Italy - Serie C Group CData current as of September 12, 2026

Picerno vs Audace Cerignola: match statistics

Picerno crest
Picerno
1 : 1half-time 0:0
Audace Cerignola crest
Audace Cerignola
125%(2.89)
X30%(2.99)
245%(2.38)

Audace Cerignola holds a decisive advantage in this matchup. The visitors demonstrate significantly superior away efficiency, boasting a 44% win rate and a -1 goal difference, whereas Picerno secures victory in just 11% of home fixtures with a disastrous -5 differential. The hosts have failed to record a single clean sheet on their own turf, conceding an average of 1.78 goals per match; combined with their poor form (56% home defeat rate), this renders them highly vulnerable. Audace Cerignola possesses superior xG statistics (1.4 vs 1.26) and a higher shot conversion rate, while their 33% clean sheet record on the road highlights their defensive solidity. Recent form (0.8 vs 1.0 PPG) further tilts the scales in favor of the visitors. Weighing all metrics, an Audace Cerignola win emerges as the most probable outcome.

Picerno vs Audace Cerignola: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Picerno played against Audace Cerignola in Serie C Group C (Italy). The game was played on January 3, 2026. Final score: 1:1.

Recent form

Picerno has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.80 points per game. Audace Cerignola has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Picerno scores 1.16 goals per game and allows 1.95. Audace Cerignola scores 1.16 and allows 1.47. Games in this league average 2.59 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 68% of Picerno's games and 53% of Audace Cerignola's. The Over 2.5 rates are 68% and 53%, compared with league averages of 53% for BTTS and 51% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Audace Cerignola has the higher season xG average, 1.53 to 1.14 per game. Picerno takes 9.0 shots per game, while Audace Cerignola takes 13.1.

First-half and second-half trends

Picerno leads at halftime in 37% of its games and scores 0.53 goals per game after halftime. Audace Cerignola leads at halftime in 16% and scores 0.74 after halftime.

When the teams score

Picerno's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (6 goals). For Audace Cerignola, it is minutes 76-90+ (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie C Group C games average 2.59 goals. Both teams score in 53% of games, and 51% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Audace Cerignola holds a decisive advantage in this matchup. The visitors demonstrate significantly superior away efficiency, boasting a 44% win rate and a -1 goal difference, whereas Picerno secures victory in just 11% of home fixtures with a disastrous -5 differential. The hosts have failed to record a single clean sheet on their own turf, conceding an average of 1.78 goals per match; combined with their poor form (56% home defeat rate), this renders them highly vulnerable. Audace Cerignola possesses superior xG statistics (1.4 vs 1.26) and a higher shot conversion rate, while their 33% clean sheet record on the road highlights their defensive solidity. Recent form (0.8 vs 1.0 PPG) further tilts the scales in favor of the visitors. Weighing all metrics, an Audace Cerignola win emerges as the most probable outcome.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

0 : 0
First half
1 : 1
Second half

Game stats

60Possession (%)40
PicernoAudace Cerignola
16Shots12
PicernoAudace Cerignola
5Shots on target9
PicernoAudace Cerignola
1.79xG1.63
PicernoAudace Cerignola
6Corners6
PicernoAudace Cerignola
59Dangerous attacks33
PicernoAudace Cerignola
13Fouls18
PicernoAudace Cerignola
2Cards2
PicernoAudace Cerignola

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

PicernoAudace Cerignola
1.16Goals scored / game1.16
PicernoAudace Cerignola
1.95Goals allowed / game1.47
PicernoAudace Cerignola
50%Average possession48%
PicernoAudace Cerignola
2.89Shots on target / game4.42
PicernoAudace Cerignola

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9Shots per game13.05
PicernoAudace Cerignola
2.89Shots on target4.42
PicernoAudace Cerignola
12.9%Shot conversion8.9%
PicernoAudace Cerignola
50%Possession48%
PicernoAudace Cerignola
1.14xG for1.53
PicernoAudace Cerignola
1.61xG against1.27
PicernoAudace Cerignola

Shooting quality

Picerno: BalancedAudace Cerignola: Balanced
PicernoAudace Cerignola
Accuracy (shots on target)32%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.400.26

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Audace Cerignola is 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / game - Picerno · 1.6 pts / game - Audace Cerignola

Picerno
WLLLD
Season result split
16% W26% D58% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-5-11
0.74 pts / game · goal difference -15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-3-5
Last 5 at home
0-1-4
LDLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.04Opponent xG: 1.51BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Audace Cerignola
WWDDL
Season result split
32% W32% D37% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-6-7
1.26 pts / game · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
4-2-3
Last 5 away
3-1-1
LWWWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.38Opponent xG: 1.11BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Audace Cerignola is 33% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.95 goals / game - Picerno · 1.47 goals / game - Audace Cerignola

Picerno scoring profile: strong

Picerno scores in 74% of games (14 of 19 meczów), while Audace Cerignola keeps a clean sheet in 32% (6 of 19 meczów).

Audace Cerignola scoring profile: very strong

Audace Cerignola scores in 68% of games (13 of 19 meczów), while Picerno keeps a clean sheet in 5% (1 of 19 meczów).

22Goals scored (season)22
PicernoAudace Cerignola
37Goals conceded (season)28
PicernoAudace Cerignola
3.11Average goals per game2.63
PicernoAudace Cerignola
4Goals scored (last 5)6
PicernoAudace Cerignola
5Goals conceded (last 5)6
PicernoAudace Cerignola

How often they score at least...

74%1 goal68%
PicernoAudace Cerignola
42%2 goals37%
PicernoAudace Cerignola
0%3 goals11%
PicernoAudace Cerignola
0%4 goals0%
PicernoAudace Cerignola

How often they concede at least...

95%1 goal68%
PicernoAudace Cerignola
68%2 goals47%
PicernoAudace Cerignola
16%3 goals21%
PicernoAudace Cerignola
5%4 goals11%
PicernoAudace Cerignola

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

53%
Audace Cerignola - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.10 of 19 meczów
53%
League average

Goal patterns

16%BTTS at half-time26%
PicernoAudace Cerignola
0%BTTS in both halves5%
PicernoAudace Cerignola
21%Scored in both halves21%
PicernoAudace Cerignola

BTTS and goal count

63%Min. 3 goals and BTTS42%
PicernoAudace Cerignola
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
PicernoAudace Cerignola
40%BTTS - last 540%
PicernoAudace Cerignola

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

89%Min. 1 goal before half-time63%
PicernoAudace Cerignola
42%Min. 2 goals before half-time32%
PicernoAudace Cerignola
21%Min. 3 goals before half-time16%
PicernoAudace Cerignola

2nd half

89%Min. 1 goal after half-time74%
PicernoAudace Cerignola
47%Min. 2 goals after half-time37%
PicernoAudace Cerignola
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time26%
PicernoAudace Cerignola

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Picerno is 26% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.26 pts / game - Picerno · 1 pts / game - Audace Cerignola

Picerno - half-time state
37% leading16% draw47% trailing
Audace Cerignola - half-time state
16% leading53% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.26Points per game (1st half)1
PicernoAudace Cerignola
0.63Goals scored (1st half)0.42
PicernoAudace Cerignola
0.95Goals conceded (1st half)0.68
PicernoAudace Cerignola
1.58Average goals (1st half)1.11
PicernoAudace Cerignola
42%Clean sheet before half-time53%
PicernoAudace Cerignola
53%No goal before half-time58%
PicernoAudace Cerignola

After half-time (2nd half)

1.11Points per game (2nd half)1.26
PicernoAudace Cerignola
0.53Goals scored (2nd half)0.74
PicernoAudace Cerignola
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.79
PicernoAudace Cerignola
1.53Average goals (2nd half)1.53
PicernoAudace Cerignola
32%Clean sheet after half-time47%
PicernoAudace Cerignola
53%No goal after half-time53%
PicernoAudace Cerignola

Picerno - second-half results

26% W32% D42% L
24
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
-9
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.26
PPG before half-time
Lead holding43%

Leads at halftime in 37% of games and wins 16%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Audace Cerignola - second-half results

32% W32% D37% L
19
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at halftime in 16% of games and wins 32%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Picerno - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.00
Goals scored / game0.40.4
Goals allowed / game0.20.8
Average goals per game0.61.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Audace Cerignola - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.40
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game0.80.4
Average goals per game1.41.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference-1+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Picerno
ScoredConceded
3
6
0-15
6
7
16-30
3
5
31-45
2
5
46-60
3
5
61-75
5
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Audace Cerignola
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
0
5
16-30
5
4
31-45
5
4
46-60
3
6
61-75
6
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.87
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.3 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
111%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
61%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+39%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
50%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Picerno

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.47
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.32
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.34
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
78%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
177%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.06
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

Audace Cerignola

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.57
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.37
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.20
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
105%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.34
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Serie C Group C).

Teams vs league

PicernoLigaAudace Cerignola
Average goals per game 3.112.59 2.63
Both teams scored 68%53% 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 68%51% 53%
Clean sheets 5%27% 32%
Goal before half-time 89%69% 63%
Goal after half-time 89%79% 74%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.59
Average goals per game
53%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.49
Home goals / game
1.10
Away goals / game
+35%
Home attack advantage
+26%
Home defensive advantage
+14%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. PicernoYellow cardFrancesco Pistolesi
  2. PicernoYellow cardGabriele Bellodi
  3. Audace CerignolaGoalLudovico D'Orazio
  4. PicernoSubstitutionOn: Giuseppe GuadagniOff: Samuel Pugliese
  5. Audace CerignolaSubstitutionOn: Luigi CupponeOff: Ludovico D'Orazio
  6. Audace CerignolaYellow cardGaetano Vitale
  7. Audace CerignolaYellow cardGaetano Vitale
  8. PicernoGoalFilippo Frison

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

Record from Picerno's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against Audace Cerignola. Games average 4.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

Audace Cerignola
2 : 2
Picerno

FAQ

What was the result of Picerno vs Audace Cerignola?

The Serie C Group C match finished Picerno 1:1 Audace Cerignola. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Picerno vs Audace Cerignola?

Picerno score 1.16 goals per game on average and Audace Cerignola 1.16. The Serie C Group C average is 2.59 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 68% of Picerno's matches and 53% of Audace Cerignola's.

What form are Picerno and Audace Cerignola in?

Over the last 5 games Picerno have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Audace Cerignola 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Picerno vs Audace Cerignola?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Picerno vs Audace Cerignola: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.