Stumbling Taranto pray to pull off a small shock when they greet enterprising Picerno in the next league fixture. It’s 14th vs 5th and the home regulars will have moderate confidence.
- Taranto have the fewest scored goals (20) in Serie C: Girone C
This pitch has grass, which is not Picerno's everyday surface at their own football stadium. When playing on grass Picerno have performed like this: Played 40 matches resulting in 12 wins, 14 draws and 14 defeats with the goal data 40-58 (scored/conceded).
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Taranto and Picerno.
Taranto form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie C: Girone C, Taranto have managed 7 wins, 5 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 15 games.
Stress levels are on the rise for Taranto's attacking players as they have now played 453 minutes without scoring in a league game. Boccadamo was their last goal scorer.
The Taranto crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Picerno here at Stadio Comunale Erasmo Iacovone.
A 0-0 draw away before that, with SSC Giugliano the opponent.A fact for those who like to place bets on "both teams to score yes/no: This team have finished 11 league rounds in a row with only one (or none) club finding the net.
Taranto aren't scoring a lot here at Stadio Comunale Erasmo Iacovone in the league, with only {13 goals} from 15 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Taranto have conceded only 9 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Picerno form and stats
As the visiting team in Serie C: Girone C matches, Picerno have produced an overall stat of 4-7-5 so far.
It's the second away game in a row for Picerno, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Taranto (placed 14th) last time out.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Crotone.Low on goals? 8 of this team's most recent 10 league rounds have had zero, one or two goals.
The visitors have scored 14 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 18 goals have been conceded by Picerno in these games.
Head 2 Head
The sides have played each other already this season, with the match result Taranto - Picerno 0-1 written in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - six - two (Taranto wins - draws - Picerno wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Esposito 6 goals |  C. Tommasini 4 goals |  F. Golfo 4 goals |
Taranto missing players
Picerno missing players
| Taranto | Picerno | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 31 |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 13 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 20 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 34 |
| 33 | 9 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 18 | 30 |
| 74% | 73% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 94% | 94% |
| 48% | 40% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 50% | 55% |
| 35% | 27% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 35% |
| 10% | 7% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 19% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 3% |
| 23% | 20% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 44% | 48% |
| 45% | 60% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 25% | 29% |
| 58% | 47% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 38% | 29% |
| 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
| 3.3 | 3.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 6.7 | 7.7 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 7.9 | 9.1 |
| 2.6 | 3.3 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 25% | 27% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 24% | 28% |
| 8.7 | 8.4 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 10.4 | 8.9 |
| 3.3 | 2.9 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
- Taranto have the fewest scored goals (20) in Serie C: Girone C
- Taranto have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Serie C: Girone C
| 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 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 82 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 70 | 79 |
| 2 | Crotone | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 45 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 65 |
| 3 | Pescara | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 52 |
| 4 | Foggia | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 49 |
| 5 | Picerno | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 47 |
| 6 | Audace Cerignola | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 45 |
| 7 | Monopoli | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 45 |
| 8 | Juve Stabia | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -5 | 41 |
| 9 | Potenza Calcio | 31 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 37 | 46 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 27 | -9 | 40 |
| 10 | Virtus Francavilla | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 27 | -2 | 39 |
| 11 | Avellino | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 26 | -2 | 39 |
| 12 | Latina | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 22 | -9 | 38 |
| 13 | SSC Giugliano | 31 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 38 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -3 | 37 |
| 14 | Taranto | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 24 | -13 | 36 |
| 15 | Gelbison | 31 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -6 | 35 |
| 16 | Nuova Monterosi | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 40 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 32 |
| 17 | Turris | 31 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 31 |
| 18 | Messina | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 43 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 25 | -14 | 30 |
| 19 | Viterbese Castrense | 31 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 21 | -16 | 25 |
| 20 | Fidelis Andria | 31 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 42 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -21 | 24 |
