Thursday , 2 July 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)
4 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 1.3 goals/game

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

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 Sudtirol 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

Season Stats

US Catanzaro Spezia Calcio
#5 Position #19
59 Points 35
38 Played 38
15 / 14 / 9 W / D / L 8 / 11 / 19
62 Scored 43
51 Conceded 59
+11 GD -16
1.55 PPG 0.92
39% Win % 21%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
US Catanzaro this season
16% Clean Sheets
Spezia Calcio this season

US Catanzaro are 5th (59 pts). Spezia Calcio are 19th (35 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

US Catanzaro
0-15
4/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/–
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Spezia Calcio
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/4
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
4/4
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' US Catanzaro have kicked off against Spezia Calcio. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' US Catanzaro currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' Spezia Calcio are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Nicola Ceravolo. Spezia Calcio seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Simone Bastoni has been relatively quiet despite scoring 11 goals in his last 228 appearances.
  • 25' The travelling Spezia Calcio supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 29' Spezia Calcio receives a card for a hard tackle on 29.
  • 31' A meaty challenge results in booking for Stefano Scognamillo on 31.
  • 36' The home supporters are growing impatient. US Catanzaro must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 41' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 44' The referee calls foul for Filippo Bandinelli. He receives a card.
  • 49' Rachid Kouda, a Italy , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 52' What composure from Tommaso Biasci! The Italy international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 57' It looks like no one’s ball. Spezia Calcio is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 59' What an equalizer from Dimitrios Nikolaou!
  • 60' Raimonds Krollis has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rachid Kouda on 60 minute.
  • 62' Another substitution for US Catanzaro to replace Dimitris Sounas by Andrea Oliveri on 62 minute.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Francesco Esposito. He replaces Luca Moro on 64 minute.
  • 69' US Catanzaro make a change. Simone Pontisso trudges off to be replaced by Marco Pompetti on 69 minutes.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Luca D'Andrea. He replaces Pietro Iemmello on 70 minute.
  • 72' Fresh legs for Spezia Calcio! Joao Moutinho comes on to replace Simone Bastoni.
  • 73' A goal from the Italy international Marco Pompetti! He fires home on 73 to make it 2-1!
  • 78' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 79' The US Catanzaro bench stirs into life. Andrea Ghion is withdrawn and Luca Verna gets his opportunity.
  • 84' Spezia Calcio come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 89' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Andrea Oliveri argues furiously but the card stands.
  • The points are shared — US Catanzaro 3-0 Spezia Calcio. Honours even.

Lineups

US Catanzaro Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Spezia Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.5 US Catanzaro xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81 Spezia Calcio xG
I would bet for: US Catanzaro to win 69% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
US Catanzaro69% Draw19% Spezia Calcio12%
Actual: US Catanzaro win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 3.31
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

US Catanzaro or Draw
87%
Draw or Spezia Calcio
31%
US Catanzaro or Spezia Calcio
81%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
US Catanzaro53% Draw37% Spezia Calcio10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.4%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
8.9%
1 – 1
8.1%
3 – 1
7.4%
4 – 0
5.7%
0 – 0
5%
4 – 1
4.7%
2 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
3.1%
5 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — US Catanzaro

Handicap US Catanzaro covers Push Spezia Calcio covers
-2.5 30% — 70%
-2 30% 21% 49%
-1.5 51% — 49%
-1 51% 22% 27%
-0.5 73% — 27%
+0.5 91% — 9%
+1 91% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

US Catanzaro keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
Spezia Calcio keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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