Catanzaro vs Mantova

14 February 2026 · Serie B · 2025/26 · Referee Andrea Zanotti

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Pietro Iemmello 5’
  • Simone Pontisso 39’

Match summary

Catanzaro won 2-0 at home to Mantova. Catanzaro led 2-0 at half-time.

Pietro Iemmello put Catanzaro ahead with a header in the 5th minute and Simone Pontisso made it 2-0 in the 39th minute.

Mantova can feel hard done by, creating 1.70 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Catanzaro's 0.56 from 4.

Match stats

43% Possession 57%
4 Shots 19
3 Shots on target 3
2 Corners 11
343 Passes 429
77.6% Pass accuracy 80.2%
18 Tackles 12
17 Fouls 18
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Offsides 2

Key events

Catanzaro Mantova
24’
Tommaso MarrasShot on target
35’
Alessio CastelliniShot on target
Marco D'AlessandroShot on target
43’
67’
Nikolas MuciShot on target

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 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.56 1.70 5’ Pietro Iemmello (Catanzaro), 1-0 5’ 39’ Simone Pontisso (Catanzaro), 2-0 39’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.56 1.70 5’ Pietro Iemmello (Catanzaro), 1-0 Iemmello 5’ 39’ Simone Pontisso (Catanzaro), 2-0 Pontisso 39’
Catanzaro 0.56 xGMantova 1.70 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Mantova attacking Catanzaro attacking 
68’ Nikolas Muci (Mantova), from a corner, 0.75 xG, hit the woodwork 5’ Pietro Iemmello (Catanzaro), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 16’ Tommaso Marras (Mantova), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 22’ Francesco Ruocco (Mantova), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 75’ Rachid Kouda (Mantova), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 43’ Marco D'Alessandro (Catanzaro), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 39’ Simone Pontisso (Catanzaro), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 90+1’ Ali Dembélé (Mantova), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 64’ Tommaso Marras (Mantova), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 17’ Andrea Meroni (Mantova), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 75’ Fahem Benaissa-Yahia (Mantova), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 1’ Francesco Ruocco (Mantova), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Nikolas Muci (Mantova), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 67’ Nikolas Muci (Mantova), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 31’ Tommaso Marras (Mantova), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 17’ David Wieser (Mantova), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Tommaso Marras (Mantova), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 68’ Alessio Castellini (Mantova), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 41’ Andrea Meroni (Mantova), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Simone Trimboli (Mantova), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Pietro Iemmello (Catanzaro), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Alessio Castellini (Mantova), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90’ Nikolas Muci (Mantova), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 68’ Nikolas Muci (Mantova), from a corner, 0.75 xG, hit the woodwork 5’ Pietro Iemmello (Catanzaro), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 16’ Tommaso Marras (Mantova), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 75’ Rachid Kouda (Mantova), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 22’ Francesco Ruocco (Mantova), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 43’ Marco D'Alessandro (Catanzaro), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 39’ Simone Pontisso (Catanzaro), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 90+1’ Ali Dembélé (Mantova), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 64’ Tommaso Marras (Mantova), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 17’ Andrea Meroni (Mantova), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 75’ Fahem Benaissa-Yahia (Mantova), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 1’ Francesco Ruocco (Mantova), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Nikolas Muci (Mantova), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 31’ Tommaso Marras (Mantova), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 67’ Nikolas Muci (Mantova), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 24’ Tommaso Marras (Mantova), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 68’ Alessio Castellini (Mantova), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 17’ David Wieser (Mantova), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 41’ Andrea Meroni (Mantova), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Simone Trimboli (Mantova), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Pietro Iemmello (Catanzaro), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Alessio Castellini (Mantova), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90’ Nikolas Muci (Mantova), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Catanzaro 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Pigliacelli
Cassandro
Antonini
Brighenti
D'Alessandro
Pontisso
Petriccione
Favasuli
Nuamah
Liberali
Iemmello
Mantova 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Bardi
Dembélé
Meroni
Castellini
Maggioni
Trimboli
Wieser
Gonçalves
Marras
Ruocco
Mensah

Player stats

Players11 players
Mirko Pigliacelli
90′ – – – – – – –
Tommaso Cassandro
90′ – – – – – – –
Matias Antonini
90′ – – – – – – –
Nicolò Brighenti
90′ – – – – – – –
Costantino Favasuli
90′ – – – – – – –
Simone Pontisso
90′ 1 – 1 0.10 – – –
Jacopo Petriccione
90′ – – – – – – –
Marco D'Alessandro
90′ – – 1 0.14 – – –
Mattia Liberali
90′ – – – – – – –
Patrick Amiamo Nuamah
90′ – – – – – – –
Pietro Iemmello
90′ 1 – 2 0.32 – – –
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

Catanzaro win 52% Avg odds 1.77
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.49
Mantova win 22% Avg odds 4.28

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

Form going into the game

Catanzaro LDLWW
Mantova WLDWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Mantova 1-3 Catanzaro, 29 Oct 25 Next meeting: Catanzaro 1-3 Mantova, 11 Oct 26  All Catanzaro vs Mantova 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.