Match details. Serie B, Regular Season - 9. Kick-off is Wed 28 Oct, 20:00 Lagos time. It is played at Stadio dei Marmi, Carrara.
What's at stake. Carrarese Calcio are 17th on 7 points after 8 games, level on points with Empoli, 1 point clear of Cremonese. A win would take them above Empoli. SS Arezzo are 10th on 10 points after 8 games, level on points with Padova, 1 point clear of Hellas Verona. A win would take them above Padova.
Form. Carrarese Calcio have won two, drawn one and lost seven of their last ten, 0.7 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L W W L L. SS Arezzo have won four, drawn one and lost five of their last ten, 1.3 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L W D L W.
The numbers. Carrarese Calcio score 0.8 and concede 1.2 a game over their last ten, with one clean sheet and four games without a goal. Carrarese Calcio average 9.2 shots (3.0 on target), 4.8 corners and 2.2 cards a game, with 42% of the ball. SS Arezzo score one and concede 1.6 a game in their last five away, with one clean sheet and two games without a goal. SS Arezzo average 9.9 shots (3.0 on target), 4.2 corners and 1.7 cards a game, with 46% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last nine meetings Carrarese Calcio have won two, drawn three and lost four. Seven of the nine went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in seven. In the last four, Carrarese Calcio won two, one was drawn and SS Arezzo won one. The last time they met, on 14 Jan 2024, it finished Carrarese Calcio 2-3 SS Arezzo.
Where it pulls both ways. On goals, their goals for and against point to a tight game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 64%; seven of the last nine meetings went over 2.5, and the meetings settle it.
The case against. SS Arezzo's record still gives them 49% to win. Not everything agrees on goals: their goals for and against point to a tight game.
The read. Carrarese Calcio to win. An open game. Both teams' records favour SS Arezzo. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 64%. Seven of the last nine meetings went over 2.5.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Over 3.5 Cards (the signs point different ways); Under 4.5 Goals (Carrarese Calcio are a clear winner, no Unders); Under 5.5 Goals (Carrarese Calcio are a clear winner, no Unders). Predicted score: Carrarese Calcio 2-1 SS Arezzo (9% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and an open game).