Messina vs Catania: result 1-2 and analysis
Serie C - Girone ARegular Season - 27Kick-off on February 26, 2017 at 01:30 PM (UTC)Stadio Comunale Franco Scoglio, Messina
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What was the result of Messina vs Catania?
Catania won 1-2 on February 26, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 58′Manuel David MilinkovićMessina (pen.)
- 74′Demiro PozzebonCatania
- 86′M. BarišičCatania
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Messina have 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats; Catania have 7, 4 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2017 | Paganese(away) | 0-2 | Serie C - Girone A |
| Feb 11, 2017 | Catanzaro(home) | 2-1 | Serie C - Girone A |
| Feb 4, 2017 | Foggia(away) | 0-3 | Serie C - Girone A |
| Jan 28, 2017 | Juve Stabia(home) | 1-0 | Serie C - Girone A |
| Jan 21, 2017 | Virtus Francavilla(away) | 1-3 | Serie C - Girone A |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2017 | Taranto(home) | 0-0 | Serie C - Girone A |
| Feb 12, 2017 | Akragas(away) | 1-2 | Serie C - Girone A |
| Feb 7, 2017 | Matera(home) | 2-0 | Serie C - Girone A |
| Jan 29, 2017 | Reggiana(home) | 3-1 | Serie C - Girone A |
| Jan 23, 2017 | Fondi(away) | 1-1 | Serie C - Girone A |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 0 Messina win(s), 0 draw(s), 1 Catania win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2016 | Catania 3-1 Messina | Serie C - Girone A |
How many goals should we expect?
Messina score 0.7 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Catania score 1.2 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Messina | 0.7 | 1.3 | 5 | 4/15 | 6/15 |
| Catania | 1.2 | 0.9 | 6 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy