Italy - Serie BData current as of September 11, 2026

Mantova vs Bari 1908: match statistics

Mantova crest
Mantova
2 : 1half-time 1:1
Bari 1908 crest
Bari 1908
145%(2.10)
X30%(3.20)
225%(3.10)

Mantova shows better offensive form at home, averaging 1.27 goals per game with a high xG of 1.79, indicating untapped scoring potential. Bari 1908 has serious attacking problems away, scoring only 0.64 goals on average per match with a poor xG of 1.0 and as many as 55% of matches without a goal. Mantova enjoys significantly better ball possession (63% vs 51%) and a higher number of shots on target (5.82 vs 2.09), giving them an advantage in creating chances. Although both teams are in the bottom part of the table with a similar loss rate (55%), the hosts have a better recent points record (1.2 PPG vs 0.8 PPG). Considering Mantova's home advantage and Bari's offensive weakness away, I expect a slight edge for the hosts, although the low efficiency rates of both teams leave room for a draw.

Mantova vs Bari 1908: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Mantova played against Bari 1908 in Serie B (Italy). The game was played on February 7, 2026. Final score: 2:1.

Recent form

Mantova has 1 win, 3 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.20 points per game. Bari 1908 has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses, with 0.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Mantova scores 1.00 goals per game and allows 1.64. Bari 1908 scores 0.82 and allows 1.55. Games in this league average 2.45 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 55% of Mantova's games and 55% of Bari 1908's. The Over 2.5 rates are 50% and 45%, compared with league averages of 54% for BTTS and 47% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Mantova has the higher season xG average, 1.58 to 1.09 per game. Mantova takes 14.4 shots per game, while Bari 1908 takes 10.1.

First-half and second-half trends

Mantova leads at halftime in 18% of its games and scores 0.59 goals per game after halftime. Bari 1908 leads at halftime in 5% and scores 0.45 after halftime.

When the teams score

Mantova's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). For Bari 1908, it is minutes 76-90+ (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie B games average 2.45 goals. Both teams score in 54% of games, and 47% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Mantova shows better offensive form at home, averaging 1.27 goals per game with a high xG of 1.79, indicating untapped scoring potential. Bari 1908 has serious attacking problems away, scoring only 0.64 goals on average per match with a poor xG of 1.0 and as many as 55% of matches without a goal. Mantova enjoys significantly better ball possession (63% vs 51%) and a higher number of shots on target (5.82 vs 2.09), giving them an advantage in creating chances. Although both teams are in the bottom part of the table with a similar loss rate (55%), the hosts have a better recent points record (1.2 PPG vs 0.8 PPG). Considering Mantova's home advantage and Bari's offensive weakness away, I expect a slight edge for the hosts, although the low efficiency rates of both teams leave room for a draw.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

1 : 1
First half
1 : 0
Second half

Game stats

64Possession (%)36
MantovaBari 1908
16Shots3
MantovaBari 1908
7Shots on target2
MantovaBari 1908
1.96xG0.41
MantovaBari 1908
7Corners1
MantovaBari 1908
65Dangerous attacks10
MantovaBari 1908
18Fouls24
MantovaBari 1908
4Cards2
MantovaBari 1908

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.

1Goals scored / game0.82
MantovaBari 1908
1.64Goals allowed / game1.55
MantovaBari 1908
59%Average possession49%
MantovaBari 1908
5.14Shots on target / game2.68
MantovaBari 1908

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

14.45Shots per game10.14
MantovaBari 1908
5.14Shots on target2.68
MantovaBari 1908
6.9%Shot conversion8.1%
MantovaBari 1908
59%Possession49%
MantovaBari 1908
1.58xG for1.09
MantovaBari 1908
1.57xG against1.72
MantovaBari 1908

Shooting quality

Mantova: DominantBari 1908: Balanced
MantovaBari 1908
Accuracy (shots on target)36%26%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.190.31

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 formwho is in better shape?

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

Mantova is 50% better for: last-5 form.

1.2 pts / game - Mantova · 0.8 pts / game - Bari 1908

Mantova
DDWLD
Season result split
23% W23% D55% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-5-12
0.91 pts / game · goal difference -14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-3-1
1.20 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-2-6
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
WLLDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.25Opponent xG: 1.89BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Bari 1908
DLLWL
Season result split
18% W36% D45% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-8-10
0.91 pts / game · goal difference -16
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-4-6
Last 5 away
1-2-2
LDDLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 0.97Opponent xG: 1.87BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Mantova is 22% better for: goals scored per game.

1 goals / game - Mantova · 0.82 goals / game - Bari 1908

Bari 1908 is 6% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.64 goals / game - Mantova · 1.55 goals / game - Bari 1908

Mantova scoring profile: very strong

Mantova scores in 64% of games (14 of 22 meczów), while Bari 1908 keeps a clean sheet in 18% (4 of 22 meczów).

Bari 1908 scoring profile: very strong

Bari 1908 scores in 64% of games (14 of 22 meczów), while Mantova keeps a clean sheet in 18% (4 of 22 meczów).

22Goals scored (season)18
MantovaBari 1908
36Goals conceded (season)34
MantovaBari 1908
2.64Average goals per game2.36
MantovaBari 1908
7Goals scored (last 5)3
MantovaBari 1908
9Goals conceded (last 5)7
MantovaBari 1908

How often they score at least...

64%1 goal64%
MantovaBari 1908
27%2 goals18%
MantovaBari 1908
5%3 goals0%
MantovaBari 1908
5%4 goals0%
MantovaBari 1908

How often they concede at least...

82%1 goal82%
MantovaBari 1908
36%2 goals41%
MantovaBari 1908
27%3 goals23%
MantovaBari 1908
9%4 goals5%
MantovaBari 1908

* 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.

54%
League average

Goal patterns

23%BTTS at half-time27%
MantovaBari 1908
9%BTTS in both halves0%
MantovaBari 1908
23%Scored in both halves5%
MantovaBari 1908

BTTS and goal count

45%Min. 3 goals and BTTS32%
MantovaBari 1908
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS14%
MantovaBari 1908
80%BTTS - last 540%
MantovaBari 1908

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

64%Min. 1 goal before half-time55%
MantovaBari 1908
32%Min. 2 goals before half-time27%
MantovaBari 1908
18%Min. 3 goals before half-time9%
MantovaBari 1908

2nd half

86%Min. 1 goal after half-time64%
MantovaBari 1908
41%Min. 2 goals after half-time45%
MantovaBari 1908
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time23%
MantovaBari 1908

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.

Mantova is 30% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / game - Mantova · 0.77 pts / game - Bari 1908

Mantova - half-time state
18% leading45% draw36% trailing
Bari 1908 - half-time state
5% leading64% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per game (1st half)0.77
MantovaBari 1908
0.41Goals scored (1st half)0.36
MantovaBari 1908
0.77Goals conceded (1st half)0.64
MantovaBari 1908
1.18Average goals (1st half)1
MantovaBari 1908
50%Clean sheet before half-time50%
MantovaBari 1908
64%No goal before half-time68%
MantovaBari 1908

After half-time (2nd half)

1.14Points per game (2nd half)1.14
MantovaBari 1908
0.59Goals scored (2nd half)0.45
MantovaBari 1908
0.86Goals conceded (2nd half)0.91
MantovaBari 1908
1.45Average goals (2nd half)1.36
MantovaBari 1908
41%Clean sheet after half-time50%
MantovaBari 1908
50%No goal after half-time64%
MantovaBari 1908

Mantova - second-half results

27% W32% D41% L
22
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding128%

Leads at halftime in 18% of games and wins 23%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Bari 1908 - second-half results

23% W45% D32% L
17
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
-10
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.77
PPG before half-time
Lead holding360%

Leads at halftime in 5% of games and wins 18%. 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.

Mantova - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.20
Goals scored / game0.60.8
Goals allowed / game0.81.0
Average goals per game1.41.8
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference-1-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
Bari 1908 - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.801.00
Goals scored / game0.00.6
Goals allowed / game0.21.2
Average goals per game0.21.8
1 goal20%80%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal100%60%
Goal difference-1-3
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* 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.

Mantova
ScoredConceded
1
6
0-15
4
5
16-30
4
6
31-45
4
8
46-60
1
6
61-75
8
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Bari 1908
ScoredConceded
1
4
0-15
3
3
16-30
4
7
31-45
3
9
46-60
1
4
61-75
6
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.3 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-60%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
41%
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

Mantova

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.01
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.65
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.58
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
70%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
158%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.29
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
36% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
36%

Bari 1908

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.63
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.10
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+5.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.27
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.17
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
79%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
109%
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.
+0.1
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

* 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

MantovaLigaBari 1908
Average goals per game 2.642.45 2.36
Both teams scored 55%54% 55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%47% 45%
Clean sheets 18%27% 18%
Goal before half-time 64%70% 55%
Goal after half-time 86%75% 64%

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

2.45
Average goals per game
54%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.42
Home goals / game
1.04
Away goals / game
+37%
Home attack advantage
+27%
Home defensive advantage
+19%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. MantovaGoalAndrea Meroni
  2. Bari 1908GoalCas OdenthalAssist: Matthias Verreth
  3. Bari 1908Yellow cardCas Odenthal
  4. MantovaYellow cardFrancesco Ruocco
  5. MantovaYellow cardStefano Cella
  6. MantovaYellow cardSimone Trimboli
  7. Bari 1908SubstitutionOn: Kevin PiscopoOff: Giacomo De Pieri
  8. Bari 1908SubstitutionOn: Valerio MantovaniOff: Cas Odenthal
  9. MantovaYellow cardDavis Mensah
  10. Bari 1908Yellow cardMichele Cerofolini
  11. Bari 1908SubstitutionOn: Giulio MaggioreOff: Matthias Braunöder

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Federico DionisiMatches officiated: 13
5.15Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 246%Home wins31%Draws23%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Mantova's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Bari 1908. Games average 1.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Bari 1908
1 : 0
Mantova

FAQ

What was the result of Mantova vs Bari 1908?

The Serie B match finished Mantova 2:1 Bari 1908. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Mantova vs Bari 1908?

Mantova score 1.00 goals per game on average and Bari 1908 0.82. The Serie B average is 2.45 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 55% of Mantova's matches and 55% of Bari 1908's.

What form are Mantova and Bari 1908 in?

Over the last 5 games Mantova have a 1-3-1 record (1.20 points per game) and Bari 1908 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Mantova vs Bari 1908?

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.