Match summary
Neither Mantova nor Verona found the net in a 0-0 draw.
There was little between the sides on chances: Mantova created 1.29 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots, Verona 1.21 from 13. Verona had a player sent off.
Mantova and Verona shared the spoils in a hard-fought Serie B encounter on matchday 11 that ended in a scoreless draw after a balanced 90 minutes. Both sides shared possession equally at 50 percent apiece, while the hosts registered 15 shots to the visitors' 13, and finished with 1 shot on target compared to the visitors' 3. Mantova recorded 502 passes with an 80.9 percent accuracy, marginally ahead of Verona's 478 passes at 81.6 percent. Expected goals favoured the hosts slightly at 1.29 to 1.21, though neither team could break the deadlock. The match saw 12 fouls committed by the hosts and 17 by the visitors.
The first half passed without a breakthrough, punctuated by a yellow card shown to Verona player Andrias Edmundsson for a foul in the 35th minute, followed by a yellow card for Mantova player Rachid Kouda in the 43rd minute for a foul, leading to a 0-0 scoreline at half-time. In the second half, Verona player Gabriele Zappa received a yellow card for a foul in the 62nd minute. Both managers made extensive use of their substitutes as the match progressed, introducing fresh legs across the pitch before the referee blew the final whistle at 90+5 minutes to confirm the 0-0 final score.