Italy - Serie BStadio Giovanni ZiniData current as of September 18, 2026

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Cremonese vs Virtus Entella: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Cremonese plays Virtus Entella in Serie B (Italy). The game is scheduled for September 19, 2026. Venue: Stadio Giovanni Zini.

Recent form

Cremonese has 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. Virtus Entella has 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 1.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Cremonese scores 1.25 goals per game and allows 1.75. Virtus Entella scores 1.75 and allows 1.50. Games in this league average 2.60 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of Cremonese's games and 75% of Virtus Entella's. The Over 2.5 rates are 75% and 75%, compared with league averages of 60% for BTTS and 50% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Virtus Entella has the higher season xG average, 1.53 to 1.48 per game. Cremonese takes 13.0 shots per game, while Virtus Entella takes 14.3.

First-half and second-half trends

Cremonese leads at halftime in 25% of its games and scores 0.75 goals per game after halftime. Virtus Entella leads at halftime in 25% and scores 0.50 after halftime.

When the teams score

Cremonese's most productive scoring window is minutes 0-15 (2 goals). For Virtus Entella, it is minutes 31-45+ (4 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie B games average 2.60 goals. Both teams score in 60% of games, and 50% 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

(1.85)
(3.30)
(3.97)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

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

CremoneseVirtus Entella
1.25Goals scored / game1.75
CremoneseVirtus Entella
1.75Goals allowed / game1.5
CremoneseVirtus Entella
60%Average possession54%
CremoneseVirtus Entella
4Shots on target / game3.75
CremoneseVirtus Entella

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13Shots per game14.25
CremoneseVirtus Entella
4Shots on target3.75
CremoneseVirtus Entella
9.6%Shot conversion12.3%
CremoneseVirtus Entella
60%Possession54%
CremoneseVirtus Entella
1.48xG for1.53
CremoneseVirtus Entella
1.13xG against1.12
CremoneseVirtus Entella

Shooting quality

Cremonese: BalancedVirtus Entella: Attacking
CremoneseVirtus Entella
Accuracy (shots on target)31%26%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.47

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 formwho is in better shape?

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

Cremonese
LLWD
Season result split
25% W25% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-2
1.00 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-2
1.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-1
Last 5 at home
1-0-1
LW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.3Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.48Opponent xG: 1.13BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 75%
Virtus Entella
LLDW
Season result split
25% W25% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-2
1.00 pts / game · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-2
1.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-1
Last 5 away
1-0-1
LW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.5xG: 1.53Opponent xG: 1.12BTTS: 75%Over 2.5: 75%

Goalshow 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.

Virtus Entella is 40% better for: goals scored per game.

1.25 goals / game - Cremonese · 1.75 goals / game - Virtus Entella

Virtus Entella is 17% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.75 goals / game - Cremonese · 1.5 goals / game - Virtus Entella

Cremonese scoring profile: very strong

Cremonese scores in 50% of games (2 of 4 games), while Virtus Entella keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 4 games).

Virtus Entella scoring profile: very strong

Virtus Entella scores in 75% of games (3 of 4 games), while Cremonese keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 4 games).

5Goals scored (season)7
CremoneseVirtus Entella
7Goals conceded (season)6
CremoneseVirtus Entella
3Average goals per game3.25
CremoneseVirtus Entella
5Goals scored (last 5)7
CremoneseVirtus Entella
7Goals conceded (last 5)6
CremoneseVirtus Entella

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal75%
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50%2 goals50%
CremoneseVirtus Entella
25%3 goals25%
CremoneseVirtus Entella
0%4 goals25%
CremoneseVirtus Entella

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
CremoneseVirtus Entella
50%2 goals50%
CremoneseVirtus Entella
25%3 goals0%
CremoneseVirtus Entella
0%4 goals0%
CremoneseVirtus Entella

* 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.

60%
League average

Goal patterns

25%BTTS at half-time50%
CremoneseVirtus Entella
0%BTTS in both halves25%
CremoneseVirtus Entella
25%Scored in both halves50%
CremoneseVirtus Entella

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS75%
CremoneseVirtus Entella
25%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
CremoneseVirtus Entella
50%BTTS - last 575%
CremoneseVirtus Entella

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

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
CremoneseVirtus Entella
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time75%
CremoneseVirtus Entella
25%Min. 3 goals before half-time50%
CremoneseVirtus Entella

2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
CremoneseVirtus Entella
25%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
CremoneseVirtus Entella
25%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
CremoneseVirtus Entella

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Virtus Entella is 67% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.75 pts / game - Cremonese · 1.25 pts / game - Virtus Entella

Cremonese - half-time state
25% leading0% draw75% trailing
Virtus Entella - half-time state
25% leading50% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.75Points per game (1st half)1.25
CremoneseVirtus Entella
0.5Goals scored (1st half)1.25
CremoneseVirtus Entella
1.25Goals conceded (1st half)0.75
CremoneseVirtus Entella
1.75Average goals (1st half)2
CremoneseVirtus Entella
0%Clean sheet before half-time50%
CremoneseVirtus Entella
75%No goal before half-time25%
CremoneseVirtus Entella

After half-time (2nd half)

1.75Points per game (2nd half)0.75
CremoneseVirtus Entella
0.75Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
CremoneseVirtus Entella
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.75
CremoneseVirtus Entella
1.25Average goals (2nd half)1.25
CremoneseVirtus Entella
50%Clean sheet after half-time25%
CremoneseVirtus Entella
50%No goal after half-time50%
CremoneseVirtus Entella

Cremonese - second-half results

50% W25% D25% L
3
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
7
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.75
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 25%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.8

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Virtus Entella - second-half results

0% W75% D25% L
5
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.25
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 25%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Cremonese - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.751.75
Goals scored / game0.50.8
Goals allowed / game1.30.5
Average goals per game1.81.3
1 goal100%75%
2 goals50%25%
3 goals25%25%
Clean sheet0%50%
No goal75%50%
Goal difference-3+1
Half-time: 25% leading - 0% draw - 75% trailing
2nd half: 50% won - 25% draw - 25% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 25% - Half-time goals total: 2
Virtus Entella - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.250.75
Goals scored / game1.30.5
Goals allowed / game0.80.8
Average goals per game2.01.3
1 goal75%75%
2 goals75%50%
3 goals50%0%
Clean sheet50%25%
No goal25%50%
Goal difference+2-1
Half-time: 25% leading - 50% draw - 25% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 75% draw - 25% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 50% - Half-time goals total: 5

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

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

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

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (2 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Virtus Entella
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
0
2
16-30
4
1
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
2
61-75
2
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (4 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

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

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

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

Game profile

3.13
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
120%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
63%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
38%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
13%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Cremonese

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.35
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.85
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.23
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.62
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
89%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
146%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 40% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

Virtus Entella

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.
-0.16
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.22
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.38
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
146%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
107%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.8
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

* 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 contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

CremoneseLigaVirtus Entella
Average goals per game 3.002.60 3.25
Both teams scored 50%60% 75%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 75%50% 75%
Clean sheets 0%20% 0%
Goal before half-time 100%63% 75%
Goal after half-time 75%88% 75%

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

2.60
Average goals per game
60%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.40
Home goals / game
1.20
Away goals / game
+17%
Home attack advantage
+14%
Home defensive advantage
+5%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
63%
1 goal
25%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
88%
1 goal
53%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Cremonese and Virtus Entella play?

Cremonese face Virtus Entella on September 19, 2026 in Serie B at Stadio Giovanni Zini. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Cremonese vs Virtus Entella?

Cremonese score 1.25 goals per game on average and Virtus Entella 1.75. The Serie B average is 2.60 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Cremonese's matches and 75% of Virtus Entella's.

What form are Cremonese and Virtus Entella in?

Over the last 5 games Cremonese have a 1-1-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Virtus Entella 1-1-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Cremonese vs Virtus Entella?

The statistical background for Cremonese vs Virtus Entella — 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.