Faithful supporters at Stadio Comunale Donato Curcio haven’t celebrated many home wins this season, with Picerno struggling in the 14th position. The visiting Virtus Francavilla will hope to guard their higher league spot in this match.
- Virtus Francavilla haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
It should be mentioned that Virtus Francavilla play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Virtus Francavilla on artifical turf are 1 victory, 0 draws and 1 defeat from two games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 3-3. You can compare this with overall results below.
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 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
The fans are hoping that Picerno will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Serie C: Girone C game against Potenza Calcio (placed 15th).
Before that, Picerno drew at home versus Foggia.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 ten matches with the results: Won two, drawn four and lost four.
Picerno aren't scoring a lot here at Stadio Comunale Donato Curcio in the league, with only 5 goals from 6 games. From these home matches, Picerno have conceded only 4 goals.
Virtus Francavilla form and stats
Virtus Francavilla have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Serie C: Girone C, after 2-0-5 (7 played). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Virtus Francavilla's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Virtus Francavilla had fun at their own home (Stadio Comunale Donato Curcio) last time out, beating Latina 2-1. J. Ekuban and P. Maiorino scored.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Paganese wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.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 eleven relevant matches. Results were five Virtus Francavilla wins, three draws and three defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Francavilla as they have only managed to score 4 times from 7 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Virtus Francavilla have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Picerno-Virtus Francavilla H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Picerno one win, Virtus Francavilla two wins, one draw. three of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  P. Maiorino 4 goals |  D. Ventola 3 goals |   F. Pitarresi 2 goals |
Picerno missing players
Virtus Francavilla missing players
| Picerno | Virtus Francavilla | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 85% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 62% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 29% | 46% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 29% | 38% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 15% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 31% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 38% |
| 31% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 29% | 38% |
| 54% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 43% | 31% |
| 3.8 | 3.7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3 |
| 5.4 | 6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 6.5 | 6.3 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 7.4 | 6.4 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 34% | 38% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 21% | 40% |
| 10 | 10.3 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 10.9 | 9.4 |
| 2.8 | 2.7 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5 | 3.3 |
- Virtus Francavilla haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bari 1908 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| 2 | Catanzaro | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 3 | Palermo | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | Monopoli | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | Turris Neapolis | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 22 |
| 6 | Foggia | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 |
| 7 | Avellino | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| 8 | Virtus Francavilla | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| 9 | Taranto | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| 10 | Juve Stabia | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 17 |
| 11 | Paganese | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 12 | Catania | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 16 |
| 13 | Campobasso | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -4 | 16 |
| 14 | Picerno | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 16 |
| 15 | Potenza Calcio | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 13 |
| 16 | Nuova Monterosi | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 13 |
| 17 | ACR Messina | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 12 |
| 18 | Latina | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -7 | 11 |
| 19 | Vibonese | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -7 | 9 |
| 20 | Fidelis Andria | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -11 | 9 |