Moving closer to the top clubs is the task when these mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to better their league position, Taranto in 11th and Picerno in 9th spot.
- Taranto have not yet lost a game at home.
- Picerno have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This pitch has grass, which is not Picerno's usual surface at their own football stadium. When appearing on grass Picerno have performed like this: Played 43 matches producing 16 wins, 12 draws and 15 defeats with the goal difference 47-57 (scored/conceded).
This could be an appealing game with lots of fun and bustle as both teams are well revitalized since they last played a game. Get ready!
Taranto form and stats
Taranto have performed here at Stadio Comunale Erasmo Iacovone this season with 5 wins from 9 Serie C: Girone C matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 0. In general it's been a long time since Taranto tasted defeat here at Stadio Comunale Erasmo Iacovone, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.
Taranto are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Bari 1908.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus ACR Messina that ended 0-0.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Taranto have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won three times, drawn three and lost one.
Taranto are traveling soon after this match as the Serie C: Girone C match at Turris awaits in three days.
The Taranto fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 matches. From these home matches, Taranto have conceded only 5 goals. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Picerno form and stats
Playing away, Picerno have won 3 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the Serie C: Girone C this season.
Impressive finishing from Gerardi (2), Reginaldo and Coratella secured the home win 5-3 against Paganese in their previous game. A mental match with masses of goals last time out for Picerno, as mentioned above. 8 goals in that match, will this fixture be as exciting?
Prior to that result Picerno won their away game at Fidelis Andria. The scoreline was 3-2.Picerno are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, three draws and three defeats. From a total of ten matches.
A quick return to home after this game, as Picerno are hosting Vibonese in the Serie C: Girone C only three days away.
The visiting Picerno have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 9 games. As opposed to that, Picerno have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Taranto three wins, five draws and Picerno zero victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Giovinco 7 goals | A. Saraniti 5 goals |   F. Gerardi 4 goals |
Taranto missing players
Picerno missing players
| Taranto | Picerno | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 19 | 12 | 5 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 21 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 21 |
| 72% | 56% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 67% | 56% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 61% |
| 50% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 28% |
| 22% | 22% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 22% | 17% |
| 11% | 11% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 22% | 17% |
| 50% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | 39% |
| 39% | 56% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 28% |
| 39% | 44% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | 44% |
| 4.1 | 3.6 | 1.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| 4.3 | 4.7 | 8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| 2.9 | 1.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 7.7 | 8.2 | 6.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 6.3 | 7 |
| 3 | 3.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| 35% | 40% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 43% | 40% |
| 8 | 6.8 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.5 | 9.3 | 9.7 |
| 2.7 | 2.1 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 3 | 3.1 |
- Picerno have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- 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 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 40 |
| 2 | Turris | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 35 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 32 |
| 3 | Palermo | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 32 |
| 4 | Catanzaro | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 31 |
| 5 | Monopoli | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 31 |
| 6 | Avellino | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 31 |
| 7 | Foggia | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
| 8 | Virtus Francavilla | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 27 |
| 9 | Picerno | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 26 |
| 10 | Juve Stabia | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 25 |
| 11 | Taranto | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -2 | 24 |
| 12 | Catania | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 23 |
| 13 | Latina | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 17 | -4 | 21 |
| 14 | Paganese | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 21 | -12 | 20 |
| 15 | Nuova Monterosi | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -10 | 19 |
| 16 | Campobasso | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -10 | 18 |
| 17 | Potenza Calcio | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -10 | 15 |
| 18 | Fidelis Andria | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -14 | 15 |
| 19 | Vibonese | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -12 | 13 |
| 20 | ACR Messina | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -15 | 13 |