Catanzaro vs Virtus Entella: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Catanzaro play Virtus Entella in Serie B (Italy). The match date is 29 November 2025 at 17:15. Final score: 3:2.

Current form

Catanzaro: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Virtus Entella: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Catanzaro scores 1.63 and concedes 1.28 goals per match. Virtus Entella scores 0.95 and concedes 1.34. League average: 2.55 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Catanzaro 60%, Virtus Entella 53%. Over 2.5: Catanzaro 53%, Virtus Entella 37%. League level: BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Catanzaro has higher xG: 1.41 vs 1.38. Catanzaro: 13.0 shots per match, Virtus Entella: 12.9.

Match halves

Catanzaro: half-time lead 40%, second-half goals 0.88. Virtus Entella: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.58.

Goals by minute

Catanzaro: 76-90+ (15 goals). Virtus Entella: 76-90+ (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie B: 2.55 goals per match, BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 1-0-0. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

2 : 2
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

47Possession (%)53
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
17Shots13
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
7Shots on target3
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
1.83xG1.37
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
8Corners2
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
37Dangerous attacks46
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
9Fouls17
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
4Cards3
CatanzaroVirtus Entella

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.

CatanzaroVirtus Entella
1.63Goals scored / match0.95
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
1.28Goals conceded / match1.34
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
54%Average possession46%
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
4.63Shots on target / match3.71
CatanzaroVirtus Entella

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

13.02Shots per match12.92
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
4.63Shots on target3.71
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
12.5%Shot conversion7.3%
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
54%Possession46%
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
1.41xG for1.38
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
1.42xG against1.36
CatanzaroVirtus Entella

Shooting quality

Catanzaro: BalancedVirtus Entella: Balanced
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
Accuracy (shots on target)36%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.26

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.

Catanzaro is 13% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Catanzaro · 1.6 pts / match - Virtus Entella

Catanzaro
WWLLW
Season result split
42% W33% R26% P
Season (W-D-L)
18-14-11
1.58 pts / match · goal difference +15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
11-8-3
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
WLWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.54Opponent xG: 1.28BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 40%
Virtus Entella
DDWLW
Season result split
26% W32% R42% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-12-16
1.11 pts / match · goal difference -15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-5-13
Last 5 away
1-1-3
WLLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.48Opponent xG: 1.04BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%

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.

Catanzaro is 72% better for: goals scored per match.

1.63 goals / match - Catanzaro · 0.95 goals / match - Virtus Entella

Catanzaro is 5% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.28 goals / match - Catanzaro · 1.34 goals / match - Virtus Entella

Catanzaro scoring profile: very strong

Catanzaro scores in 81% of matches (35 of 43 matches), while Virtus Entella keeps a clean sheet in 18% (7 of 38 matches).

Virtus Entella scoring profile: strong

Virtus Entella scores in 68% of matches (26 of 38 matches), while Catanzaro keeps a clean sheet in 28% (12 of 43 matches).

70Goals scored (season)36
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
55Goals conceded (season)51
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
2.91Average goals in match2.29
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
8Goals scored (last 5)5
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
4Goals conceded (last 5)5
CatanzaroVirtus Entella

How often they score at least...

81%1 goal68%
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
56%2 goals18%
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
23%3 goals8%
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
2%4 goals0%
CatanzaroVirtus Entella

How often they concede at least...

72%1 goal82%
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
42%2 goals34%
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
14%3 goals16%
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
0%4 goals3%
CatanzaroVirtus Entella

* 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.

53%
League average

Goal patterns

26%BTTS at half-time8%
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
12%BTTS in both halves0%
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
35%Scored in both halves13%
CatanzaroVirtus Entella

BTTS and goal count

49%Min. 3 goals and BTTS26%
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
5%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
0%BTTS - last 560%
CatanzaroVirtus Entella

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

77%Min. 1 goal before half-time63%
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
35%Min. 2 goals before half-time18%
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
19%Min. 3 goals before half-time3%
CatanzaroVirtus Entella

2nd half

81%Min. 1 goal after half-time87%
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
51%Min. 2 goals after half-time39%
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
23%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
CatanzaroVirtus Entella

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.

Catanzaro is 32% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.53 pts / match - Catanzaro · 1.16 pts / match - Virtus Entella

Catanzaro - half-time state
40% leading35% draw26% trailing
Virtus Entella - half-time state
24% leading45% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.53Points per match (1st half)1.16
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
0.74Goals scored (1st half)0.37
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
0.58Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
1.33Average goals (1st half)0.87
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
56%Clean sheet before half-time61%
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
42%No goal before half-time68%
CatanzaroVirtus Entella

After half-time (2nd half)

1.56Points per match (2nd half)1.16
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
0.88Goals scored (2nd half)0.58
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
0.7Goals conceded (2nd half)0.84
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
1.58Average goals (2nd half)1.42
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
49%Clean sheet after half-time37%
CatanzaroVirtus Entella
42%No goal after half-time50%
CatanzaroVirtus Entella

Catanzaro - second-half results

42% W30% R28% P
66
Half-time points
32
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
67
Second-half points
+8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.53
PPG before half-time
Lead holding105%

Leads at half-time in 40% of matches and wins 42%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Virtus Entella - second-half results

29% W29% R42% P
44
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
44
Second-half points
-10
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.16
PPG before half-time
Lead holding108%

Leads at half-time in 24% of matches and wins 26%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Catanzaro - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.40
Goals scored / match1.00.6
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match1.21.2
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+40
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 5
Virtus Entella - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.40
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match0.81.2
1 goal80%100%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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.

Catanzaro
ScoredConceded
11
10
0-15
9
6
16-30
12
9
31-45
13
6
46-60
10
7
61-75
15
17
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (15 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (17). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Virtus Entella
ScoredConceded
4
4
0-15
3
6
16-30
7
9
31-45
6
10
46-60
6
9
61-75
10
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). 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

2.60
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
57%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+54%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
55%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Catanzaro

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.
+0.36
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-11.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.22
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
110%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
120%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.22
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

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.
-0.41
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.43
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
89%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
91%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.49
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

* 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 B).

Teams vs league

CatanzaroLigaVirtus Entella
Average goals in match 2.912.55 2.29
Both teams scored 60%53% 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 53%48% 37%
Clean sheets 28%27% 18%
Goal before half-time 77%70% 63%
Goal after half-time 81%78% 87%

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

2.55
Average goals per match
53%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.48
Home goals / match
1.07
Away goals / match
+38%
Home attack advantage
+28%
Home defence advantage
+21%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Catanzaro 1 - 0 - 0 Virtus Entella. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Catanzaro vs Virtus Entella?

The Serie B match finished Catanzaro 3:2 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 Catanzaro vs Virtus Entella?

Catanzaro score 1.63 goals per game on average and Virtus Entella 0.95. The Serie B average is 2.55 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 60% of Catanzaro's matches and 53% of Virtus Entella's.

What form are Catanzaro and Virtus Entella in?

Over the last 5 games Catanzaro have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Virtus Entella 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

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

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