US Catanzaro vs US Sassuolo Calcio, Serie B 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
US Catanzaro vs US Sassuolo Calcio — Serie B at Nicola Ceravolo.
- US Catanzaro 38 games · 59 pts (2025/26)
- US Sassuolo Calcio 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Marco Piccinini
- Assistant 1 Damiano Margani
- Assistant 2 Pasquale Capaldo
18 games this season 🟨 0.9/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Aug US Sassuolo Calcio H 1–1 D 10 May UC Sampdoria H 1–3 L 05 May Ternana Calcio A 0–1 L 01 May Venezia FC H 3–2 W 26 Apr AC Pisa 1909 A 2–2 D 20 Apr US Cremonese H 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Aug US Catanzaro A 1–1 D 26 May SS Lazio A 1–1 D 19 May Cagliari Calcio H 0–2 L 12 May Genoa CFC A 1–2 L 04 May FC Internazionale Milano H 1–0 W 28 Apr ACF Fiorentina A 1–5 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history24% Clean Sheets
US Catanzaro this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
US Catanzaro0-154/116-301/331-452/246-601/161-751/–76+4/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for US Catanzaro to score. At the same time, US Sassuolo Calcio does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' US Sassuolo 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.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering US Sassuolo Calcio that had 380 games and scored 436 goals.
- 15' 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.
- 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pedro Obiang, as he is very good at scoring at Nicola Ceravolo with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 25' It’s high time Fabio Grosso made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 29' The referee shows US Sassuolo Calcio player a card on 29.
- 34' 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 Pietro Iemmello suffering a number of foals already.
- 36' It’s gonna be a card for Simone Pontisso.
- 38' Samuele Mulattieri puts US Sassuolo Calcio on the lead.
- 43' It looks like no one’s ball. US Catanzaro is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 48' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nicolo Brighenti made 231 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 53' What an equalizer from Simone Pontisso!
- 58' The referee calls foul for Armand Lauriente. He receives a card.
- 59' Another change for US Sassuolo Calcio made on 59 minute. Nedim Bajrami leaves to be changed by Matteo Lovato.
- 64' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 64 minutes.
- 67' Cas Odenthal is having his name booked by the referee on 67.
- 71' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jacopo Petriccione on 71.
- 76' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. US Sassuolo Calcio needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 77' The supporters are chanting for Marco Pompetti. He replaces Simone Pontisso on 77 minute.
- 80' A meaty challenge results in booking for Filippo Romagna on 80.
- 83' US Catanzaro manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Giovanni Volpe is hanging Tommaso Biasci on the field on 83 minute.
- 85' Flavio Russo is replacing Samuele Mulattieri for the US Sassuolo Calcio side.
- 90' Matias Antonini was booked on 90.
- 90' Time for substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio. Kristian Thorstvedt is replaced by Justin Kumi.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
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Lineups
US Catanzaro Lineups
5-3-2Starting XI
- 9
- 20
- 23
- 92
- 22
- 10
- 6
- 24
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27
Andrea Ceresoli ↓ Luka Krajnc 90'
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28
Tommaso Biasci ↓ Giovanni Volpe 83'
- 4
Bench
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32
Luka Krajnc ↑ 90'
- 1
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21
Marco Pompetti ↑ 77'
- 8
- 99
- 63
- 2
- 3
- 61
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77
Giovanni Volpe ↑ 83'
Coach Fabio CasertaUS Sassuolo Calcio Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 14
- 45
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23
Jeremy Toljan ↓ Yeferson Paz 85'
- 19
- 12
- 3
- 26
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72
Nedim Bajrami ↓ Matteo Lovato 59'
- 42
- 11
- 9
Bench
- 1
- 28
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20
Matteo Lovato ↑ 59'
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29
Fabrizio Caligara ↑ 59'
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17
Yeferson Paz ↑ 85'
- 15
- 35
- 44
- 22
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55
Justin Kumi ↑ 90'
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91
Flavio Russo ↑ 85'
- 80
Coach Fabio Grosso -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Tommaso Biasci 1 Samuele Mulattieri 1 Simone Pontisso 1 Federico Bonini 1 Head to Head
US Catanzaro Form
US Sassuolo Calcio Form
2024-08-18 US Catanzaro 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2024-05-26 SS Lazio 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2024-05-19 US Sassuolo Calcio 0–2 Cagliari Calcio L 2024-05-12 Genoa CFC 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2024-05-04 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–0 FC Internazionale Milano W 2024-04-28 ACF Fiorentina 5–1 US Sassuolo Calcio L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.35 US Catanzaro xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.15 US Sassuolo Calcio xGI would bet for: US Catanzaro or US Sassuolo Calcio 71%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.5Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 71% 29% ± 2.5 45% 55% ± 3.5 25% 75% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
US Catanzaro or Draw 70%Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio 59%US Catanzaro or US Sassuolo Calcio 71%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: US Sassuolo Calcio win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual0 – 0 10.3%1 – 0 10%0 – 1 8.4%2 – 1 8.3%2 – 0 7.3%1 – 2 7.1%0 – 2 5.3%2 – 2 4.8%3 – 1 3.8%3 – 0 3.2%1 – 3 2.7%Asian Handicap — US Catanzaro
Handicap US Catanzaro covers Push US Sassuolo Calcio covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 12% 81% -1.5 19% — 81% -1 19% 21% 60% -0.5 40% — 60% +0.5 70% — 30% +1 70% 18% 13% +1.5 87% — 13% +2 87% 9% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
US Catanzaro keeps clean sheet 32% ✓US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.