US Catanzaro vs AS Cittadella, Serie B 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
US Catanzaro vs AS Cittadella — Serie B at Nicola Ceravolo.
- US Catanzaro 38 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
- AS Cittadella 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Valerio Crezzini (Italy)
- Assistant 1 Damiano Di Iorio
- Assistant 2 Claudio Barone (Italy)
9 games this season
🟨 0.6/game
⚽ 3.9 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venezia FC | 38 | 82 |
| 2 | Frosinone Calcio | 38 | 81 |
| 3 | AC Monza | 38 | 76 |
| 4 | Palermo FC | 38 | 72 |
| 5 | US Catanzaro | 38 | 59 |
| 6 | Modena FC 2018 | 38 | 55 |
| 7 | SS Juve Stabia | 38 | 51 |
| 8 | Calcio Avellino SSD | 38 | 49 |
| 9 | Mantova 1911 SSD | 38 | 46 |
| 10 | Padova Calcio | 38 | 46 |
| 11 | AC Cesena | 38 | 46 |
| 12 | Carrarese Calcio | 38 | 44 |
| 13 | UC Sampdoria | 38 | 44 |
| 14 | ACD Virtus Entella | 38 | 42 |
| 15 | Empoli FC | 38 | 41 |
| 16 | FC Sudtirol | 38 | 41 |
| 17 | SSC Bari | 38 | 40 |
| 18 | AC Reggiana | 38 | 37 |
| 19 | Spezia Calcio | 38 | 35 |
| 20 | Delfino Pescara 1936 | 38 | 35 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb | AS Cittadella | H | 1–0 | W |
| 08 Feb | Frosinone Calcio | A | 1–1 | D |
| 01 Feb | AC Cesena | H | 4–2 | W |
| 26 Jan | Brescia Calcio | A | 3–2 | W |
| 19 Jan | AC Pisa 1909 | H | 0–0 | D |
| 12 Jan | FC Sudtirol | A | 1–1 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb | US Catanzaro | A | 0–1 | L |
| 08 Feb | AC Pisa 1909 | A | 1–0 | W |
| 01 Feb | Spezia Calcio | H | 0–2 | L |
| 25 Jan | Cosenza Calcio | A | 1–0 | W |
| 18 Jan | Mantova 1911 SSD | H | 1–2 | L |
| 12 Jan | AC Cesena | A | 0–0 | D |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
25%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
24%
Clean Sheets
US Catanzaro this season
US Catanzaro this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
US Catanzaro
0-15
4/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/–
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between US Catanzaro and AS Cittadella is underway.
- 5' It’s high time Fabio Caserta made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering US Catanzaro that had 114 games and scored 122 goals.
- 15' The travelling AS Cittadella supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 25' AS Cittadella seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 30' Mirko Pigliacelli has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 35' AS Cittadella is showing some good football. However, AS Cittadella are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andrea Tessiore, as he is very good at scoring at Nicola Ceravolo with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 45' It looks surprising AS Cittadella does not make any changes. Emmanuele Matino has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 50' AS Cittadella started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
- 55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 59' Time for substitution for US Catanzaro. Tommaso Biasci is replaced by Marco D'Alessandro.
- 64' The US Catanzaro manager makes a substitution. Marco D'Alessandro departs to be replaced by Mario Situm.
- 65' GOAL! Pietro Iemmello scores on 65.
- 70' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AS Cittadella needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 71' Simone Pontisso is having his name booked by the referee on 71.
- 71' Lorenzo Carissoni is replacing Andrea Tessiore for the AS Cittadella side.
- 76' It looks like no one’s ball. US Catanzaro is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 78' Time for substitution for US Catanzaro. Riccardo Pagano is replaced by Marco Pompetti.
- 79' Another change for US Catanzaro made on 79 minute. Simone Pontisso leaves to be changed by Mamadou Coulibaly.
- 81' Another change for AS Cittadella made on 81 minute. Alessio Vita leaves to be changed by Jacopo Desogus.
- 86' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- Full Time. US Catanzaro beats AS Cittadella
Lineups
US Catanzaro Lineups
3-5-2Starting XI
- 9
- 20
- 23
- 14
- 22
- 10
- 6
- 3
- 84
- 24
- 28
Bench
-
70
Marco D'Alessandro ↑ 59'
-
80
Mamadou Coulibaly ↑ 79'
- 92
-
19
Andrea La Mantia ↑ 59'
-
21
Marco Pompetti ↑ 78'
- 25
- 29
- 8
- 82
- 90
- 45
- 61
Coach
Fabio Caserta
AS Cittadella Lineups
3-5-2Starting XI
-
31
Orji Okwonkwo ↓ Simone Rabbi 81'
- 78
- 2
- 13
- 7
- 32
- 19
- 6
- 8
-
16
Alessio Vita ↓ Jacopo Desogus 81'
- 18
Bench
- 35
- 45
- 28
-
21
Simone Rabbi ↑ 81'
-
11
Jacopo Desogus ↑ 81'
-
24
Lorenzo Carissoni ↑ 71'
- 26
- 64
-
20
Davide Voltan ↑ 81'
-
37
Riccardo Palmieri ↑ 71'
- 17
Coach
Alessandro Dal Canto
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Pietro Iemmello | 3 |
| Alfredo Donnarumma | 1 |
| Lorenzo Carissoni | 1 |
| Enrico Baldini | 1 |
Head to Head
US Catanzaro Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.18
US Catanzaro xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81
AS Cittadella xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: US Catanzaro win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.99
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 84% |
|
16% |
| ± 1.5 | 59% |
|
41% |
| ± 2.5 | 32% |
|
68% |
| ± 3.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
| ± 4.5 | 6% |
|
94% |
Double Chance
US Catanzaro or Draw
78%
Draw or AS Cittadella
52%
US Catanzaro or AS Cittadella
70%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.1%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14%
0 – 1
9.7%
2 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
5.1%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
3.5%
2 – 2
3.2%
3 – 1
3%
1 – 3
1.4%
Asian Handicap — US Catanzaro
| Handicap | US Catanzaro covers | Push | AS Cittadella covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 13% | 81% |
| -1.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| -1 | 19% | 24% | 57% |
| -0.5 | 43% | — | 57% |
| +0.5 | 76% | — | 24% |
| +1 | 76% | 16% | 8% |
| +1.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +2 | 92% | 6% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
US Catanzaro keeps clean sheet
45%
✗
AS Cittadella keeps clean sheet
31%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

