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

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Competition: Sun 03.Sep
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Erasmo Iacovone (26384 seats)

The brand new season is about to begin and the fans are shivering with enthusiasm. It’s a new beginning as Taranto welcome Foggia for the opening match at Stadio Comunale Erasmo Iacovone. Read on!

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Taranto form and stats

In the previous season, Taranto's league stats were 11 wins, 13 draws and 14 losses, leading to 11th spot in the Serie C: Girone C. Over these 38 matches they scored {26 goals} and gave away 36. Appearing at home in the previous season Taranto managed 9-7-3 (win-draw-lost) with {19 goals} and 11 conceded.

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 13 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 7 and lost 1.

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Foggia form and stats

Let's have a look at how Foggia performed last season in the Serie C: Girone C: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 18 victories, 7 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 60 and conceded {44 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 4 and lost 8 with 28/26 goals scored/conceded.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 7 similar matches played by Foggia in our archives, and the results are: 0 wins for Foggia, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

Head 2 Head

Previous ten meetings with these squads: Taranto won three, Foggia triumphed in five and we saw two draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, eight matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Taranto missing players

Foggia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Taranto Foggia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Taranto Last season Foggia
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
11 9   Won W   7 18
13 7   Drew D   4 7
14 3   Lost L   8 13
26 19   Scored S   28 60
36 11   Conceded C   26 44
71% 74%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 97%
45% 42%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   79% 76%
34% 32%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 50%
11% 11%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   26% 29%
3% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   21% 16%
21% 21%   BTTS BTTS   58% 47%
50% 63%   Clean Sheets C S   21% 39%
58% 42%   Failed to Score F T   21% 16%
 
3.4 3.5   Corners for (avg) C F   5.5 4.8
4.2 4.2   Corners against (avg) C A   4.4 4
3.1 3.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2.2
3 2   Red cards R C   4 7
 
7.4 8.8   Shots (avg) S (   10.8 10.8
2.6 3.4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.6 4.3
27% 29%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 36%
 
8.6 8.3   Shots against (avg) S A   9.1 8.8
3.2 2.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.4 3.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Latina 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
2 SSC Giugliano 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Crotone 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
4 Audace Cerignola 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Messina 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
6 Benevento 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Juve Stabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Monopoli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Casertana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Brindisi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Picerno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Nuova Monterosi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Potenza Calcio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Foggia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Taranto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Turris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Virtus Francavilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Catania 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Sorrento 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Avellino 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 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 Catanzaro 38 30 6 2 102 21 19 18 1 0 62 8 19 12 5 2 40 13 81 96
2 Crotone 38 23 11 4 57 31 19 13 5 1 25 8 19 10 6 3 32 23 26 80
3 Pescara 38 19 8 11 58 42 19 10 4 5 31 22 19 9 4 6 27 20 16 65
4 Foggia 38 18 7 13 60 44 19 11 3 5 32 18 19 7 4 8 28 26 16 61
5 Audace Cerignola 38 16 12 10 48 41 19 12 4 3 33 16 19 4 8 7 15 25 7 60
6 Picerno 38 15 14 9 40 34 19 9 6 4 22 15 19 6 8 5 18 19 6 59
7 Monopoli 38 16 6 16 46 48 19 11 0 8 28 22 19 5 6 8 18 26 -2 54
8 Latina 38 12 13 13 39 46 19 8 6 5 17 18 19 4 7 8 22 28 -7 49
9 Potenza Calcio 38 10 18 10 49 57 19 8 7 4 34 26 19 2 11 6 15 31 -8 48
10 SSC Giugliano 38 11 13 14 51 61 19 7 7 5 32 31 19 4 6 9 19 30 -10 46
11 Taranto 38 11 13 14 26 36 19 9 7 3 19 11 19 2 6 11 7 25 -10 46
12 Juve Stabia 38 12 10 16 37 49 19 7 6 6 22 22 19 5 4 10 15 27 -12 46
13 Virtus Francavilla 38 13 6 19 47 54 19 12 3 4 35 19 19 1 3 15 12 35 -7 45
14 Avellino 38 11 10 17 42 49 19 7 6 6 19 16 19 4 4 11 23 33 -7 43
15 Turris 38 11 10 17 40 56 19 6 6 7 24 28 19 5 4 10 16 28 -16 43
16 Nuova Monterosi 38 10 14 14 39 45 19 3 12 4 18 18 19 7 2 10 21 27 -6 42
17 Messina 38 11 8 19 32 47 19 7 4 8 20 19 19 4 4 11 12 28 -15 41
18 Gelbison 38 7 15 16 25 40 19 4 7 8 15 21 19 3 8 8 10 19 -15 36
19 Viterbese Castrense 38 8 11 19 35 52 19 5 7 7 21 26 19 3 4 12 14 26 -17 33
20 Fidelis Andria 38 6 15 17 29 49 19 5 9 5 14 15 19 1 6 12 15 34 -20 33

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 Latina 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
2 SSC Giugliano 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Crotone 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
4 Audace Cerignola 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Messina 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
6 Benevento 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Juve Stabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Monopoli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Casertana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Brindisi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Picerno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Nuova Monterosi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Potenza Calcio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Foggia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Taranto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Turris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Virtus Francavilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Catania 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Sorrento 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
20 Avellino 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 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.