Italy - Serie C Group CData current as of 23 July 2026

Crotone vs Catania: match statistics

Crotone crest
Crotone
2 : 0half-time 1:0
Catania crest
Catania

Crotone vs Catania: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Crotone play Catania in Serie C Group C (Italy). The match date is 13 April 2026 at 20:30. Final score: 2:0.

Current form

Crotone: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Catania: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Crotone scores 1.55 and concedes 1.05 goals per match. Catania scores 1.42 and concedes 0.66. League average: 2.49 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Crotone 45%, Catania 37%. Over 2.5: Crotone 47%, Catania 29%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 46%.

xG, shots and style

Catania has higher xG: 1.53 vs 1.48. Crotone: 11.7 shots per match, Catania: 12.3.

Match halves

Crotone: half-time lead 39%, second-half goals 0.79. Catania: half-time lead 37%, second-half goals 0.79.

Goals by minute

Crotone: 46-60 (15 goals). Catania: 76-90+ (14 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie C Group C: 2.49 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 46%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

The statistics favor Crotone at home: an average of 1.41 goals scored and only 0.65 conceded per match, 59% home win rate and 47% clean sheets. Catania away averages 1.12 goals scored and concedes 1.06, with a 35% win rate on the road but as many as 41% draws, which increases the risk of a points split. In the last 5 matches the hosts scored 9 goals (1.8 avg) and average 1.4 points per game, while the visitors scored 5 goals (1.0 avg) and average 1.6 points, meaning Crotone is more effective offensively in the short term whereas Catania collects slightly more points. xG is 1.51 for Crotone versus 1.46 for Catania, and the hosts’ shot conversion rate is 12% versus 10% for the visitors, giving a small advantage in quality of chances to the home side. Considering home advantage, the hosts’ superior defense (0.65 vs 1.06) and higher conversion efficiency, I forecast a Crotone victory.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

51Possession (%)49
CrotoneCatania
11Shots8
CrotoneCatania
4Shots on target2
CrotoneCatania
1.52xG1.04
CrotoneCatania
4Corners3
CrotoneCatania
75Dangerous attacks54
CrotoneCatania
16Fouls20
CrotoneCatania
2Cards1
CrotoneCatania

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.

1.55Goals scored / match1.42
CrotoneCatania
1.05Goals conceded / match0.66
CrotoneCatania
55%Average possession49%
CrotoneCatania
4.21Shots on target / match4.55
CrotoneCatania

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.68Shots per match12.29
CrotoneCatania
4.21Shots on target4.55
CrotoneCatania
13.3%Shot conversion11.6%
CrotoneCatania
55%Possession49%
CrotoneCatania
1.48xG for1.53
CrotoneCatania
1.23xG against1.02
CrotoneCatania

Shooting quality

Crotone: Efficient finishingCatania: Balanced
CrotoneCatania
Accuracy (shots on target)36%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.31

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.

Crotone is 80% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Crotone · 1 pts / match - Catania

Crotone
WLWWL
Season result split
47% W18% R34% P
Season (W-D-L)
18-7-13
1.61 pts / match · goal difference +19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
11-1-7
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
WLWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.60Opponent xG: 1.41BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Catania
WLLDD
Season result split
50% W34% R16% P
Season (W-D-L)
19-13-6
1.84 pts / match · goal difference +29
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
6-8-5
Last 5 away
2-1-2
LWWLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.53Opponent xG: 1.14BTTS: 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.

Crotone is 9% better for: goals scored per match.

1.55 goals / match - Crotone · 1.42 goals / match - Catania

Catania is 59% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.05 goals / match - Crotone · 0.66 goals / match - Catania

Crotone scoring profile: mixed

Crotone scores in 74% of matches (28 of 38 matches), while Catania keeps a clean sheet in 58% (22 of 38 matches).

Catania scoring profile: very strong

Catania scores in 82% of matches (31 of 38 matches), while Crotone keeps a clean sheet in 34% (13 of 38 matches).

59Goals scored (season)54
CrotoneCatania
40Goals conceded (season)25
CrotoneCatania
2.61Average goals in match2.08
CrotoneCatania
9Goals scored (last 5)4
CrotoneCatania
8Goals conceded (last 5)6
CrotoneCatania

How often they score at least...

74%1 goal82%
CrotoneCatania
53%2 goals37%
CrotoneCatania
24%3 goals11%
CrotoneCatania
5%4 goals8%
CrotoneCatania

How often they concede at least...

66%1 goal42%
CrotoneCatania
26%2 goals16%
CrotoneCatania
8%3 goals5%
CrotoneCatania
3%4 goals3%
CrotoneCatania

* 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

21%BTTS at half-time13%
CrotoneCatania
5%BTTS in both halves3%
CrotoneCatania
34%Scored in both halves29%
CrotoneCatania

BTTS and goal count

39%Min. 3 goals and BTTS18%
CrotoneCatania
8%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
CrotoneCatania
60%BTTS - last 560%
CrotoneCatania

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

61%Min. 1 goal before half-time63%
CrotoneCatania
37%Min. 2 goals before half-time21%
CrotoneCatania
18%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
CrotoneCatania

2nd half

89%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
CrotoneCatania
32%Min. 2 goals after half-time32%
CrotoneCatania
18%Min. 3 goals after half-time8%
CrotoneCatania

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.

Crotone is 5% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.63 pts / match - Crotone · 1.55 pts / match - Catania

Crotone - half-time state
39% leading45% draw16% trailing
Catania - half-time state
37% leading45% draw18% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.63Points per match (1st half)1.55
CrotoneCatania
0.76Goals scored (1st half)0.63
CrotoneCatania
0.39Goals conceded (1st half)0.32
CrotoneCatania
1.16Average goals (1st half)0.95
CrotoneCatania
68%Clean sheet before half-time74%
CrotoneCatania
50%No goal before half-time50%
CrotoneCatania

After half-time (2nd half)

1.58Points per match (2nd half)1.76
CrotoneCatania
0.79Goals scored (2nd half)0.79
CrotoneCatania
0.66Goals conceded (2nd half)0.34
CrotoneCatania
1.45Average goals (2nd half)1.13
CrotoneCatania
50%Clean sheet after half-time71%
CrotoneCatania
42%No goal after half-time39%
CrotoneCatania

Crotone - second-half results

47% W16% R37% P
62
Half-time points
29
Half-time goals
+14
Goal difference (1st half)
60
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.63
PPG before half-time
Lead holding121%

Leads at half-time in 39% of matches and wins 47%. 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.

Catania - second-half results

45% W42% R13% P
59
Half-time points
24
Half-time goals
+12
Goal difference (1st half)
67
Second-half points
+17
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.55
PPG before half-time
Lead holding135%

Leads at half-time in 37% of matches and wins 50%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Crotone - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.80
Goals scored / match0.61.2
Goals conceded / match0.21.4
Average goals in match0.82.6
1 goal40%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%60%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+2-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Catania - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.202.00
Goals scored / match0.20.6
Goals conceded / match1.00.2
Average goals in match1.20.8
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%0%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet20%80%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference-4+2
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - 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.

Crotone
ScoredConceded
4
8
0-15
12
3
16-30
13
4
31-45
15
8
46-60
6
8
61-75
9
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (15 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Catania
ScoredConceded
9
3
0-15
6
4
16-30
9
5
31-45
4
6
46-60
12
1
61-75
14
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (14 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +8 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.34
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
94%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
41%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-15%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
61%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Crotone

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.25
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.25
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-17.1 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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.18
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
102%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.19
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

Catania

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.51
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.25
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-23.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.11
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.36
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
138%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
45%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.84
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

* 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

CrotoneLigaCatania
Average goals in match 2.612.49 2.08
Both teams scored 45%51% 37%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 47%46% 29%
Clean sheets 34%28% 58%
Goal before half-time 61%67% 63%
Goal after half-time 89%79% 71%

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

2.49
Average goals per match
51%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.46
Home goals / match
1.03
Away goals / match
+42%
Home attack advantage
+29%
Home defence advantage
+20%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
39%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Crotone 0 - 0 - 1 Catania. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Crotone vs Catania?

The Serie C Group C match finished Crotone 2:0 Catania. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Crotone vs Catania?

Crotone score 1.55 goals per game on average and Catania 1.42. The Serie C Group C average is 2.49 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 45% of Crotone's matches and 37% of Catania's.

What form are Crotone and Catania in?

Over the last 5 games Crotone have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Catania 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Crotone vs Catania — 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.