Pescara vs Carrarese

Serie B - Italy Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 01:00 PM Stadio Adriatico - Giovanni Cornacchia Scheduled

Match Information

Home Team: Pescara
Away Team: Carrarese
Competition: Serie B
Country: Italy
Date & Time: Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 01:00 PM
Venue: Stadio Adriatico - Giovanni Cornacchia

Match Preview

<div> <h2>Pescara vs Carrarese: Data Tilts Toward Goals and a Resilient Visitor</h2> <p>At Stadio Adriatico, Pescara welcome a confident Carrarese side in a matchup that pits a volatile home team against one of Serie B’s most composed travelers. The Oracle assesses the tactical layers, form arcs, and market prices pointing to premium value angles.</p> <h3>Form and Context</h3> <p>Pescara sit 17th after seven rounds (0.71 points per game), with a home profile that’s entertaining but unstable: 2.0 goals scored and 1.5 conceded per match. They’ve endured heavy away defeats but have flashed upside at home—most notably a 4–0 dismantling of Empoli. Carrarese, newly up the pyramid, have adapted quickly: eighth place, 1.43 ppg, and importantly unbeaten away (1.67 ppg) with a clean process and an ability to score first and manage game states.</p> <p>Personnel news matters: Pescara are without suspended center-back Riccardo Brosco, meaning greater responsibility on Gaetano Letizia and Gabriele Corbo to marshal the back line. For the visitors, Marco Bleve continues in goal and has been steady. The mood music is different in each camp—Pescara under pressure to stabilize; Carrarese buoyant after a convincing 3–0 over Juve Stabia.</p> <h3>Tactical Matchups</h3> <p>Pescara’s attack is distributed across Giacomo Olzer, Andrea Oliveri, and Lorenzo Meazzi. They don’t fail to score—zero matches without a goal—and they are a pronounced second-half side: 88% of home goals arrive after the interval. The downside: they also concede late, with 67% of home concessions coming in the second half.</p> <p>Carrarese offer a balanced 4-3-3/4-2-3-1 shape, leveraging Nicolás Schiavi’s timing and penalty prowess (4 goals, 2 from the spot) and Simone Zanon’s verticality. Away from home they score first in two-thirds of matches, spend only 10% of time trailing, and have a perfect away equalizing rate (100%). That resilience combined with Pescara’s tendency to concede first at home (75%) creates clear edges in the early goal and DNB markets.</p> <h3>Key Numbers Driving the Prices</h3> <ul> - Pescara BTTS: 86% overall; at home 75%.<br/> - Carrarese BTTS away: 67%; unbeaten away with 1.67 ppg.<br/> - Pescara second-half skew: 88% of home goals scored in 2H; 67% of home goals conceded in 2H.<br/> - Team to score first: Pescara home 25% vs Carrarese away 67%.</ul> <h3>Market Reads and Value</h3> <p>Both Teams to Score at 1.83 is the standout. Given Pescara’s never-fail-to-score record and their fragile defense without Brosco, the chance both sides net feels closer to mid-60s% than the 54–55% implied. Highest Scoring Half – 2nd Half at 2.15 aligns with the late-action profiles on both sides. Carrarese Draw No Bet (1.77) is pragmatic: stronger away process, superior game-state metrics, and a home opponent that spends 36% of minutes trailing. For a bolder angle, Carrarese to score first at 2.00 fits the splits.</p> <p>In props, Nicolás Schiavi anytime at 6.00 is mispriced relative to form and role. He’s the leading scorer with penalties, and Pescara concede two per game on average, often in the latter stages.</p> <h3>What to Watch</h3> <p>Expect Pescara to be conservative early, then stretch the game after the break, turning to Olzer’s ball-carrying and Oliveri’s timing between the lines. Carrarese will look to punch first—Zanon and Finotto can attack the half-spaces behind Pescara’s full-backs, while Schiavi remains the late-arrival threat.</p> <h3>The Oracle’s View</h3> <p>This sets up as a match with swings, particularly after halftime. The strongest value sits with BTTS and the second-half angle. Carrarese’s road composure suggests insurance via DNB, while the goal-first bet on the away side carries plus-money merit.</p> </div>

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