Virtus Entella vs Catanzaro

21 February 2026 · Serie B · 2025/26 · Referee Daniele Perenzoni

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

Andrea Franzoni 70’

Costantino Favasuli 45+2’
Jacopo Petriccione 68’
Marco Pompetti 74’

Match summary

Catanzaro beat Virtus Entella 3-1 on the road. Catanzaro led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Costantino Favasuli put Catanzaro ahead in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Jacopo Petriccione made it 0-2 with a header in the 68th minute, Andrea Franzoni pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 70th minute, and Marco Pompetti made it 1-3 in the 74th minute.

The chances backed that up: Catanzaro created 1.62 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Virtus Entella's 1.07 from 16.

Match stats

53% Possession 47%

16 Shots 12

3 Shots on target 5

5 Corners 3

406 Passes 368

84.5% Pass accuracy 77.4%

14 Tackles 18

20 Fouls 9

2 Yellow cards 1

2 Offsides 1

Key events

Virtus Entella Catanzaro

25’

Simone PontissoShot on target

34’

Pietro IemmelloShot on target

Andrea FranzoniShot on target

58’

Stefano Di MarioShot on target

88’

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.

Virtus Entella 1.07 xGCatanzaro 1.62 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Catanzaro attacking Virtus Entella attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Lineups

Virtus Entella 3-4-1-2 Starting XI

Catanzaro 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Players11 players


Simone Colombi	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Luca Parodi	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ivan Marconi	90′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Mattia Alborghetti	90′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Francesco Mezzoni	90′	–	–	2	0.11	–	–	–
Niccolò Squizzato	90′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Nermin Karić	90′	–	–	3	0.07	–	–	–
Stefano Di Mario	90′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Andrea Franzoni	90′	1	–	3	0.47	–	–	–
Luigi Cuppone	90′	–	–	1	0.03	–	–	–
Alessandro Debenedetti	90′	–	–	1	0.22	–	–	–

Players11 players


Mirko Pigliacelli	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tommaso Cassandro	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Matias Antonini	90′	–	–	1	0.10	–	–	–
Nicolò Brighenti	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Costantino Favasuli	90′	1	–	1	0.25	–	–	–
Simone Pontisso	90′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Jacopo Petriccione	90′	1	–	2	0.15	–	–	–
Marco D'Alessandro	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mattia Liberali	90′	–	–	1	0.08	–	–	–
Patrick Amiamo Nuamah	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Pietro Iemmello	90′	–	–	3	0.49	–	–	–

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

Virtus Entella win 39% Avg odds 2.39

Draw 30% Avg odds 3.02

Catanzaro win 31% Avg odds 3.01

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

Form going into the game

Virtus Entella L D D W L

Catanzaro D L W W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Catanzaro 3-2 Virtus Entella, 29 Nov 25 Next meeting: Catanzaro vs Virtus Entella, 09 Dec 26 (upcoming) All Virtus Entella 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.