Italy - Serie C Group CStadio Angelo MassiminoData current as of October 21, 2026

Catania vs SSC Giugliano: match statistics

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Catania vs SSC Giugliano: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Catania plays SSC Giugliano in Serie C Group C (Italy). The game is scheduled for October 25, 2026. Venue: Stadio Angelo Massimino.

Recent form

Catania has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.00 points per game. SSC Giugliano has 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses, with 1.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Catania scores 1.80 goals per game and allows 1.20. SSC Giugliano scores 1.50 and allows 2.30. Games in this league average 2.88 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 60% of Catania's games and 40% of SSC Giugliano's. The Over 2.5 rates are 80% and 60%, compared with league averages of 55% for BTTS and 55% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Catania has the higher season xG average, 1.64 to 1.34 per game. Catania takes 14.0 shots per game, while SSC Giugliano takes 10.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Catania leads at halftime in 40% of its games and scores 1.20 goals per game after halftime. SSC Giugliano leads at halftime in 40% and scores 0.80 after halftime.

When the teams score

Catania's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (5 goals). For SSC Giugliano, it is minutes 31-45+ (4 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie C Group C games average 2.88 goals. Both teams score in 55% of games, and 55% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 2 home wins, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(1.34)
(4.50)
(7.12)

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.

1.8Goals scored / game1.5
CataniaSSC Giugliano
1.2Goals allowed / game2.3
CataniaSSC Giugliano
55%Average possession42%
CataniaSSC Giugliano
5.2Shots on target / game4
CataniaSSC Giugliano

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

14Shots per game10.9
CataniaSSC Giugliano
5.2Shots on target4
CataniaSSC Giugliano
12.9%Shot conversion13.8%
CataniaSSC Giugliano
55%Possession42%
CataniaSSC Giugliano
1.64xG for1.34
CataniaSSC Giugliano
1.23xG against1.8
CataniaSSC Giugliano

Shooting quality

Catania: DominantSSC Giugliano: Counter-attacking
CataniaSSC Giugliano
Accuracy (shots on target)37%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.38

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.

Catania is 67% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / game - Catania · 1.2 pts / game - SSC Giugliano

Catania
DWWWL
Season result split
50% W10% D40% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-1-4
1.60 pts / game · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-2
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LWLDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.71Opponent xG: 1.32BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
SSC Giugliano
LWLLW
Season result split
30% W10% D60% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-1-6
1.00 pts / game · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-4
Last 5 away
0-0-4
LLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.25Opponent xG: 1.81BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Catania is 20% better for: goals scored per game.

1.8 goals / game - Catania · 1.5 goals / game - SSC Giugliano

Catania is 92% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.2 goals / game - Catania · 2.3 goals / game - SSC Giugliano

Catania scoring profile: very strong

Catania scores in 80% of games (8 of 10 games), while SSC Giugliano keeps a clean sheet in 10% (1 of 10 games).

SSC Giugliano scoring profile: mixed

SSC Giugliano scores in 50% of games (5 of 10 games), while Catania keeps a clean sheet in 30% (3 of 10 games).

18Goals scored (season)15
CataniaSSC Giugliano
12Goals conceded (season)23
CataniaSSC Giugliano
3Average goals per game3.8
CataniaSSC Giugliano
8Goals scored (last 5)4
CataniaSSC Giugliano
4Goals conceded (last 5)8
CataniaSSC Giugliano

How often they score at least...

80%1 goal50%
CataniaSSC Giugliano
50%2 goals40%
CataniaSSC Giugliano
30%3 goals40%
CataniaSSC Giugliano
20%4 goals10%
CataniaSSC Giugliano

How often they concede at least...

70%1 goal90%
CataniaSSC Giugliano
50%2 goals70%
CataniaSSC Giugliano
0%3 goals40%
CataniaSSC Giugliano
0%4 goals30%
CataniaSSC Giugliano

* 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

0%BTTS at half-time30%
CataniaSSC Giugliano
0%BTTS in both halves20%
CataniaSSC Giugliano
40%Scored in both halves40%
CataniaSSC Giugliano

BTTS and goal count

60%Min. 3 goals and BTTS40%
CataniaSSC Giugliano
20%Min. 3 goals without BTTS20%
CataniaSSC Giugliano
60%BTTS - last 520%
CataniaSSC Giugliano

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

90%Min. 1 goal before half-time90%
CataniaSSC Giugliano
20%Min. 2 goals before half-time60%
CataniaSSC Giugliano
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time20%
CataniaSSC Giugliano

2nd half

90%Min. 1 goal after half-time60%
CataniaSSC Giugliano
70%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
CataniaSSC Giugliano
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time40%
CataniaSSC Giugliano

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.

SSC Giugliano is 8% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.3 pts / game - Catania · 1.4 pts / game - SSC Giugliano

Catania - half-time state
40% leading10% draw50% trailing
SSC Giugliano - half-time state
40% leading20% draw40% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.3Points per game (1st half)1.4
CataniaSSC Giugliano
0.6Goals scored (1st half)0.7
CataniaSSC Giugliano
0.6Goals conceded (1st half)1
CataniaSSC Giugliano
1.2Average goals (1st half)1.7
CataniaSSC Giugliano
50%Clean sheet before half-time30%
CataniaSSC Giugliano
60%No goal before half-time50%
CataniaSSC Giugliano

After half-time (2nd half)

1.6Points per game (2nd half)1
CataniaSSC Giugliano
1.2Goals scored (2nd half)0.8
CataniaSSC Giugliano
0.6Goals conceded (2nd half)1.3
CataniaSSC Giugliano
1.8Average goals (2nd half)2.1
CataniaSSC Giugliano
50%Clean sheet after half-time50%
CataniaSSC Giugliano
20%No goal after half-time60%
CataniaSSC Giugliano

Catania - second-half results

40% W40% D20% L
13
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.30
PPG before half-time
Lead holding125%

Leads at halftime in 40% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

SSC Giugliano - second-half results

20% W40% D40% L
14
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.40
PPG before half-time
Lead holding75%

Leads at halftime in 40% of games and wins 30%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

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.

Catania - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.80
Goals scored / game0.41.2
Goals allowed / game0.40.4
Average goals per game0.81.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals0%80%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference0+4
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
SSC Giugliano - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.20
Goals scored / game0.60.2
Goals allowed / game0.80.8
Average goals per game1.41.0
1 goal80%40%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-1-3
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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.

Catania
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
2
2
16-30
3
2
31-45
4
2
46-60
3
2
61-75
5
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

SSC Giugliano
ScoredConceded
2
5
0-15
1
2
16-30
4
3
31-45
3
2
46-60
2
1
61-75
3
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (4 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - 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

3.40
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
2.0 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
118%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-41%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
40%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Catania

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.41
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.19
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
110%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
96%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.40
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

SSC Giugliano

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.46
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.34
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.50
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
120%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
141%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

* 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 C Group C).

Teams vs league

CataniaLigaSSC Giugliano
Average goals per game▲ 3.002.88▲ 3.80
Both teams scored▲ 60%55%▼ 40%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 80%55%▲ 60%
Clean sheets▲ 30%28%▼ 10%
Goal before half-time▲ 90%74%▲ 90%
Goal after half-time▲ 90%74%▼ 60%

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

2.88
Average goals per game
55%
Both teams scored
55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.63
Home goals / game
1.25
Away goals / game
+30%
Home attack advantage
+23%
Home defensive advantage
+20%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
34%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Catania's perspective: 2 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses against SSC Giugliano. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Catania
1 : 0
SSC Giugliano
SSC Giugliano
0 : 3
Catania

FAQ

When do Catania and SSC Giugliano play?

Catania face SSC Giugliano on October 25, 2026 in Serie C Group C at Stadio Angelo Massimino. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Catania and SSC Giugliano?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Catania won 2, SSC Giugliano won 0 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Catania vs SSC Giugliano?

Catania score 1.80 goals per game on average and SSC Giugliano 1.50. The Serie C Group C average is 2.88 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 55% of games. Both teams score in 60% of Catania's matches and 40% of SSC Giugliano's.

What form are Catania and SSC Giugliano in?

Over the last 5 games Catania have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and SSC Giugliano 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Catania vs SSC Giugliano?

The statistical background for Catania vs SSC Giugliano — 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.