Bari vs Catanzaro

19 December 2025 · Serie B · 2025/26 · Referee Antonio Rapuano

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Nicola Bellomo 90+3’ (pen)
  • Simone Pontisso 30’
  • Matias Antonini 49’

Match summary

Catanzaro took a 2-1 win at Bari. Catanzaro led 1-0 at half-time.

Simone Pontisso put Catanzaro ahead in the 30th minute, Matias Antonini made it 0-2 with a header in the 49th minute, and Nicola Bellomo pulled one back to make it 1-2 from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

Bari can feel hard done by, creating 1.05 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Catanzaro's 0.75 from 12.

Match stats

37% Possession 63%
9 Shots 12
3 Shots on target 4
3 Corners 9
332 Passes 581
85.8% Pass accuracy 89.7%
13 Tackles 13
17 Fouls 14
1 Yellow cards 3
1 Offsides 1

Key events

Bari Catanzaro
34’
Costantino FavasuliShot on target
47’
Pietro IemmelloShot on target
Nicola BellomoShot on target
69’
Giulio MaggioreShot on target
79’

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.05 0.75 30’ Simone Pontisso (Catanzaro), 0-1 30’ 49’ Matias Antonini (Catanzaro), 0-2 49’ 90+3’ Nicola Bellomo (Bari), 1-2 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.05 0.75 30’ Simone Pontisso (Catanzaro), 0-1 Pontisso 30’ 49’ Matias Antonini (Catanzaro), 0-2 Antonini 49’ 90+3’ Nicola Bellomo (Bari), 1-2 Bellomo 90+3’
Bari 1.05 xGCatanzaro 0.75 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Catanzaro attacking Bari attacking 
90+3’ Nicola Bellomo (Bari), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 17’ Pietro Iemmello (Catanzaro), open play, 0.19 xG, hit the woodwork 30’ Simone Pontisso (Catanzaro), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 10’ Alphadjo Cisse (Catanzaro), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 8’ Giulio Maggiore (Bari), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 41’ Nicolò Brighenti (Catanzaro), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 41’ Tommaso Cassandro (Catanzaro), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 65’ Filippo Pittarello (Catanzaro), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 32’ Matthias Verreth (Bari), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 79’ Giulio Maggiore (Bari), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 20’ Filippo Pittarello (Catanzaro), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 34’ Costantino Favasuli (Catanzaro), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 59’ Emanuele Rao (Bari), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ Pietro Iemmello (Catanzaro), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 49’ Matias Antonini (Catanzaro), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 90’ Nicola Bellomo (Bari), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Nicola Bellomo (Bari), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Emanuele Rao (Bari), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Matthias Verreth (Bari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Matias Antonini (Catanzaro), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Costantino Favasuli (Catanzaro), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Nicola Bellomo (Bari), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 17’ Pietro Iemmello (Catanzaro), open play, 0.19 xG, hit the woodwork 30’ Simone Pontisso (Catanzaro), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 10’ Alphadjo Cisse (Catanzaro), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 8’ Giulio Maggiore (Bari), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 41’ Nicolò Brighenti (Catanzaro), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 41’ Tommaso Cassandro (Catanzaro), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 65’ Filippo Pittarello (Catanzaro), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 79’ Giulio Maggiore (Bari), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 32’ Matthias Verreth (Bari), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 20’ Filippo Pittarello (Catanzaro), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 34’ Costantino Favasuli (Catanzaro), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ Pietro Iemmello (Catanzaro), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 59’ Emanuele Rao (Bari), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Matias Antonini (Catanzaro), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 90’ Nicola Bellomo (Bari), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Nicola Bellomo (Bari), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Emanuele Rao (Bari), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Matthias Verreth (Bari), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Costantino Favasuli (Catanzaro), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Matias Antonini (Catanzaro), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Bari 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Cerofolini
Kassama
Nikolaou
Pucino
Burgio
Dickmann
Braunöder
Verreth
Maggiore
Rao
Gytkjær
Catanzaro 3-5-2 Starting XI
Pigliacelli
Cassandro
Antonini
Brighenti
D'Alessandro
Pontisso
Petriccione
Cisse
Favasuli
Pittarello
Iemmello

Player stats

Players11 players
Michele Cerofolini
90′ – – – – – – –
Sheriff Kassama
90′ – – – – – – –
Raffaele Pucino
90′ – – – – – – –
Dimitrios Nikolaou
90′ – – – – – – –
Lorenzo Dickmann
90′ – – – – – – –
Matthias Braunöder
90′ – – – – – – –
Matthias Verreth
90′ – – 2 0.06 – – –
Riccardo Burgio
90′ – – – – – – –
Giulio Maggiore
90′ – – 2 0.10 – – –
Emanuele Rao
90′ – – 2 0.05 – – –
Christian Gytkjær
90′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Bari win 29% Avg odds 3.20
Draw 31% Avg odds 2.98
Catanzaro win 40% Avg odds 2.28

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Bari LLDDD
Catanzaro LDWWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Catanzaro 3-3 Bari, 06 Apr 25 Next meeting: Catanzaro 2-3 Bari, 08 May 26  All Bari vs Catanzaro meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.