It's time for Picerno - Virtus Francavilla! Never mind the highs and lows so far, this match should be great fun!
- Picerno have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Virtus Francavilla have yet to win a game away.
This stadium has artifical turf, unlike Virtus Francavilla's home ground. The latest five games by the guests on artifical turf have produced 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses.
This has all the signs of an appealing fixture with lots of spark and energy as both squads are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Let's start!
Picerno form and stats
The story so far in the Serie C: Girone C for Picerno at their home stadium (Stadio Comunale Donato Curcio) is 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. There’s a good atmosphere here at Stadio Comunale Donato Curcio after three straight home wins.
Picerno are confident in defense, having played 304 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
A strong away win for Picerno against ACR Messina the last match, as Guerra were on target.
Ahead of that match, Picerno won a home game hosting Nuova Monterosi (1-0).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Picerno have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 11 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 3 and lost 3.
Picerno has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Picerno have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Virtus Francavilla form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Virtus Francavilla so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-7 (win-draw-lose). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Francavilla are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Virtus Francavilla play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-4 to Catanzaro (placed 1st).
That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus Pescara.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Virtus Francavilla playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were 3 Virtus Francavilla wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Virtus Francavilla manager Calabro has some worries about the defense as 19 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Picerno-Virtus Francavilla H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Picerno two wins, Virtus Francavilla three wins, one draw. three of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these teams have sometimes been aggressive, having seen 3 red cards from the last six encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Patierno 8 goals |  E. Esposito 5 goals | R. Ferreira da Silva 3 goals |
Picerno missing players
Virtus Francavilla missing players
| Picerno | Virtus Francavilla | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| 16 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 19 |
| 18 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 26 |
| 88% | 88% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 53% | 62% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 78% | 71% |
| 41% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 56% | 53% |
| 18% | 12% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 18% |
| 41% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 44% | 47% |
| 29% | 38% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 24% |
| 41% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 56% | 35% |
| 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 6.2 | 5.6 |
| 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.1 | 10.6 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 9.3 | 9.6 |
| 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.1 |
| 23% | 30% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 29% | 36% |
| 9.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.7 | 12.3 | 11.8 |
| 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
- Picerno have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Virtus Francavilla have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Virtus Francavilla have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Virtus Francavilla have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Virtus Francavilla have yet to win a game away.
- Virtus Francavilla 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 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 42 | 47 |
| 2 | Crotone | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 41 |
| 3 | Pescara | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 35 |
| 4 | SSC Giugliano | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 26 |
| 5 | Juve Stabia | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 26 |
| 6 | Audace Cerignola | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | Gelbison | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
| 8 | Monopoli | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 22 |
| 9 | Foggia | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 22 |
| 10 | Picerno | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 21 |
| 11 | Latina | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 21 |
| 12 | Avellino | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 20 |
| 13 | Nuova Monterosi | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 14 | Potenza Calcio | 17 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 20 |
| 15 | Taranto | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -11 | 20 |
| 16 | Virtus Francavilla | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -7 | 19 |
| 17 | Turris | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | -8 | 19 |
| 18 | Fidelis Andria | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 15 |
| 19 | Viterbese | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -12 | 12 |
| 20 | ACR Messina | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 16 | -15 | 11 |
