Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Serie B · 2023-24
US Catanzaro
3 – 0
Full Time
Spezia Calcio
Wed 30 Aug 2023 · 18:30 UTC Nicola Ceravolo HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 29' Kelvin Amian Adou
Stefano Scognamillo 31' Y
Y 44' Filippo Bandinelli
Andrea Oliveri 90' R
Y 90' Bartlomiej Dragowski
Luca D'Andrea 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Luca Zufferli (Italy)
3 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Palermo FC 5 13
2 FC Südtirol 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
2
1
US Catanzaro 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals Spezia Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-30 US Catanzaro 3–0 Spezia Calcio

Recent Form

US Catanzaro
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug Spezia Calcio H 3–0 W
27 Aug Ternana Calcio H 2–1 W
19 Aug US Cremonese A 0–0 D
Spezia Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug US Catanzaro A 0–3 L
20 Aug FC Südtirol A 3–3 D
04 Jun AS Roma A 1–2 L
27 May Torino FC H 0–4 L
21 May US Lecce A 0–0 D
13 May AC Milan H 2–0 W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% 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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Nicola Ceravolo!
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' US Catanzaro are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Spezia Calcio 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' Spezia Calcio fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 29' Kelvin Amian Adou catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 29.
  • 31' It’s gonna be a card for Stefano Scognamillo.
  • 36' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 41' It is a cagey affair so far. US Catanzaro in their trying to find a way past Spezia Calcio's compact .
  • 44' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Filippo Bandinelli.
  • 49' Poland international Bartlomiej Dragowski has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 52' US Catanzaro is taking the lead after the goal scored by Tommaso Biasci on 52.
  • 57' Spezia Calcio are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 59' Against the run of play, Dimitrios Nikolaou has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 60' Another substitution for Spezia Calcio to replace Rachid Kouda by Raimonds Krollis on 60 minute.
  • 62' Andrea Oliveri gets the nod from US Catanzaro. He replaces Dimitris Sounas and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Francesco Esposito. He replaces Luca Moro on 64 minute.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Marco Pompetti. He replaces Simone Pontisso on 69 minute.
  • 70' Another substitution for US Catanzaro to replace Pietro Iemmello by Luca D'Andrea on 70 minute.
  • 72' Joao Moutinho gets the nod from Spezia Calcio. He replaces Simone Bastoni and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' The deadlock is broken! Marco Pompetti gets on the scoresheet on 73 minutes.
  • 78' 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.
  • 79' Another change for US Catanzaro made on 79 minute. Andrea Ghion leaves to be changed by Luca Verna.
  • 84' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 89' Joao Moutinho is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for US Catanzaro tonight.
  • 90' That is a card for US Catanzaro. Andrea Oliveri will be fuming at that decision.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for US Catanzaro players.

Lineups

US Catanzaro Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Spezia Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.01 US Catanzaro xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.77 Spezia Calcio xG
I would bet for: US Catanzaro to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
US Catanzaro63% Draw22% Spezia Calcio15%
Actual: US Catanzaro win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

US Catanzaro or Draw
85%
Draw or Spezia Calcio
37%
US Catanzaro or Spezia Calcio
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
US Catanzaro46% Draw43% Spezia Calcio11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.3%
1 – 0
11.9%
1 – 1
10.3%
2 – 1
9.3%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
6.3%
4 – 0
4.1%
0 – 1
4%
2 – 2
3.6%
1 – 2
3.5%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — US Catanzaro

Handicap US Catanzaro covers Push Spezia Calcio covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 20% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 24% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

US Catanzaro keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
Spezia Calcio keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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