadium, the result 2-1.

A quick return to home after this game, as ACR Messina are hosting Potenza Calcio in the Serie C: Girone C only four days away.

Messina have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 15 goals have been scored. The ACR Messina manager Raciti has some worries about the defense as 30 goals have been conceded in these travels. When Messina is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 2 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Potenza Calcio, Paganese, Vibonese, Campobasso, ACR Messina and Fidelis Andria.

Head 2 Head

ACR Messina - Nuova Monterosi 1-3 was the product when these contenders previously played each other, also in this season.

Top Goalscorers

ACR MessinaA. Adorante
A. Adorante
6 goals
MonterosiR. Costantino
R. Costantino
5 goals
Nuova MonterosiE. Adamo
E. Adamo
4 goals

Nuova Monterosi missing players

ACR Messina missing players

Nuova Monterosi ACR Messina
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 2 13 25
6 5 3 Won W 1 2 5
9 3 0 Drew D 1 3 8
10 4 1 Lost L 0 8 12
24 15 7 Scored S 7 15 28
36 16 4 Conceded C 6 30 45
88% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
72% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 77% 76%
36% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 69% 52%
28% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 46% 36%
12% 17% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 31% 20%
52% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 62% 60%
20% 25% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 16%
40% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 32%
 
3.8 4.2 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4 3.9
4.8 4.3 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.9 4.6
2.9 2.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.9 3
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.4 10.2 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9 7.7 7.6
2.5 3.2 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 3.5 3.3
35% 39% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 58% 33% 36%
 
10.4 10.9 7 Shots against (avg) S A 12 9.8 9.8
3.3 2.8 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 4.5 4.2
Key stats in Serie C: Girone C this season:
  • ACR Messina have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • ACR Messina have the most conceded goals (30) away in Serie C: Girone C
  • ACR Messina have the most conceded goals (45) in Serie C: Girone C
  • ACR Messina have the most dropped points from leading position (18) in Serie C: Girone C
  • Nuova Monterosi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 25 15 7 3 43 21 12 8 3 1 27 12 13 7 4 2 16 9 22 52
2 Catanzaro 25 12 9 4 34 16 13 7 5 1 22 8 12 5 4 3 12 8 18 45
3 Avellino 25 11 12 2 35 20 13 6 7 0 20 10 12 5 5 2 15 10 15 45
4 Virtus Francavilla 25 13 5 7 35 20 12 9 2 1 26 8 13 4 3 6 9 12 15 44
5 Monopoli 25 12 7 6 29 20 13 8 4 1 16 4 12 4 3 5 13 16 9 43
6 Palermo 25 11 9 5 34 21 13 9 4 0 24 6 12 2 5 5 10 15 13 42
7 Turris 25 12 3 10 43 32 12 6 0 6 22 15 13 6 3 4 21 17 11 39
8 Picerno 25 10 6 9 26 27 12 6 2 4 15 9 13 4 4 5 11 18 -1 36
9 Latina 25 10 5 10 30 29 13 8 3 2 20 9 12 2 2 8 10 20 1 35
10 Taranto 25 8 10 7 26 26 13 6 7 0 16 7 12 2 3 7 10 19 0 34
11 Foggia 25 8 11 6 36 31 12 6 4 2 22 13 13 2 7 4 14 18 5 33
12 Juve Stabia 25 8 9 8 29 30 12 6 5 1 16 8 13 2 4 7 13 22 -1 33
13 Catania 25 8 7 10 40 40 12 5 1 6 18 18 13 3 6 4 22 22 0 29
14 Campobasso 25 6 9 10 30 42 12 1 6 5 15 22 13 5 3 5 15 20 -12 27
15 Nuova Monterosi 25 6 9 10 24 36 12 5 3 4 15 16 13 1 6 6 9 20 -12 27
16 Paganese 25 7 5 13 26 40 13 7 2 4 20 16 12 0 3 9 6 24 -14 26
17 ACR Messina 25 5 8 12 28 45 12 3 5 4 13 15 13 2 3 8 15 30 -17 23
18 Potenza Calcio 25 5 6 14 24 41 13 5 4 4 17 14 12 0 2 10 7 27 -17 21
19 Fidelis Andria 25 4 7 14 19 36 13 1 4 8 8 20 12 3 3 6 11 16 -17 19
20 Vibonese 25 2 10 13 16 34 13 2 6 5 10 15 12 0 4 8 6 19 -18 16

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.