Virtus Francavilla vs Potenza Calcio: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Italy Serie C: Girone C
Competition: Sat 24.October
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Giovanni Paolo II (2000 seats)

This promises to be another interesting encounter at Stadio Giovanni Paolo II in the Serie C: Girone C. Virtus Francavilla is in 17th position and welcome Potenza Calcio in 14th place. Read all about the match here!

It's no vacation for neither Francavilla nor Potenza Calcio 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

Three Serie C: Girone C home games done for Virtus Francavilla, who are not happy collecting 1 point from these matches.

Virtus Francavilla are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 219 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by J. Ekuban).

The home team returns to Stadio Giovanni Paolo II after being equal after 90 minutes with Paganese (placed 16th) on their last time out; the Serie C: Girone C game ended 0-0. Ahead of that match, Francavilla lost 0-1 at home to Catania.

Virtus Francavilla are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 3 games. Francavilla have conceded 6 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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Potenza Calcio form and stats

No Serie C: Girone C points yet away for Potenza Calcio, from their first 2 matches. Potenza seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

There were no winners in Potenza Calcio's previous match, a Serie C: Girone C home game that ended 1-1 vs Teramo (placed 2nd). Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting Ternana's place.

0 goals so far away for Potenza Calcio, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 5. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

As for the last five games between these two teams, there's zero Francavilla victories, two draws and three Potenza Calcio wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

FrancavillaL. Perez
L. Perez
11 goals
Virtus FrancavillaF. Vázquez
F. Vázquez
10 goals

Virtus Francavilla missing players

Potenza Calcio missing players

Virtus Francavilla Potenza Calcio
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
6 3 0 Played P 1 2 5
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
2 1 0 Drew D 0 0 2
4 2 0 Lost L 1 2 2
5 4 0 Scored S 0 0 5
9 6 0 Conceded C 2 5 9
83% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 60%
33% 67% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 20%
17% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 60%
17% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
50% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 40%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
3.7 5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 2.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
48 27 0 Total Shots T S 0 9 46
23 12 0 Shots on Target S O 0 4 17
22% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 29%
Key stats in Serie C: Girone C this season:
  • All of Potenza Calcio's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Potenza Calcio has the most dropped points from leading position (4) in Serie C: Girone C
  • Potenza Calcio has the the worst goal difference (-5) away in Serie C: Girone C
  • Potenza Calcio have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Potenza Calcio have failed to score a single goal away.
  • Potenza Calcio have lost all their away matches so far.
  • Potenza Calcio haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Virtus Francavilla has the most conceded goals in the first half (6) in Serie C: Girone C
  • Virtus Francavilla have yet to win a game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ternana 6 3 3 0 12 4 3 1 2 0 3 0 3 2 1 0 9 4 8 12
2 Teramo 5 3 2 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 3 1 2 0 4 2 6 11
3 Bari 1908 5 3 2 0 10 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 3 1 0 9 4 5 11
4 Catanzaro 6 3 2 1 7 3 3 3 0 0 6 1 3 0 2 1 1 2 4 11
5 Turris Neapolis 4 3 1 0 5 2 3 2 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 10
6 Vibonese 5 2 2 1 8 5 3 1 1 1 5 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 8
7 Avellino 3 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 7
8 Bisceglie 4 2 1 1 6 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 7
9 Juve Stabia 5 2 1 2 4 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 7
10 Casertana 5 1 3 1 8 7 2 0 2 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 4 1 6
11 Catania 5 3 1 1 5 4 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 6
12 Monopoli 5 1 2 2 3 5 3 0 1 2 0 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 -2 5
13 Viterbese Castrense 6 1 2 3 4 7 3 0 1 2 1 5 3 1 1 1 3 2 -3 5
14 Potenza Calcio 5 1 2 2 5 9 3 1 2 0 5 4 2 0 0 2 0 5 -4 5
15 Foggia 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 3
16 Paganese 6 0 3 3 3 10 3 0 2 1 0 3 3 0 1 2 3 7 -7 3
17 Virtus Francavilla 6 0 2 4 5 9 3 0 1 2 4 6 3 0 1 2 1 3 -4 2
18 Cavese 4 0 1 3 2 6 3 0 0 3 2 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 -4 1
19 Palermo 4 0 1 3 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 2 1 4 -5 1
20 Trapani 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 -6 -1

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.