Taranto are psyched for a new challenge after their 0-2 vs Monopoli previously. Catania are coming to play!
- Taranto have not yet lost a game at home.
- Catania haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
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.
Taranto form and stats
Taranto are steadily winning Serie C: Girone C games and points here at Stadio Comunale Erasmo Iacovone. 4 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 7 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Taranto after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Taranto faced defeat in their previous match, away at Monopoli (0-2).
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Avellino.This is expected to be a close game, with Taranto perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Taranto as a small favourite), we find two games. Taranto has won zero of these, drawn one and lost one.
The Taranto fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 7 matches. Defensively Taranto have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 7 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Catania form and stats
2-3-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Catania in their Serie C: Girone C matches away.
The manager F. Baldini was unhappy after their last game, a Serie C: Girone C match played at their home ground Stadio Angelo Massimino. Catania suffered a 1-2 loss to Foggia (placed 8th). Late heartbreak for Catania in the Foggia match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Vibonese.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Catania playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were three Catania wins, one draw and five defeats.
The travelling fans enjoy Catania's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 7 league matches away. Catania's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 11 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Taranto one win, two draws and Catania zero victories. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Moro 13 goals |  A. Saraniti 5 goals |  S. Russini 5 goals |
Taranto missing players
Catania missing players
| Taranto | Catania | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 0 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 24 |
| 13 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 71% | 57% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 64% | 57% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 71% | 79% |
| 43% | 43% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 57% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 36% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 29% |
| 43% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 57% | 64% |
| 43% | 57% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 14% | 21% |
| 43% | 43% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 29% | 14% |
| 4.4 | 4.1 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| 4.6 | 5.1 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 2.9 | 1.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7.8 | 8.6 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 10.1 | 8.4 |
| 2.8 | 3.4 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 33% | 38% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 48% | 52% |
| 8.2 | 7 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.3 | 8.6 | 8.4 |
| 2.6 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
- Catania haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Taranto have not yet lost a game at home.
- Taranto have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bari 1908 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 30 |
| 2 | Palermo | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 |
| 3 | Monopoli | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 26 |
| 4 | Turris | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 25 |
| 5 | Catanzaro | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| 6 | Avellino | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
| 7 | Virtus Francavilla | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 23 |
| 8 | Foggia | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 20 |
| 9 | Taranto | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | Catania | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 19 |
| 11 | Juve Stabia | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 12 | Paganese | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -8 | 17 |
| 13 | Picerno | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 16 |
| 14 | Campobasso | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | -7 | 16 |
| 15 | Latina | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -4 | 14 |
| 16 | Nuova Monterosi | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -10 | 14 |
| 17 | Potenza Calcio | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -6 | 13 |
| 18 | Messina | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -8 | 12 |
| 19 | Fidelis Andria | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -10 | 12 |
| 20 | Vibonese | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -10 | 9 |