The Serie C: Girone C league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Virtus Francavilla and Catania are placed 17th and 11th respectively.
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!
Virtus Francavilla form and stats
Virtus Francavilla have less points than they have played home games in the Serie C: Girone C so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 1 point.
In their previous game, the manager B. Trocini led his Virtus Francavilla to a defeat in the Serie C: Girone C match away at Juve Stabia. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadio Giovanni Paolo II. Before that, Francavilla drew at home versus Vibonese.
The defeat against Juve Stabia was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored three minutes into stoppage time (by A. Vallocchia).
There will be little rest for Francavilla after this match as they are travelling to Paganese for a Serie C: Girone C game in only three days.
At Stadio Giovanni Paolo II, Virtus Francavilla has the goal stats of 4-5 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Catania form and stats
Only one away game in the Serie C: Girone C so far for Catania and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 5 victories, 2 draws and 8 losses from 15 travels.
248 minutes! That's how long the Catania goalkeeper Miguel Angel Martinez and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Catania are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Serie C: Girone C against Juve Stabia (placed 8th). Preceding that game was the away victory against Monopoli with the score of 1-0.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Ternana in just three days.
1 goal so far away for Catania, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 0. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last eight meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Francavilla, one draw and five wins for Catania. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  L. Perez 11 goals |  F. Vázquez 10 goals |   A. Mazzarani 7 goals |
Virtus Francavilla missing players
Catania missing players
| Virtus Francavilla | Catania | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 5.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 5 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 12 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 45% | 100% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 50% | 75% |
- Virtus Francavilla has the most conceded goals (5) at home in Serie C: Girone C
| Virtus Francavilla | Last season | Catania | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 14 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 8 | 9 | ||
| 39 | 23 | Scored | S | 20 | 39 | ||
| 36 | 16 | Conceded | C | 29 | 38 | ||
| 93% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 87% | ||
| 77% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 67% | ||
| 40% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 43% | ||
| 17% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 27% | ||
| 7% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 17% | ||
| 57% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 47% | ||
| 33% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 33% | ||
| 17% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 33% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.7 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 287 | 161 | Total Shots | T S | 125 | 304 | ||
| 113 | 62 | Shots on Target | S O | 53 | 111 | ||
| 35% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 31% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Ternana | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | Turris | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | Vibonese | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Teramo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Catanzaro | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Avellino | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Juve Stabia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Casertana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Potenza Calcio | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 11 | Catania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Bisceglie | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Foggia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Monopoli | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 15 | Paganese | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 2 |
| 16 | Cavese | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| 17 | Virtus Francavilla | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 18 | Palermo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| 19 | Viterbese Castrense | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
| 20 | Trapani | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | -1 |
| Last season | 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 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 35 | 69 |
| 2 | Bari 1908 | 30 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 54 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 30 | 60 |
| 3 | Monopoli | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 40 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 18 | 57 |
| 4 | Potenza Calcio | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 56 |
| 5 | Ternana | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 51 |
| 6 | Catania | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 1 | 47 |
| 7 | Catanzaro | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 43 |
| 8 | Teramo | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -2 | 41 |
| 9 | Virtus Francavilla | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 40 |
| 10 | Avellino | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -4 | 40 |
| 11 | Vibonese | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 48 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 11 | 39 |
| 12 | Viterbese Castrense | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 37 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -1 | 39 |
| 13 | Casertana | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 37 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 38 |
| 14 | Cavese | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 24 | -12 | 38 |
| 15 | Paganese | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 1 | 36 |
| 16 | Picerno | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 29 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -9 | 32 |
| 17 | Sicula Leonzio | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -15 | 29 |
| 18 | Bisceglie | 30 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 40 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -19 | 20 |
| 19 | Rende | 30 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 50 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 35 | -31 | 18 |
| 20 | FC Rieti | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 29 | 64 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 34 | -35 | 15 |