Italy - Serie C Group CData current as of 12 September 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

Key match information

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

Current form

Virtus Casarano: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Cosenza: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Virtus Casarano scores 1.35 and concedes 1.65 goals per match. Cosenza scores 1.58 and concedes 1.03. League average: 2.47 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Virtus Casarano 55%, Cosenza 55%. Over 2.5: Virtus Casarano 61%, Cosenza 55%. League level: BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 46%.

xG, shots and style

Cosenza has higher xG: 1.43 vs 1.20. Virtus Casarano: 9.2 shots per match, Cosenza: 11.4.

Match halves

Virtus Casarano: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.84. Cosenza: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 1.03.

Goals by minute

Virtus Casarano: 76-90+ (12 goals). Cosenza: 76-90+ (12 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie C Group C: 2.47 goals per match, BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 46%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 5.00, BTTS 100%.

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.

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Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

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-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.

Virtus CasaranoCosenza
1.35Goals scored / match1.58
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
1.65Goals conceded / match1.03
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
51%Average possession49%
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
3.61Shots on target / match4.42
Virtus CasaranoCosenza

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

9.16Shots per match11.39
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Virtus Casarano
WLWDL
Season result split
35% W23% D42% L
Season (W-D-L)
11-7-13
1.29 pts / match · goal difference -9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
7-5-3
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
LDWWD
Last 5 matches - 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 matches
Season result split
52% W26% D23% L
Season (W-D-L)
16-8-7
1.81 pts / match · goal difference +17
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-8-3
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DLLDW
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Cosenza is 60% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Virtus Casarano scoring profile: very strong

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

Cosenza scoring profile: very strong

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

42Goals scored (season)49
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
51Goals conceded (season)32
Virtus CasaranoCosenza
3Average goals in match2.61
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 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.

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 matches cross the goal lines?

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

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.

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

1.23 pts / match - Virtus Casarano · 1.35 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 26% of matches and wins 35%. 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.

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 half-time in 29% of matches and wins 52%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Virtus Casarano - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.40
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match0.61.0
Average goals in match1.41.8
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.202.20
Goals scored / match1.01.2
Goals conceded / match0.40.2
Average goals in match1.41.4
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

* 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.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.80
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
93%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
162%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.29
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
155%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
71%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 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

Virtus CasaranoLigaCosenza
Average goals in match 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 match
48%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.45
Home goals / match
1.02
Away goals / match
+42%
Home attack advantage
+30%
Home defence 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

Previous meeting: Virtus Casarano 0 - 0 - 1 Cosenza. Average goals 5.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

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.