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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Competition: Tue 15.February
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Giovanni Paolo II (2000 seats)

This should be quite a match, with Virtus Francavilla in 4th and Avellino in 3rd. Read the preview!

Insights:
  • Virtus Francavilla is in the best form (4-2-0) in Serie C: Girone C
  • Avellino have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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 Virtus Francavilla and Avellino.

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Virtus Francavilla form and stats

Virtus Francavilla are steadily winning Serie C: Girone C games and points here at Stadio Giovanni Paolo II. 9 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 12 games. Ever since the Turris game Virtus Francavilla has been unbeatable here at Stadio Giovanni Paolo II producing five straight wins.

Virtus Francavilla drew their last game, 0-0 away at Taranto (placed 10th).

Before that, Francavilla had a home game versus Potenza Calcio which ended with a victory 4-1.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Virtus Francavilla as they are travelling to their away game against Catania in the Serie C: Girone C. That match is four days after this one.

Virtus Francavilla can score goals in their home matches. After 12 league matches they have found the net 26 times. Francavilla have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Avellino form and stats

5-5-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Avellino in their Serie C: Girone C matches away.

Avellino had fun at their own home (Stadio Giovanni Paolo II) last time out, beating Nuova Monterosi 2-0. Kanoute and Carriero scored.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Catanzaro's place.

After this away game Avellino return home for a Serie C: Girone C game against Fidelis Andria. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Avellino have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. Avellino are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Virtus Francavilla and Avellino have duelled before this season: Avellino - Virtus Francavilla 1-0. Last five meetings featuring these participants: Virtus Francavilla won two, Avellino were winners in two and we saw one draw. zero games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals. The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being brutal, having seen 4 red cards from the last five encounters.

Top Goalscorers

AvellinoR. Maniero
R. Maniero
10 goals
FrancavillaP. Maiorino
P. Maiorino
6 goals
Virtus FrancavillaC. Patierno
C. Patierno
4 goals

Virtus Francavilla missing players

Avellino missing players

Virtus Francavilla Avellino
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 3 12 25
13 9 3 Won W 0 5 11
5 2 0 Drew D 2 5 12
7 1 0 Lost L 1 2 2
35 26 8 Scored S 1 15 35
20 8 2 Conceded C 3 10 20
88% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 83% 88%
52% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 72%
48% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 42% 40%
20% 25% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 20%
8% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
44% 58% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 56%
40% 42% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 42% 40%
28% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 25% 16%
 
3.2 3.3 2.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.7 5.1 5.1
4 3.8 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 3.9 3.4
3.3 2.9 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.8 2.9
5 0 0 Red cards R C 2 4 5
 
6.8 7.2 4.3 Shots (avg) S ( 7.7 10 10.6
2.9 3.5 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 3.1 4.1
49% 62% 80% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 41% 34%
 
8.9 8.7 8.7 Shots against (avg) S A 6.3 6 6.7
3.7 3.2 1.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.3 2.2 2.4
Key stats in Serie C: Girone C this season:
  • Avellino have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Virtus Francavilla have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Virtus Francavilla have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Virtus Francavilla is in the best form (4-2-0) 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 Bari 1908 25 15 7 3 43 21 12 8 3 1 27 12 13 7 4 2 16 9 22 52
2 Catanzaro 25 12 9 4 34 16 13 7 5 1 22 8 12 5 4 3 12 8 18 45
3 Avellino 25 11 12 2 35 20 13 6 7 0 20 10 12 5 5 2 15 10 15 45
4 Virtus Francavilla 25 13 5 7 35 20 12 9 2 1 26 8 13 4 3 6 9 12 15 44
5 Monopoli 25 12 7 6 29 20 13 8 4 1 16 4 12 4 3 5 13 16 9 43
6 Palermo 25 11 9 5 34 21 13 9 4 0 24 6 12 2 5 5 10 15 13 42
7 Turris 25 12 3 10 43 32 12 6 0 6 22 15 13 6 3 4 21 17 11 39
8 Picerno 25 10 6 9 26 27 12 6 2 4 15 9 13 4 4 5 11 18 -1 36
9 Latina 25 10 5 10 30 29 13 8 3 2 20 9 12 2 2 8 10 20 1 35
10 Taranto 25 8 10 7 26 26 13 6 7 0 16 7 12 2 3 7 10 19 0 34
11 Foggia 25 8 11 6 36 31 12 6 4 2 22 13 13 2 7 4 14 18 5 33
12 Juve Stabia 25 8 9 8 29 30 12 6 5 1 16 8 13 2 4 7 13 22 -1 33
13 Catania 25 8 7 10 40 40 12 5 1 6 18 18 13 3 6 4 22 22 0 29
14 Campobasso 25 6 9 10 30 42 12 1 6 5 15 22 13 5 3 5 15 20 -12 27
15 Nuova Monterosi 25 6 9 10 24 36 12 5 3 4 15 16 13 1 6 6 9 20 -12 27
16 Paganese 25 7 5 13 26 40 13 7 2 4 20 16 12 0 3 9 6 24 -14 26
17 ACR Messina 25 5 8 12 28 45 12 3 5 4 13 15 13 2 3 8 15 30 -17 23
18 Potenza Calcio 25 5 6 14 24 41 13 5 4 4 17 14 12 0 2 10 7 27 -17 21
19 Fidelis Andria 25 4 7 14 19 36 13 1 4 8 8 20 12 3 3 6 11 16 -17 19
20 Vibonese 25 2 10 13 16 34 13 2 6 5 10 15 12 0 4 8 6 19 -18 16

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.