Taranto are looking to ignore the league table before this game versus Nuova Monterosi. Here's all you should know pre-match!
- Taranto haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Nuova Monterosi haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
It should be mentioned that Nuova Monterosi play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Nuova Monterosi on grass are 12 victories, 11 draws and 11 defeats from 34 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 42-40. You can compare this with overall results below.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Taranto form and stats
16 points is a decent return from 8 Serie C: Girone C games here at Stadio Comunale Erasmo Iacovone for Taranto. The data says 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
Taranto are returning here after visiting Pescara and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Manetta and Tommasini scored the goal(s). Sweet to taste a league win after three games without one.
Before that, Taranto drew at home versus Crotone.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 11 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 5 and lost 1.
It should be considered that a look at the 13 most recent league matches reveals that 10 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).
Taranto are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games.
Nuova Monterosi form and stats
There's been little loot from Nuova Monterosi's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 8 away games in the Serie C: Girone C. Nuova Monterosi only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Monterosi's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Nuova Monterosi go into this game after a win, the home game against Viterbese that ended 2-1. Those three points felt nice as this team had gone five league matches without winning.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Picerno's place.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Nuova Monterosi in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Nuova Monterosi, 5 draws and 4 defeats.
The visiting Monterosi have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 8 games. As opposed to that, Nuova Monterosi have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Taranto zero wins, one draw and Nuova Monterosi one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Costantino 7 goals |  M. Guida 4 goals | M. Carlini 4 goals |
Taranto missing players
Nuova Monterosi missing players
| Taranto | Nuova Monterosi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 16 | 11 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 24 |
| 27 | 8 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 10 | 24 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 76% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 50% | 65% |
| 59% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 38% | 53% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 38% | 35% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 12% | 12% |
| 35% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 38% | 53% |
| 29% | 38% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 18% |
| 41% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 38% | 29% |
| 3 | 3.4 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| 4.1 | 4.1 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
| 3.6 | 4.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7.9 | 8.8 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 10.9 | 10 |
| 3.3 | 4.4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 29% | 31% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 22% | 32% |
| 9.7 | 10.1 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| 4.2 | 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
- Nuova Monterosi haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Taranto haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Catanzaro | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 42 | 47 |
| 2 | Crotone | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 41 |
| 3 | Pescara | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 35 |
| 4 | SSC Giugliano | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 26 |
| 5 | Juve Stabia | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 26 |
| 6 | Audace Cerignola | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | Gelbison | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
| 8 | Monopoli | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 22 |
| 9 | Foggia | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 22 |
| 10 | Picerno | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -2 | 21 |
| 11 | Latina | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 21 |
| 12 | Avellino | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 20 |
| 13 | Nuova Monterosi | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 14 | Potenza Calcio | 17 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 20 |
| 15 | Taranto | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -11 | 20 |
| 16 | Virtus Francavilla | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 19 | -7 | 19 |
| 17 | Turris | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | -8 | 19 |
| 18 | Fidelis Andria | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 15 |
| 19 | Viterbese | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -12 | 12 |
| 20 | ACR Messina | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 16 | -15 | 11 |
