Betting preview: Pro Vercelli vs Juventus U23 should be interesting

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Competition: Italy Serie C Play-offs
Competition: Wed 04.May
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Silvio Piola (5500 seats)

The fresh new season is about to kick off and the supporters are trembling with excitement. It’s all to play for as Pro Vercelli welcome Juventus U23 for the opening match at Stadio Silvio Piola. Keep reading!

It should be mentioned that Juventus U23 play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Juventus U23 on artifical turf are 1 victory, 1 draw and 3 defeats from five games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 3-6. You can compare this with overall results below.

It's no vacation for neither Pro Vercelli nor Juventus U23 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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Pro Vercelli form and stats

It's the first season at a new level for Pro Vercelli as they were promoted from Serie C: Girone A last season. Happy days that were secured through 14 wins, 13 draws and 11 losses from 38 games. The team scored 20 goals at home last season and conceded 18. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.

This is expected to be a close game, with Vercelli perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Pro Vercelli as a small favourite), we find ten games. Pro Vercelli has won five of these, drawn two and lost three.

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Juventus U23 form and stats

The last season was not a pleasant experience for Juventus U23 as they could not accumulate enough points to survive. After only 15 victories from 38 games, relegation was a fact. Juventus U23's manager Zauli are hoping to lead the team right back to Serie C: Girone A at the first attempt.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Juventus U23 playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were four Juventus U23 wins, four draws and six defeats.

Head 2 Head

Pro Vercelli-Juventus U23 H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Vercelli six wins, Juventus U23 three wins, zero draws. one of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Pro VercelliG. Comi
G. Comi
10 goals
Pro VercelliM. Della Morte
M. Della Morte
6 goals
Juventus U23A. Brighenti
A. Brighenti
6 goals

Pro Vercelli missing players

Juventus U23 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Pro Vercelli Juventus U23
Total Home vs Statistics Stat vs Away Total
1 1 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
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%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
100% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
2 2 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 3
8 8 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 3
1 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14 14 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 8
6 6 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 3
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
7 7 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 8
2 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 1
Pro Vercelli Last season Juventus U23
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
14 8   Won W   4 15
13 5   Drew D   6 9
11 6   Lost L   9 14
41 20   Scored S   16 43
40 18   Conceded C   26 43
89% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 97%
66% 63%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 71%
34% 26%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   32% 39%
16% 11%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   16% 13%
5% 5%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 5%
45% 47%   BTTS BTTS   47% 50%
34% 32%   Clean Sheets C S   16% 21%
32% 26%   Failed to Score F T   42% 32%
 
5 5.5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.5 4.8
4.9 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   5.4 4.9
2.6 2.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 2
9 4   Red cards R C   3 3
 
9 8.9   Shots (avg) S (   8.3 8.6
3.5 3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.4 3.4
31% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   25% 34%
 
8.3 6.7   Shots against (avg) S A   9.7 7.9
3.4 2.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.4 3.6

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 Sudtirol 38 27 9 2 49 9 19 14 5 0 25 3 19 13 4 2 24 6 40 90
2 Calcio Padova 38 25 10 3 60 26 19 15 3 1 30 11 19 10 7 2 30 15 34 85
3 FeralpiSalo 38 20 9 9 56 29 19 11 6 2 33 15 19 9 3 7 23 14 27 69
4 Renate 38 18 8 12 59 43 19 11 2 6 35 21 19 7 6 6 24 22 16 62
5 Lecco 38 16 7 15 51 42 19 11 4 4 34 18 19 5 3 11 17 24 9 55
6 Pro Vercelli 38 14 13 11 41 40 19 8 5 6 20 18 19 6 8 5 21 22 1 55
7 Triestina 38 15 10 13 41 41 19 7 6 6 25 24 19 8 4 7 16 17 0 55
8 Juventus U23 38 15 9 14 43 43 19 11 3 5 27 17 19 4 6 9 16 26 0 54
9 Piacenza 38 12 14 12 44 46 19 7 6 6 18 17 19 5 8 6 26 29 -2 50
10 Pergolettese 38 12 11 15 42 55 19 7 7 5 23 18 19 5 4 10 19 37 -13 46
11 AlbinoLeffe 38 10 15 13 42 43 19 2 9 8 19 26 19 8 6 5 23 17 -1 45
12 Virtus Verona 38 9 18 11 35 38 19 5 10 4 15 16 19 4 8 7 20 22 -3 45
13 Pro Patria 38 10 15 13 38 45 19 6 8 5 19 18 19 4 7 8 19 27 -7 45
14 Fiorenzuola 38 11 10 17 33 48 19 6 4 9 17 27 19 5 6 8 16 21 -15 43
15 Mantova 38 9 15 14 37 42 19 7 8 4 23 17 19 2 7 10 14 25 -5 42
16 Trento Calcio 1921 38 9 15 14 31 36 19 6 7 6 19 16 19 3 8 8 12 20 -5 42
17 Pro Sesto 38 8 14 16 33 46 19 3 7 9 16 25 19 5 7 7 17 21 -13 38
18 Seregno 38 7 13 18 41 55 19 3 5 11 21 30 19 4 8 7 20 25 -14 34
19 Giana Erminio 38 6 16 16 25 41 19 3 10 6 12 16 19 3 6 10 13 25 -16 34
20 Legnago Salus 38 7 9 22 32 65 19 2 5 12 16 33 19 5 4 10 16 32 -33 30

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