Both the home- and away side have had their share of problems so far, but three points in this crucial fixture would certainly provide a boost. Let's hear it for FC Messina - Sancataldese!
- FC Messina have yet to win a game at home.
- Sancataldese have the most conceded goals (20) in Serie D: Girone I
FC Messina have less rest than Sancataldese in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Coppa Italia Serie D game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Acireale, was also a home game here at Stadio Comunale Franco Scoglio. The away team is better rested.
Sancataldese play their home games on artifical turf, while this fixture will take place on grass. Relevant statistics for Sancataldese when playing on grass are 8 wins, 8 draws and 21 defeats from 37 matches. They have created 40 goals and conceded 72 times on these occasions.
FC Messina form and stats
FC Messina have played 4 Serie D: Girone I games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 0-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The spoils were shared in FC Messina's previous game, also at home. Visiting Acireale (after extra-time, 3-2 on penalties) (placed 4th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Lamezia Terme (1-2).The lack of attacking qualities in FC Messina means that they have only scored 2 goals in 4 league home games, less than half a goal per match. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Messina defense is not exactly impregnable. 7 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Sancataldese form and stats
Sancataldese are still without points from their Serie D: Girone I away games. 4 games, 4 defeats. It's all red in the travel logs of Sancataldese, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
Sancataldese failed to get anything from their last game, a Serie D: Girone I home match vs Santa Maria Cilento (placed 9th) that ended with defeat 1-2. Late heartbreak for Sancataldese in the Santa Maria Cilento match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Trapani 1905.Sancataldese are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 1 goal from 4 away games. There are big problems for the Sancataldese defense as they have conceded 13 goals in 4 away games.
Head 2 Head
Previous two meetings between these participants: Messina won one, Sancataldese triumphed in zero and we saw one draw. one game with over 2,5 goals, one match with less than 2,5 goals.FC Messina missing players
Sancataldese missing players
| FC Messina | Sancataldese | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| 89% | 75% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 56% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 67% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 11% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 22% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 22% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 56% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 75% | 67% |
| 3.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.5 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 2 |
- FC Messina have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- FC Messina have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FC Messina have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- FC Messina have yet to win a game at home.
- Sancataldese have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Sancataldese have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Sancataldese have lost all their away matches so far.
- Sancataldese have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sancataldese have the most conceded goals (13) away in Serie D: Girone I
- Sancataldese have the most conceded goals (20) in Serie D: Girone I
- Sancataldese have the the worst goal difference (-12) away in Serie D: Girone I
- Sancataldese have the the worst goal difference (-17) in Serie D: Girone I
- Sancataldese haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Gelbison | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 2 | Cavese | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 3 | Lamezia Terme | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 19 |
| 4 | Acireale | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| 5 | Aversa Normanna | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| 6 | Paternò | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | Cittanova Interpiana | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 8 | Città Di Sant’Agata | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 9 | Santa Maria Cilento | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 14 |
| 10 | Portici | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 14 |
| 11 | Licata | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 12 | San Luca | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 13 | Trapani 1905 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 14 | Rende | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 15 | Castrovillari | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -7 | 6 |
| 16 | Giarre | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 5 |
| 17 | FC Messina | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 5 |
| 18 | Biancavilla | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -10 | 4 |
| 19 | Sancataldese | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | -17 | 3 |
| 19 | Trapani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Troina | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 1 |