Pisa vs Catanzaro

30 August 2026 · Serie B · 2026/27 · Referee Alberto Ruben Arena

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Simone Canestrelli 28’
  • Giuseppe Leone 30’
  • Pietro Iemmello 22’

Match summary

Pisa came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Catanzaro. Pisa led 2-1 at half-time.

Pietro Iemmello put Catanzaro ahead with a header in the 22nd minute, Simone Canestrelli equalised with a header in the 28th minute, and Giuseppe Leone won it in the 30th minute.

The chances backed that up: Pisa created 2.23 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Catanzaro's 0.97 from 14.

Match stats

45% Possession 55%
19 Shots 14
9 Shots on target 7
6 Corners 8
379 Passes 476
80.7% Pass accuracy 85.1%
16 Tackles 15
15 Fouls 12
3 Yellow cards 2
0 Offsides 3

Key events

Pisa Catanzaro
Kick-off
9’
Mehdi DorvalMarco D'Alessandro
Mehdi LérisShot on target
10’
Simone CanestrelliShot on target
11’
12’
N'Dri KoffiShot on target
12’
Gabriele AlesiShot on target
22’
Pietro IemmelloHeader0-1 (Catanzaro)
Mehdi LérisShot on target
25’
Simone CanestrelliHeader1-1 (Pisa)
28’
Giuseppe LeoneRight foot shot2-1 (Pisa)
30’
Simone ZanonFoul
39’
Half-time2-1
46’
Franky TchaounaAntonio Candela
Second half underway
54’
Marco RuggeroShot on target
60’
Franky TchaounaShot on target
60’
Pietro IemmelloShot on target
Gabriele PiccininiMehdi Léris
65’
Daniel DenoonSimone Zanon
65’
67’
N'Dri KoffiShot on target
68’
Ruggero FrosininiMarco Ruggero
71’
Nicola MostiVAR: Goal given
Antonio CaraccioloRosen Bozhinov
72’
Gabriele PiccininiShot on target
77’
79’
Emanuele PecorinoGabriele Alesi
79’
Federico Di FrancescoNicola Mosti
Emanuele RaoMatteo Tramoni
79’
Isak VuralGiuseppe Leone
79’
Arturo CalabresiFoul
80’
Emanuele RaoShot on target
81’
Isak VuralFoul
84’
87’
Jacopo PetriccioneFoul
Samuele AngoriShot on target
87’
90+3’
Matias AntoniniFoul
Full-time2-1

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 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.23 0.97 22’ Pietro Iemmello (Catanzaro), 0-1 22’ 28’ Simone Canestrelli (Pisa), 1-1 28’ 30’ Giuseppe Leone (Pisa), 2-1 30’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.23 0.97 22’ Pietro Iemmello (Catanzaro), 0-1 Iemmello 22’ 28’ Simone Canestrelli (Pisa), 1-1 Canestrelli 28’ 30’ Giuseppe Leone (Pisa), 2-1 Leone 30’
Pisa 2.23 xGCatanzaro 0.97 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Catanzaro attacking Pisa attacking 
30’ Giuseppe Leone (Pisa), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 60’ Franky Tchaouna (Catanzaro), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 60’ Pietro Iemmello (Catanzaro), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 28’ Simone Canestrelli (Pisa), from a corner, 0.18 xG, goal 77’ Gabriele Piccinini (Pisa), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 10’ Mehdi Léris (Pisa), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 11’ Simone Canestrelli (Pisa), from a corner, 0.14 xG, saved 27’ Andrea Petagna (Pisa), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 90+2’ Gabriele Piccinini (Pisa), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 45’ Omar Correia (Pisa), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 7’ Matteo Tramoni (Pisa), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 74’ Franky Tchaouna (Catanzaro), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 30’ Samuele Angori (Pisa), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 44’ Matteo Tramoni (Pisa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 45’ Mehdi Léris (Pisa), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 22’ Pietro Iemmello (Catanzaro), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 47’ Matteo Tramoni (Pisa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 16’ Gabriele Alesi (Catanzaro), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 12’ Gabriele Alesi (Catanzaro), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 12’ N'Dri Koffi (Catanzaro), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 21’ Mehdi Léris (Pisa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 67’ N'Dri Koffi (Catanzaro), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ Mehdi Léris (Pisa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 37’ Pietro Iemmello (Catanzaro), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 81’ Emanuele Rao (Pisa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 20’ Matteo Tramoni (Pisa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Mehdi Dorval (Catanzaro), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Samuele Angori (Pisa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Nicola Mosti (Catanzaro), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 88’ Andrea Petagna (Pisa), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ Marco Ruggero (Catanzaro), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Matias Antonini (Catanzaro), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 68’ Nicola Mosti (Catanzaro), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 30’ Giuseppe Leone (Pisa), open play, 0.60 xG, goal 60’ Franky Tchaouna (Catanzaro), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 60’ Pietro Iemmello (Catanzaro), open play, 0.24 xG, saved 77’ Gabriele Piccinini (Pisa), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 28’ Simone Canestrelli (Pisa), from a corner, 0.18 xG, goal 10’ Mehdi Léris (Pisa), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 11’ Simone Canestrelli (Pisa), from a corner, 0.14 xG, saved 27’ Andrea Petagna (Pisa), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 90+2’ Gabriele Piccinini (Pisa), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 45’ Omar Correia (Pisa), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 7’ Matteo Tramoni (Pisa), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 74’ Franky Tchaouna (Catanzaro), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 30’ Samuele Angori (Pisa), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 45’ Mehdi Léris (Pisa), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 44’ Matteo Tramoni (Pisa), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 22’ Pietro Iemmello (Catanzaro), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 47’ Matteo Tramoni (Pisa), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 16’ Gabriele Alesi (Catanzaro), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 12’ Gabriele Alesi (Catanzaro), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 12’ N'Dri Koffi (Catanzaro), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 21’ Mehdi Léris (Pisa), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 67’ N'Dri Koffi (Catanzaro), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ Mehdi Léris (Pisa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 37’ Pietro Iemmello (Catanzaro), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 81’ Emanuele Rao (Pisa), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 20’ Matteo Tramoni (Pisa), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Mehdi Dorval (Catanzaro), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Samuele Angori (Pisa), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Nicola Mosti (Catanzaro), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 54’ Marco Ruggero (Catanzaro), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 88’ Andrea Petagna (Pisa), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 69’ Matias Antonini (Catanzaro), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 68’ Nicola Mosti (Catanzaro), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Pisa 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Confente
Calabresi
Canestrelli
Bozhinov 72’
Zanon 65’
Leone 79’
Correia
Angori
Léris 65’
Tramoni 79’
Petagna
Catanzaro 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Pigliacelli
Ruggero 68’
Antonini
Verrengia
D'Alessandro 9’
Candela 46’
Mosti 79’
Petriccione
Alesi 79’
Iemmello
Koffi

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Alessandro Confente
90′ 6 1 35 2 – – – –
Defenders5 players
Arturo Calabresi
90′ 1 1 – 3 – 33 1 – –
Simone Canestrelli
90′ – 2 – 5 4 28 2 1 – –
Rosen Bozhinov Taken off
72′ 1 1 – 2 1 29 1 – – –
Daniel Denoon Came on as a substitute
25′ – – – – – 4 – – – –
Antonio Caracciolo Came on as a substitute
18′ 1 – – 1 – 4 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Simone Zanon Taken off
65′ – – 20 1 0.13 1 1 3 4 1
Giuseppe Leone Taken off
79′ 1 – 44 – 0.07 1 1 1 – – –
Omar Correia
90′ – 1 34 1 0.19 4 2 7 1 1 –
Samuele Angori
90′ – – 38 2 0.10 3 – 8 1 2 –
Gabriele Piccinini Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 10 1 0.05 – – 1 – 1 –
Isak Vural Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 6 – 0.00 – – – 1 –
Forwards4 players
Mehdi Léris Taken off
65′ – – 4 2 0.31 0.08 2 6 – 27 –
Matteo Tramoni Taken off
79′ – 1 4 1 0.28 0.80 6 2 – 27 –
Andrea Petagna
90′ – – 2 – 0.15 0.09 4 5 2 32 –
Emanuele Rao Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 1 1 0.04 0.02 – 2 1 8 –
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

Pisa win 50% Avg odds 1.82
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.34
Catanzaro win 22% Avg odds 4.19

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

Form going into the game

Pisa WLDWL
Catanzaro DWLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Catanzaro 0-0 Pisa, 19 Jan 25 Next meeting: Catanzaro vs Pisa, 13 Mar 27 (upcoming)  All Pisa 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.