Game week two of the Serie D: Girone I season and the teams have had a few days to digest the first match. Here's the Messina - Acireale preview:
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Messina form and stats
Messina lost their last game at Troina (placed 3rd) after a 0-2 scoreline. In the game before, an away victory match versus Rotonda with a 3-1 scoreline.
Last season, Messina's league statistics were 6 wins, 7 draws and 11 losses, resulting in a 14th position in the Serie C: Girone C. Over these 24 matches they scored 27 goals and conceded 36. Playing at home last season Messina managed 5-3-4 (win-draw-lost) with 20 goals and 18 conceded.
Acireale form and stats
The supporters enjoyed Acireale's previous game versus Palmese (placed 17th), a Serie D: Girone I 4-1 win played at home. A 0-2 defeat away at Palmese before that.
Let's have a look at how Acireale performed last season in the Serie D: Girone I: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 6 draws and 7 defeats. In total they scored 39 and conceded 31 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 2 and lost 4 with 21/17 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last eight meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for Messina, 0 draws and 4 wins for Acireale. Over 2,5 goals: 2 times; under 2,5 goals: 6 games.Top Goalscorers
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| Messina | Acireale | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Messina | Last season | Acireale | ||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14-04-19 | | Messina | 2 - 1 | Nocerina |
| 18-04-19 | | Roccella | 0 - 0 | Messina |
| 28-04-19 | | Messina | 1 - 2 | Sancataldese |
| 05-05-19 | | Rotonda | 1 - 3 | Messina |
| 01-09-19 | | Troina | 2 - 0 | Messina |
| 08-09-19 | | Messina | 13:00 | Acireale |
| 15-09-19 | | San Tommaso | 13:00 | Messina |
| 22-09-19 | | Messina | 13:00 | Castrovillari |
| 29-09-19 | | Marina di Ragusa | 13:00 | Messina |
| 06-10-19 | | Messina | 13:00 | Marsala |
| 14-04-19 | | Acireale | 0 - 2 | Castrovillari |
| 18-04-19 | | Gela | 4 - 0 | Acireale |
| 28-04-19 | | Acireale | 3 - 2 | Portici |
| 05-05-19 | | Palmese | 2 - 0 | Acireale |
| 01-09-19 | | Acireale | 4 - 1 | Palmese |
| 08-09-19 | | Messina | 13:00 | Acireale |
| 15-09-19 | | Castrovillari | 13:00 | Acireale |
| 22-09-19 | | Acireale | 13:00 | Troina |
| 29-09-19 | | Marsala | 13:00 | Acireale |
| 06-10-19 | | Acireale | 13:00 | San Tommaso |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Castrovillari | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Acireale | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Troina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Marina di Ragusa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Biancavilla | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Palermo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Citta di Messina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Corigliano Calabro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Licata | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Roccella | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | San Tommaso | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Savoia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Nola 1925 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Cittanovese | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Marsala | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Messina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | Palmese | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 18 | SSC Giugliano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 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 | D | P |
| 1 | Bari 1908 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 41 | 58 |
| 2 | Turris Neapolis | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 29 | 47 |
| 3 | Acireale | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 39 |
| 4 | Marsala | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 37 |
| 5 | Cittanovese | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 0 | 37 |
| 6 | Gela | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 36 |
| 7 | Portici | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 36 |
| 8 | Castrovillari | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 34 |
| 9 | Palmese | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 32 |
| 10 | Troina | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 32 |
| 11 | Nocerina | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -3 | 32 |
| 12 | Citta di Messina | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | -10 | 27 |
| 13 | Locri 1909 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -12 | 26 |
| 14 | Messina | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -9 | 25 |
| 15 | Roccella | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 23 | -10 | 25 |
| 16 | Sancataldese | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 24 | -9 | 24 |
| 17 | Rotonda | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 14 | -18 | 17 |
| 18 | Igea Virtus | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 21 | -23 | 16 |
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