Saturday , 14 November 2026

Venezia FC vs US Catanzaro, Serie B 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Serie B · 2023-24
Venezia FC
2 – 1
Full Time
US Catanzaro
Fri 10 Nov 2023 · 19:30 UTC Pierluigi Penzo HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 5' Mario Situm
Giorgio Altare 58' Y
Bjarki Bjarkason 89' R
Christian Gytkjaer 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Venezia FC vs US Catanzaro — Serie B at Pierluigi Penzo.

Match Details

  • Referee Alberto Santoro

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

2
2
Venezia FC 4 games · Avg 3.8 goals US Catanzaro
Last 5 meetings
2023-11-10 Venezia FC 2–1 US Catanzaro

Recent Form

Venezia FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Nov US Catanzaro H 2–1 W
04 Nov Ternana Calcio A 1–0 W
29 Oct AC Pisa 1909 H 2–1 W
22 Oct AC Reggiana A 0–1 L
07 Oct Parma Calcio 1913 H 3–2 W
30 Sep Modena FC 2018 A 3–1 W
US Catanzaro
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Nov Venezia FC A 1–2 L
04 Nov Modena FC 2018 H 1–2 L
28 Oct Como 1907 A 0–1 L
21 Oct FeralpiSalo H 3–0 W
07 Oct FC Südtirol A 1–0 W
01 Oct UC Sampdoria A 2–1 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% 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' That's the starting whistle at Pierluigi Penzo. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Venezia FC and US Catanzaro.
  • 5' US Catanzaro receives a card for a hard tackle on 5.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paolo Vanoli might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' Bruno Bertinato has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' The travelling US Catanzaro supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' Against the run of play, Joel Pohjanpalo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Venezia FC in their trying to find a way past US Catanzaro's compact .
  • 40' What a strike from Andrea Ghion! The score is 1-1.
  • 45' Enrico Brignola is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for US Catanzaro tonight.
  • 46' A stunning finish from Dennis Johnsen — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jari Vandeputte made 162 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 56' Venezia FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 58' It’s a booking for Venezia FC player. Giorgio Altare gets a card.
  • 63' Tanner Tessmann, a USA midfielder, has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 65' Venezia FC make a change. Nicholas Pierini trudges off to be replaced by Francesco Zampano on 65 minutes.
  • 67' The US Catanzaro manager makes a substitution. Dimitris Sounas departs to be replaced by Enrico Brignola.
  • 68' Giuseppe Ambrosino has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matteo Stoppa on 68 minute.
  • 73' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 74' Venezia FC ring the changes. Marin Sverko has done his job and it is now time for Ali Dembele to step up.
  • 75' A change in the Venezia FC ranks — Joel Pohjanpalo exits the field as Christian Gytkjaer enters on 75.
  • 80' Venezia FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined US Catanzaro backline.
  • 85' It’s high time Paolo Vanoli made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 89' Bjarki Bjarkason picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 89' Another change for Venezia FC made on 89 minute. Dennis Johnsen leaves to be changed by Nunzio Lella.
  • 90' Christian Gytkjaer catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Venezia FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paolo Vanoli

US Catanzaro Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vincenzo Vivarini

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.59 Venezia FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 US Catanzaro xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Venezia FC51% Draw26% US Catanzaro23%
Actual: Venezia FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Venezia FC or Draw
77%
Draw or US Catanzaro
49%
Venezia FC or US Catanzaro
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Venezia FC34% Draw47% US Catanzaro19%
Actual: Venezia FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.9%
2 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
6.5%
1 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Venezia FC

Handicap Venezia FC covers Push US Catanzaro covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 22% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Venezia FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
US Catanzaro keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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