Serie C: Girone C preview: Can Turris edge out victory against Nuova Monterosi?

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Competition: Wed 16.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Amerigo Liguori (4000 seats)

A tale of good and bad for these teams so far, sitting in positions near the middle of the Serie C: Girone C table. Here's the Turris - Nuova Monterosi latest:

Insights:
  • Turris have the most matches over the total-line (15) in Serie C: Girone C

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 17 victories, 14 draws and 10 defeats from 41 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 53-45. 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.

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Turris form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie C: Girone C, Turris have managed 8 wins, 0 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 15 games. Two home wins in a row for Turris bring valid hopes of a third.

It's back home for Turris, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Campobasso away with the result 2-1. Tascone and Leonetti found the net in that victory.

Prior to that, an away loss at Juve Stabia.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Turris handle that role? We have found nine games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, one draw and four defeats.

The manager Caneo will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Catanzaro in only four days.

A decent goal production from Turris in their home games so far, with 26 goals from 15 league matches. On the other hand, Turris have conceded 17 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Nuova Monterosi form and stats

There's been little loot from Nuova Monterosi's travels as they have only collected 15 points from 16 away games in the Serie C: Girone C. Nuova Monterosi only have 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 6 draws.

The manager Menichini was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Stadio Marcello Martoni. Monterosi suffered a 0-1 loss to Monopoli (placed 5th).

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Catania wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.

Nuova Monterosi are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, three draws and two defeats. From a total of seven matches.

A quick return to home after this game, as Nuova Monterosi are hosting Juve Stabia in the Serie C: Girone C only four days away.

The visitors have scored 15 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Monterosi's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 24 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The two teams involved played each other earlier on this season: Nuova Monterosi - Turris 1-3.

Top Goalscorers

TurrisV. Leonetti
V. Leonetti
11 goals
TurrisL. Giannone
L. Giannone
10 goals
TurrisE. Santaniello
E. Santaniello
10 goals

Turris missing players

Nuova Monterosi missing players

Turris Nuova Monterosi
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 15 5 Played P 5 16 31
15 8 3 Won W 0 3 9
3 0 0 Drew D 3 6 10
13 7 2 Lost L 2 7 12
49 26 9 Scored S 6 15 34
43 17 7 Conceded C 10 24 43
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 90%
74% 73% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 81% 74%
65% 67% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 38% 42%
35% 33% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 25% 29%
19% 13% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 6% 10%
55% 53% 80% BTTS BTTS 80% 44% 55%
29% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 19% 19%
23% 13% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 50% 35%
 
4.7 5.1 5.6 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4 4
5.1 4.9 7.4 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 5 4.6
2.4 2.5 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 3 3
5 3 2 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
12.1 15.1 16.2 Shots (avg) S ( 8.6 7.1 8.5
4.9 5.9 6.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.4 2.5 2.9
32% 29% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 32% 36%
 
12.3 13.7 16 Shots against (avg) S A 10.2 11 10.9
4.2 4.1 5.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.2 3.6
Key stats in Serie C: Girone C this season:
  • Turris have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Turris have the most matches over the total-line (15) in Serie C: Girone C
  • Turris 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 Bari 1908 31 19 8 4 53 28 15 10 3 2 32 16 16 9 5 2 21 12 25 65
2 Catanzaro 31 15 10 6 41 21 16 9 5 2 27 11 15 6 5 4 14 10 20 55
3 Virtus Francavilla 31 16 6 9 43 27 16 12 3 1 33 12 15 4 3 8 10 15 16 54
4 Avellino 30 13 13 4 40 23 15 7 7 1 23 12 15 6 6 3 17 11 17 52
5 Monopoli 31 15 7 9 34 25 15 9 4 2 18 6 16 6 3 7 16 19 9 52
6 Palermo 30 14 9 7 46 28 15 11 4 0 32 6 15 3 5 7 14 22 18 51
7 Turris 31 15 3 13 49 43 15 8 0 7 26 17 16 7 3 6 23 26 6 48
8 Foggia 31 11 13 7 48 40 15 8 5 2 31 18 16 3 8 5 17 22 8 44
9 Latina 31 12 7 12 37 38 16 9 4 3 23 14 15 3 3 9 14 24 -1 43
10 Juve Stabia 31 11 9 11 36 35 16 8 5 3 22 12 15 3 4 8 14 23 1 42
11 Picerno 30 11 7 12 30 34 14 7 2 5 16 11 16 4 5 7 14 23 -4 40
12 Catania 30 12 7 11 48 43 15 7 1 7 22 20 15 5 6 4 26 23 5 39
13 Nuova Monterosi 31 9 10 12 34 43 15 6 4 5 19 19 16 3 6 7 15 24 -9 37
14 Taranto 30 8 12 10 28 33 15 6 8 1 17 9 15 2 4 9 11 24 -5 36
15 Campobasso 30 9 9 12 38 48 16 3 6 7 20 26 14 6 3 5 18 22 -10 36
16 ACR Messina 31 8 8 15 36 53 15 5 5 5 17 17 16 3 3 10 19 36 -17 32
17 Paganese 30 8 6 16 30 49 15 7 2 6 20 21 15 1 4 10 10 28 -19 30
18 Potenza Calcio 30 6 9 15 29 45 15 5 6 4 18 15 15 1 3 11 11 30 -16 27
19 Fidelis Andria 31 5 9 17 24 42 16 2 6 8 13 22 15 3 3 9 11 20 -18 24
20 Vibonese 31 3 10 18 22 48 16 3 6 7 13 20 15 0 4 11 9 28 -26 19

Read more about Serie C: Girone C

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.