Catanzaro v Virtus Entella prediction

Serie B – Italy · Tue, 08 Dec 2026 14:00 GMT · Stadio Nicola Ceravolo

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:25 UK · refreshed continuously

TACTIX’s free model pick for Catanzaro v Virtus Entella, Serie B – Italy on Tue, 08 Dec 2026 14:00 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Catanzaro host Virtus Entella in Serie B – Italy on Tuesday 8 December (kick-off 14:00 UK).

The key numbers

Catanzaro have conceded 23 goals, the most of the 20 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 11 games, ranked per game).

Catanzaro are winless in their last seven matches in all competitions. Virtus Entella are winless in their last three matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

Seven of Catanzaro’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (47%). Both teams scored in nine of Catanzaro’s last 15 results in all competitions (60%). At home, Catanzaro have one win, two draws and three defeats in their last 6 home matches in all competitions — 0.83 points per game, scoring 1.00 and conceding 2.33. Catanzaro have scored 11 goals, the fifth-fewest (shared) of the 20 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 11 games, ranked per game).

Six of Virtus Entella’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (40%). Both teams scored in nine of Virtus Entella’s last 15 results in all competitions (60%). Away from home, Virtus Entella have two wins, three draws and three defeats in their last 8 away matches in all competitions — 1.13 points per game, scoring 1.13 and conceding 1.25. Virtus Entella have scored 11 goals, the 10th-fewest of the 20 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 10 games, ranked per game). Virtus Entella have conceded 12 goals, the ninth-most of the 20 clubs.

Catanzaro (20th) and Virtus Entella (15th) are four points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Virtus Entella the stronger side, 51 rating points above Catanzaro (Virtus Entella 1403, Catanzaro 1352, after at least 136 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 21 February 2026, finished Virtus Entella 1–3 Catanzaro.

Team news

Predicted Catanzaro XI (3-4-2-1): M. Pigliacelli, M. Imperiale, M. Antonini, M. Ruggero, A. Candela, G. Alesi, J. Petriccione, M. Dorval, F. Tchaouna, N. Mosti, P. Iemmello — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, M. Pigliacelli (3.3 per match over 12 appearances) and G. Alesi (3.1 per match over 12 appearances, one assist) have been Catanzaro’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Catanzaro (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), M. Pigliacelli averages 3.2 saves per 90 over 1080 minutes, with two or more saves in eight of the last 10 appearances. G. Alesi averages 2.2 key passes per 90 over 905 minutes, with a key pass in nine of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Virtus Entella XI (3-5-2): F. Del Frate, A. Tiritiello, M. Alborghetti, L. Parodi, A. Franzoni, N. Squizzato, L. Vignali, L. Benedetti, F. Mezzoni, L. Cuppone, B. Guiu — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, A. Tiritiello (4.3 per match over 11 appearances, two goals) and Bernat Guiu (4.1 per match over 11 appearances, three goals and two assists) have been Virtus Entella’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Virtus Entella (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), A. Tiritiello averages 2.4 tackles per 90 over 900 minutes, with a tackle in nine of the last 10 appearances. Bernat Guiu averages 2.7 shots per 90 over 831 minutes, with a shot in 10 of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Tue, 08 Dec 2026 14:00 GMT · Serie B – Italy · Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
Head-to-head (last 2): Catanzaro 2 · draws 0 · Virtus Entella 0 · 4.5 goals/game
Recent form: Catanzaro 0W 3D 2L · Virtus Entella 1W 2D 2L

Catanzaro v Virtus Entella (Serie B – Italy): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1 / 1.25

Goals

against 2 / 1.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.25 / 3.5

Corners

against 5.88 / 3.5 · 5 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.75 / 4.25

Shots on target

against 4.88 / 3.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.88 / 2.38

Cards

against 2.13 / 2.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 7 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Catanzaro for / against	Line	Virtus Entella for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.25 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.5 for · 3.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.25 for · 16.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.25 for · 10.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.75 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.25 for · 3.38 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.63 for · 14.38 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	13.38 for · 13.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.88 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.38 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5

Catanzaro

Catanzaro Goalkeeper

Catanzaro — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
M. Pigliacelli	11	90990 min	373.4 /90	141.3 /90	00 /90

Catanzaro — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Catanzaro before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Pigliacelli n 8	90	2.9 6/6

Catanzaro Defensive

Catanzaro — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Matias Antonini	11	84927 min	101 /90	222.1 /90	50.5 /90	444.3 /90	151.5 /90	30.3 /90
M. Ruggero	10	73729 min	141.7 /90	60.7 /90	70.9 /90	344.2 /90	121.5 /90	20.2 /90
M. Imperiale	9	77693 min	70.9 /90	81 /90	40.5 /90	263.4 /90	50.6 /90	20.3 /90
R. Frosinini	6	49291 min	103.1 /90	20.6 /90	10.3 /90	216.5 /90	72.2 /90	00 /90
B. Verrengia	4	74297 min	30.9 /90	51.5 /90	10.3 /90	82.4 /90	41.2 /90	00 /90
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Catanzaro — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Catanzaro before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Pigliacelli n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
Matias Antonini n 8	86.1	1.3 5/3	0.5 3/1	—
P. Iemmello n 8	79.5	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0	—
J. Petriccione n 8	84.9	0.4 3/0	2.3 8/5	—
G. Alesi n 8	80.3	0.6 3/1	2.1 8/6	—
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Catanzaro — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Catanzaro before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Matias Antonini n 8	86.1	0.7 5/0
P. Iemmello n 8	79.5	0.4 2/1
J. Petriccione n 8	84.9	0.9 6/1
G. Alesi n 8	80.3	1.7 6/4
M. Ruggero n 8	71.4	1.9 6/4
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Catanzaro Attacking

Catanzaro — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
P. Iemmello	11	81889 min	20.2 /90	00 /90	222.2 /90	70.7 /90	101 /90	90.9 /90
N. Koffi	9	72649 min	10.1 /90	00 /90	131.8 /90	50.7 /90	81.1 /90	71 /90
E. Pecorino	5	44218 min	10.4 /90	10.4 /90	114.5 /90	62.5 /90	31.2 /90	20.8 /90
F. Di Francesco	4	48192 min	00 /90	10.5 /90	20.9 /90	00 /90	73.3 /90	10.5 /90
M. D'Alessandro	4	37148 min	10.6 /90	00 /90	31.8 /90	21.2 /90	21.2 /90	00 /90
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Catanzaro — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Catanzaro before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Pigliacelli n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Matias Antonini n 8	86.1	0.9 5/2	0.1 1/0
P. Iemmello n 8	79.5	2.3 8/4	0.6 3/1
J. Petriccione n 8	84.9	0.8 4/1	0.1 1/0
G. Alesi n 8	80.3	1.7 6/5	0.1 1/0
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Catanzaro — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Catanzaro before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Pigliacelli n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Matias Antonini n 8	86.1	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
P. Iemmello n 8	79.5	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
J. Petriccione n 8	84.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
G. Alesi n 8	80.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Virtus Entella

Virtus Entella Goalkeeper

Virtus Entella — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
F. Del Frate	9	90810 min	212.3 /90	60.7 /90	00 /90
E. Torrielli	1	9090 min	22 /90	00 /90	00 /90

Virtus Entella — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Virtus Entella before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
F. Del Frate n 8	90	2.5 4/3

Virtus Entella Defensive

Virtus Entella — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
M. Alborghetti	10	82823 min	161.7 /90	212.3 /90	20.2 /90	454.9 /90	141.5 /90	20.2 /90
A. Tiritiello	9	89799 min	202.3 /90	111.2 /90	50.6 /90	697.8 /90	70.8 /90	20.2 /90
L. Parodi	8	86689 min	60.8 /90	40.5 /90	40.5 /90	283.7 /90	111.4 /90	20.3 /90
I. Marconi	3	78234 min	31.2 /90	31.2 /90	20.8 /90	93.5 /90	41.5 /90	20.8 /90
N. Previtali	3	67201 min	20.9 /90	41.8 /90	20.9 /90	83.6 /90	10.4 /90	00 /90
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Virtus Entella — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Virtus Entella before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Franzoni n 8	88.5	1.1 7/2	1.8 6/5	—
M. Alborghetti n 8	80.4	1.3 5/3	0.3 2/0	—
Bernat Guiu n 8	70.4	2.4 7/5	3.2 6/6	—
N. Squizzato n 8	72.1	1.6 6/3	0.2 1/0	—
F. Del Frate n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
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Virtus Entella — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Virtus Entella before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Franzoni n 8	88.5	1.5 7/4
M. Alborghetti n 8	80.4	1.5 5/4
Bernat Guiu n 8	70.4	1.4 5/2
N. Squizzato n 8	72.1	2.3 6/3
A. Tiritiello n 8	88.6	2.4 8/7
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Virtus Entella Attacking

Virtus Entella — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Bernat Guiu	10	74741 min	20.2 /90	20.2 /90	222.7 /90	91.1 /90	202.4 /90	111.3 /90
L. Cuppone	8	69554 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	162.6 /90	50.8 /90	61 /90	61 /90
M. Tirelli	6	49295 min	20.6 /90	00 /90	61.8 /90	51.5 /90	51.5 /90	00 /90
Giacomo Corona	4	33133 min	21.4 /90	00 /90	42.7 /90	21.4 /90	00 /90	00 /90
F. Forte	3	75225 min	00 /90	00 /90	31.2 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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Virtus Entella — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Virtus Entella before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Franzoni n 8	88.5	1.5 6/4	0.8 5/1
M. Alborghetti n 8	80.4	0.3 1/1	0.1 1/0
Bernat Guiu n 8	70.4	3 8/5	1.4 6/2
N. Squizzato n 8	72.1	0.8 3/2	0 0/0
F. Del Frate n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Virtus Entella — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Virtus Entella before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Franzoni n 8	88.5	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
M. Alborghetti n 8	80.4	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
Bernat Guiu n 8	70.4	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
N. Squizzato n 8	72.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
F. Del Frate n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Catanzaro v Virtus Entella — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

CatanzaroDLDDL

Last 5: 0W 3D 2L · 1 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

Virtus EntellaDWLDL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 0.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Catanzaro 2 · 0 draws · Virtus Entella 0 · 4.5 goals/game

2026-02-21 Virtus Entella 1–3 Catanzaro
2025-11-29 Catanzaro 3–2 Virtus Entella

League standing · 2026/27

Catanzaro#20 pos6 pts11 pl-12 GD

Virtus Entella#15 pos10 pts10 pl-1 GD

Goals per game

Catanzaro scored1

Virtus Entella scored1.1

Catanzaro conceded2.09

Virtus Entella conceded1.2

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What is the head-to-head record between Catanzaro and Virtus Entella?: In their last 2 meetings, Catanzaro won 2, Virtus Entella won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 4.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Catanzaro and Virtus Entella?: Recent form — Catanzaro 0W 3D 2L; Virtus Entella 1W 2D 2L.

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