Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Serie B · 2023-24
US Catanzaro
2 – 0
Full Time
Cosenza Calcio
Sun 26 Nov 2023 · 15:15 UTC Nicola Ceravolo HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 19' Mateusz Praszelik
Dimitris Sounas 20' Y
Tommaso Biasci 23' Y
Y 26' Manuel Marras
Y 64' Michael Venturi
Panos Katseris 66' Y
Y 90' Federico Zuccon

Overview

Match Preview

US Catanzaro vs Cosenza Calcio — Serie B at Nicola Ceravolo.

Match Details

  • Referee Juan Luca Sacchi (Italy)
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

3
1
US Catanzaro 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals Cosenza Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2023-11-26 US Catanzaro 2–0 Cosenza Calcio

Recent Form

US Catanzaro
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Nov Cosenza Calcio H 2–0 W
10 Nov Venezia FC A 1–2 L
04 Nov Modena FC 2018 H 1–2 L
28 Oct Como 1907 A 0–1 L
21 Oct FeralpiSalo H 3–0 W
07 Oct FC Sudtirol A 1–0 W
Cosenza Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Nov US Catanzaro A 0–2 L
11 Nov AC Reggiana H 2–0 W
04 Nov FeralpiSalo H 1–1 D
28 Oct Spezia Calcio A 0–0 D
22 Oct UC Sampdoria A 0–2 L
07 Oct Calcio Lecco 1912 H 3–0 W

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
US Catanzaro this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

US Catanzaro
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/5
■ 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' Temperatures are rising at Nicola Ceravolo as US Catanzaro face off against Cosenza Calcio in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Tommaso Biasci has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 116 appearances.
  • 10' US Catanzaro currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 12' What a moment for Pietro Iemmello! That strike on 12 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 17' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 17 minutes.
  • 19' The referee shows Cosenza Calcio player a card on 19.
  • 20' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Dimitris Sounas on 20 minutes.
  • 23' The referee shows US Catanzaro player a card on 23.
  • 26' Manuel Marras catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 26.
  • 31' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Vincenzo Vivarini will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 36' It looks surprising Cosenza Calcio does not make any changes. Andrea Ghion has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 41' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' Luigi Canotto gets the nod from Cosenza Calcio. He replaces Manuel Marras and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 52' What a strike from Tommaso Biasci! The score is 2-0.
  • 57' The supporters are chanting for Simone Mazzocchi. He replaces Idriz Voca on 57 minute.
  • 62' 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.
  • 64' Michael Venturi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 64.
  • 66' Panos Katseris has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 66.
  • 71' The whistle greets Tommaso Biasci as he departs to be replaced by Giuseppe Ambrosino.
  • 76' Massimo Zilli is replacing Francesco Forte for the Cosenza Calcio side.
  • 78' Another substitution for US Catanzaro to replace Jari Vandeputte by Matteo Stoppa on 78 minute.
  • 79' Time for substitution for Cosenza Calcio. Giacomo Calo is replaced by Aldo Florenzi.
  • 84' US Catanzaro ring the changes. Marco Pompetti has done his job and it is now time for Simone Pontisso to step up.
  • 85' The US Catanzaro bench stirs into life. Pietro Iemmello is withdrawn and Enrico Brignola gets his opportunity.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Federico Zuccon on 90 minutes.
  • Another three points for US Catanzaro.

Lineups

US Catanzaro Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vincenzo Vivarini

Cosenza Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fabio Caserta

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.58 US Catanzaro xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.63 Cosenza Calcio xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
US Catanzaro57% Draw26% Cosenza Calcio17%
Actual: US Catanzaro win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 2.21
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

US Catanzaro or Draw
84%
Draw or Cosenza Calcio
43%
US Catanzaro or Cosenza Calcio
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
US Catanzaro40% Draw50% Cosenza Calcio10%
Actual: US Catanzaro win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16.4%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
13.1%
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
8.4%
3 – 0
6.8%
0 – 1
5.8%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 2
3.3%
4 – 0
2.7%
2 – 2
2.7%
0 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — US Catanzaro

Handicap US Catanzaro covers Push Cosenza Calcio covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 18% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 27% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 10% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

US Catanzaro keeps clean sheet
54% ✓
Cosenza Calcio keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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