Saluzzo v Città di Varese preview: Visitors can prove cut above

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Competition: Italy Serie D: Girone A
Competition: Wed 22.December
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Amedeo Damiano (1000 seats)

The visiting Città di Varese side should be odds-on at Saluzzo, as the guests hold a 16 point advantage from their 15 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Saluzzo have the fewest scored goals (9) in Serie D: Girone A
  • Città di Varese have the most scored goals in the first half (16) in Serie D: Girone A

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 Saluzzo and Città di Varese.

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Saluzzo form and stats

Saluzzo's struggle is real here at Stadio Amedeo Damiano with only 8 points collected from 8 Serie D: Girone A games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-2-4. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Saluzzo with their five defeats in a row. Not since the Fossano game, 32 days ago, have they avoided a loss.

No payout for Saluzzo in their previous match, an away game at Asti that ended in defeat 1-3.

Before that game, the home loss against Chieri with the scoreline 0-1.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Saluzzo here at Stadio Amedeo Damiano in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (5 from 8 games). 9 goals have been conceded.

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Città di Varese form and stats

Playing away, Città di Varese have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Serie D: Girone A this season.

The Città di Varese goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 282 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Impressive finishing secured the home win 1-0 against Casale in their previous game.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Vado that ended 0-0.

Varese have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. 8 goals have been conceded by Città di Varese in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Previous two meetings with these sides: Saluzzo won zero, Città di Varese triumphed in zero and we saw two draws. zero games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Saluzzo missing players

Città di Varese missing players

Saluzzo Città di Varese
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
16 8 3 Played P 3 8 16
2 2 1 Won W 2 3 8
4 2 0 Drew D 0 2 5
10 4 2 Lost L 1 3 3
10 5 1 Scored S 4 9 25
26 9 3 Conceded C 3 8 15
88% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 94%
75% 62% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 62% 69%
44% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 44%
19% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 12%
38% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 56%
25% 38% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 38% 38%
50% 50% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 12%
 
2.3 1 0 Corners for (avg) C F 4 7 5.7
4.3 3.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.3 4.3
1.7 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.3 2.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
7.4 4 0 Shots (avg) S ( 12 12.7 12.2
2 1 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 6.7 5.5
50% 100% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 10% 21%
 
11.8 9 0 Shots against (avg) S A 9 9 7.8
4 3 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 2.7 2.5
Key stats in Serie D: Girone A this season:
  • Città di Varese have created more than twice as many corners as Saluzzo.
  • Città di Varese have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Città di Varese have scored more than double the goals of Saluzzo.
  • Città di Varese have the most scored goals in the first half (16) in Serie D: Girone A
  • Città di Varese have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Saluzzo have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
  • Saluzzo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Saluzzo have the fewest scored goals (9) in Serie D: Girone A
  • Saluzzo have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Serie D: Girone A
  • Saluzzo have won significantly less corners at home than 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 Novara 16 10 5 1 37 14 8 7 1 0 22 4 8 3 4 1 15 10 23 35
2 Chieri 15 9 3 3 24 13 7 5 1 1 10 3 8 4 2 2 14 10 11 30
3 Sanremo 15 9 1 5 25 17 8 6 0 2 15 6 7 3 1 3 10 11 8 28
4 Città di Varese 15 7 5 3 24 15 7 4 3 0 15 7 8 3 2 3 9 8 9 26
5 Derthona 15 8 2 5 22 18 8 4 1 3 13 12 7 4 1 2 9 6 4 26
6 Gozzano 15 6 6 3 17 9 7 3 2 2 10 6 8 3 4 1 7 3 8 24
7 Casale 14 7 3 4 19 12 7 4 1 2 10 4 7 3 2 2 9 8 7 24
8 PDHAE 15 6 6 3 18 16 8 3 4 1 9 6 7 3 2 2 9 10 2 24
9 Borgosesia 15 6 5 4 25 19 7 2 4 1 11 8 8 4 1 3 14 11 6 23
10 Bra 15 7 2 6 20 18 7 3 0 4 9 8 8 4 2 2 11 10 2 23
11 Vado 16 4 10 2 19 22 8 1 7 0 13 12 8 3 3 2 6 10 -3 22
12 Ligorna 16 5 3 8 20 24 8 3 2 3 14 12 8 2 1 5 6 12 -4 18
13 Sestri Levante 16 5 3 8 15 22 8 3 2 3 9 11 8 2 1 5 6 11 -7 18
14 Lavagnese 16 4 3 9 15 25 8 2 1 5 8 11 8 2 2 4 7 14 -10 15
15 RG Ticino 16 3 6 7 12 23 8 1 5 2 4 5 8 2 1 5 8 18 -11 15
16 Asti 14 2 8 4 12 16 7 1 3 3 6 9 7 1 5 1 6 7 -4 14
17 Pro Imperia 15 4 2 9 15 23 7 3 0 4 9 8 8 1 2 5 6 15 -8 14
18 Caronnese 15 2 7 6 16 20 8 0 4 4 8 13 7 2 3 2 8 7 -4 13
19 Fossano 15 3 2 10 14 29 8 3 0 5 10 14 7 0 2 5 4 15 -15 11
20 Saluzzo 15 2 4 9 9 23 8 2 2 4 5 9 7 0 2 5 4 14 -14 10

Read more about Serie D: Girone A

Serie D is the fourth level of football in Italy and the highest non-professional level. It is divided into nine regional divisions, often referred to as Girone (or group) A to I. The first-placed team from each division is promoted to Serie C each year. Each division usually holds 18 teams.