Saturday , 14 November 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)
5 games this season 🟨 3.4/game ⚽ 14.2 goals/game 🟥 3 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Palermo FC 11 27
2 Modena FC 2018 11 23
3 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC 11 20
4 Mantova 1911 SSD 11 19
5 Benevento Calcio 11 16
6 Calcio Avellino SSD 11 16
7 Hellas Verona FC 11 16
8 AC Pisa 1909 11 16
9 US Cremonese 11 15
10 Padova Calcio 11 15
11 AC Cesena 11 15
12 FC Südtirol 11 15
13 SS Juve Stabia 11 12
14 SS Arezzo 11 11
15 UC Sampdoria 11 11
16 ACD Virtus Entella 11 10
17 Carrarese Calcio 11 10
18 L.R. Vicenza Virtus 11 9
19 Empoli FC 11 9
20 US Catanzaro 11 6

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
9% Clean Sheets
US Catanzaro this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

US Catanzaro
0-15
1/–
16-30
4/3
31-45
–/7
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/2
76+
3/7
■ 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' The wait is over. US Catanzaro get us underway at Nicola Ceravolo.
  • 5' Stefano Scognamillo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering US Catanzaro that had 125 games and scored 132 goals.
  • 15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. US Catanzaro and Spezia Calcio are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Francesco Esposito made 228 appearances and scored 26 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 29' Kelvin Amian Adou is having his name booked by the referee on 29.
  • 31' A moment of madness from Stefano Scognamillo on 31 minutes earns him a card. US Catanzaro will be frustrated.
  • 36' It looks like no one’s ball. Spezia Calcio is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 41' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 44' Filippo Bandinelli is having his name booked by the referee on 44.
  • 49' US Catanzaro are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 52' Assisted by Pietro Iemmello with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tommaso Biasci makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 57' The travelling Spezia Calcio supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 59' GOAL! Dimitrios Nikolaou fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 60' Fresh legs for Spezia Calcio! Raimonds Krollis comes on to replace Rachid Kouda.
  • 62' Andrea Oliveri is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dimitris Sounas at the 62 minute mark.
  • 64' Spezia Calcio make a change. Luca Moro trudges off to be replaced by Francesco Esposito on 64 minutes.
  • 69' A change in the US Catanzaro ranks — Simone Pontisso exits the field as Marco Pompetti enters on 69.
  • 70' The whistle greets Pietro Iemmello as he departs to be replaced by Luca D'Andrea.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Spezia Calcio — Joao Moutinho on, Simone Bastoni off on 72 minutes.
  • 73' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Marco Pompetti makes it 2-1.
  • 78' Dimitris Sounas, a Greece midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 79' US Catanzaro manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luca Verna is hanging Andrea Ghion on the field on 79 minute.
  • 84' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 89' Luca Moro has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 90' Andrea Oliveri picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • Spezia Calcio will have plenty to reflect on. US Catanzaro were simply the better side today.

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.