Catanzaro vs Spezia

25 April 2026 · Serie B · 2025/26 · Referee Marco Piccinini

Full time 4 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

Jacopo Petriccione 24’
Fellipe Jack 63’
Filippo Pittarello 78’, 82’

Mattia Valoti 44’
Gianluca Lapadula 90+3’ (pen)

Match summary

Catanzaro saw off Spezia 4-2. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Jacopo Petriccione put Catanzaro ahead with a header in the 24th minute and Mattia Valoti equalised in the 44th minute. In the second half, Fellipe Jack put Catanzaro back in front from a corner in the 63rd minute, Filippo Pittarello made it 3-1 in the 78th minute, Pittarello made it 4-1 in the 82nd minute, and Gianluca Lapadula pulled one back to make it 4-2 from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

Spezia can feel hard done by, creating 2.19 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Catanzaro's 1.74 from 14.

Match stats

64% Possession 36%

14 Shots 12

8 Shots on target 4

9 Corners 2

410 Passes 225

85.1% Pass accuracy 68.0%

9 Tackles 16

10 Fouls 20

1 Yellow cards 3

1 Offsides 1

Key events

Catanzaro Spezia

Costantino FavasuliShot on target

41’

Mattia LiberaliShot on target

46’

Mattia LiberaliShot on target

60’

Filippo PittarelloShot on target

62’

86’

Gianluca LapadulaShot on target

86’

Mattia ValotiShot 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.

Catanzaro 1.74 xGSpezia 2.19 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Spezia attacking Catanzaro attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Catanzaro 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Spezia 5-4-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Players11 players


Mirko Pigliacelli	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tommaso Cassandro	90′	–	–	2	0.19	–	–	–
Matias Antonini	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Fellipe Jack	90′	1	–	1	0.07	–	–	–
Costantino Favasuli	90′	–	–	2	0.03	–	–	–
Simone Pontisso	90′	–	–	1	0.06	–	–	–
Jacopo Petriccione	90′	1	–	1	0.19	–	–	–
Federico Di Francesco	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mattia Liberali	90′	–	–	2	0.24	–	–	–
Gabriele Alesi	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Filippo Pittarello	90′	2	–	5	0.97	–	–	–


Diego Mascardi	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Leonardo Sernicola	90′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Aleš Matějů	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Petko Hristov	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Giuseppe Aurelio	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Pietro Beruatto	90′	–	–	1	0.01	–	–	–
Giuseppe Di Serio	90′	–	–	1	0.04	–	–	–
Christian Comotto	90′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Ádám Nagy	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mattia Valoti	90′	1	–	3	0.80	–	–	–
Gianluca Lapadula	90′	1	–	3	1.21	–	–	–

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 42% Avg odds 2.16

Draw 28% Avg odds 3.29

Spezia win 30% Avg odds 3.07

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

Form going into the game

Catanzaro L D D D D

Spezia D L L L W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Spezia 0-0 Catanzaro, 30 Aug 25 All Catanzaro vs Spezia 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.