Serie D: Girone H preview: Can Picerno edge out victory against Taranto?

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Competition: Italy Serie D: Girone H
Competition: Sun 27.September
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Alfredo Viviani (6000 seats)

This match has been long awaited by fans of both sides, as it's the first Serie D: Girone H game of the season. Both Picerno and Taranto are looking for a positive start to their campaigns.

It should be mentioned that Taranto 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 Taranto on artifical turf are 1 victory, 2 draws and 2 defeats from five games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 3-5. You can compare this with overall results below.

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Picerno form and stats

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Picerno handle that role? We have found three games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, one draw and zero defeats.

Disaster struck Picerno last season as they could not defend their status as a Serie C: Girone C team. With 14 defeats from 30 games, and only 8 wins, relegation could not be avoided. Picerno are hopeful of bouncing straight back up, but need to improve upon their home record from last season of W5 D4 L6.

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Taranto form and stats

Taranto are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, one draw and zero defeats. From a total of one match.

Let's have a look at how Taranto performed last season in the Serie D: Girone H: They landed a 6th position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 4 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 32 and conceded 21 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 2 and lost 4 with 16/10 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last six meetings): Picerno won zero games, three matches ended with a draw and Taranto has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / four

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Total First Half Second Half
Picerno Taranto
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
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%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Picerno Last season Taranto
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   13 26
8 5   Won W   7 12
8 4   Drew D   2 4
14 6   Lost L   4 10
29 16   Scored S   16 32
38 15   Conceded C   10 21
93% 87%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 88%
63% 60%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   62% 54%
40% 33%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   23% 35%
20% 20%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   15% 19%
7% 7%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 8%
53% 47%   BTTS BTTS   15% 12%
17% 27%   Clean Sheets C S   54% 50%
37% 40%   Failed to Score F T   38% 50%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3 2.4
2 1   Red cards R C   1 1
 
323 206   Total Shots T S   32 140
110 68   Shots on Target S O   12 49
26% 24%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 16%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Audace Cerignola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Aversa Normanna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Brindisi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Casarano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Citta di Fasano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Fidelis Andria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Francavilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Gravina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Lavello 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Molfetta Calcio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Nardo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Picerno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Portici 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Puteolana Internapoli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Sorrento 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Taranto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Team Altamura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 US Bitonto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 Reggina 30 21 6 3 54 19 14 11 1 2 29 8 16 10 5 1 25 11 35 69
2 Bari 1908 30 16 12 2 54 24 14 9 4 1 29 12 16 7 8 1 25 12 30 60
3 Monopoli 30 18 3 9 40 22 16 8 2 6 20 13 14 10 1 3 20 9 18 57
4 Potenza Calcio 30 16 8 6 36 23 15 9 4 2 16 7 15 7 4 4 20 16 13 56
5 Ternana 30 14 9 7 38 29 15 7 4 4 21 16 15 7 5 3 17 13 9 51
6 Catania 30 13 8 9 39 38 15 8 6 1 19 9 15 5 2 8 20 29 1 47
7 Catanzaro 30 12 7 11 41 36 16 9 3 4 28 16 14 3 4 7 13 20 5 43
8 Teramo 30 11 8 11 29 31 16 8 4 4 20 16 14 3 4 7 9 15 -2 41
9 Virtus Francavilla 30 10 10 10 39 36 14 5 5 4 23 16 16 5 5 6 16 20 3 40
10 Avellino 30 11 7 12 34 38 15 5 5 5 19 18 15 6 2 7 15 20 -4 40
11 Vibonese 30 9 12 9 48 37 15 7 4 4 26 12 15 2 8 5 22 25 11 39
12 Viterbese Castrense 30 11 6 13 37 38 15 8 2 5 24 15 15 3 4 8 13 23 -1 39
13 Casertana 30 8 14 8 37 35 15 6 6 3 23 16 15 2 8 5 14 19 2 38
14 Cavese 30 9 11 10 24 36 16 6 8 2 18 12 14 3 3 8 6 24 -12 38
15 Paganese 30 8 12 10 35 34 14 5 8 1 22 11 16 3 4 9 13 23 1 36
16 Picerno 30 8 8 14 29 38 15 5 4 6 16 15 15 3 4 8 13 23 -9 32
17 Sicula Leonzio 30 7 8 15 31 46 15 4 3 8 22 28 15 3 5 7 9 18 -15 29
18 Bisceglie 30 3 11 16 21 40 15 1 6 8 9 20 15 2 5 8 12 20 -19 20
19 Rende 30 3 9 18 19 50 15 3 5 7 10 15 15 0 4 11 9 35 -31 18
20 FC Rieti 30 5 5 20 29 64 15 2 3 10 15 30 15 3 2 10 14 34 -35 15
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 US Bitonto 26 16 7 3 45 10 14 10 2 2 26 4 12 6 5 1 19 6 35 55
2 Foggia 26 16 6 4 33 16 14 10 3 1 24 10 12 6 3 3 9 6 17 54
3 Sorrento 26 14 8 4 38 21 14 9 4 1 25 10 12 5 4 3 13 11 17 50
4 Audace Cerignola 26 15 4 7 45 27 13 10 2 1 31 16 13 5 2 6 14 11 18 49
5 Casarano 26 11 9 6 34 28 13 9 2 2 25 12 13 2 7 4 9 16 6 42
6 Taranto 26 12 4 10 32 21 13 5 2 6 16 11 13 7 2 4 16 10 11 40
7 Gravina 26 9 7 10 36 32 12 7 1 4 23 16 14 2 6 6 13 16 4 34
8 Citta di Fasano 26 9 7 10 34 31 12 7 2 3 17 9 14 2 5 7 17 22 3 34
9 Gelbison 26 8 10 8 20 22 13 3 9 1 9 5 13 5 1 7 11 17 -2 34
10 Gladiator 26 8 9 9 25 27 13 4 4 5 12 15 13 4 5 4 13 12 -2 33
11 Team Altamura 26 8 8 10 31 29 13 7 5 1 21 8 13 1 3 9 10 21 2 32
12 Brindisi 26 7 10 9 23 35 13 4 5 4 9 13 13 3 5 5 14 22 -12 31
13 Fidelis Andria 26 8 5 13 31 41 13 6 2 5 12 11 13 2 3 8 19 30 -10 29
14 Nardo 26 6 9 11 24 34 13 3 6 4 12 13 13 3 3 7 12 21 -10 27
15 Grumentum 26 7 6 13 27 39 13 5 4 4 17 17 13 2 2 9 10 22 -12 27
16 Nocerina 26 6 9 11 30 45 12 3 5 4 15 20 14 3 4 7 15 25 -15 27
17 Francavilla 26 6 7 13 24 35 13 3 4 6 14 18 13 3 3 7 10 17 -11 25
18 Agropoli 26 3 5 18 14 53 13 2 3 8 10 20 13 1 2 10 4 33 -39 14

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Audace Cerignola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Aversa Normanna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Brindisi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Casarano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Citta di Fasano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Fidelis Andria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Francavilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Gravina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Lavello 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Molfetta Calcio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Nardo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Picerno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Portici 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Puteolana Internapoli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Sorrento 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Taranto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Team Altamura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 US Bitonto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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.