Potenza Calcio vs Picerno betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Competition: Sun 12.February
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Alfredo Viviani (6000 seats)

Greeting visitors in their own stadium feels comfortable and good for Potenza Calcio, but Picerno are fully intent and able to go home as winners. Who wins the prize?

Insights:
  • Potenza Calcio have the most conceded goals (43) in Serie C: Girone C

Picerno play their home matches on artifical turf, while this fixture will take part on grass. Up to date results for Picerno when featuring on grass are 11 wins, 13 draws and 14 defeats from 38 matches. They have managed to score {37 goals} and conceded 56 times on these occasions.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Potenza Calcio form and stats

The Serie C: Girone C statistics playing at home this season for Potenza Calcio are 4-6-2 (wins-draws-losses).

In their previous game, the manager Raffaele led his Potenza Calcio to a defeat away at Pescara. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadio Comunale Alfredo Viviani. As you see from the result above, Potenza Calcio suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

Before that game, the home loss against Avellino with the scoreline 2-4.

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 Potenza have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 13 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 6 and lost 3.

Potenza Calcio have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadio Comunale Alfredo Viviani with 20 goals in 12 league matches. On the other hand, Potenza Calcio have conceded 17 goals.

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Picerno form and stats

The visitors are W3-D5-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Serie C: Girone C.

Picerno won their last game, 1-0 versus Juve Stabia played at home.

A 0-1 defeat away at Monopoli before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Picerno in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Picerno, 6 draws and 2 defeats.

Lacking goals? 9 of this team's latest 12 league rounds have contained two or less goals.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As opposed to that, Picerno have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Potenza Calcio have pulled off a streak of 5 consecutive games without defeat (4-1-0) when facing Picerno.

The dueling parties have fought before this season: Picerno - Potenza 2-2.

Top Goalscorers

Potenza CalcioS. Caturano
S. Caturano
12 goals
PicernoE. Esposito
E. Esposito
6 goals
Potenza CalcioA. Di Grazia
A. Di Grazia
5 goals

Potenza Calcio missing players

Picerno missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Potenza Calcio Picerno
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 12 4 Played P 4 13 26
5 4 0 Won W 1 3 10
14 6 3 Drew D 3 5 8
7 2 1 Lost L 0 5 8
30 20 3 Scored S 3 10 28
43 17 5 Conceded C 2 15 26
81% 92% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 92% 92%
81% 92% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 46% 54%
54% 67% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 23% 38%
35% 42% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 23% 19%
15% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 4%
62% 83% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 38% 46%
23% 17% 25% Clean Sheets C S 50% 23% 27%
35% 8% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 46% 35%
 
3.4 4 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.3 4.3
5.6 5.2 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4 3.5
3.1 2.8 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.2 2.7
5 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
9.6 9.8 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 8 7.3 8.9
4.2 4.3 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.3 4
28% 38% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 23% 27%
 
12.3 12.3 11.2 Shots against (avg) S A 12.2 10.5 9
5 5 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.7 3.3
Key stats in Serie C: Girone C this season:
  • Potenza Calcio have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Potenza Calcio have the most conceded goals (43) in Serie C: Girone C
  • Potenza Calcio have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in Serie C: Girone C

  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 26 22 4 0 68 9 14 14 0 0 45 4 12 8 4 0 23 5 59 70
2 Crotone 27 18 6 3 42 22 13 10 3 0 17 3 14 8 3 3 25 19 20 60
3 Pescara 26 14 4 8 39 28 14 7 2 5 19 16 12 7 2 3 20 12 11 46
4 Foggia 27 11 7 9 39 33 13 6 3 4 18 16 14 5 4 5 21 17 6 40
5 Audace Cerignola 26 10 8 8 31 29 13 7 3 3 21 11 13 3 5 5 10 18 2 38
6 Picerno 26 10 8 8 28 26 13 7 3 3 18 11 13 3 5 5 10 15 2 38
7 Avellino 26 9 9 8 30 25 13 6 6 1 16 6 13 3 3 7 14 19 5 36
8 Monopoli 26 10 6 10 30 27 13 7 0 6 16 13 13 3 6 4 14 14 3 36
9 Juve Stabia 26 10 6 10 23 23 12 5 3 4 13 10 14 5 3 6 10 13 0 36
10 Virtus Francavilla 26 10 5 11 34 35 13 10 2 1 26 10 13 0 3 10 8 25 -1 35
11 SSC Giugliano 26 8 10 8 35 35 13 5 6 2 23 16 13 3 4 6 12 19 0 34
12 Latina 26 8 9 9 26 33 12 5 3 4 9 12 14 3 6 5 17 21 -7 33
13 Taranto 26 9 6 11 20 31 13 7 4 2 13 8 13 2 2 9 7 23 -11 33
14 Gelbison 26 6 12 8 19 24 13 4 6 3 12 11 13 2 6 5 7 13 -5 30
15 Potenza Calcio 26 5 14 7 30 43 12 4 6 2 20 17 14 1 8 5 10 26 -13 29
16 Nuova Monterosi 26 6 9 11 28 35 13 3 7 3 16 15 13 3 2 8 12 20 -7 27
17 Turris 26 6 8 12 30 42 14 2 6 6 16 25 12 4 2 6 14 17 -12 26
18 ACR Messina 26 6 4 16 24 40 14 5 3 6 18 17 12 1 1 10 6 23 -16 22
19 Viterbese 26 4 8 14 24 39 13 3 4 6 16 22 13 1 4 8 8 17 -15 18
20 Fidelis Andria 26 3 9 14 18 39 13 3 6 4 10 13 13 0 3 10 8 26 -21 18

Table
  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 26 22 4 0 68 9 14 14 0 0 45 4 12 8 4 0 23 5 59 70
2 Crotone 27 18 6 3 42 22 13 10 3 0 17 3 14 8 3 3 25 19 20 60
3 Pescara 26 14 4 8 39 28 14 7 2 5 19 16 12 7 2 3 20 12 11 46
4 Foggia 27 11 7 9 39 33 13 6 3 4 18 16 14 5 4 5 21 17 6 40
5 Audace Cerignola 26 10 8 8 31 29 13 7 3 3 21 11 13 3 5 5 10 18 2 38
6 Picerno 26 10 8 8 28 26 13 7 3 3 18 11 13 3 5 5 10 15 2 38
7 Avellino 26 9 9 8 30 25 13 6 6 1 16 6 13 3 3 7 14 19 5 36
8 Monopoli 26 10 6 10 30 27 13 7 0 6 16 13 13 3 6 4 14 14 3 36
9 Juve Stabia 26 10 6 10 23 23 12 5 3 4 13 10 14 5 3 6 10 13 0 36
10 Virtus Francavilla 26 10 5 11 34 35 13 10 2 1 26 10 13 0 3 10 8 25 -1 35
11 SSC Giugliano 26 8 10 8 35 35 13 5 6 2 23 16 13 3 4 6 12 19 0 34
12 Latina 26 8 9 9 26 33 12 5 3 4 9 12 14 3 6 5 17 21 -7 33
13 Taranto 26 9 6 11 20 31 13 7 4 2 13 8 13 2 2 9 7 23 -11 33
14 Gelbison 26 6 12 8 19 24 13 4 6 3 12 11 13 2 6 5 7 13 -5 30
15 Potenza Calcio 26 5 14 7 30 43 12 4 6 2 20 17 14 1 8 5 10 26 -13 29
16 Nuova Monterosi 26 6 9 11 28 35 13 3 7 3 16 15 13 3 2 8 12 20 -7 27
17 Turris 26 6 8 12 30 42 14 2 6 6 16 25 12 4 2 6 14 17 -12 26
18 ACR Messina 26 6 4 16 24 40 14 5 3 6 18 17 12 1 1 10 6 23 -16 22
19 Viterbese 26 4 8 14 24 39 13 3 4 6 16 22 13 1 4 8 8 17 -15 18
20 Fidelis Andria 26 3 9 14 18 39 13 3 6 4 10 13 13 0 3 10 8 26 -21 18

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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.