Saturday , 14 November 2026

US Catanzaro vs Calcio Lecco 1912, Serie B 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Serie B · 2023-24
US Catanzaro
5 – 3
Full Time
Calcio Lecco 1912
Fri 12 Jan 2024 · 19:30 UTC Nicola Ceravolo HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 19' Mats Lemmens
Stefano Scognamillo 22' Y
Dimitris Sounas 51' Y
Luka Krajnc 72' Y
Y 90' Giovanni Crociata

Overview

Match Preview

US Catanzaro vs Calcio Lecco 1912 — Serie B at Nicola Ceravolo.

Match Details

  • Referee Fabio Maresca
5 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Palermo FC 11 27
2 Modena FC 2018 11 23
3 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC 11 20
4 Mantova 1911 SSD 11 19
5 Benevento Calcio 11 16
6 Calcio Avellino SSD 11 16
7 Hellas Verona FC 11 16
8 AC Pisa 1909 11 16
9 US Cremonese 11 15
10 Padova Calcio 11 15
11 AC Cesena 11 15
12 FC Südtirol 11 15
13 SS Juve Stabia 11 12
14 SS Arezzo 11 11
15 UC Sampdoria 11 11
16 ACD Virtus Entella 11 10
17 Carrarese Calcio 11 10
18 L.R. Vicenza Virtus 11 9
19 Empoli FC 11 9
20 US Catanzaro 11 6

Head-to-Head

2
US Catanzaro 2 games · Avg 7.5 goals Calcio Lecco 1912
Last 5 meetings
2024-01-12 US Catanzaro 5–3 Calcio Lecco 1912 2023-09-03 Calcio Lecco 1912 3–4 US Catanzaro

Recent Form

US Catanzaro
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jan Calcio Lecco 1912 H 5–3 W
26 Dec AC Reggiana A 0–1 L
23 Dec Brescia Calcio H 2–3 L
16 Dec Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC A 0–1 L
09 Dec AC Pisa 1909 H 2–0 W
01 Dec Palermo FC A 2–1 W
Calcio Lecco 1912
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jan US Catanzaro A 3–5 L
26 Dec FC Südtirol H 2–1 W
23 Dec Venezia FC A 2–2 D
17 Dec Ternana Calcio H 2–3 L
09 Dec UC Sampdoria A 0–2 L
03 Dec SSC Bari H 1–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
9% Clean Sheets
US Catanzaro this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

US Catanzaro
0-15
1/–
16-30
4/3
31-45
–/7
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/2
76+
3/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

US Catanzaro
Pietro Iemmello 2 G
Marco D'Alessandro 1 G
Bruno Verrengia 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Nicola Ceravolo will turn into a battlefield for US Catanzaro and Calcio Lecco 1912.
  • 5' Calcio Lecco 1912 fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Simone Pontisso needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 12 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 18' Brilliant from the ! Luca Verna makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 18.
  • 19' That is a card for Calcio Lecco 1912. Mats Lemmens will be fuming at that decision.
  • 22' US Catanzaro receives a card for a hard tackle on 22.
  • 25' What a moment for Lorenzo Di Stefano! That strike on 25 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 29' Magnificent from Mats Lemmens! That is 1 goals in 198 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 34' Panos Katseris has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alessandro Bianconi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' Luca Giudici is replacing Lorenzo Di Stefano for the Calcio Lecco 1912 side.
  • 48' Dimitris Sounas makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and US Catanzaro are in front.
  • 51' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Dimitris Sounas on 51 minutes.
  • 52' Pietro Iemmello has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 52 minutes.
  • 55' Assisted by Artur Ionita with the perfectly-timed delivery and Andrij Novakovich makes no mistake. 3-3!
  • 60' US Catanzaro is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 61' A tactical swap from US Catanzaro — Marco Pompetti on, Simone Pontisso off on 61 minutes.
  • 65' GOAL! Dimitris Sounas scores on 65. Assisted by Pietro Iemmello
  • 70' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both US Catanzaro and Calcio Lecco 1912 are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 72' Luka Krajnc is having his name booked by the referee on 72.
  • 74' A change in the US Catanzaro ranks — Luka Krajnc exits the field as Dimo Krastev enters on 74.
  • 75' Another substitution for US Catanzaro to replace Pietro Iemmello by Giuseppe Ambrosino on 75 minute.
  • 79' A tactical swap from Calcio Lecco 1912 — Eddie Salcedo on, Mats Lemmens off on 79 minutes.
  • 84' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 86' It is a substitution in US Catanzaro team. Jari Vandeputte is replaced by Matteo Stoppa on 86 minute.
  • 88' Goal! Tommaso Biasci scores his 16 goal in 122 matches.
  • 90' Giovanni Crociata catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • 90' The Calcio Lecco 1912 manager makes a substitution. Franco Lepore departs to be replaced by Davide Guglielmotti.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 5-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

US Catanzaro Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vincenzo Vivarini

Calcio Lecco 1912 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Emiliano Bonazzoli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dimitris Sounas 2
Pietro Iemmello 2
Luca Verna 2
Andrij Novakovich 2
Tommaso Biasci 1
Mats Lemmens 1
Lorenzo Di Stefano 1
Alfredo Donnarumma 1

Head to Head

2024-01-12 US Catanzaro 5–3 Calcio Lecco 1912 2023-09-03 Calcio Lecco 1912 3–4 US Catanzaro

US Catanzaro Form

2024-01-12 US Catanzaro 5–3 Calcio Lecco 1912 W 2023-12-26 AC Reggiana 1–0 US Catanzaro L 2023-12-23 US Catanzaro 2–3 Brescia Calcio L 2023-12-16 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC 1–0 US Catanzaro L 2023-12-09 US Catanzaro 2–0 AC Pisa 1909 W 2023-12-01 Palermo FC 1–2 US Catanzaro W

Calcio Lecco 1912 Form

2024-01-12 US Catanzaro 5–3 Calcio Lecco 1912 L 2023-12-26 Calcio Lecco 1912 2–1 FC Südtirol W 2023-12-23 Venezia FC 2–2 Calcio Lecco 1912 D 2023-12-17 Calcio Lecco 1912 2–3 Ternana Calcio L 2023-12-09 UC Sampdoria 2–0 Calcio Lecco 1912 L 2023-12-03 Calcio Lecco 1912 1–0 SSC Bari W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.61 US Catanzaro xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.81 Calcio Lecco 1912 xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
US Catanzaro55% Draw20% Calcio Lecco 191225%
Actual: US Catanzaro win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes77% 0% No23%
Avg goals/match: 4.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 80%
20%
± 3.5 63%
37%
± 4.5 44%
56%

Double Chance

US Catanzaro or Draw
76%
Draw or Calcio Lecco 1912
45%
US Catanzaro or Calcio Lecco 1912
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
US Catanzaro42% Draw35% Calcio Lecco 191223%
Actual: Calcio Lecco 1912 win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–3 not predicted
5 – 3
Actual
2 – 1
7.3%
1 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
6.5%
3 – 1
6.2%
3 – 2
5.6%
1 – 2
5.1%
2 – 0
4.3%
4 – 1
4.1%
2 – 3
3.9%
4 – 2
3.7%
3 – 0
3.6%
3 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — US Catanzaro

Handicap US Catanzaro covers Push Calcio Lecco 1912 covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 16% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 19% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 13% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

US Catanzaro keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Calcio Lecco 1912 keeps clean sheet
8% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.