Italy - Serie BData current as of October 23, 2026

Benevento vs Catanzaro: match statistics

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Benevento vs Catanzaro: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Benevento plays Catanzaro in Serie B (Italy). The game is scheduled for October 27, 2026.

Recent form

Benevento has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.00 points per game. Catanzaro has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses, with 0.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Benevento scores 1.43 goals per game and allows 1.00. Catanzaro scores 1.14 and allows 2.00. Games in this league average 2.73 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 57% of Benevento's games and 71% of Catanzaro's. The Over 2.5 rates are 43% and 71%, compared with league averages of 64% for BTTS and 56% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Benevento has the higher season xG average, 1.60 to 1.39 per game. Benevento takes 15.6 shots per game, while Catanzaro takes 12.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Benevento leads at halftime in 43% of its games and scores 0.71 goals per game after halftime. Catanzaro leads at halftime in 14% and scores 0.57 after halftime.

When the teams score

Benevento's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (5 goals). For Catanzaro, it is minutes 16-30 (2 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie B games average 2.73 goals. Both teams score in 64% of games, and 56% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

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Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

BeneventoCatanzaro
1.43Goals scored / game1.14
BeneventoCatanzaro
1Goals allowed / game2
BeneventoCatanzaro
49%Average possession55%
BeneventoCatanzaro
4.71Shots on target / game3.71
BeneventoCatanzaro

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

15.57Shots per game12.86
BeneventoCatanzaro
4.71Shots on target3.71
BeneventoCatanzaro
9.2%Shot conversion8.9%
BeneventoCatanzaro
49%Possession55%
BeneventoCatanzaro
1.6xG for1.39
BeneventoCatanzaro
1.21xG against1.88
BeneventoCatanzaro

Shooting quality

Benevento: AttackingCatanzaro: Balanced
BeneventoCatanzaro
Accuracy (shots on target)30%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.31

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 form— who is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Benevento is 150% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / game - Benevento · 0.8 pts / game - Catanzaro

Benevento
LWWWD
Season result split
43% W29% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-2-2
1.57 pts / game · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-2-1
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
LDWWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.49Opponent xG: 1.25BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Catanzaro
LWLLD
Season result split
14% W14% D71% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-5
0.57 pts / game · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-4
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LLLLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.30Opponent xG: 1.69BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goals— how 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.

Benevento is 25% better for: goals scored per game.

1.43 goals / game - Benevento · 1.14 goals / game - Catanzaro

Benevento is 100% better for: goals allowed per game.

1 goals / game - Benevento · 2 goals / game - Catanzaro

Benevento scoring profile: very strong

Benevento scores in 86% of games (6 of 7 games), while Catanzaro keeps a clean sheet in 14% (1 of 7 games).

Catanzaro scoring profile: very strong

Catanzaro scores in 86% of games (6 of 7 games), while Benevento keeps a clean sheet in 29% (2 of 7 games).

10Goals scored (season)8
BeneventoCatanzaro
7Goals conceded (season)14
BeneventoCatanzaro
2.43Average goals per game3.14
BeneventoCatanzaro
8Goals scored (last 5)5
BeneventoCatanzaro
4Goals conceded (last 5)9
BeneventoCatanzaro

How often they score at least...

86%1 goal86%
BeneventoCatanzaro
43%2 goals29%
BeneventoCatanzaro
14%3 goals0%
BeneventoCatanzaro
0%4 goals0%
BeneventoCatanzaro

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal86%
BeneventoCatanzaro
29%2 goals86%
BeneventoCatanzaro
0%3 goals29%
BeneventoCatanzaro
0%4 goals0%
BeneventoCatanzaro

* 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.

Goal patterns

14%BTTS at half-time43%
BeneventoCatanzaro
0%BTTS in both halves29%
BeneventoCatanzaro
29%Scored in both halves29%
BeneventoCatanzaro

BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS71%
BeneventoCatanzaro
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
BeneventoCatanzaro
40%BTTS - last 560%
BeneventoCatanzaro

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

57%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
BeneventoCatanzaro
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time57%
BeneventoCatanzaro
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
BeneventoCatanzaro

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time86%
BeneventoCatanzaro
57%Min. 2 goals after half-time71%
BeneventoCatanzaro
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
BeneventoCatanzaro

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Benevento is 86% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.86 pts / game - Benevento · 1 pts / game - Catanzaro

Benevento - half-time state
43% leading57% draw0% trailing
Catanzaro - half-time state
14% leading57% draw29% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.86Points per game (1st half)1
BeneventoCatanzaro
0.71Goals scored (1st half)0.57
BeneventoCatanzaro
0.14Goals conceded (1st half)0.86
BeneventoCatanzaro
0.86Average goals (1st half)1.43
BeneventoCatanzaro
86%Clean sheet before half-time43%
BeneventoCatanzaro
43%No goal before half-time43%
BeneventoCatanzaro

After half-time (2nd half)

1.43Points per game (2nd half)0.86
BeneventoCatanzaro
0.71Goals scored (2nd half)0.57
BeneventoCatanzaro
0.86Goals conceded (2nd half)1.14
BeneventoCatanzaro
1.57Average goals (2nd half)1.71
BeneventoCatanzaro
43%Clean sheet after half-time29%
BeneventoCatanzaro
43%No goal after half-time43%
BeneventoCatanzaro

Benevento - second-half results

43% W14% D43% L
13
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.86
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 43% of games and wins 43%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.7

Allows 0.7 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Catanzaro - second-half results

14% W43% D43% L
7
Half-time points
4
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 14% of games and wins 14%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

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.

Benevento - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.801.80
Goals scored / game0.80.8
Goals allowed / game0.20.6
Average goals per game1.01.4
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+3+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Catanzaro - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.00
Goals scored / game0.40.6
Goals allowed / game0.61.2
Average goals per game1.01.8
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-1-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Benevento
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
5
1
16-30
0
0
31-45
1
0
46-60
2
3
61-75
2
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (5 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Catanzaro
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
2
3
16-30
1
3
31-45
1
2
46-60
1
1
61-75
2
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.78
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.7 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
64%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
74%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Benevento

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.39
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.04
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
100%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
77%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.43
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Catanzaro

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.49
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.37
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.25
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
88%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
140%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.23
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Serie B).

Teams vs league

BeneventoLigaCatanzaro
Average goals per game▼ 2.432.73▲ 3.14
Both teams scored▼ 57%64%▲ 71%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 43%56%▲ 71%
Clean sheets▲ 29%20%▼ 14%
Goal before half-time▼ 57%66%▲ 71%
Goal after half-time▲ 100%86%• 86%

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

2.73
Average goals per game
64%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.43
Home goals / game
1.30
Away goals / game
+10%
Home attack advantage
+9%
Home defensive advantage
+6%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
86%
1 goal
57%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Benevento and Catanzaro play?

Benevento face Catanzaro on October 27, 2026 in Serie B. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Benevento vs Catanzaro?

Benevento score 1.43 goals per game on average and Catanzaro 1.14. The Serie B average is 2.73 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 57% of Benevento's matches and 71% of Catanzaro's.

What form are Benevento and Catanzaro in?

Over the last 5 games Benevento have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Catanzaro 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Benevento vs Catanzaro?

The statistical background for Benevento vs Catanzaro — 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.