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

Picerno vs Potenza Calcio: match statistics

Picerno crest
Picerno
2 : 0half-time 2:0
Potenza Calcio crest
Potenza Calcio
135%(2.20)
X40%(3.10)
225%(2.87)

Statistical analysis indicates balanced chances for both teams, with a slight advantage for a draw. Picerno shows poor home form with just 9% of wins at home; however, in their last five matches, they have not lost once, recording four draws and one victory. Potenza Calcio has a disastrous away record with 67% of losses and has not kept a single clean sheet on the road, which points to major defensive issues. Picerno has a better average of goals conceded at home (1.55) than Potenza away (2.33), giving the hosts a defensive edge. Considering that Picerno has drawn in 45% of their home matches and Potenza in 25% of their away matches, and taking into account the current form of both sides, the most probable outcome is a share of the points. The xG values for both teams are very close (1.31 vs 1.30), which further supports the draw forecast.

Picerno vs Potenza Calcio: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Picerno played against Potenza Calcio in Serie C Group C (Italy). The game was played on February 1, 2026. Final score: 2:0.

Recent form

Picerno has 1 win, 4 draws and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Potenza Calcio has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses, with 0.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Picerno scores 1.13 goals per game and allows 1.74. Potenza Calcio scores 1.26 and allows 1.48. Games in this league average 2.49 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 65% of Picerno's games and 48% of Potenza Calcio's. The Over 2.5 rates are 61% and 57%, compared with league averages of 50% for BTTS and 48% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Potenza Calcio has the higher season xG average, 1.47 to 1.15 per game. Picerno takes 9.2 shots per game, while Potenza Calcio takes 13.0.

First-half and second-half trends

Picerno leads at halftime in 39% of its games and scores 0.48 goals per game after halftime. Potenza Calcio leads at halftime in 35% and scores 0.57 after halftime.

When the teams score

Picerno's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (8 goals). For Potenza Calcio, it is minutes 31-45+ (7 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie C Group C games average 2.49 goals. Both teams score in 50% of games, and 48% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% 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

Statistical analysis indicates balanced chances for both teams, with a slight advantage for a draw. Picerno shows poor home form with just 9% of wins at home; however, in their last five matches, they have not lost once, recording four draws and one victory. Potenza Calcio has a disastrous away record with 67% of losses and has not kept a single clean sheet on the road, which points to major defensive issues. Picerno has a better average of goals conceded at home (1.55) than Potenza away (2.33), giving the hosts a defensive edge. Considering that Picerno has drawn in 45% of their home matches and Potenza in 25% of their away matches, and taking into account the current form of both sides, the most probable outcome is a share of the points. The xG values for both teams are very close (1.31 vs 1.30), which further supports the draw forecast.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

2 : 0
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

42Possession (%)58
PicernoPotenza Calcio
9Shots7
PicernoPotenza Calcio
3Shots on target1
PicernoPotenza Calcio
1.17xG1.04
PicernoPotenza Calcio
1Corners3
PicernoPotenza Calcio
54Dangerous attacks71
PicernoPotenza Calcio
12Fouls18
PicernoPotenza Calcio
2Cards1
PicernoPotenza Calcio

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.

PicernoPotenza Calcio
1.13Goals scored / game1.26
PicernoPotenza Calcio
1.74Goals allowed / game1.48
PicernoPotenza Calcio
49%Average possession54%
PicernoPotenza Calcio
2.96Shots on target / game4.17
PicernoPotenza Calcio

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.17Shots per game12.96
PicernoPotenza Calcio
2.96Shots on target4.17
PicernoPotenza Calcio
12.3%Shot conversion9.7%
PicernoPotenza Calcio
49%Possession54%
PicernoPotenza Calcio
1.15xG for1.47
PicernoPotenza Calcio
1.63xG against1.51
PicernoPotenza Calcio

Shooting quality

Picerno: BalancedPotenza Calcio: Balanced
PicernoPotenza Calcio
Accuracy (shots on target)32%32%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.380.30

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.

Picerno is 75% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Picerno · 0.8 pts / game - Potenza Calcio

Picerno
DDWDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
17% W35% D48% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-8-11
0.87 pts / game · goal difference -14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-4-0
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-5-5
Last 5 at home
0-2-3
LLLDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.20Opponent xG: 1.61BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%
Potenza Calcio
LDLWL
Season result split
30% W35% D35% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-8-8
1.26 pts / game · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-3-8
Last 5 away
0-2-3
DDLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.42Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Potenza Calcio is 12% better for: goals scored per game.

1.13 goals / game - Picerno · 1.26 goals / game - Potenza Calcio

Potenza Calcio is 18% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.74 goals / game - Picerno · 1.48 goals / game - Potenza Calcio

Picerno scoring profile: strong

Picerno scores in 74% of games (17 of 23 meczów), while Potenza Calcio keeps a clean sheet in 30% (7 of 23 meczów).

Potenza Calcio scoring profile: very strong

Potenza Calcio scores in 65% of games (15 of 23 meczów), while Picerno keeps a clean sheet in 13% (3 of 23 meczów).

26Goals scored (season)29
PicernoPotenza Calcio
40Goals conceded (season)34
PicernoPotenza Calcio
2.87Average goals per game2.74
PicernoPotenza Calcio
5Goals scored (last 5)3
PicernoPotenza Calcio
4Goals conceded (last 5)8
PicernoPotenza Calcio

How often they score at least...

74%1 goal65%
PicernoPotenza Calcio
39%2 goals43%
PicernoPotenza Calcio
0%3 goals17%
PicernoPotenza Calcio
0%4 goals0%
PicernoPotenza Calcio

How often they concede at least...

87%1 goal70%
PicernoPotenza Calcio
61%2 goals52%
PicernoPotenza Calcio
13%3 goals22%
PicernoPotenza Calcio
4%4 goals4%
PicernoPotenza Calcio

* 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.

50%
League average

Goal patterns

13%BTTS at half-time22%
PicernoPotenza Calcio
0%BTTS in both halves17%
PicernoPotenza Calcio
17%Scored in both halves39%
PicernoPotenza Calcio

BTTS and goal count

57%Min. 3 goals and BTTS39%
PicernoPotenza Calcio
4%Min. 3 goals without BTTS17%
PicernoPotenza Calcio
60%BTTS - last 520%
PicernoPotenza Calcio

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

83%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
PicernoPotenza Calcio
39%Min. 2 goals before half-time43%
PicernoPotenza Calcio
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time9%
PicernoPotenza Calcio

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time78%
PicernoPotenza Calcio
48%Min. 2 goals after half-time52%
PicernoPotenza Calcio
9%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
PicernoPotenza Calcio

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 - half-time state
39% leading22% draw39% trailing
Potenza Calcio - half-time state
35% leading39% draw26% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.39Points per game (1st half)1.43
PicernoPotenza Calcio
0.65Goals scored (1st half)0.7
PicernoPotenza Calcio
0.78Goals conceded (1st half)0.57
PicernoPotenza Calcio
1.43Average goals (1st half)1.26
PicernoPotenza Calcio
52%Clean sheet before half-time57%
PicernoPotenza Calcio
52%No goal before half-time48%
PicernoPotenza Calcio

After half-time (2nd half)

1.04Points per game (2nd half)0.96
PicernoPotenza Calcio
0.48Goals scored (2nd half)0.57
PicernoPotenza Calcio
0.96Goals conceded (2nd half)0.91
PicernoPotenza Calcio
1.43Average goals (2nd half)1.48
PicernoPotenza Calcio
35%Clean sheet after half-time35%
PicernoPotenza Calcio
57%No goal after half-time48%
PicernoPotenza Calcio

Picerno - second-half results

22% W39% D39% L
32
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
-11
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.39
PPG before half-time
Lead holding44%

Leads at halftime in 39% of games and wins 17%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Potenza Calcio - second-half results

17% W43% D39% L
33
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
-8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.43
PPG before half-time
Lead holding86%

Leads at halftime in 35% of games and wins 30%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 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 game1.800.80
Goals scored / game0.60.4
Goals allowed / game0.00.8
Average goals per game0.61.2
1 goal40%60%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+3-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
Potenza Calcio - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.000.80
Goals scored / game0.20.4
Goals allowed / game0.61.0
Average goals per game0.81.4
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-2-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* 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
4
6
0-15
8
7
16-30
3
5
31-45
2
6
46-60
3
6
61-75
6
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Potenza Calcio
ScoredConceded
4
3
0-15
5
7
16-30
7
3
31-45
6
5
46-60
3
8
61-75
4
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (7 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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

2.80
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.3 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
113%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
57%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-29%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
48%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 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.
-0.48
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.5 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.
-0.11
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.
164%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.53
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

Potenza Calcio

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.18
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.21
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
119%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
103%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.46
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* 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

PicernoLigaPotenza Calcio
Average goals per game 2.872.49 2.74
Both teams scored 65%50% 48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 61%48% 57%
Clean sheets 13%29% 30%
Goal before half-time 83%65% 74%
Goal after half-time 83%78% 78%

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

2.49
Average goals per game
50%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.44
Home goals / game
1.06
Away goals / game
+36%
Home attack advantage
+26%
Home defensive advantage
+13%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
65%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
5%
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. PicernoGoalLeo AbreuAssist: Daniele Franco
  2. PicernoYellow cardDaniele Franco
  3. Potenza CalcioSubstitutionOn: Giuseppe LoiaconoOff: Raul Alessandro Bura
  4. PicernoYellow cardGiuseppe Guadagni
  5. PicernoSubstitutionOn: Karim CardoniOff: Emmanuele Esposito
  6. Potenza CalcioSubstitutionOn: Antonino De MarcoOff: Francesco Maisto
  7. Potenza CalcioYellow cardLucas Felippe Nascimento

Head-to-head

Record from Picerno's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Potenza Calcio. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Potenza Calcio
2 : 0
Picerno

FAQ

What was the result of Picerno vs Potenza Calcio?

The Serie C Group C match finished Picerno 2:0 Potenza Calcio. 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 Potenza Calcio?

Picerno score 1.13 goals per game on average and Potenza Calcio 1.26. The Serie C Group C average is 2.49 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 65% of Picerno's matches and 48% of Potenza Calcio's.

What form are Picerno and Potenza Calcio in?

Over the last 5 games Picerno have a 1-4-0 record (1.40 points per game) and Potenza Calcio 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Picerno vs Potenza Calcio?

The statistical background for Picerno vs Potenza Calcio — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.