Italy - Serie C Group CData current as of 03 September 2026

Catania vs Cosenza: match statistics

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Catania vs Cosenza: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Catania play Cosenza in Serie C Group C (Italy). The match date is 7 September 2026.

Current form

Catania: 0-0-2, 0.00 points/match. Cosenza: 0-0-2, 0.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Catania scores 0.50 and concedes 2.00 goals per match. Cosenza scores 1.00 and concedes 2.50. League average: 3.30 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Catania 50%, Cosenza 100%. Over 2.5: Catania 50%, Cosenza 100%. League level: BTTS 65%, Over 2.5 65%.

xG, shots and style

Cosenza has higher xG: 1.44 vs 1.37. Catania: 9.5 shots per match, Cosenza: 10.0.

Match halves

Catania: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.50. Cosenza: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.50.

Goals by minute

Catania: 61-75 (1 goals). Cosenza: 16-30 (1 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie C Group C: 3.30 goals per match, BTTS 65%, Over 2.5 65%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-1. Average goals 3.50, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(1.47)
(3.85)
(7.10)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

0.5Goals scored / match1
CataniaCosenza
2Goals conceded / match2.5
CataniaCosenza
62%Average possession49%
CataniaCosenza
4Shots on target / match5
CataniaCosenza

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

9.5Shots per match10
CataniaCosenza
4Shots on target5
CataniaCosenza
5.3%Shot conversion10%
CataniaCosenza
62%Possession49%
CataniaCosenza
1.37xG for1.44
CataniaCosenza
1.39xG against1.66
CataniaCosenza

Shooting quality

Catania: BalancedCosenza: Balanced
CataniaCosenza
Accuracy (shots on target)42%50%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.130.20

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Catania
LL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W0% R100% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-2
0.00 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-2
0.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 at home
0-0-1
L
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.5Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.37Opponent xG: 1.39BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 50%
Cosenza
LL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W0% R100% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-2
0.00 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-2
0.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-1
Last 5 away
0-0-1
L
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.5xG: 1.44Opponent xG: 1.66BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%

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 100% better for: goals scored per match.

0.5 goals / match - Catania · 1 goals / match - Cosenza

Catania is 25% better for: goals conceded per match.

2 goals / match - Catania · 2.5 goals / match - Cosenza

Catania scoring profile: very strong

Catania scores in 50% of matches (1 of 2 matches), while Cosenza keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 2 matches).

Cosenza scoring profile: very strong

Cosenza scores in 100% of matches (2 of 2 matches), while Catania keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 2 matches).

1Goals scored (season)2
CataniaCosenza
4Goals conceded (season)5
CataniaCosenza
2.5Average goals in match3.5
CataniaCosenza
1Goals scored (last 5)2
CataniaCosenza
4Goals conceded (last 5)5
CataniaCosenza

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal100%
CataniaCosenza
0%2 goals0%
CataniaCosenza
0%3 goals0%
CataniaCosenza
0%4 goals0%
CataniaCosenza

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
CataniaCosenza
100%2 goals100%
CataniaCosenza
0%3 goals50%
CataniaCosenza
0%4 goals0%
CataniaCosenza

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time50%
CataniaCosenza
0%BTTS in both halves0%
CataniaCosenza
0%Scored in both halves0%
CataniaCosenza

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS100%
CataniaCosenza
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
CataniaCosenza
50%BTTS - last 5100%
CataniaCosenza

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
CataniaCosenza
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
CataniaCosenza
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
CataniaCosenza

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
CataniaCosenza
0%Min. 2 goals after half-time100%
CataniaCosenza
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
CataniaCosenza

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Catania - half-time state
0% leading0% draw100% trailing
Cosenza - half-time state
0% leading50% draw50% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0Points per match (1st half)0.5
CataniaCosenza
0Goals scored (1st half)0.5
CataniaCosenza
1.5Goals conceded (1st half)1
CataniaCosenza
1.5Average goals (1st half)1.5
CataniaCosenza
0%Clean sheet before half-time0%
CataniaCosenza
100%No goal before half-time50%
CataniaCosenza

After half-time (2nd half)

1.5Points per match (2nd half)0.5
CataniaCosenza
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
CataniaCosenza
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)1.5
CataniaCosenza
1Average goals (2nd half)2
CataniaCosenza
50%Clean sheet after half-time0%
CataniaCosenza
50%No goal after half-time50%
CataniaCosenza

Catania - second-half results

50% W0% R50% P
0
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time-1.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Cosenza - second-half results

0% W50% R50% P
1
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
1
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.50
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Catania - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.001.50
Goals scored / match0.00.5
Goals conceded / match1.50.5
Average goals in match1.51.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals50%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet0%50%
No goal100%50%
Goal difference-30
Half-time: 0% leading - 0% draw - 100% trailing
2nd half: 50% won - 0% draw - 50% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Cosenza - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.500.50
Goals scored / match0.50.5
Goals conceded / match1.01.5
Average goals in match1.52.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals50%100%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet0%0%
No goal50%50%
Goal difference-1-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 50% draw - 50% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 50% draw - 50% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 50% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (1 goal). Concedes most in 31-45 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (1 goal). Concedes most in 76-90 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.00
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
91%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
75%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+17%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
50%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Catania

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.
-1.48
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.87
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.61
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
26%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
148%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Cosenza

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.22
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.28
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.44
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.84
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
74%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
128%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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

CataniaLigaCosenza
Average goals in match 2.503.30 3.50
Both teams scored 50%65% 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%65% 100%
Clean sheets 0%18% 0%
Goal before half-time 100%90% 100%
Goal after half-time 100%85% 100%

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

3.30
Average goals per match
65%
Both teams scored
65%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
18%
Clean sheets
1.95
Home goals / match
1.35
Away goals / match
+44%
Home attack advantage
+31%
Home defence advantage
+20%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
90%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
85%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
30%
3 goals
15%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Catania 1 - 0 - 1 Cosenza. Average goals 3.50, both teams scored in 50% matches.

Catania
2 : 0
Cosenza
Cosenza
4 : 1
Catania

FAQ

When do Catania and Cosenza play?

Catania face Cosenza on 7 September 2026 in Serie C Group C. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Catania and Cosenza?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Catania won 1, Cosenza won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Catania vs Cosenza?

Catania score 0.50 goals per game on average and Cosenza 1.00. The Serie C Group C average is 3.30 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 65% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Catania's matches and 100% of Cosenza's.

What form are Catania and Cosenza in?

Over the last 5 games Catania have a 0-0-2 record (0.00 points per game) and Cosenza 0-0-2 (0.00 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Catania 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.