Football betting preview: Taranto with moderate expectations before welcoming Catanzaro

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Competition: Sun 11.September
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Erasmo Iacovone (26384 seats)

Taranto welcome Catanzaro for another absorbing Serie C: Girone C match here at Stadio Comunale Erasmo Iacovone.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Taranto form and stats

Taranto's first Serie C: Girone C home game here at Stadio Comunale Erasmo Iacovone ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 6 wins, 10 draws and 2 defeats from 18 matches.

The Taranto crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-3 to Catanzaro here at Stadio Comunale Erasmo Iacovone. The game against Catanzaro was basically lost in the first half (0-3) and the second half was more of a formality.

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-4 away at Monopoli.

At Stadio Comunale Erasmo Iacovone, Taranto has the goal stats of 0-3 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Catanzaro form and stats

A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Serie C: Girone C, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 8 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats from 18 matches.

373 minutes! That's how long the Catanzaro goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

It's the second away game in a row for Catanzaro, but there's smiles all around after the 3-0 victory versus Taranto (placed 20th) last time out. Catanzaro delivered their win in the match against Taranto already in the first half, and could slow the play down in the final 45 minutes to ensure the glorious victory. A solid performance!

Before that, Catanzaro secured a home win against Picerno with the score 4-0.

It's early days yet, but Catanzaro has scored 3 and conceded 0 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

Taranto - Catanzaro 0-3 was the product when these two squads last played each other, also in this season. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's one Taranto victory, zero draws and four Catanzaro wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

CatanzaroT. Biasci
T. Biasci
3 goals
TarantoM. Guida
M. Guida
1 goals
CatanzaroD. Sounas
D. Sounas
1 goals

Taranto missing players

Catanzaro missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Taranto Catanzaro
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 1 2
0 0 0 Won W 0 1 2
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 1 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 3 7
7 3 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 50%
50% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4.5 8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 6 4.5
6.5 6 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 8 6
3.5 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6.5 10 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 15 15
3 5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4 6
17% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 75% 58%
 
11 15 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 10 8.5
4.5 4 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 5 4
Taranto Last season Catanzaro
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 18   Played P   18 36
8 6   Won W   8 19
15 10   Drew D   6 10
13 2   Lost L   4 7
31 16   Scored S   25 57
40 8   Conceded C   14 26
75% 61%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   78% 86%
61% 50%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   61% 75%
36% 17%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   39% 42%
14% 6%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   11% 14%
6% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 6%
44% 33%   BTTS BTTS   44% 47%
36% 56%   Clean Sheets C S   50% 50%
44% 50%   Failed to Score F T   28% 17%
 
4 3.5   Corners for (avg) C F   5.9 6
4.3 4.2   Corners against (avg) C A   3.8 3.5
3 2.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 2.9
4 1   Red cards R C   2 3
 
7.6 7.6   Shots (avg) S (   9.6 11.1
2.7 2.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 4.6
32% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 34%
 
8.6 7.1   Shots against (avg) S A   7.8 7.5
2.9 2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3 2.7

  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 2 2 0 0 7 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 7 6
2 Crotone 2 2 0 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 4 6
3 Pescara 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 6
4 Nuova Monterosi 2 1 1 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 4
5 Turris 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 4
6 Virtus Francavilla 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
7 Latina 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 3
8 Monopoli 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 3
9 SSC Giugliano 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
10 Juve Stabia 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 3
11 Audace Cerignola 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 3
12 Fidelis Andria 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
13 Potenza Calcio 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
14 Avellino 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
15 Viterbese 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1
16 Gelbison 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 1
17 Foggia 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
18 ACR Messina 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 0
19 Picerno 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0
20 Taranto 2 0 0 2 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 -6 0
Last season 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 36 22 9 5 52 26 18 12 3 3 31 15 18 10 6 2 21 11 26 75
2 Catanzaro 36 19 10 7 57 26 18 11 4 3 32 12 18 8 6 4 25 14 31 67
3 Palermo 36 18 12 6 64 33 18 13 5 0 42 9 18 5 7 6 22 24 31 66
4 Avellino 36 17 13 6 45 26 18 9 8 1 28 14 18 8 5 5 17 12 19 64
5 Monopoli 36 17 8 11 38 31 18 11 4 3 23 10 18 6 4 8 15 21 7 59
6 Virtus Francavilla 36 16 8 12 48 38 18 12 4 2 38 18 18 4 4 10 10 20 10 56
7 Foggia 36 13 15 8 62 51 18 10 5 3 40 26 18 3 10 5 22 25 11 52
8 Turris 36 16 4 16 52 49 18 10 0 8 30 20 18 6 4 8 22 29 3 52
9 Nuova Monterosi 36 13 12 11 40 38 18 8 5 5 22 16 18 5 7 6 18 22 2 51
10 Picerno 36 14 8 14 41 45 18 9 3 6 24 16 18 5 5 8 17 29 -4 50
11 Juve Stabia 36 13 12 11 44 36 18 10 6 2 31 11 18 3 6 9 13 25 8 49
12 Latina 36 12 9 15 37 42 18 8 6 4 22 15 18 4 3 11 15 27 -5 45
13 Campobasso 36 11 11 14 51 62 18 5 7 6 25 25 18 6 4 8 26 37 -11 44
14 Taranto 36 8 15 13 31 40 18 6 10 2 16 8 18 2 5 11 15 32 -9 39
15 ACR Messina 36 10 9 17 40 57 18 7 4 7 20 20 18 3 5 10 20 37 -17 39
16 Potenza Calcio 36 8 13 15 37 51 18 5 9 4 22 19 18 3 4 11 15 32 -14 37
17 Fidelis Andria 36 6 12 18 26 45 18 3 7 8 13 21 18 3 5 10 13 24 -19 30
18 Paganese 36 6 8 22 36 69 18 6 3 9 24 31 18 0 5 13 12 38 -33 26
19 Vibonese 36 3 12 21 24 60 18 3 7 8 13 23 18 0 5 13 11 37 -36 21
20 Catania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4

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 2 2 0 0 7 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 7 6
2 Crotone 2 2 0 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 4 6
3 Pescara 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 6
4 Nuova Monterosi 2 1 1 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 4
5 Turris 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 4
6 Virtus Francavilla 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
7 Latina 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 3
8 Monopoli 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 3
9 SSC Giugliano 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
10 Juve Stabia 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 3
11 Audace Cerignola 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -2 3
12 Fidelis Andria 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
13 Potenza Calcio 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
14 Avellino 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
15 Viterbese 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1
16 Gelbison 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 1
17 Foggia 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
18 ACR Messina 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 0
19 Picerno 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0
20 Taranto 2 0 0 2 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 -6 0

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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.