Virtus are listed as favourites to win this home fixture against Murata, if the league positions are to be trusted. Or are we in for a surprise?
- Virtus have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Murata have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Murata have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 4-7-6 (win-draw-loss) from 17 matches.
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.
Virtus form and stats
4-5-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Campionato numbers at home for Virtus so far this season.
In their previous game, the manager Bizzotto led his Virtus to a defeat away at Tre Fiori. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Campo Sportivo di Acquaviva.
In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Cailungo.Virtus have scored 10 league goals here from 13 matches, not a lot. Virtus are not conceding a lot of goals here at Campo Sportivo di Acquaviva in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 13 matches.
Murata form and stats
Murata have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Campionato, after 1-5-7 (13 played). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Murata, who have now gone ten games without a victory. The Cosmos game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.
Murata play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 2-3 to Faetano (placed 7th). Late heartbreak for Murata in the Faetano match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against La Fiorita wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Murata as they have only managed to score 9 times from 13 away games in the league. As for defending, Murata rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 20 goals from these away matches. Murata has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The most recent recorded match featuring both these participants is the Murata - Virtus 1-2 played previously this season. Numbers for the former ten meetings featuring these two teams are: five wins for Virtus, two draws and three wins for Murata. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  N. Angeli 7 goals | J. Apezteguía Hijuelos 7 goals | A. Nodari 4 goals |
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| Virtus | Murata | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 31 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 18 | 10 | 2 | Conceded | C | 9 | 20 | 31 |
| 81% | 69% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 77% | 74% |
| 67% | 54% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 69% | 59% |
| 33% | 31% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 46% | 41% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 7% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 7% |
| 37% | 38% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 38% | 33% |
| 48% | 46% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 31% | 41% |
| 33% | 46% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 54% | 52% |
| 5.8 | 5.8 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.5 | 4 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.4 | 13.4 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| 5.4 | 5.4 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 3.3 |
| 19% | 19% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 30% | 30% |
| 7.8 | 7.8 | 4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 2.3 |
- Murata have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Murata have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Murata have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Virtus have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | La Fiorita | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 43 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 27 | 60 |
| 2 | Tre Penne | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 65 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 36 | 59 |
| 3 | Tre Fiori | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 46 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 52 |
| 4 | Virtus | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 49 |
| 5 | Libertas | 28 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 44 |
| 6 | Pennarossa | 27 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 44 |
| 7 | Faetano | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 43 |
| 8 | Folgore | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 36 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 40 |
| 9 | Fiorentino | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 36 |
| 10 | Domagnano | 28 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -12 | 30 |
| 11 | San Giovanni | 28 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -5 | 29 |
| 12 | Murata | 27 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -11 | 25 |
| 13 | Cailungo | 27 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 42 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -17 | 22 |
| 14 | Juvenes / Dogana | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 63 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 30 | -39 | 21 |
| 15 | Cosmos | 27 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 8 | 62 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 29 | -54 | 5 |
