Thursday , 2 July 2026

US Catanzaro vs Spezia Calcio, Serie B 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Serie B · 2025-26
US Catanzaro
4 – 2
Full Time
Spezia Calcio
Sat 25 Apr 2026 · 10:30 UTC Nicola Ceravolo HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Giuseppe Di Serio
Jacopo Petriccione 66' Y
Y 75' Petko Hristov
Y 80' Mattia Valoti

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Piccinini
11 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 6.5 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
2026-04-25 US Catanzaro 4–2 Spezia Calcio 2025-08-30 Spezia Calcio 0–0 US Catanzaro 2025-02-23 Spezia Calcio 0–1 US Catanzaro 2024-12-21 US Catanzaro 0–1 Spezia Calcio 2024-02-03 Spezia Calcio 1–1 US Catanzaro

Recent Form

US Catanzaro
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
06 Apr AC Monza H 1–1 D
21 Mar AC Cesena A 1–3 L
Spezia Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Apr US Catanzaro A 2–4 L
18 Apr FC Sudtirol H 6–1 W
12 Apr Mantova 1911 SSD H 0–2 L
06 Apr Carrarese Calcio A 1–3 L
21 Mar SS Juve Stabia A 1–3 L
17 Mar Empoli FC H 1–1 D

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' In just a few seconds Nicola Ceravolo will turn into a battlefield for US Catanzaro and Spezia Calcio.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' It’s high time Alberto Aquilani made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Spezia Calcio is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 24' US Catanzaro is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jacopo Petriccione on 24.
  • 29' Spezia Calcio seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 34' US Catanzaro looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Filippo Pittarello scoring 2 goals.
  • 39' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Federico Di Francesco suffering a number of foals already.
  • 44' Goal! Mattia Valoti scores his 23 goal in 236 matches.
  • 45' Giuseppe Di Serio is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 50' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Spezia Calcio needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 55' US Catanzaro started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
  • 60' 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.
  • 63' Goal! Fellipe Jack scores his 1 goal in 114 matches.
  • 66' Jacopo Petriccione is having his name booked by the referee on 66.
  • 67' Alessandro Romano has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adam Nagy on 67 minute.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Fabio Rispoli. He replaces Jacopo Petriccione on 71 minute.
  • 75' The referee shows Spezia Calcio player a card on 75.
  • 77' The US Catanzaro manager makes a substitution. Fellipe Jack departs to be replaced by Ruggero Frosinini.
  • 78' What a strike from Filippo Pittarello! The score is 3-1.
  • 78' Spezia Calcio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Emanuele Adamo is hanging Pietro Beruatto on the field on 78 minute.
  • 80' It’s gonna be a card for Mattia Valoti.
  • 82' GOAL! Filippo Pittarello scores on 82. Assisted by Federico Di Francesco
  • 87' Alessandro Bellemo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Christian Comotto on 87 minute.
  • 89' US Catanzaro manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Goncalo Esteves is hanging Federico Di Francesco on the field on 89 minute.
  • The final score is 4-2.

Lineups

US Catanzaro Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alberto Aquilani

Spezia Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luca D'Angelo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Filippo Pittarello 3
Pietro Iemmello 1
Francesco Esposito 1
Mattia Valoti 1
Gianluca Lapadula 1
Jacopo Petriccione 1
Fellipe Jack 1
Dimitrios Nikolaou 1

Head to Head

2026-04-25 US Catanzaro 4–2 Spezia Calcio 2025-08-30 Spezia Calcio 0–0 US Catanzaro 2025-02-23 Spezia Calcio 0–1 US Catanzaro 2024-12-21 US Catanzaro 0–1 Spezia Calcio 2024-02-03 Spezia Calcio 1–1 US Catanzaro

US Catanzaro Form

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 2026-04-06 US Catanzaro 1–1 AC Monza D 2026-03-21 AC Cesena 3–1 US Catanzaro L

Spezia Calcio Form

2026-04-25 US Catanzaro 4–2 Spezia Calcio L 2026-04-18 Spezia Calcio 6–1 FC Sudtirol W 2026-04-12 Spezia Calcio 0–2 Mantova 1911 SSD L 2026-04-06 Carrarese Calcio 3–1 Spezia Calcio L 2026-03-21 SS Juve Stabia 3–1 Spezia Calcio L 2026-03-17 Spezia Calcio 1–1 Empoli FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.35 US Catanzaro xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 Spezia Calcio xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
US Catanzaro60% Draw21% Spezia Calcio19%
Actual: US Catanzaro win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

US Catanzaro or Draw
81%
Draw or Spezia Calcio
40%
US Catanzaro or Spezia Calcio
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
US Catanzaro45% Draw38% Spezia Calcio17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted
4 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
7.1%
1 – 0
6%
3 – 0
5.8%
2 – 2
5.6%
1 – 2
4.9%
3 – 2
4.4%
4 – 1
4.2%
0 – 0
4%
4 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — US Catanzaro

Handicap US Catanzaro covers Push Spezia Calcio covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 18% 60%
-1.5 40% — 60%
-1 40% 21% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

US Catanzaro keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Spezia Calcio keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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