Vibonese vs Monopoli match preview: Even contest expected

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Date: Sun 22.December
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)

This could be an interesting match as Vibonese have their presumed home advantage while Monopoli are ahead 11 points in the Serie C: Girone C table.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Vibonese form and stats

18 points is a decent return from 9 Serie C: Girone C games here for Vibonese. The data says 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Vibonese. Two draws in a row at home now for Vibonese.

Vibonese manager G. Modica and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Bisceglie (placed 17th) in the Serie C: Girone C. In the match before that, Vibonese hosted Catanzaro and drew the game 0-0.

This is expected to be a close game, with Vibonese perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Vibonese as a small favourite), we find ten games. Vibonese has won 6 of these, drawn 2 and lost 2.

The Vibonese manager G. Modica has got the team scoring with 20 from 9 home games in the league. From these home matches, Vibonese have conceded only 5 goals.

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Monopoli form and stats

5-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Monopoli in their Serie C: Girone C matches away.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Serie C: Girone C home defeat versus Avellino with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Picerno.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Monopoli in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Monopoli, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

Monopoli find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 10 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far).

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Monopoli - Vibonese 1-0, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Vibonese won 1 game, 4 matches ended with a draw and Monopoli has 5 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 4 / 6

Top Goalscorers

ViboneseL. Taurino
L. Taurino
9 goals
ViboneseN. Bubas
N. Bubas
7 goals

Vibonese missing players

Monopoli missing players

Vibonese Monopoli
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 9 2 Played P 2 9 19
6 5 0 Won W 0 5 12
8 3 2 Drew D 0 1 1
5 1 0 Lost L 2 3 6
37 20 1 Scored S 1 10 27
25 5 1 Conceded C 4 8 16
89% 78% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
74% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 68%
53% 56% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 33% 42%
47% 44% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 5%
21% 22% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
58% 44% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 44% 37%
21% 44% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 42%
32% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 22% 21%
 
4 3.6 3.5 Corners For (avg) C F 5 4.8 4.8
5.1 4.7 5.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 3.5 2.4 2.7
2.7 2.4 2.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.6 2.3
4 1 1 Red Cards R C 1 1 1
 
225 107 8 Total Shots T S 29 106 200
87 39 3 Shots on Target S O 5 33 67
43% 51% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 30% 40%
Key stats in Serie C: Girone C this season:
  • Monopoli haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Vibonese has the most scored goals in the second half (21)
  • Vibonese have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Vibonese 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 Reggina 18 14 4 0 42 10 9 9 0 0 23 3 9 5 4 0 16 7 32 46
2 Bari 1908 19 11 6 2 33 13 9 4 4 1 16 9 10 7 2 1 17 4 20 39
3 Potenza Calcio 19 12 3 4 24 13 10 7 2 1 10 3 9 5 1 3 14 10 11 39
4 Monopoli 19 12 1 6 27 16 10 7 0 3 17 8 9 5 1 3 10 8 11 37
5 Ternana 19 11 4 4 27 19 9 5 1 3 11 9 10 6 3 1 16 10 8 37
6 Catanzaro 19 8 5 6 26 21 10 7 1 2 19 10 9 1 4 4 7 11 5 29
7 Catania 19 8 4 7 29 30 9 6 3 0 13 4 10 2 1 7 16 26 -1 28
8 Vibonese 19 6 8 5 37 25 9 5 3 1 20 5 10 1 5 4 17 20 12 26
9 Avellino 19 8 2 9 24 28 10 3 2 5 14 16 9 5 0 4 10 12 -4 26
10 Casertana 19 6 7 6 26 25 9 5 2 2 18 12 10 1 5 4 8 13 1 25
11 Teramo 19 6 7 6 21 23 10 5 4 1 15 11 9 1 3 5 6 12 -2 25
12 Paganese 19 6 6 7 30 26 9 4 4 1 19 10 10 2 2 6 11 16 4 24
13 Viterbese Castrense 19 7 3 9 27 26 10 6 1 3 18 10 9 1 2 6 9 16 1 24
14 Virtus Francavilla 19 5 7 7 24 27 9 3 3 3 15 13 10 2 4 4 9 14 -3 22
15 Cavese 19 5 7 7 15 28 10 3 6 1 11 9 9 2 1 6 4 19 -13 22
16 Picerno 19 4 5 10 19 26 9 3 3 3 11 9 10 1 2 7 8 17 -7 17
17 Bisceglie 19 2 8 9 15 28 9 0 5 4 6 14 10 2 3 5 9 14 -13 14
18 FC Rieti 18 3 4 11 21 42 9 1 3 5 12 18 9 2 1 6 9 21 -21 13
19 Rende 19 3 4 12 12 34 10 3 1 6 7 11 9 0 3 6 5 23 -22 13
20 Sicula Leonzio 19 2 5 12 19 38 10 2 2 6 14 22 9 0 3 6 5 16 -19 11

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.