16 October 2026, 18:30 UTC

Hellas Verona vs Catanzaro Serie B prediction & result

Verona
Referee: Mario Perri, Italy
Full time2 – 2

Final score: Hellas Verona 2-2 Catanzaro.

Before kick-off the model made it 50% Hellas Verona, 26% draw, 24% Catanzaro — fair odds of 2.00, 3.85 and 4.17.

Most likely scoreline: 1-0.

The model got this one wrong.

Published · updated

Has the model earned this number?

Hellas Verona at 50%: of 1,648 settled 50–65% forecasts, 58.6% came in (average 55.4%). It can be read literally. The full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Hellas Verona5%Draw92%Catanzaro3%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 4 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

11'
⚽Antonio Candelaassist: Marco Imperiale
⚽Daniel Mosqueraassist: Dailon Livramento
37'
Dailon Livramento
41'
45'
🔁Nicola Mostiout: Franky Tchaouna
62'
🔁Samuel Giovaneout: Gabriele Alesi
🔁Dailon Livramentoout: M. Akalé
63'
⚽Daniel Mosqueraassist: Amin Sarr
67'
71'
🔁Federico Di Francescoout: Simone Pafundi
71'
🔁Pietro Lemmelloout: G. Arditi
🔁Amin Sarrout: Martin Frese
72'
75'
⚽Emanuele Pecorino (pen)
76'
Gabriele Alesi
🔁andrea le borgneout: Abdou Harroui
78'
🔁Nicolo Calabreseout: Tobias Slotsager
78'
🔁Davide De Battistiout: Salvatore Cerbone
78'
86'
🔁Emanuele Pecorinoout: N'Dri Koffi
90+1'
Marco Imperiale

Match stats — Hellas Verona vs Catanzaro

57%Possession43%
25Shots7
6On target4
13Corners0
1.97xG1.24

Goals against chances

Hellas Verona2 from 1.97 xGabout what the chances were worth
Catanzaro2 from 1.24 xGmore than the chances were worth

Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.

Line-ups

Hellas Verona 4-2-3-1
  • 34S. PerilliG
  • 4G. ZappaD
  • 37N. CalabreseD
  • 27P. DawidowiczD
  • 71D. De BattistiD
  • 17A. Le BorgneM
  • 24A. BernedeM
  • 14D. LivramentoM
  • 44E. IannoniM
  • 9A. SarrM
  • 25D. MosqueraF
Substitutes
  • 81C. EkubanF
  • 35S. CerboneF
  • 70F. ChamD
  • 21A. HarrouiM
  • 20G. KastanosM
  • 1N. LealiG
  • 23N. LellaM
  • 19S. MulattieriF
  • 79K. SezonienkoF
Coach: M. Baroni
Catanzaro 3-5-2
  • 22M. PigliacelliG
  • 24M. RuggeroD
  • 4Matias AntoniniD
  • 3M. ImperialeD
  • 27A. CandelaM
  • 98N. MostiM
  • 10J. PetriccioneM
  • 14S. GiovaneM
  • 29F. Di FrancescoM
  • 31E. PecorinoF
  • 9P. IemmelloF
Substitutes
  • 91G. ArditiF
  • 30G. AlesiF
  • 7N. BusoF
  • 77M. D'AlessandroF
  • 93M. DorvalD
  • 62R. FrosininiD
  • 19N. KoffiF
  • 1C. MariettaG
  • 20S. PafundiM
Coach: Giorgio Gorgone

Form going into Hellas Verona vs Catanzaro

Hellas Verona

All competitions we cover

  • L2-3away to Modena11 October 2026
  • W2-1Vicenza Virtus20 September 2026
  • L1-3away to Benevento11 September 2026
  • W5-0Arezzo6 September 2026
  • D1-1away to Padova29 August 2026

Catanzaro

All competitions we cover

  • L1-3Mantova11 October 2026
  • L1-2away to Sampdoria19 September 2026
  • W1-0Carrarese12 September 2026
  • L0-2away to Sudtirol5 September 2026
  • L1-2away to Pisa30 August 2026

What these results say

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

Serie B table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
7Hellas Verona114431913+616
20Catanzaro111371123-126

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Hellas Verona vs Catanzaro

  • 14 August 2021Hellas Verona 3–0 CatanzaroCoppa Italia

Leading scorers: Hellas Verona and Catanzaro

Hellas Verona

GoalsAssists

  • D. Mosquera70

Catanzaro

No player in Serie B's leading scorers — 11 league goals as a side.

Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.

The result against the call

Hellas Verona and Catanzaro drew 2–2. The model had leaned towards a win for Hellas Verona at 50% and given a draw 26%. At that figure it expects the outcome about once in every 4 matches like this one. The goals: Antonio Candela 11' for Catanzaro, Daniel Mosquera 37' for Hellas Verona, Daniel Mosquera 67' for Hellas Verona, Emanuele Pecorino (penalty) 75' for Catanzaro. On expected goals it finished 1.97–1.24.

What this result changed

Before kick-off the season simulation gave Hellas Verona a 32.9% chance to finish in the top four: 36.4% after a win, 29.8% after a draw, 26.5% after a defeat. The draw was the middle one of the three, and left the figure at 29.8%, 3.1 points lower than before the match.

For Catanzaro the question was the chance to finish in the bottom three, 15.8% going in: 11.6% after a win, 14.8% after a draw, 17.4% after a defeat. The draw was the middle one of the three, and left the figure at 14.8%, 1 points lower than before the match.

Read from our Serie B season simulation as it stood before this match (10,000 runs), counting this result alone. Every result since then has moved the table again, so today's figure is on the competition page.

How the call on Hellas Verona v Catanzaro has moved

First published on 3 Oct at 44% / 29% / 27% (home / draw / away). By kick-off, after 2 updates, it read 50% / 26% / 24%: the biggest move is Hellas Verona's chance of winning, up 6 points.

  1. Hellas Verona win50%▲ +6
  2. Draw26%▼ −3
  3. Catanzaro win24%▼ −3

Each update is a full rebuild of both sides' ratings from the latest results, and now and then a change to the model itself. The thin mark is the first published figure.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.