Italy - Serie BData current as of September 07, 2026

Pescara vs Mantova: match statistics

Pescara crest
Pescara
2 : 2half-time 1:1
Mantova crest
Mantova
145%(2.40)
X30%(3.20)
225%(2.84)

Pescara, despite their poor league position, perform significantly better at home than Mantova do away. The hosts hold a clear advantage in xG stats (1.73 vs 1.34), average number of shots (16.64 vs 12), and scoring efficiency in home matches. Mantova is characterized by a very high FTS% rate away from home (60%), meaning they fail to score in 6 out of 10 away matches. The form of both teams is poor, however, Pescara scores more goals at home (average 1.27) than Mantova does away (0.6). Considering the hosts' advantage in key offensive statistics and Mantova's problems with scoring on the road, I expect a tough, but victorious match for Pescara. Pescara's high home draw rate (36%) and the defensive posture of both teams mean a draw also remains a realistic scenario.

Pescara vs Mantova: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Pescara played against Mantova in Serie B (Italy). The game was played on January 31, 2026. Final score: 2:2.

Recent form

Pescara has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.80 points per game. Mantova has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, with 1.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Pescara scores 1.19 goals per game and allows 2.00. Mantova scores 0.95 and allows 1.62. Games in this league average 2.45 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 71% of Pescara's games and 52% of Mantova's. The Over 2.5 rates are 67% and 48%, compared with league averages of 54% for BTTS and 47% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Mantova has the higher season xG average, 1.57 to 1.51 per game. Pescara takes 14.2 shots per game, while Mantova takes 14.4.

First-half and second-half trends

Pescara leads at halftime in 24% of its games and scores 0.67 goals per game after halftime. Mantova leads at halftime in 19% and scores 0.57 after halftime.

When the teams score

Pescara's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). For Mantova, it is minutes 76-90+ (8 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 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% 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

Pescara, despite their poor league position, perform significantly better at home than Mantova do away. The hosts hold a clear advantage in xG stats (1.73 vs 1.34), average number of shots (16.64 vs 12), and scoring efficiency in home matches. Mantova is characterized by a very high FTS% rate away from home (60%), meaning they fail to score in 6 out of 10 away matches. The form of both teams is poor, however, Pescara scores more goals at home (average 1.27) than Mantova does away (0.6). Considering the hosts' advantage in key offensive statistics and Mantova's problems with scoring on the road, I expect a tough, but victorious match for Pescara. Pescara's high home draw rate (36%) and the defensive posture of both teams mean a draw also remains a realistic scenario.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

1 : 1
First half
1 : 1
Second half

Game stats

55Possession (%)45
PescaraMantova
12Shots15
PescaraMantova
4Shots on target7
PescaraMantova
1.25xG1.75
PescaraMantova
4Corners6
PescaraMantova
29Dangerous attacks44
PescaraMantova
25Fouls16
PescaraMantova
4Cards3
PescaraMantova

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.

1.19Goals scored / game0.95
PescaraMantova
2Goals allowed / game1.62
PescaraMantova
49%Average possession59%
PescaraMantova
4.71Shots on target / game5.05
PescaraMantova

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

14.24Shots per game14.43
PescaraMantova
4.71Shots on target5.05
PescaraMantova
8.4%Shot conversion6.6%
PescaraMantova
49%Possession59%
PescaraMantova
1.51xG for1.57
PescaraMantova
1.66xG against1.58
PescaraMantova

Shooting quality

Pescara: AttackingMantova: Dominant
PescaraMantova
Accuracy (shots on target)33%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.250.19

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 25% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / game - Pescara · 1 pts / game - Mantova

Pescara
WLDLL
Season result split
10% W38% R52% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-8-11
0.67 pts / game · goal difference -17
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-4-5
Last 5 at home
1-0-4
LLLWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.74Opponent xG: 1.40BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
Mantova
LDDWL
Season result split
24% W19% R57% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-4-12
0.90 pts / game · goal difference -14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-6
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WLLDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.22Opponent xG: 1.81BTTS: 60%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.

Pescara is 25% better for: goals scored per game.

1.19 goals / game - Pescara · 0.95 goals / game - Mantova

Mantova is 23% better for: goals allowed per game.

2 goals / game - Pescara · 1.62 goals / game - Mantova

Pescara scoring profile: very strong

Pescara scores in 76% of games (16 of 21 meczów), while Mantova keeps a clean sheet in 19% (4 of 21 meczów).

Mantova scoring profile: very strong

Mantova scores in 62% of games (13 of 21 meczów), while Pescara keeps a clean sheet in 5% (1 of 21 meczów).

25Goals scored (season)20
PescaraMantova
42Goals conceded (season)34
PescaraMantova
3.19Average goals per game2.57
PescaraMantova
5Goals scored (last 5)5
PescaraMantova
10Goals conceded (last 5)8
PescaraMantova

How often they score at least...

76%1 goal62%
PescaraMantova
29%2 goals24%
PescaraMantova
10%3 goals5%
PescaraMantova
5%4 goals5%
PescaraMantova

How often they concede at least...

95%1 goal81%
PescaraMantova
67%2 goals33%
PescaraMantova
24%3 goals29%
PescaraMantova
10%4 goals10%
PescaraMantova

* 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

29%BTTS at half-time19%
PescaraMantova
5%BTTS in both halves5%
PescaraMantova
14%Scored in both halves19%
PescaraMantova

BTTS and goal count

52%Min. 3 goals and BTTS43%
PescaraMantova
14%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
PescaraMantova
60%BTTS - last 560%
PescaraMantova

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

81%Min. 1 goal before half-time62%
PescaraMantova
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
PescaraMantova
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time19%
PescaraMantova

2nd half

90%Min. 1 goal after half-time86%
PescaraMantova
62%Min. 2 goals after half-time38%
PescaraMantova
33%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
PescaraMantova

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.

Pescara is 14% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.14 pts / game - Pescara · 1 pts / game - Mantova

Pescara - half-time state
24% leading43% draw33% trailing
Mantova - half-time state
19% leading43% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.14Points per game (1st half)1
PescaraMantova
0.52Goals scored (1st half)0.38
PescaraMantova
0.67Goals conceded (1st half)0.76
PescaraMantova
1.19Average goals (1st half)1.14
PescaraMantova
38%Clean sheet before half-time52%
PescaraMantova
52%No goal before half-time67%
PescaraMantova

After half-time (2nd half)

0.81Points per game (2nd half)1.14
PescaraMantova
0.67Goals scored (2nd half)0.57
PescaraMantova
1.33Goals conceded (2nd half)0.86
PescaraMantova
2Average goals (2nd half)1.43
PescaraMantova
19%Clean sheet after half-time43%
PescaraMantova
57%No goal after half-time52%
PescaraMantova

Pescara - second-half results

19% W24% R57% P
24
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
17
Second-half points
-14
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.14
PPG before half-time
Lead holding42%

Leads at halftime in 24% of games and wins 10%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.7

Allows 0.7 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Mantova - second-half results

29% W29% R43% P
21
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding126%

Leads at halftime in 19% of games and wins 24%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Pescara - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.000.80
Goals scored / game0.60.4
Goals allowed / game1.01.0
Average goals per game1.61.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference-2-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
Mantova - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.00
Goals scored / game0.40.6
Goals allowed / game0.61.0
Average goals per game1.01.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-1-2
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.

Pescara
ScoredConceded
5
4
0-15
0
7
16-30
6
3
31-45
1
12
46-60
5
7
61-75
8
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Mantova
ScoredConceded
1
6
0-15
3
4
16-30
4
6
31-45
3
8
46-60
1
5
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.

* 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

2.88
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
118%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
62%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+4%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
47%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Pescara

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.15
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.66
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.32
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.34
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
84%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
192%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
32% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
32%

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.
-0.66
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.62
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
91%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
114%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
40% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
40%

* 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

PescaraLigaMantova
Average goals per game 3.192.45 2.57
Both teams scored 71%54% 52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 67%47% 48%
Clean sheets 5%27% 19%
Goal before half-time 81%69% 62%
Goal after half-time 90%75% 86%

^ 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)
69%
1 goal
30%
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. MantovaGoalFrancesco Ruocco
  2. MantovaYellow cardNicolò Radaelli
  3. PescaraYellow cardGiacomo Olzer
  4. PescaraYellow cardRiccardo Brosco
  5. MantovaGoalFrancesco RuoccoAssist: Davis Mensah
  6. MantovaSubstitutionOn: Leonardo MancusoOff: Davis Mensah
  7. PescaraYellow cardLorenzo Meacci
  8. MantovaYellow cardFrancesco Ruocco
  9. PescaraSubstitutionOn: Lorenzo SgarbiOff: Andrea Oliveri
  10. PescaraSubstitutionOn: Gastón BrugmanOff: Fabrizio Caligara
  11. PescaraSubstitutionOn: Orji OkwonkwoOff: Antonio Di Nardo
  12. PescaraYellow cardAndreaw Rayan Gravillon

Referee and managers

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

Head-to-head

Record from Pescara's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Mantova. Games average 3.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

Mantova
2 : 1
Pescara

FAQ

What was the result of Pescara vs Mantova?

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

What do the goal statistics show before Pescara vs Mantova?

Pescara score 1.19 goals per game on average and Mantova 0.95. The Serie B average is 2.45 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 71% of Pescara's matches and 52% of Mantova's.

What form are Pescara and Mantova in?

Over the last 5 games Pescara have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Mantova 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Pescara vs Mantova: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.