Serie C Play-offs preview: Can Monopoli edge out victory against Picerno?

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Competition: Italy Serie C Play-offs
Competition: Sun 01.May
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani (8000 seats)

It's a new Serie C Play-offs campaign and Monopoli are keen to get started here at Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani. Picerno are coming to visit and this could be a fascinating season kickoff.

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 13 victories, 9 draws and 11 defeats from 33 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 39-47. You can compare this with overall results below.

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 Monopoli and Picerno.

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Monopoli form and stats

It's the first season at a new level for Monopoli as they were promoted from Serie C: Girone C last season. Happy days that were secured through 17 wins, 8 draws and 11 losses from 36 games. The team scored 23 goals at home last season and conceded 10. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Monopoli matches with similar probabilities have ended with three wins, one draw and one defeat (from five games).

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Picerno form and stats

The last season was not a pleasant experience for Picerno as they could not accumulate enough points to survive. After only 14 victories from 36 games, relegation was a fact. Picerno's manager Colucci are hoping to lead the team right back to Serie C: Girone C at the first attempt.

Head 2 Head

The teams involved played each other previously this campaign: Monopoli - Picerno 1-1. Head-to-head statistics (for the last four meetings): Monopoli won two games, one match ended in a draw and Picerno have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / three

Top Goalscorers

MonopoliE. Starita
E. Starita
8 goals
MonopoliF. Grandolfo
F. Grandolfo
8 goals
MonopoliG. Borrelli
G. Borrelli
8 goals

Monopoli missing players

Picerno missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Monopoli Picerno
Total Home vs Statistics Stat vs Away Total
1 1 0 Played P 0 1 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 1 0 Scored S 0 1 1
1 1 0 Conceded C 0 1 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5 5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2 2
2 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5 5
1 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6 6 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 6 6
2 2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1 1
50% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 100% 100%
 
6 6 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 6 6
1 1 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 2 2
Monopoli Last season Picerno
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 18   Played P   18 36
17 11   Won W   5 14
8 4   Drew D   5 8
11 3   Lost L   8 14
38 23   Scored S   17 41
31 10   Conceded C   29 45
83% 78%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 94%
58% 61%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   78% 64%
42% 39%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   33% 33%
8% 6%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   28% 22%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   22% 17%
39% 33%   BTTS BTTS   44% 36%
42% 56%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 28%
36% 33%   Failed to Score F T   44% 42%
 
3.4 3.9   Corners for (avg) C F   3.1 3.1
4.2 3.5   Corners against (avg) C A   4.7 4.7
2.2 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.7 2.5
2 1   Red cards R C   5 7
 
6.5 6.7   Shots (avg) S (   6.4 7.2
2.8 3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.4 2.9
38% 43%   Goal Efficiency G E   39% 39%
 
7.5 5.9   Shots against (avg) S A   10.1 9.4
2.8 1.7   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.4 3.7

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 Bari 1908 36 22 9 5 52 26 18 12 3 3 31 15 18 10 6 2 21 11 26 75
2 Catanzaro 36 19 10 7 57 26 18 11 4 3 32 12 18 8 6 4 25 14 31 67
3 Palermo 36 18 12 6 64 33 18 13 5 0 42 9 18 5 7 6 22 24 31 66
4 Avellino 36 17 13 6 45 26 18 9 8 1 28 14 18 8 5 5 17 12 19 64
5 Monopoli 36 17 8 11 38 31 18 11 4 3 23 10 18 6 4 8 15 21 7 59
6 Virtus Francavilla 36 16 8 12 48 38 18 12 4 2 38 18 18 4 4 10 10 20 10 56
7 Foggia 36 13 15 8 62 51 18 10 5 3 40 26 18 3 10 5 22 25 11 52
8 Turris 36 16 4 16 52 49 18 10 0 8 30 20 18 6 4 8 22 29 3 52
9 Nuova Monterosi 36 13 12 11 40 38 18 8 5 5 22 16 18 5 7 6 18 22 2 51
10 Picerno 36 14 8 14 41 45 18 9 3 6 24 16 18 5 5 8 17 29 -4 50
11 Juve Stabia 36 13 12 11 44 36 18 10 6 2 31 11 18 3 6 9 13 25 8 49
12 Latina 36 12 9 15 37 42 18 8 6 4 22 15 18 4 3 11 15 27 -5 45
13 Campobasso 36 11 11 14 51 62 18 5 7 6 25 25 18 6 4 8 26 37 -11 44
14 Taranto 36 8 15 13 31 40 18 6 10 2 16 8 18 2 5 11 15 32 -9 39
15 Messina 36 10 9 17 40 57 18 7 4 7 20 20 18 3 5 10 20 37 -17 39
16 Potenza Calcio 36 8 13 15 37 51 18 5 9 4 22 19 18 3 4 11 15 32 -14 37
17 Fidelis Andria 36 6 12 18 26 45 18 3 7 8 13 21 18 3 5 10 13 24 -19 30
18 Paganese 36 6 8 22 36 69 18 6 3 9 24 31 18 0 5 13 12 38 -33 26
19 Vibonese 36 3 12 21 24 60 18 3 7 8 13 23 18 0 5 13 11 37 -36 21
20 Catania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4

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