Monday , 12 October 2026

US Catanzaro vs SSC Bari, Serie B 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Serie B · 2025-26
US Catanzaro
2 – 3
Full Time
SSC Bari
Fri 8 May 2026 · 18:30 UTC Nicola Ceravolo HT 45' · FT 45'
Bruno Verrengia 12' 1–0
1–1 23' Gabriele Moncini
1–2 40' Kevin Piscopo
1–3 50' Kevin Piscopo
N'Dri Philippe Koffi pen 90+7' 2–3
Davide Buglio 16' Y
Y 26' Kevin Piscopo

Overview

Match Preview

US Catanzaro vs SSC Bari — Serie B at Nicola Ceravolo.

Match Details

  • Referee Simone Sozza
  • Assistant 1 Giacomo Monaco (Italy)
  • Assistant 2 Glauco Zanellati (Italy)
3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 15.7 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

2
3
1
US Catanzaro 6 games · Avg 3.7 goals SSC Bari
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-08 US Catanzaro 2–3 SSC Bari 2025-12-19 SSC Bari 1–2 US Catanzaro 2025-04-06 US Catanzaro 3–3 SSC Bari 2024-10-18 SSC Bari 1–1 US Catanzaro 2024-02-27 US Catanzaro 2–0 SSC Bari

Recent Form

US Catanzaro
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May SSC Bari H 2–3 L
01 May Palermo FC A 2–3 L
25 Apr Spezia Calcio H 4–2 W
18 Apr SS Juve Stabia A 1–1 D
14 Apr Modena FC 2018 H 2–2 D
11 Apr Calcio Avellino SSD A 1–1 D
SSC Bari
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May US Catanzaro A 3–2 W
01 May ACD Virtus Entella H 2–0 W
24 Apr Calcio Avellino SSD A 0–2 L
18 Apr Venezia FC H 0–3 L
11 Apr AC Monza A 0–2 L
06 Apr Modena FC 2018 H 3–1 W

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
US Catanzaro this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

US Catanzaro
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/2
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/–
76+
2/5
■ 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' KICK OFF: US Catanzaro gets underway.
  • 5' US Catanzaro is showing some good football. However, US Catanzaro are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 12' Bruno Verrengia adds to his 0 season tally! US Catanzaro lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 16' The referee shows US Catanzaro player a card on 16.
  • 21' Ervin Bashi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 23' What composure from Gabriele Moncini! The Italy international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 26' It’s gonna be a card for Kevin Piscopo.
  • 31' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 36' US Catanzaro are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined SSC Bari backline.
  • 40' Kevin Piscopo puts SSC Bari on the lead.
  • 45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both US Catanzaro and SSC Bari are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 50' The deadlock is broken! Kevin Piscopo gets on the scoresheet on 50 minutes.
  • 55' Davide Buglio has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 60' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 65' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 70' The home supporters are growing impatient. US Catanzaro must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 75' 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.
  • 80' The 28-year-old Dimitrios Nikolaou has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 85' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 90' Italy international Marco Pompetti has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • Another three points for SSC Bari.

Lineups

US Catanzaro Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alberto Aquilani

SSC Bari Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Moreno Longo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Pietro Iemmello 3
Kevin Piscopo 2
Ilias Koutsoupias 2
Luca Verna 1
Dimitris Sounas 1
Jari Vandeputte 1
Mehdi Dorval 1
Andrea Favilli 1

Head to Head

2026-05-08 US Catanzaro 2–3 SSC Bari 2025-12-19 SSC Bari 1–2 US Catanzaro 2025-04-06 US Catanzaro 3–3 SSC Bari 2024-10-18 SSC Bari 1–1 US Catanzaro 2024-02-27 US Catanzaro 2–0 SSC Bari

US Catanzaro Form

2026-05-08 US Catanzaro 2–3 SSC Bari L 2026-05-01 Palermo FC 3–2 US Catanzaro L 2026-04-25 US Catanzaro 4–2 Spezia Calcio W 2026-04-18 SS Juve Stabia 1–1 US Catanzaro D 2026-04-14 US Catanzaro 2–2 Modena FC 2018 D 2026-04-11 Calcio Avellino SSD 1–1 US Catanzaro D

SSC Bari Form

2026-05-08 US Catanzaro 2–3 SSC Bari W 2026-05-01 SSC Bari 2–0 ACD Virtus Entella W 2026-04-24 Calcio Avellino SSD 2–0 SSC Bari L 2026-04-18 SSC Bari 0–3 Venezia FC L 2026-04-11 AC Monza 2–0 SSC Bari L 2026-04-06 SSC Bari 3–1 Modena FC 2018 W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.79 US Catanzaro xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 SSC Bari xG
I would bet for: US Catanzaro or SSC Bari 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
US Catanzaro43% Draw26% SSC Bari31%
Actual: SSC Bari win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

US Catanzaro or Draw
69%
Draw or SSC Bari
57%
US Catanzaro or SSC Bari
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
US Catanzaro33% Draw42% SSC Bari25%
Actual: SSC Bari win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 2
7.1%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6.3%
2 – 0
6.3%
0 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
5.2%
0 – 1
4.9%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — US Catanzaro

Handicap US Catanzaro covers Push SSC Bari covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 20% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

US Catanzaro keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
SSC Bari keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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