Taranto vs Audace Cerignola match preview: Even contest expected at Stadio Comunale Erasmo Iacovone

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Competition: Sun 19.February
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Erasmo Iacovone (26384 seats)

Tipsway provides all you must know about the Serie C: Girone C match Taranto - Audace Cerignola!

This looks to be an action-packed game with lots of fun and bustle as both contenders are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!

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Taranto form and stats

7 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Taranto have to build on here at Stadio Comunale Erasmo Iacovone in the Serie C: Girone C.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Gianmarco Vannucchi not having conceded a league goal in 225 minutes.

Taranto drew their last game, 0-0 away at Juve Stabia (placed 8th).

Ahead of that match, Taranto won a home game hosting Latina (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 Taranto have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 12 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 6 and lost 1.

It should be noted that a look at the 11 latest league fixtures shows that 10 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).

From these home matches, Taranto have conceded only 8 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Audace Cerignola form and stats

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

The fans enjoyed Audace Cerignola's previous match versus Avellino (placed 9th), a 3-1 win played at home.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus ACR Messina at their stadium, the result 1-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 8 similar matches played by Cerignola in our archives, and the results are: 0 wins for Audace Cerignola, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Audace Cerignola have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The last head-to-head encounter ended Audace Cerignola - Taranto 0-0, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Taranto wins - draws - Audace Cerignola wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Audace CerignolaG. Malcore
G. Malcore
10 goals
Audace CerignolaF. D'Andrea
F. D'Andrea
5 goals
Audace CerignolaI. Achik
I. Achik
5 goals

Taranto missing players

Audace Cerignola missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Taranto Audace Cerignola
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 13 27
9 7 1 Won W 0 3 11
7 4 2 Drew D 3 5 8
11 2 1 Lost L 1 5 8
20 13 3 Scored S 3 10 34
31 8 5 Conceded C 4 18 30
78% 77% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 89%
56% 46% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 69% 70%
41% 31% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 38% 44%
11% 8% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 22%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 7%
26% 23% 25% BTTS BTTS 75% 46% 44%
44% 62% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 23% 33%
52% 38% 50% Failed to Score F T 25% 46% 33%
 
3 3.3 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.1 4.3
4.1 3.8 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.2 3.5
3.4 3.8 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.8 2.3
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
6.7 8 7.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11 8.4 10
2.6 3.5 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3 4.2
28% 28% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 26% 30%
 
8.6 8.5 9.8 Shots against (avg) S A 9.2 10.3 8.2
3.3 2.8 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 3.7 2.9

  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 27 22 4 1 68 10 14 14 0 0 45 4 13 8 4 1 23 6 58 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 27 14 5 8 39 28 14 7 2 5 19 16 13 7 3 3 20 12 11 47
4 Audace Cerignola 27 11 8 8 34 30 14 8 3 3 24 12 13 3 5 5 10 18 4 41
5 Foggia 27 11 7 9 39 33 13 6 3 4 18 16 14 5 4 5 21 17 6 40
6 Monopoli 27 11 6 10 32 27 14 8 0 6 18 13 13 3 6 4 14 14 5 39
7 Picerno 27 10 9 8 30 28 13 7 3 3 18 11 14 3 6 5 12 17 2 39
8 Juve Stabia 27 10 7 10 23 23 13 5 4 4 13 10 14 5 3 6 10 13 0 37
9 Avellino 27 9 9 9 31 28 13 6 6 1 16 6 14 3 3 8 15 22 3 36
10 Latina 27 9 9 9 28 34 13 6 3 4 11 13 14 3 6 5 17 21 -6 36
11 Virtus Francavilla 27 10 5 12 35 37 13 10 2 1 26 10 14 0 3 11 9 27 -2 35
12 SSC Giugliano 27 8 10 9 35 37 14 5 6 3 23 18 13 3 4 6 12 19 -2 34
13 Taranto 27 9 7 11 20 31 13 7 4 2 13 8 14 2 3 9 7 23 -11 34
14 Nuova Monterosi 27 7 9 11 30 35 13 3 7 3 16 15 14 4 2 8 14 20 -5 30
15 Gelbison 27 6 12 9 20 26 14 4 6 4 13 13 13 2 6 5 7 13 -6 30
16 Potenza Calcio 27 5 15 7 32 45 13 4 7 2 22 19 14 1 8 5 10 26 -13 30
17 Turris 27 6 8 13 30 44 14 2 6 6 16 25 13 4 2 7 14 19 -14 26
18 ACR Messina 27 7 4 16 26 41 14 5 3 6 18 17 13 2 1 10 8 24 -15 25
19 Viterbese 27 5 8 14 25 39 14 4 4 6 17 22 13 1 4 8 8 17 -14 21
20 Fidelis Andria 27 3 10 14 18 39 14 3 7 4 10 13 13 0 3 10 8 26 -21 19

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 27 22 4 1 68 10 14 14 0 0 45 4 13 8 4 1 23 6 58 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 27 14 5 8 39 28 14 7 2 5 19 16 13 7 3 3 20 12 11 47
4 Audace Cerignola 27 11 8 8 34 30 14 8 3 3 24 12 13 3 5 5 10 18 4 41
5 Foggia 27 11 7 9 39 33 13 6 3 4 18 16 14 5 4 5 21 17 6 40
6 Monopoli 27 11 6 10 32 27 14 8 0 6 18 13 13 3 6 4 14 14 5 39
7 Picerno 27 10 9 8 30 28 13 7 3 3 18 11 14 3 6 5 12 17 2 39
8 Juve Stabia 27 10 7 10 23 23 13 5 4 4 13 10 14 5 3 6 10 13 0 37
9 Avellino 27 9 9 9 31 28 13 6 6 1 16 6 14 3 3 8 15 22 3 36
10 Latina 27 9 9 9 28 34 13 6 3 4 11 13 14 3 6 5 17 21 -6 36
11 Virtus Francavilla 27 10 5 12 35 37 13 10 2 1 26 10 14 0 3 11 9 27 -2 35
12 SSC Giugliano 27 8 10 9 35 37 14 5 6 3 23 18 13 3 4 6 12 19 -2 34
13 Taranto 27 9 7 11 20 31 13 7 4 2 13 8 14 2 3 9 7 23 -11 34
14 Nuova Monterosi 27 7 9 11 30 35 13 3 7 3 16 15 14 4 2 8 14 20 -5 30
15 Gelbison 27 6 12 9 20 26 14 4 6 4 13 13 13 2 6 5 7 13 -6 30
16 Potenza Calcio 27 5 15 7 32 45 13 4 7 2 22 19 14 1 8 5 10 26 -13 30
17 Turris 27 6 8 13 30 44 14 2 6 6 16 25 13 4 2 7 14 19 -14 26
18 ACR Messina 27 7 4 16 26 41 14 5 3 6 18 17 13 2 1 10 8 24 -15 25
19 Viterbese 27 5 8 14 25 39 14 4 4 6 17 22 13 1 4 8 8 17 -14 21
20 Fidelis Andria 27 3 10 14 18 39 14 3 7 4 10 13 13 0 3 10 8 26 -21 19

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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.