Mantova vs Catanzaro

29 October 2025 · Serie B · 2025/26 · Referee Matteo Marchetti

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–0

  • Leonardo Mancuso 7’
  • Žan Majer 68’ (og)
  • Alphadjo Cisse 75’
  • Costantino Favasuli 80’

Match summary

Catanzaro came from behind to win 3-1 away at Mantova. Mantova led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Leonardo Mancuso put Mantova ahead in the 7th minute. In the second half, Majer's own goal equalised in the 68th minute, Alphadjo Cisse put Catanzaro in front in the 75th minute, and Costantino Favasuli made it 1-3 in the 80th minute.

The chances backed that up: Catanzaro created 1.37 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Mantova's 0.98 from 16.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%
16 Shots 19
5 Shots on target 7
9 Corners 5
448 Passes 324
88.8% Pass accuracy 84.9%
8 Tackles 14
14 Fouls 18
1 Yellow cards 2
3 Offsides 2

Key events

Mantova Catanzaro
5’
Marco D'AlessandroShot on target
Maat Daniel CapriniShot on target
12’
17’
Fabio RispoliShot on target
Federico ArtioliShot on target
27’
Flavio PaolettiShot on target
28’
43’
Luca PandolfiShot on target
Flavio PaolettiShot on target
44’
64’
Tommaso CassandroShot on target
90+5’
Simone PontissoShot 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 0.98 1.37 7’ Leonardo Mancuso (Mantova), 1-0 7’ 68’ Žan Majer (Catanzaro) own goal, 1-1 68’ 75’ Alphadjo Cisse (Catanzaro), 1-2 75’ 80’ Costantino Favasuli (Catanzaro), 1-3 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.98 1.37 7’ Leonardo Mancuso (Mantova), 1-0 Mancuso 7’ 68’ Žan Majer (Catanzaro) own goal, 1-1 Majer 68’ 75’ Alphadjo Cisse (Catanzaro), 1-2 Cisse 75’ 80’ Costantino Favasuli (Catanzaro), 1-3 Favasuli 80’
Mantova 0.98 xGCatanzaro 1.37 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Catanzaro attacking Mantova attacking 
80’ Costantino Favasuli (Catanzaro), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 25’ Maat Daniel Caprini (Mantova), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 90+2’ Alphadjo Cisse (Catanzaro), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 79’ Stefano Cella (Mantova), from a corner, 0.17 xG, off target 33’ Fabio Rispoli (Catanzaro), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 43’ Luca Pandolfi (Catanzaro), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 28’ Fabio Rispoli (Catanzaro), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 82’ Maat Daniel Caprini (Mantova), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 17’ Fabio Rispoli (Catanzaro), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 28’ Alphadjo Cisse (Catanzaro), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 46’ Simone Trimboli (Mantova), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 38’ Stefano Cella (Mantova), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 90+3’ Simone Trimboli (Mantova), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 27’ Federico Artioli (Mantova), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 49’ Maat Daniel Caprini (Mantova), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 42’ Luca Pandolfi (Catanzaro), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 73’ Maat Daniel Caprini (Mantova), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 25’ Alphadjo Cisse (Catanzaro), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 54’ Flavio Paoletti (Mantova), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 65’ Nicolò Brighenti (Catanzaro), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 75’ Alphadjo Cisse (Catanzaro), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 5’ Marco D'Alessandro (Catanzaro), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 7’ Leonardo Mancuso (Mantova), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 12’ Maat Daniel Caprini (Mantova), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Flavio Paoletti (Mantova), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ Alphadjo Cisse (Catanzaro), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 22’ Federico Artioli (Mantova), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Flavio Paoletti (Mantova), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 64’ Tommaso Cassandro (Catanzaro), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 10’ Nicolò Brighenti (Catanzaro), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 84’ Simone Pontisso (Catanzaro), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Davide Buglio (Catanzaro), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ Simone Pontisso (Catanzaro), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, saved 20’ Matias Antonini (Catanzaro), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 28’ Flavio Paoletti (Mantova), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 68’ Žan Majer (Mantova), own goal 80’ Costantino Favasuli (Catanzaro), open play, 0.34 xG, goal 25’ Maat Daniel Caprini (Mantova), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 90+2’ Alphadjo Cisse (Catanzaro), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 79’ Stefano Cella (Mantova), from a corner, 0.17 xG, off target 33’ Fabio Rispoli (Catanzaro), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 43’ Luca Pandolfi (Catanzaro), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 28’ Fabio Rispoli (Catanzaro), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 82’ Maat Daniel Caprini (Mantova), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 17’ Fabio Rispoli (Catanzaro), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 46’ Simone Trimboli (Mantova), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 28’ Alphadjo Cisse (Catanzaro), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 90+3’ Simone Trimboli (Mantova), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 38’ Stefano Cella (Mantova), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Maat Daniel Caprini (Mantova), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Federico Artioli (Mantova), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 42’ Luca Pandolfi (Catanzaro), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 73’ Maat Daniel Caprini (Mantova), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 25’ Alphadjo Cisse (Catanzaro), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 75’ Alphadjo Cisse (Catanzaro), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 12’ Maat Daniel Caprini (Mantova), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 54’ Flavio Paoletti (Mantova), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 65’ Nicolò Brighenti (Catanzaro), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 5’ Marco D'Alessandro (Catanzaro), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 7’ Leonardo Mancuso (Mantova), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 48’ Flavio Paoletti (Mantova), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ Alphadjo Cisse (Catanzaro), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 22’ Federico Artioli (Mantova), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Flavio Paoletti (Mantova), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 64’ Tommaso Cassandro (Catanzaro), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 10’ Nicolò Brighenti (Catanzaro), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 84’ Simone Pontisso (Catanzaro), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 18’ Davide Buglio (Catanzaro), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ Simone Pontisso (Catanzaro), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, saved 20’ Matias Antonini (Catanzaro), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 28’ Flavio Paoletti (Mantova), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 68’ Žan Majer (Mantova), own goal
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Lineups

Mantova 4-3-3 Starting XI
Festa
Mullen
Maggioni
Castellini
Cella
Paoletti
Artioli
Trimboli
Caprini
Bragantini
Mancuso
Catanzaro 3-5-2 Starting XI
Pigliacelli
Cassandro
Antonini
Brighenti
D'Alessandro
Rispoli
Buglio
Petriccione
Favasuli
Cisse
Pandolfi

Player stats

Players11 players
Marco Festa
90′ – – – – – – –
Tommaso Maggioni
90′ – – – – – – –
Alessio Castellini
90′ – – – – – – –
Stefano Cella
90′ – – 2 0.22 – – –
Senan Mullen
90′ – – – – – – –
Flavio Paoletti
90′ – – 4 0.10 – – –
Federico Artioli
90′ – – 2 0.08 – – –
Simone Trimboli
90′ – – 2 0.13 – – –
Davide Bragantini
90′ – – – – – – –
Leonardo Mancuso
90′ 1 – 1 0.03 – – –
Maat Daniel Caprini
90′ – – 5 0.42 – – –
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

Mantova win 38% Avg odds 2.44
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.08
Catanzaro win 32% Avg odds 2.85

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

Form going into the game

Mantova LLDDL
Catanzaro DDLLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Mantova 0-0 Catanzaro, 13 May 25 Next meeting: Catanzaro 2-0 Mantova, 14 Feb 26  All Mantova 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.