US Catanzaro vs Cosenza Calcio, Serie B 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
US Catanzaro vs Cosenza Calcio — Serie B at Nicola Ceravolo.
- US Catanzaro 38 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
- Cosenza Calcio 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Davide Ghersini
- Assistant 1 Francesco Luciani (Italy)
- Assistant 2 Ivan Catallo (Italy)
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 16 Mar Cosenza Calcio H 4–0 W 08 Mar US Cremonese A 0–4 L 02 Mar AC Reggiana H 1–1 D 23 Feb Spezia Calcio A 1–0 W 14 Feb AS Cittadella H 1–0 W 08 Feb Frosinone Calcio A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 16 Mar US Catanzaro A 0–4 L 07 Mar AC Reggiana H 1–0 W 02 Mar Modena FC 2018 A 1–1 D 23 Feb Palermo FC H 0–3 L 16 Feb SS Juve Stabia A 0–3 L 08 Feb Carrarese Calcio H 1–0 W Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history24% Clean Sheets
US Catanzaro this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
US Catanzaro0-154/116-301/331-452/246-601/161-751/–76+4/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Nicola Ceravolo. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' It looks surprising Cosenza Calcio does not make any changes. Alessandro Caporale has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 20' What a strike from Pietro Iemmello! The score is 1-0.
- 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 30' Cosenza Calcio 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.
- 35' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. US Catanzaro needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 40' US Catanzaro started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
- 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 46' Goal! Marco Pompetti scores his 5 goal in 454 matches.
- 46' Time for substitution for US Catanzaro. Simone Pontisso is replaced by Rares Ilie.
- 47' It’s a booking for Cosenza Calcio player. Tommaso D'Orazio gets a card.
- 52' 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 suffering a number of foals already.
- 53' The whistle greets Tommaso D'Orazio as he departs to be replaced by Manuel Ricciardi.
- 54' What a strike from Federico Bonini! The score is 3-0.
- 57' That looks like a foul for a card for Jacopo Petriccione.
- 59' Time for substitution for US Catanzaro. Tommaso Biasci is replaced by Nicolo Buso.
- 64' Another change for US Catanzaro made on 64 minute. Jacopo Petriccione leaves to be changed by Mamadou Coulibaly.
- 68' Goal! Mamadou Coulibaly scores his 4 goal in 443 matches.
- 68' Christos Kourfalidis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Christian Kouan on 68 minute.
- 73' Giacomo Quagliata has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 31 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 78' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 78 minutes.
- 80' Tommaso Cassandro has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mario Situm on 80 minute.
- 81' Another change for US Catanzaro made on 81 minute. Federico Bonini leaves to be changed by Matias Antonini.
- 84' Cosenza Calcio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Charlys is hanging Luca Garritano on the field on 84 minute.
- 89' The travelling Cosenza Calcio supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- Full Time. US Catanzaro beats Cosenza Calcio
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Lineups
US Catanzaro Lineups
3-5-2Starting XI
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20
Simone Pontisso ↓ Rares Ilie 46'
- 23
- 14
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92
Mario Situm ↓ Tommaso Cassandro 80'
- 22
- 10
- 21
- 6
- 3
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28
Tommaso Biasci ↓ Nicolo Buso 59'
Bench
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80
Mamadou Coulibaly ↑ 64'
- 7
- 25
- 29
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8
Rares Ilie ↑ 46'
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84
Tommaso Cassandro ↑ 80'
- 82
- 99
- 90
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45
Nicolo Buso ↑ 59'
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4
Matias Antonini ↑ 81'
- 61
Coach Fabio CasertaCosenza Calcio Lineups
3-1-4-2Starting XI
- 28
- 23
- 1
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7
Luca Garritano ↓ Charlys 84'
- 11
- 15
- 19
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30
Simone Mazzocchi ↓ Juan Cruz 84'
- 5
- 17
- 10
Bench
- 29
- 22
- 55
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20
Andrea Rizzo Pinna ↑ 68'
- 31
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18
Juan Cruz ↑ 84'
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39
Christos Kourfalidis ↑ 68'
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6
Charlys ↑ 84'
- 21
- 2
- 34
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16
Manuel Ricciardi ↑ 53'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Pietro Iemmello 3 Tommaso Biasci 2 Marco Pompetti 2 Mamadou Coulibaly 1 Federico Bonini 1 Riccardo Ciervo 1 Head to Head
US Catanzaro Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.91 US Catanzaro xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.68 Cosenza Calcio xGI would bet for: US Catanzaro to win 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: US Catanzaro winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.59Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 73% 27% ± 2.5 47% 53% ± 3.5 27% 73% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
US Catanzaro or Draw 87%Draw or Cosenza Calcio 36%US Catanzaro or Cosenza Calcio 78%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: US Catanzaro win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 13.7%2 – 0 13.4%1 – 1 10.4%0 – 0 9.3%2 – 1 9%3 – 0 8.3%3 – 1 5.8%0 – 1 4.2%4 – 0 Actual1 – 2 3.2%2 – 2 3.1%4 – 1 2.9%Asian Handicap — US Catanzaro
Handicap US Catanzaro covers Push Cosenza Calcio covers -2.5 20% — 80% -2 20% 20% 60% -1.5 40% — 60% -1 40% 25% 35% -0.5 65% — 35% +0.5 89% — 11% +1 89% 8% 3% +1.5 97% — 3% +2 97% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
US Catanzaro keeps clean sheet 51% ✓Cosenza Calcio keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.