Pennarossa vs Murata Prediction: Pennarossa Looks Better on Paper

In the upcoming fixture of the Campionato Sammarinese di Calcio, Matchday 17, Pennarossa will be up against Murata at the Campo Sportivo di Fiorentino Federico Crescentini. According to the table standings of today, Murata has sunk to the bottom of the points table with just 2 wins and 12 points from 15 games played. Pennarossa on the other hand stands 7th with 4 wins and 16 points. SS Pennarossa and SS Murata have squared-off in 22 matches so far. Pennarossa leads the head-to-head win count (10-6), with 6 matches ended in a draw. The last time these two played against each other, Pennarossa won (2-4). 

Pennarossa is progressing quite well in the competition, as it has been ticking all the boxes and playing according to its strengths. The last game against San Giovanni ended in a draw (1-1), with Alessandro Conti scoring the first goal of the match in the 44th minute of play. In the season so far, Pennarossa has scored 25 goals, and has conceded 24 goals. The goals scored and conceded average is almost equal, hence, Pennarossa will need to look for more chances for scoring upfront. The goal scoring average of Pennarossa against SS Murata is 1.32 goals per game, whereas the conceding average is 1.27 goals.

In the last 5 matches played, Murata has merely been able to win a quarter comprehensively. In the last game against Cosmos, Murata managed to score two goals in the lateral half of play. Raul Ura and Nicolas Ferraro scored goals in the 84th and 87th minute of play. Moving to statistical analysis, Murata is playing with a goal scoring average of 1.20 goals per game this season. However, its average against Pennarossa is slightly better, 1.27 goals per game. If Murata is looking to give Pennarossa a tough time in the field, it will need to curtail the opposition from scoring freely.

Both sides have game total scores of over 2.5 goals in 66.7% of games played this season. Hence, I am expecting both sides to score, and the game total to be over 2.5 goals. I am backing the home side to win and score over 2 goals. The final scoreline is likely to be 2-1.

• Pennarossa to Win for 1.7
• Total Over 2.5 for 1.75
• Correct Score 2-1 for 7.2