Sunday , 16 August 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)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Venezia FC 38 82
2 Frosinone Calcio 38 81
3 AC Monza 38 76
4 SSC Bari 38 40
5 AC Reggiana 38 37
6 Delfino Pescara 1936 38 35
7 Spezia Calcio 38 35
8 Palermo FC 0 0
9 US Catanzaro 0 0
10 Modena FC 2018 0 0
11 SS Juve Stabia 0 0
12 Calcio Avellino SSD 0 0
13 Padova Calcio 0 0
14 AC Cesena 0 0
15 Mantova 1911 SSD 0 0
16 Carrarese Calcio 0 0
17 UC Sampdoria 0 0
18 ACD Virtus Entella 0 0
19 Empoli FC 0 0
20 FC Südtirol 0 0
21 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC 0 0
22 Benevento Calcio 0 0
23 Hellas Verona FC 0 0
24 L.R. Vicenza Virtus 0 0
25 AC Pisa 1909 0 0
26 SS Arezzo 0 0
27 US Cremonese 0 0

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

Season Stats

US Catanzaro Spezia Calcio
#9 Position #7
0 Points 35
0 Played 38
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 8 / 11 / 19
0 Scored 43
0 Conceded 59
+0 GD -16
– PPG 0.92
– Win % 21%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

US Catanzaro are 9th (0 pts). Spezia Calcio are 7th (35 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Nicola Ceravolo as US Catanzaro face off against Spezia Calcio in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His US Catanzaro side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Salvatore Esposito is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Spezia Calcio tonight.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Simone Pontisso, as he is very good at scoring at Nicola Ceravolo with 5 goals in the last 5 games.
  • 25' 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.
  • 29' Poor challenge from Kelvin Amian Adou. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 31' Poor challenge from Stefano Scognamillo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 36' Spezia Calcio are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 41' It is a cagey affair so far. US Catanzaro in their trying to find a way past Spezia Calcio's compact .
  • 44' That looks like a foul for a card for Filippo Bandinelli.
  • 49' Both keepers have barely been tested. US Catanzaro and Spezia Calcio are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 52' Tommaso Biasci adds to his 0 season tally! US Catanzaro lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 57' US Catanzaro are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Spezia Calcio's shape.
  • 59' The deadlock is broken! Dimitrios Nikolaou gets on the scoresheet on 59 minutes.
  • 60' The Spezia Calcio manager makes a substitution. Rachid Kouda departs to be replaced by Raimonds Krollis.
  • 62' The crowd applauds Dimitris Sounas as he leaves the pitch. Andrea Oliveri steps in for US Catanzaro.
  • 64' A tactical swap from Spezia Calcio — Francesco Esposito on, Luca Moro off on 64 minutes.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Marco Pompetti. He replaces Simone Pontisso on 69 minute.
  • 70' It is a substitution in US Catanzaro team. Pietro Iemmello is replaced by Luca D'Andrea on 70 minute.
  • 72' Spezia Calcio ring the changes. Simone Bastoni has done his job and it is now time for Joao Moutinho to step up.
  • 73' A goal from the Italy international Marco Pompetti! He fires home on 73 to make it 2-1!
  • 78' Spezia Calcio started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 78.
  • 79' A change in the US Catanzaro ranks — Andrea Ghion exits the field as Luca Verna enters on 79.
  • 84' Pietro Iemmello is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for US Catanzaro so far.
  • 89' Spezia Calcio come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Andrea Oliveri.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Spezia Calcio.

Lineups

US Catanzaro Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Spezia Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.36 US Catanzaro xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Spezia Calcio xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 79% + Under 2.5 goals 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
US Catanzaro62% Draw28% Spezia Calcio10%
Actual: US Catanzaro win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes21% 0% No79%
Avg goals/match: 1.66
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 49%
51%
± 2.5 24%
76%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 3%
97%

Double Chance

US Catanzaro or Draw
89%
Draw or Spezia Calcio
38%
US Catanzaro or Spezia Calcio
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
US Catanzaro39% Draw56% Spezia Calcio5%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
25%
0 – 0
21.1%
2 – 0
16.8%
1 – 1
8.2%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
5.4%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 1
2.7%
4 – 0
2.6%
1 – 2
1.1%
4 – 1
1%
2 – 2
0.9%

Asian Handicap — US Catanzaro

Handicap US Catanzaro covers Push Spezia Calcio covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 20% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 31% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 6% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

US Catanzaro keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
Spezia Calcio keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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