Virtus Francavilla supporters put their faith in manager Taurino to deliver victory against Picerno

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Competition: Sun 20.March
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Giovanni Paolo II (2000 seats)

A quick peek at the Serie C: Girone C standings shows that this is top- against mid-table, but there's more to this game than that. Get our Virtus Francavilla - Picerno guide!

Insights:
  • Virtus Francavilla have the most points (39) at home in Serie C: Girone C
  • Virtus Francavilla have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Picerno have scored away.

It should be mentioned that Picerno 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 Picerno on grass are 16 victories, 11 draws and 18 defeats from 45 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 48-62. You can compare this with overall results below.

It's no vacation for neither Virtus Francavilla nor Picerno as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Virtus Francavilla form and stats

Virtus Francavilla have performed here at Stadio Giovanni Paolo II this season with 12 wins from 17 Serie C: Girone C matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 2.

Maiorino was the last player to score a league goal for Virtus Francavilla and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Francavilla haven't scored in 244 minutes.

The Virtus Francavilla followers got no joy from their last match, also played here at Stadio Giovanni Paolo II: A 0-1 defeat against Picerno (placed 11th).

A 0-0 draw away before that, with Latina the opponent.

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 Francavilla have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won six times, drawn zero and lost zero.

A decent goal production from Virtus Francavilla in their home games so far, with 33 goals from 17 league matches. Virtus Francavilla are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadio Giovanni Paolo II in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 17 matches.

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Picerno form and stats

The visitors are W5-D5-L7 on the road this term. That's in the Serie C: Girone C.

Picerno play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Virtus Francavilla (placed 4th).

A 0-1 loss hosting Potenza Calcio before that.

We have checked recent matches where Picerno have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were five victories, three draws and five defeats.

The visitors have scored 15 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Picerno have conceded 23 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Virtus Francavilla - Picerno 0-1 was the score in these contenders' last head-to-head match, earlier this season. Stats for the former six meetings featuring these two teams are: three wins for Virtus Francavilla, one draw and two wins for Picerno. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: three games. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being aggressive, having seen 3 red cards from the last six encounters.

Top Goalscorers

FrancavillaP. Maiorino
P. Maiorino
9 goals
Virtus FrancavillaF. Mastropietro
F. Mastropietro
6 goals
Virtus FrancavillaC. Patierno
C. Patierno
6 goals

Virtus Francavilla missing players

Picerno missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Virtus Francavilla Picerno
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 17 5 Played P 4 17 32
16 12 3 Won W 0 5 12
7 3 1 Drew D 1 5 7
10 2 1 Lost L 3 7 13
43 33 8 Scored S 1 15 31
28 13 4 Conceded C 6 23 35
88% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
48% 65% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 71% 56%
45% 59% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 24% 22%
18% 24% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 18% 12%
9% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 12%
42% 53% 60% BTTS BTTS 25% 41% 31%
39% 41% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 24% 31%
30% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 75% 41% 44%
 
3.2 3.5 2.8 Corners for (avg) C F 1.8 2.8 2.9
4.3 4.1 3 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.7 4.7
3.2 2.8 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.6 2.5
5 0 0 Red cards R C 3 5 7
 
6.8 7.5 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 3 6.2 6.7
2.9 3.7 3.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0.5 2.4 2.6
45% 52% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 38% 37%
 
9.3 9.5 11.2 Shots against (avg) S A 10.2 9.7 9.6
3.8 3.7 4.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 3.8 3.3
Key stats in Serie C: Girone C this season:
  • Picerno 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 have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Picerno have scored away.
  • Virtus Francavilla have the most points (39) at home 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 33 21 8 4 55 28 16 11 3 2 33 16 17 10 5 2 22 12 27 71
2 Catanzaro 32 16 10 6 44 23 16 9 5 2 27 11 16 7 5 4 17 12 21 58
3 Avellino 32 14 14 4 42 24 16 7 8 1 24 13 16 7 6 3 18 11 18 56
4 Virtus Francavilla 33 16 7 10 43 28 17 12 3 2 33 13 16 4 4 8 10 15 15 55
5 Monopoli 32 16 7 9 37 25 16 10 4 2 21 6 16 6 3 7 16 19 12 55
6 Palermo 32 14 11 7 49 31 16 11 5 0 33 7 16 3 6 7 16 24 18 53
7 Foggia 33 13 13 7 57 42 16 9 5 2 36 19 17 4 8 5 21 23 15 50
8 Turris Neapolis 32 15 3 14 49 45 16 8 0 8 26 19 16 7 3 6 23 26 4 48
9 Latina 33 12 8 13 37 40 17 9 5 3 23 14 16 3 3 10 14 26 -3 44
10 Nuova Monterosi 33 11 10 12 39 43 16 7 4 5 22 19 17 4 6 7 17 24 -4 43
11 Picerno 32 12 7 13 31 35 15 7 2 6 16 12 17 5 5 7 15 23 -4 43
12 Juve Stabia 33 11 9 13 36 39 16 8 5 3 22 12 17 3 4 10 14 27 -3 42
13 Catania 32 12 8 12 50 49 16 7 2 7 23 21 16 5 6 5 27 28 1 40
14 Campobasso 32 10 10 12 41 49 17 4 6 7 22 26 15 6 4 5 19 23 -8 40
15 Taranto 31 8 12 11 28 34 16 6 8 2 17 10 15 2 4 9 11 24 -6 36
16 Messina 33 8 9 16 39 57 16 5 5 6 19 20 17 3 4 10 20 37 -18 33
17 Potenza Calcio 32 7 10 15 32 47 16 5 7 4 20 17 16 2 3 11 12 30 -15 31
18 Paganese 32 8 6 18 31 54 16 7 2 7 21 25 16 1 4 11 10 29 -23 30
19 Fidelis Andria 33 6 10 17 26 43 17 3 6 8 14 22 16 3 4 9 12 21 -17 28
20 Vibonese 33 3 10 20 22 52 17 3 6 8 13 21 16 0 4 12 9 31 -30 19

Table
  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 33 21 8 4 55 28 16 11 3 2 33 16 17 10 5 2 22 12 27 71
2 Catanzaro 32 16 10 6 44 23 16 9 5 2 27 11 16 7 5 4 17 12 21 58
3 Avellino 32 14 14 4 42 24 16 7 8 1 24 13 16 7 6 3 18 11 18 56
4 Virtus Francavilla 33 16 7 10 43 28 17 12 3 2 33 13 16 4 4 8 10 15 15 55
5 Monopoli 32 16 7 9 37 25 16 10 4 2 21 6 16 6 3 7 16 19 12 55
6 Palermo 32 14 11 7 49 31 16 11 5 0 33 7 16 3 6 7 16 24 18 53
7 Foggia 33 13 13 7 57 42 16 9 5 2 36 19 17 4 8 5 21 23 15 50
8 Turris Neapolis 32 15 3 14 49 45 16 8 0 8 26 19 16 7 3 6 23 26 4 48
9 Latina 33 12 8 13 37 40 17 9 5 3 23 14 16 3 3 10 14 26 -3 44
10 Nuova Monterosi 33 11 10 12 39 43 16 7 4 5 22 19 17 4 6 7 17 24 -4 43
11 Picerno 32 12 7 13 31 35 15 7 2 6 16 12 17 5 5 7 15 23 -4 43
12 Juve Stabia 33 11 9 13 36 39 16 8 5 3 22 12 17 3 4 10 14 27 -3 42
13 Catania 32 12 8 12 50 49 16 7 2 7 23 21 16 5 6 5 27 28 1 40
14 Campobasso 32 10 10 12 41 49 17 4 6 7 22 26 15 6 4 5 19 23 -8 40
15 Taranto 31 8 12 11 28 34 16 6 8 2 17 10 15 2 4 9 11 24 -6 36
16 Messina 33 8 9 16 39 57 16 5 5 6 19 20 17 3 4 10 20 37 -18 33
17 Potenza Calcio 32 7 10 15 32 47 16 5 7 4 20 17 16 2 3 11 12 30 -15 31
18 Paganese 32 8 6 18 31 54 16 7 2 7 21 25 16 1 4 11 10 29 -23 30
19 Fidelis Andria 33 6 10 17 26 43 17 3 6 8 14 22 16 3 4 9 12 21 -17 28
20 Vibonese 33 3 10 20 22 52 17 3 6 8 13 21 16 0 4 12 9 31 -30 19

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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.