Italy - Serie BStadio Nicola CeravoloData current as of October 21, 2026

Catanzaro vs Ascoli: match statistics

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Catanzaro vs Ascoli: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Catanzaro plays Ascoli in Serie B (Italy). The game is scheduled for October 24, 2026. Venue: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo.

Recent form

Catanzaro has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.80 points per game. Ascoli has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Catanzaro scores 1.14 goals per game and allows 2.00. Ascoli scores 1.14 and allows 0.71. Games in this league average 2.73 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 71% of Catanzaro's games and 57% of Ascoli's. The Over 2.5 rates are 71% and 29%, compared with league averages of 64% for BTTS and 56% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Ascoli has the higher season xG average, 1.49 to 1.39 per game. Catanzaro takes 12.9 shots per game, while Ascoli takes 13.6.

First-half and second-half trends

Catanzaro leads at halftime in 14% of its games and scores 0.57 goals per game after halftime. Ascoli leads at halftime in 0% and scores 1.00 after halftime.

When the teams score

Catanzaro's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (2 goals). For Ascoli, it is minutes 46-60 (3 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

(2.20)
(3.40)
(3.10)

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.

1.14Goals scored / game1.14
CatanzaroAscoli
2Goals allowed / game0.71
CatanzaroAscoli
55%Average possession61%
CatanzaroAscoli
3.71Shots on target / game4
CatanzaroAscoli

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.86Shots per game13.57
CatanzaroAscoli
3.71Shots on target4
CatanzaroAscoli
8.9%Shot conversion8.4%
CatanzaroAscoli
55%Possession61%
CatanzaroAscoli
1.39xG for1.49
CatanzaroAscoli
1.88xG against1.36
CatanzaroAscoli

Shooting quality

Catanzaro: BalancedAscoli: Balanced
CatanzaroAscoli
Accuracy (shots on target)29%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.28

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.

Ascoli is 100% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / game - Catanzaro · 1.6 pts / game - Ascoli

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 at home (W-D-L)
1-0-1
Last 5 at home
1-0-1
WL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.30Opponent xG: 1.69BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Ascoli
WLWDD
Season result split
43% W43% D14% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-3-1
1.71 pts / game · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-1
Last 5 away
1-1-1
WLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.46Opponent xG: 1.15BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%

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.

Ascoli is 182% better for: goals allowed per game.

2 goals / game - Catanzaro · 0.71 goals / game - Ascoli

Catanzaro scoring profile: very strong

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

Ascoli scoring profile: very strong

Ascoli scores in 71% of games (5 of 7 games), while Catanzaro keeps a clean sheet in 14% (1 of 7 games).

8Goals scored (season)8
CatanzaroAscoli
14Goals conceded (season)5
CatanzaroAscoli
3.14Average goals per game1.86
CatanzaroAscoli
5Goals scored (last 5)5
CatanzaroAscoli
9Goals conceded (last 5)3
CatanzaroAscoli

How often they score at least...

86%1 goal71%
CatanzaroAscoli
29%2 goals29%
CatanzaroAscoli
0%3 goals14%
CatanzaroAscoli
0%4 goals0%
CatanzaroAscoli

How often they concede at least...

86%1 goal71%
CatanzaroAscoli
86%2 goals0%
CatanzaroAscoli
29%3 goals0%
CatanzaroAscoli
0%4 goals0%
CatanzaroAscoli

* 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

43%BTTS at half-time14%
CatanzaroAscoli
29%BTTS in both halves0%
CatanzaroAscoli
29%Scored in both halves0%
CatanzaroAscoli

BTTS and goal count

71%Min. 3 goals and BTTS29%
CatanzaroAscoli
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
CatanzaroAscoli
60%BTTS - last 540%
CatanzaroAscoli

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

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time43%
CatanzaroAscoli
57%Min. 2 goals before half-time14%
CatanzaroAscoli
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
CatanzaroAscoli

2nd half

86%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
CatanzaroAscoli
71%Min. 2 goals after half-time43%
CatanzaroAscoli
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
CatanzaroAscoli

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.

Catanzaro is 41% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / game - Catanzaro · 0.71 pts / game - Ascoli

Catanzaro - half-time state
14% leading57% draw29% trailing
Ascoli - half-time state
0% leading71% draw29% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per game (1st half)0.71
CatanzaroAscoli
0.57Goals scored (1st half)0.14
CatanzaroAscoli
0.86Goals conceded (1st half)0.43
CatanzaroAscoli
1.43Average goals (1st half)0.57
CatanzaroAscoli
43%Clean sheet before half-time57%
CatanzaroAscoli
43%No goal before half-time86%
CatanzaroAscoli

After half-time (2nd half)

0.86Points per game (2nd half)1.71
CatanzaroAscoli
0.57Goals scored (2nd half)1
CatanzaroAscoli
1.14Goals conceded (2nd half)0.29
CatanzaroAscoli
1.71Average goals (2nd half)1.29
CatanzaroAscoli
29%Clean sheet after half-time71%
CatanzaroAscoli
43%No goal after half-time43%
CatanzaroAscoli

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.

Ascoli - second-half results

43% W43% D14% L
5
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.71
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

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
Ascoli - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.801.60
Goals scored / game0.20.8
Goals allowed / game0.40.2
Average goals per game0.61.0
1 goal40%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-1+3
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* 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.

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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (3 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* 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

2.49
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.9 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
91%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
64%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
61%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

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.
80%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
154%
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%

Ascoli

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.30
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.
-0.35
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.65
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.
50%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.11
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.9
Late goals
38% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
38%

* 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

CatanzaroLigaAscoli
Average goals per game▲ 3.142.73▼ 1.86
Both teams scored▲ 71%64%▼ 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 71%56%▼ 29%
Clean sheets▼ 14%20%▲ 29%
Goal before half-time▲ 71%66%▼ 43%
Goal after half-time• 86%86%▼ 71%

^ 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 Catanzaro and Ascoli play?

Catanzaro face Ascoli on October 24, 2026 in Serie B at Stadio Nicola Ceravolo. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Catanzaro vs Ascoli?

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

What form are Catanzaro and Ascoli in?

Over the last 5 games Catanzaro have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Ascoli 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.