Italy - Serie C Group CData current as of September 12, 2026

Virtus Casarano vs Cosenza: match statistics

Virtus Casarano crest
Virtus Casarano
2 : 1half-time 2:0
Cosenza crest
Cosenza
125%(3.00)
X30%(3.30)
245%(2.33)

Cosenza is displaying significantly better form, picking up 2.6 points per game in their last five outings with an impressive five-match unbeaten streak (4 wins, 1 draw). Virtus Casarano has a weaker overall record (11-7-13) and only 1.4 points per game in their last five. The visitors demonstrate greater offensive efficiency (49 goals this season compared to the hosts' 42) and a more solid defense (32 goals conceded vs 51). Despite Casarano's home advantage (47% win rate), Cosenza maintains decent away efficiency with a 33% clean sheet rate and a 0 goal difference. The disparity in current form and team quality favors the visitors, though Cosenza's high away draw percentage (53%) suggests the match could be tight. Considering all factors, a Cosenza win is the most probable outcome, keeping in mind their tendency to draw on the road.

Virtus Casarano vs Cosenza: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Virtus Casarano played against Cosenza in Serie C Group C (Italy). The game was played on March 14, 2026. Final score: 2:1.

Recent form

Virtus Casarano has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Cosenza has 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses, with 2.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Virtus Casarano scores 1.35 goals per game and allows 1.65. Cosenza scores 1.58 and allows 1.03. Games in this league average 2.47 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 55% of Virtus Casarano's games and 55% of Cosenza's. The Over 2.5 rates are 61% and 55%, compared with league averages of 48% for BTTS and 46% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Cosenza has the higher season xG average, 1.43 to 1.20 per game. Virtus Casarano takes 9.2 shots per game, while Cosenza takes 11.4.

First-half and second-half trends

Virtus Casarano leads at halftime in 26% of its games and scores 0.84 goals per game after halftime. Cosenza leads at halftime in 29% and scores 1.03 after halftime.

When the teams score

Virtus Casarano's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (12 goals). For Cosenza, it is minutes 76-90+ (12 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie C Group C games average 2.47 goals. Both teams score in 48% of games, and 46% 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 5.00 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

Cosenza is displaying significantly better form, picking up 2.6 points per game in their last five outings with an impressive five-match unbeaten streak (4 wins, 1 draw). Virtus Casarano has a weaker overall record (11-7-13) and only 1.4 points per game in their last five. The visitors demonstrate greater offensive efficiency (49 goals this season compared to the hosts' 42) and a more solid defense (32 goals conceded vs 51). Despite Casarano's home advantage (47% win rate), Cosenza maintains decent away efficiency with a 33% clean sheet rate and a 0 goal difference. The disparity in current form and team quality favors the visitors, though Cosenza's high away draw percentage (53%) suggests the match could be tight. Considering all factors, a Cosenza win is the most probable outcome, keeping in mind their tendency to draw on the road.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

2 : 0
First half
0 : 1
Second half

Game stats

43Possession (%)57
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
8Shots10
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
3Shots on target4
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
1.01xG1.24
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
4Corners5
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
41Dangerous attacks45
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
21Fouls17
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
2Cards1
Virtus CasaranoCosenza

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.

Virtus CasaranoCosenza
1.35Goals scored / game1.58
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
1.65Goals allowed / game1.03
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
51%Average possession49%
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
3.61Shots on target / game4.42
Virtus CasaranoCosenza

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

9.16Shots per game11.39
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
3.61Shots on target4.42
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
14.8%Shot conversion13.9%
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
51%Possession49%
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
1.2xG for1.43
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
1.53xG against1.32
Virtus CasaranoCosenza

Shooting quality

Virtus Casarano: Efficient finishingCosenza: Efficient finishing
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
Accuracy (shots on target)39%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.36

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.

Cosenza is 86% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Virtus Casarano · 2.6 pts / game - Cosenza

Virtus Casarano
WLWDL
Season result split
35% W23% D42% L
Season (W-D-L)
11-7-13
1.29 pts / game · goal difference -9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-5-3
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
LDWWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.28Opponent xG: 1.34BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 80%
Cosenza
WDWWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
52% W26% D23% L
Season (W-D-L)
16-8-7
1.81 pts / game · goal difference +17
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
4-8-3
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DLLDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.30Opponent xG: 1.30BTTS: 40%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.

Cosenza is 17% better for: goals scored per game.

1.35 goals / game - Virtus Casarano · 1.58 goals / game - Cosenza

Cosenza is 60% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.65 goals / game - Virtus Casarano · 1.03 goals / game - Cosenza

Virtus Casarano scoring profile: very strong

Virtus Casarano scores in 77% of games (24 of 31 meczów), while Cosenza keeps a clean sheet in 32% (10 of 31 meczów).

Cosenza scoring profile: very strong

Cosenza scores in 77% of games (24 of 31 meczów), while Virtus Casarano keeps a clean sheet in 26% (8 of 31 meczów).

42Goals scored (season)49
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
51Goals conceded (season)32
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
3Average goals per game2.61
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
8Goals scored (last 5)11
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
8Goals conceded (last 5)3
Virtus CasaranoCosenza

How often they score at least...

77%1 goal77%
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
39%2 goals42%
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
19%3 goals26%
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
0%4 goals13%
Virtus CasaranoCosenza

How often they concede at least...

74%1 goal68%
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
48%2 goals32%
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
26%3 goals3%
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
10%4 goals0%
Virtus CasaranoCosenza

* 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.

48%
League average

Goal patterns

23%BTTS at half-time26%
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
10%BTTS in both halves10%
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
19%Scored in both halves35%
Virtus CasaranoCosenza

BTTS and goal count

45%Min. 3 goals and BTTS45%
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
16%Min. 3 goals without BTTS10%
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
100%BTTS - last 540%
Virtus CasaranoCosenza

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-time74%
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
39%Min. 2 goals before half-time26%
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time3%
Virtus CasaranoCosenza

2nd half

84%Min. 1 goal after half-time77%
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
58%Min. 2 goals after half-time52%
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
29%Min. 3 goals after half-time16%
Virtus CasaranoCosenza

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.

Cosenza is 10% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.23 pts / game - Virtus Casarano · 1.35 pts / game - Cosenza

Virtus Casarano - half-time state
26% leading45% draw29% trailing
Cosenza - half-time state
29% leading48% draw23% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.23Points per game (1st half)1.35
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
0.52Goals scored (1st half)0.55
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
0.68Goals conceded (1st half)0.48
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
1.19Average goals (1st half)1.03
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
52%Clean sheet before half-time52%
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
55%No goal before half-time48%
Virtus CasaranoCosenza

After half-time (2nd half)

1.26Points per game (2nd half)1.68
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
0.84Goals scored (2nd half)1.03
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
0.97Goals conceded (2nd half)0.55
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
1.81Average goals (2nd half)1.58
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
42%Clean sheet after half-time52%
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
48%No goal after half-time39%
Virtus CasaranoCosenza

Virtus Casarano - second-half results

32% W29% D39% L
38
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
39
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.23
PPG before half-time
Lead holding135%

Leads at halftime in 26% of games and wins 35%. 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.

Cosenza - second-half results

42% W42% D16% L
42
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
52
Second-half points
+15
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.35
PPG before half-time
Lead holding179%

Leads at halftime in 29% of games and wins 52%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Virtus Casarano - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.40
Goals scored / game0.80.8
Goals allowed / game0.61.0
Average goals per game1.41.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+1-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 4
Cosenza - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.202.20
Goals scored / game1.01.2
Goals allowed / game0.40.2
Average goals per game1.41.4
1 goal80%60%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+3+5
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - 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.

Virtus Casarano
ScoredConceded
7
7
0-15
4
10
16-30
5
4
31-45
5
8
46-60
9
7
61-75
12
15
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (12 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (15). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Cosenza
ScoredConceded
5
3
0-15
6
4
16-30
6
8
31-45
9
3
46-60
11
6
61-75
12
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (12 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - 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

2.80
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.2 : 1.6
Estimated goal split
home : away
114%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+78%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
59%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Virtus Casarano

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.33
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.03
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+2.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.15
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.
93%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
162%
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.
+0.3
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

Cosenza

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.11
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.44
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.15
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
155%
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.
+0.79
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

* 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 C Group C).

Teams vs league

Virtus CasaranoLigaCosenza
Average goals per game 3.002.47 2.61
Both teams scored 55%48% 55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 61%46% 55%
Clean sheets 26%30% 32%
Goal before half-time 71%66% 74%
Goal after half-time 84%78% 77%

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

2.47
Average goals per game
48%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.45
Home goals / game
1.02
Away goals / game
+42%
Home attack advantage
+30%
Home defensive advantage
+19%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
15%
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. Virtus CasaranoGoalCosimo Chiricò
  2. Virtus CasaranoGoalCosimo Chiricò
  3. CosenzaYellow cardAntonio Ferrara
  4. Virtus CasaranoSubstitutionOn: Leandro VersientiOff: Salvatore Cerbone
  5. Virtus CasaranoYellow cardErti Gega
  6. CosenzaSubstitutionOn: Mario PerlingieriOff: Antonio Ferrara
  7. Virtus CasaranoSubstitutionOn: Andrea SantarcangeloOff: Francesco Grandolfo
  8. CosenzaSubstitutionOn: Sofiane AchourOff: Giacomo Beretta
  9. Virtus CasaranoYellow cardFrancesco Palumbo

Referee and managers

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

Head-to-head

Record from Virtus Casarano's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Cosenza. Games average 5.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

Cosenza
4 : 1
Virtus Casarano

FAQ

What was the result of Virtus Casarano vs Cosenza?

The Serie C Group C match finished Virtus Casarano 2:1 Cosenza. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Virtus Casarano vs Cosenza?

Virtus Casarano score 1.35 goals per game on average and Cosenza 1.58. The Serie C Group C average is 2.47 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 55% of Virtus Casarano's matches and 55% of Cosenza's.

What form are Virtus Casarano and Cosenza in?

Over the last 5 games Virtus Casarano have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Cosenza 4-1-0 (2.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Virtus Casarano vs Cosenza?

The statistical background for Virtus Casarano vs Cosenza — 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.