Match preview Serie C: Girone C: Potenza Calcio - Catania at Stadio Comunale Alfredo Viviani

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Competition: Sun 20.December
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Alfredo Viviani (6000 seats)

Potenza Calcio hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 10 points and a 18th position in the Serie C: Girone C table. Visiting Catania holds 9th place with 20 pts.

Insights:
  • Potenza Calcio has the most conceded goals (28) in Serie C: Girone C
  • Catania haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

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!

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Potenza Calcio form and stats

With 1 Serie C: Girone C win, 3 draws and 3 defeats from their home games, Potenza Calcio, who have the most conceded goals (28) in Serie C: Girone C, are certainly not brimming with confidence. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Potenza Calcio to get some points in this home game. Game days at Stadio Comunale Alfredo Viviani have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Potenza Calcio as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.

Potenza faced defeat in their previous match, away at Juve Stabia (0-2). Before that game, the home loss against Viterbese Castrense with the scoreline 2-3.

There will be little rest for Potenza after this match as they are travelling to Monopoli for a Serie C: Girone C game in only three days.

The Potenza fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 7 league matches. Potenza are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (16 from 7 played).

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Catania form and stats

3-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Catania in their Serie C: Girone C matches away.

Catania delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Cavese (placed 19th) in their previous match; a Serie C: Girone C game. A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Bisceglie.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Catanzaro in just three days.

Catania are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 6 away goals from 6 games (in the league). 7 goals have been conceded by Catania in these games.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Potenza Calcio two wins, two draws and Catania one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

CataniaA. Mazzarani
A. Mazzarani
7 goals

Potenza Calcio missing players

Catania missing players

Potenza Calcio Catania
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
15 7 1 Played P 1 6 13
2 1 0 Won W 1 3 6
4 3 1 Drew D 0 1 4
9 3 0 Lost L 0 2 3
16 12 2 Scored S 1 6 15
28 16 2 Conceded C 0 7 13
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
80% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 62%
47% 71% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 38%
27% 57% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 15%
20% 43% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 8%
53% 86% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 54%
7% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 33% 38%
40% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 15%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.9 2.7 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 2.8 2.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8.6 10.6 18 Shots (avg) S ( 3 7.2 4.6
3.3 4.4 9 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.8 2.2
35% 39% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 35% 52%
Key stats in Serie C: Girone C this season:
  • Catania haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Potenza Calcio has the most conceded goals (16) at home in Serie C: Girone C
  • Potenza Calcio has the most conceded goals (28) in Serie C: Girone C
  • Potenza Calcio has the most conceded goals in the second half (21) in Serie C: Girone C
  • Potenza Calcio has the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Serie C: Girone C
  • Potenza Calcio have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Potenza Calcio have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Potenza Calcio haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ternana 15 12 3 0 39 9 8 6 2 0 17 1 7 6 1 0 22 8 30 39
2 Bari 1908 14 9 3 2 25 11 6 3 2 1 9 5 8 6 1 1 16 6 14 30
3 Catanzaro 15 8 4 3 22 15 7 6 1 0 13 4 8 2 3 3 9 11 7 28
4 Teramo 14 7 5 2 18 11 6 5 1 0 10 2 8 2 4 2 8 9 7 26
5 Foggia 15 7 3 5 19 17 7 3 2 2 10 8 8 4 1 3 9 9 2 24
6 Avellino 13 6 3 4 19 15 7 2 2 3 12 12 6 4 1 1 7 3 4 21
7 Juve Stabia 14 6 3 5 14 11 8 5 1 2 12 6 6 1 2 3 2 5 3 21
8 Turris 14 5 6 3 17 18 7 2 3 2 6 9 7 3 3 1 11 9 -1 21
9 Catania 13 6 4 3 17 14 7 3 3 1 9 6 6 3 1 2 6 7 3 20
10 Palermo 14 5 4 5 16 16 8 4 2 2 12 8 6 1 2 3 4 8 0 19
11 Vibonese 14 4 6 4 19 17 7 2 3 2 11 9 7 2 3 2 8 8 2 18
12 Virtus Francavilla 15 3 6 6 15 18 8 2 3 3 10 12 7 1 3 3 5 6 -3 15
13 Casertana 14 4 3 7 17 24 7 1 2 4 7 14 7 3 1 3 10 10 -7 15
14 Monopoli 13 3 4 6 12 18 7 1 2 4 6 10 6 2 2 2 6 8 -6 13
15 Paganese 14 2 6 6 12 18 7 0 4 3 3 8 7 2 2 3 9 10 -6 12
16 Viterbese Castrense 13 2 5 6 14 21 5 0 1 4 1 7 8 2 4 2 12 12 -7 11
17 Bisceglie 13 2 4 7 12 22 6 1 2 3 5 8 7 1 2 4 7 14 -10 10
18 Potenza Calcio 15 2 4 9 16 28 7 1 3 3 12 16 8 1 1 6 4 12 -12 10
19 Cavese 14 1 4 9 9 23 8 0 1 7 2 14 6 1 3 2 7 9 -14 7
20 Trapani 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 -6 -1

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.