Catanzaro

Catanzaro

VS Scheduled Tuesday 8 Dec 202600:00

Italy 26/27 Serie B · Matchday 16

Virtus Entella

Head-to-head overview

2 meetings

CatanzaroWins: 2
Draws0.0% of meetings: 0
Virtus EntellaWins: 0

Goals per match: 4.50
Over 2.5 goals: 100.0%
Both teams scored: 100.0%

Date	Season	Match
2026-02-21	25/26	Virtus Entella1–3Catanzaro
2025-11-29	25/26	Catanzaro3–2Virtus Entella

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-19	26/27	Sampdoria2–1Catanzaro
2026-09-13	26/27	Catanzaro1–0Carrarese
2026-09-12	26/27	Catanzaro1–0Carrarese
2026-09-05	26/27	Sudtirol2–0Catanzaro
2026-08-30	26/27	Pisa2–1Catanzaro
2026-08-21	26/27	Vicenza3–2Catanzaro
2026-05-08	25/26	Catanzaro2–3Bari
2026-05-01	25/26	Palermo3–2Catanzaro

Virtus Entella

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-19	26/27	Cremonese0–0Virtus Entella
2026-09-11	26/27	Pisa1–4Virtus Entella
2026-09-06	26/27	Virtus Entella2–2Vicenza
2026-08-29	26/27	Virtus Entella1–2Cesena
2026-08-22	26/27	Sudtirol1–0Virtus Entella
2026-05-08	25/26	Virtus Entella2–1Carrarese
2026-05-01	25/26	Bari2–0Virtus Entella
2026-04-25	25/26	Virtus Entella1–0Padova

Catanzaro Virtus Entella

Wins

25%

38%

Over 2.5 goals

62%

50%

Both teams scored

62%

50%

Clean sheets

25%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Catanzaro

Home · Serie B

Home			Away		1st goal
15	Catanzaro		Mantova	1
15	Catanzaro		Palermo	2
15	Catanzaro		Sudtirol	3
15	Catanzaro		Modena	4
15	Catanzaro		Ascoli	5
15	Catanzaro		Padova	6
15	Catanzaro		Cesena	7
15	Catanzaro		Avellino	8
15	Catanzaro		Verona	9
15	Catanzaro		Benevento	10
15	Catanzaro		Pisa	11
15	Catanzaro		Cremonese	12
15	Catanzaro		Empoli	13
15	Catanzaro		Vicenza	14
15 · Catanzaro
15	Catanzaro		Juve Stabia	16
15	Catanzaro		Arezzo	17
15	Catanzaro		Virtus Entella	18
15	Catanzaro		Sampdoria	19
15	Catanzaro	1–0	Carrarese	20	83′ Home
15	Catanzaro	1–0	Carrarese	20	—

Virtus Entella

Away · Serie B

Home			Away		1st goal
1	Mantova		Virtus Entella	18
2	Palermo		Virtus Entella	18
3	Sudtirol	1–0	Virtus Entella	18	90′ Home
4	Modena		Virtus Entella	18
5	Ascoli		Virtus Entella	18
6	Padova		Virtus Entella	18
7	Cesena		Virtus Entella	18
8	Avellino		Virtus Entella	18
9	Verona		Virtus Entella	18
10	Benevento		Virtus Entella	18
11	Pisa	1–4	Virtus Entella	18	2′ Away
12	Cremonese	0–0	Virtus Entella	18	–
13	Empoli		Virtus Entella	18
14	Vicenza		Virtus Entella	18
15	Catanzaro		Virtus Entella	18
16	Juve Stabia		Virtus Entella	18
17	Arezzo		Virtus Entella	18
18 · Virtus Entella
19	Sampdoria		Virtus Entella	18
20	Carrarese		Virtus Entella	18

Catanzaro Home Virtus Entella Away

Wins

100%

33%

Over 1.5

0%

33%

Over 2.5

0%

33%

Over 3.5

0%

33%

Both teams scored

0%

33%

Clean sheets

100%

33%

Scores first

100%

33%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

Serie B · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Catanzaro

6 matches

Goals & results	Home2 matches	Away4 matches	Overall6 matches
Points / match	3.00	0.00	1.00
Draws	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Goals scored / match	1.00	1.00	1.00
Goals conceded / match	0.00	2.25	1.50
Total goals / match	1.00	3.25	2.50
Failed to score	0.0%	25.0%	16.7%
Under 2.5 goals	100.0%	25.0%	50.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	—	—
Scores first → wins	2 of 2	100%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 0	—

Scoring order known: 2/2 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	0
16–30	—	0
31–45	—	0
46–60	—	0
61–75	—	0
76–90	—	0

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Virtus Entella

5 matches

Goals & results	Home2 matches	Away3 matches	Overall5 matches
Points / match	0.50	1.33	1.00
Draws	50.0%	33.3%	40.0%
Goals scored / match	1.50	1.33	1.40
Goals conceded / match	2.00	0.67	1.20
Total goals / match	3.50	2.00	2.60
Failed to score	0.0%	66.7%	40.0%
Under 2.5 goals	0.0%	66.7%	40.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	1 of 1	100%
Scores first → wins	1 of 1	100%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 1	0%

Scoring order known: 3/3 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	1	0
16–30	0	0
31–45	2	0
46–60	0	0
61–75	0	1
76–90	1	1

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Catanzaro	Draw	Virtus Entella	How it works
Strength (Elo)	43.6%	30.2%	26.2%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	36.4%	22.3%	39.5%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

1.71–1.79 Model expected goals

65.9% Probability of over 2.5 goals

66.6% Both teams to score

1-1 Most likely score, at 9.3%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

1-19.3%

1-28.3%

2-17.9%

2-27.1%

0-15.4%

1-05.2%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Catanzaro	Virtus Entella	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1509	1467	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	-58	34	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1491	1505	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.
Shot share	46.7%	54.8%	Share of all shots in a match. Above 50% means the team takes more shots than its opponents.
Shots on target share	51.5%	55.1%	The same measure, counting only shots on target
Finishing and saving index (PDO)	988	827	Shooting conversion plus save percentage, on a scale centred on 1000. Extreme values can reflect short-term variation.
Conversion	39.3%	25.3%	Shots on target converted into goals
Save percentage	59.5%	57.4%	Opponents' shots on target that are saved

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Catanzaro	0.95	0.89	0.63	1.16
Virtus Entella	0.50	0.65	0.65	0.70

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Catanzaro	5%	15%	22%	18%	40%
Virtus Entella	5%	22%	30%	20%	22%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

2.00 Catanzaro at home, 9 matches

0.80 Virtus Entella away, 10 matches

80d Days of rest for Catanzaro

80d Days of rest for Virtus Entella

— Manager of Catanzaro

— Manager of Virtus Entella

0 Matches for Catanzaro in the last 14 days

0 Matches for Virtus Entella in the last 14 days

8 Points for Catanzaro behind the leaders, and 0 above the relegation zone

9 Points for Virtus Entella behind the leaders, and -1 above the relegation zone

2.52 League goals per match

32.6% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Catanzaro, the right bar represents Virtus Entella.

On the ball

20 matches

12.41

shots

13.33

4.94

shots on target

4.17

39.8%

accuracy

31.2%

4.58

corners

4.2

12.32

fouls

14.25

1.79

yellow cards

1.95

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Catanzaro	LWWLLLLLWD	1.00	1.50–1.80	1L
Virtus Entella	DWDLLWLWDD	1.30	1.20–1.10	1D

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Catanzaro	10	5	4	1	7
Virtus Entella	5	8	7	0	1

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Catanzaro

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Virtus Entella

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.