Italy - Serie BData current as of September 12, 2026

Monza vs Virtus Entella: match statistics

Monza crest
Monza
2 : 0half-time 0:0
Virtus Entella crest
Virtus Entella
175%(1.54)
X18%(3.75)
27%(6.29)

Monza is the decisive favorite of this meeting, occupying 2nd place in the table with an impressive record of 16 victories in the season. The hosts present outstanding home form with 77% of matches won at home and just 8% defeats, scoring an average of 1.77 goals per match while simultaneously maintaining 38% clean sheets. Virtus Entella is in 18th position with a catastrophic away record – 0% victories away, 69% defeats, and a negative goal difference of -17. The visitors are unable to attack effectively on away trips (average 0.54 goals per match, 54% of matches without scoring a goal), and their defense is very weak, conceding an average of 1.85 goals per match. The form of the last five matches also speaks for the hosts – Monza earned 13 points (4 victories, 1 draw), while Virtus Entella only 5 points. All statistics point to a certain victory for the hosts.

Monza vs Virtus Entella: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Monza played against Virtus Entella in Serie B (Italy). The game was played on February 27, 2026. Final score: 2:0.

Recent form

Monza has 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 2.60 points per game. Virtus Entella has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, with 1.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Monza scores 1.50 goals per game and allows 0.77. Virtus Entella scores 0.92 and allows 1.42. Games in this league average 2.49 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of Monza's games and 58% of Virtus Entella's. The Over 2.5 rates are 46% and 35%, compared with league averages of 55% for BTTS and 48% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Monza has the higher season xG average, 1.57 to 1.38 per game. Monza takes 14.3 shots per game, while Virtus Entella takes 13.2.

First-half and second-half trends

Monza leads at halftime in 31% of its games and scores 0.88 goals per game after halftime. Virtus Entella leads at halftime in 23% and scores 0.54 after halftime.

When the teams score

Monza's most productive scoring window is minutes 46-60 (11 goals). For Virtus Entella, it is minutes 31-45+ (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie B games average 2.49 goals. Both teams score in 55% of games, and 48% 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

Monza is the decisive favorite of this meeting, occupying 2nd place in the table with an impressive record of 16 victories in the season. The hosts present outstanding home form with 77% of matches won at home and just 8% defeats, scoring an average of 1.77 goals per match while simultaneously maintaining 38% clean sheets. Virtus Entella is in 18th position with a catastrophic away record – 0% victories away, 69% defeats, and a negative goal difference of -17. The visitors are unable to attack effectively on away trips (average 0.54 goals per match, 54% of matches without scoring a goal), and their defense is very weak, conceding an average of 1.85 goals per match. The form of the last five matches also speaks for the hosts – Monza earned 13 points (4 victories, 1 draw), while Virtus Entella only 5 points. All statistics point to a certain victory for the hosts.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

0 : 0
First half
2 : 0
Second half

Game stats

61Possession (%)39
MonzaVirtus Entella
21Shots8
MonzaVirtus Entella
7Shots on target3
MonzaVirtus Entella
2.25xG0.9
MonzaVirtus Entella
1Corners2
MonzaVirtus Entella
60Dangerous attacks25
MonzaVirtus Entella
13Fouls15
MonzaVirtus Entella
2Cards0
MonzaVirtus Entella

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.

MonzaVirtus Entella
1.5Goals scored / game0.92
MonzaVirtus Entella
0.77Goals allowed / game1.42
MonzaVirtus Entella
54%Average possession46%
MonzaVirtus Entella
4.65Shots on target / game3.46
MonzaVirtus Entella

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

14.27Shots per game13.15
MonzaVirtus Entella
4.65Shots on target3.46
MonzaVirtus Entella
10.5%Shot conversion7%
MonzaVirtus Entella
54%Possession46%
MonzaVirtus Entella
1.57xG for1.38
MonzaVirtus Entella
1.23xG against1.4
MonzaVirtus Entella

Shooting quality

Monza: AttackingVirtus Entella: Balanced
MonzaVirtus Entella
Accuracy (shots on target)33%26%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.27

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.

Monza is 160% better for: last-5 form.

2.6 pts / game - Monza · 1 pts / game - Virtus Entella

Monza
WWDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
62% W23% D15% L
Season (W-D-L)
16-6-4
2.08 pts / game · goal difference +19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
10-2-1
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WDWWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.73Opponent xG: 1.17BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Virtus Entella
DDWLL
Season result split
19% W38% D42% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-10-11
0.96 pts / game · goal difference -13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-4-9
Last 5 away
0-2-3
LDLDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.53Opponent xG: 1.30BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Monza is 63% better for: goals scored per game.

1.5 goals / game - Monza · 0.92 goals / game - Virtus Entella

Monza is 84% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.77 goals / game - Monza · 1.42 goals / game - Virtus Entella

Monza scoring profile: very strong

Monza scores in 85% of games (22 of 26 meczów), while Virtus Entella keeps a clean sheet in 15% (4 of 26 meczów).

Virtus Entella scoring profile: strong

Virtus Entella scores in 69% of games (18 of 26 meczów), while Monza keeps a clean sheet in 38% (10 of 26 meczów).

39Goals scored (season)24
MonzaVirtus Entella
20Goals conceded (season)37
MonzaVirtus Entella
2.27Average goals per game2.35
MonzaVirtus Entella
7Goals scored (last 5)6
MonzaVirtus Entella
3Goals conceded (last 5)9
MonzaVirtus Entella

How often they score at least...

85%1 goal69%
MonzaVirtus Entella
46%2 goals15%
MonzaVirtus Entella
15%3 goals8%
MonzaVirtus Entella
4%4 goals0%
MonzaVirtus Entella

How often they concede at least...

62%1 goal85%
MonzaVirtus Entella
15%2 goals35%
MonzaVirtus Entella
0%3 goals19%
MonzaVirtus Entella
0%4 goals4%
MonzaVirtus 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.

55%
League average

Goal patterns

23%BTTS at half-time8%
MonzaVirtus Entella
8%BTTS in both halves0%
MonzaVirtus Entella
31%Scored in both halves8%
MonzaVirtus Entella

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS27%
MonzaVirtus Entella
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
MonzaVirtus Entella
60%BTTS - last 580%
MonzaVirtus 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

62%Min. 1 goal before half-time62%
MonzaVirtus Entella
27%Min. 2 goals before half-time15%
MonzaVirtus Entella
4%Min. 3 goals before half-time4%
MonzaVirtus Entella

2nd half

81%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
MonzaVirtus Entella
42%Min. 2 goals after half-time46%
MonzaVirtus Entella
8%Min. 3 goals after half-time19%
MonzaVirtus 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.

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

1.5 pts / game - Monza · 1.15 pts / game - Virtus Entella

Monza - half-time state
31% leading58% draw12% trailing
Virtus Entella - half-time state
23% leading46% draw31% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.5Points per game (1st half)1.15
MonzaVirtus Entella
0.62Goals scored (1st half)0.38
MonzaVirtus Entella
0.35Goals conceded (1st half)0.46
MonzaVirtus Entella
0.96Average goals (1st half)0.85
MonzaVirtus Entella
65%Clean sheet before half-time62%
MonzaVirtus Entella
50%No goal before half-time69%
MonzaVirtus Entella

After half-time (2nd half)

1.85Points per game (2nd half)0.96
MonzaVirtus Entella
0.88Goals scored (2nd half)0.54
MonzaVirtus Entella
0.42Goals conceded (2nd half)0.96
MonzaVirtus Entella
1.31Average goals (2nd half)1.5
MonzaVirtus Entella
62%Clean sheet after half-time31%
MonzaVirtus Entella
35%No goal after half-time54%
MonzaVirtus Entella

Monza - second-half results

50% W35% D15% L
39
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
48
Second-half points
+12
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.50
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at halftime in 31% of games and wins 62%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Virtus Entella - second-half results

19% W38% D42% L
30
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
-11
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.15
PPG before half-time
Lead holding83%

Leads at halftime in 23% of games and wins 19%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime+0.5

Allows 0.5 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Monza - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.802.60
Goals scored / game0.21.2
Goals allowed / game0.40.2
Average goals per game0.61.4
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-1+5
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Virtus Entella - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.00
Goals scored / game0.40.8
Goals allowed / game0.81.0
Average goals per game1.21.8
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-2-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% 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 minutewhen do goals arrive?

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

Monza
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
4
2
16-30
9
3
31-45
11
4
46-60
5
1
61-75
7
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (11 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Virtus Entella
ScoredConceded
2
3
0-15
2
3
16-30
6
6
31-45
5
7
46-60
3
8
61-75
6
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - 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

2.30
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 0.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
93%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
54%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-57%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
59%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Monza

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.34
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.39
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.46
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
71%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.52
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

Virtus Entella

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.48
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.46
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
85%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
101%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.04
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% 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 contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

MonzaLigaVirtus Entella
Average goals per game 2.272.49 2.35
Both teams scored 50%55% 58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 46%48% 35%
Clean sheets 38%27% 15%
Goal before half-time 62%71% 62%
Goal after half-time 81%74% 81%

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

2.49
Average goals per game
55%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.41
Home goals / game
1.08
Away goals / game
+31%
Home attack advantage
+23%
Home defensive advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
14%
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. MonzaSubstitutionOn: Luca RavanelliOff: Samuele Birindelli
  2. MonzaYellow cardMatteo Pessina
  3. MonzaYellow cardDemba Thiam Ngagne
  4. MonzaSubstitutionOn: Adam BakouneOff: Patrick Cutrone

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.

Claudio Giuseppe AllegrettaMatches officiated: 14
4.36Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 250%Home wins43%Draws7%Away wins

Head-to-head

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

FAQ

What was the result of Monza vs Virtus Entella?

The Serie B match finished Monza 2:0 Virtus Entella. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

Monza score 1.50 goals per game on average and Virtus Entella 0.92. The Serie B average is 2.49 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Monza's matches and 58% of Virtus Entella's.

What form are Monza and Virtus Entella in?

Over the last 5 games Monza have a 4-1-0 record (2.60 points per game) and Virtus Entella 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

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

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.