Virtus Francavilla are looking to forget the league table before this match against Taranto. Here's everything you need to know pre-match!
- Taranto have yet to win a game away.
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 Francavilla and Taranto.
Virtus Francavilla form and stats
The Serie C: Girone C stats playing at home this season for Virtus Francavilla are 3-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). Two draws in a row at home now for Virtus Francavilla.
Virtus Francavilla drew their last game, also a home match. Taranto (placed 12th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Juve Stabia.This is expected to be a close game, with Virtus Francavilla perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Virtus Francavilla as a small favourite), we find 17 games. Virtus Francavilla has won 6 of these, drawn 7 and lost 4.
Francavilla has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 6 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 5 from 6 matches.
Taranto form and stats
There's been little loot from Taranto's travels as they have only collected 1 point from 6 away games in the Serie C: Girone C. Taranto only have 0 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 1 draw.
Taranto are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Virtus Francavilla (placed 17th).
Before that, Taranto secured a home win against Viterbese Castrense with the score 2-1.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 10 similar matches played by Taranto in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Taranto, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
Stats flash: 8 of the last 10 league fixtures featuring this side have ended with only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting terms).
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Taranto's away games in the league this season with only {3 goals} from 6 matches.
Head 2 Head
Virtus Francavilla have put together a streak of 7 consecutive matches without losing (3-4-0) when playing Taranto.Top Goalscorers
  C. Patierno 6 goals |  M. Guida 4 goals |  M. Otávio Mendes 3 goals |
Virtus Francavilla missing players
Taranto missing players
| Virtus Francavilla | Taranto | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 19 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 18 |
| 86% | 71% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 71% | 86% |
| 64% | 43% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 57% | 64% |
| 43% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 57% | 50% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 7% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 7% |
| 43% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 43% | 36% |
| 29% | 57% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 36% |
| 43% | 29% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 57% | 43% |
| 5.6 | 5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 2 | 2.6 |
| 3.4 | 3.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.6 | 9.4 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 5.4 | 6.9 |
| 2.9 | 3.4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| 30% | 29% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 27% | 32% |
| 10.8 | 9.9 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 8.3 | 9.2 |
| 3.9 | 3.7 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
- Taranto have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Taranto have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Taranto have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Taranto have yet to win a game away.
- Virtus Francavilla have created more than twice as many corners as Taranto.
- Virtus Francavilla have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Taranto have scored away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Catanzaro | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 33 | 38 |
| 2 | Crotone | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 34 |
| 3 | Pescara | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 32 |
| 4 | SSC Giugliano | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | Juve Stabia | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 21 |
| 6 | Audace Cerignola | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 7 | Gelbison | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| 8 | Latina | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 19 |
| 9 | Monopoli | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 18 |
| 10 | Foggia | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 18 |
| 11 | Nuova Monterosi | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
| 12 | Taranto | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -6 | 16 |
| 13 | Potenza Calcio | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 15 |
| 14 | Turris Neapolis | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -6 | 15 |
| 15 | Picerno | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 16 | Avellino | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -5 | 13 |
| 17 | Virtus Francavilla | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -7 | 13 |
| 18 | Viterbese Castrense | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 11 |
| 19 | Fidelis Andria | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 11 |
| 20 | Messina | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 15 | -12 | 11 |
