S. Elia⚽M. Nasti⚽Gerard Yepes🟨Luca Magnino🟨
M. D'Alessandro🔄G. Yepes🔄S. Elia🔄F. Pittarello⚽R. Ilie🔄F. Pittarello⚽E. Saporiti🔄M. Liberali🔄T. Cassandro⚽S. Pontisso🔄P. Iemmello🔄M. Curto🔄Matias Antonini🟨F. Pittarello🔄Catanzaro got the job done on Sunday 8 March, winning 3-2 at home to Empoli (Serie B). Empoli led 2-0 at half-time, so this was a real comeback from Catanzaro. Catanzaro had 64% of the ball, and the shot count went 16-5 to Catanzaro.
F. Pittarello (56', 63') and T. Cassandro (73') got on the scoresheet for Catanzaro. For Empoli, S. Elia (1') and M. Nasti (15') were on target.
All five of our tips landed, with Catanzaro to win and over 2.5 goals coming in.
4W 3D 3L1.50 pts/game
Bold green marks the stronger number on each row. Both-teams-scored is shown without a side.
| CatanzaroHome | Rating | EmpoliAway |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | ||
| 1,582 | Overall | 1,497 |
| 1,573 | Match venue | 1,520 |
| 1,573 | At home | 1,564 |
| 1,533 | Away | 1,520 |
| Attack & defence | ||
| 1,545 | Attack | 1,479 |
| 1,540 | Defence | 1,529 |
| 1,532 | Home attack | 1,511 |
| 1,515 | Away attack | 1,486 |
| 1,546 | Home defence | 1,570 |
| 1,526 | Away defence | 1,515 |
| Match profile | ||
| 1,567 | Goal environment | 1,625 |
| 1,560 | Home goals | 1,573 |
| 1,507 | Away goals | 1,552 |
| 1,508 | Possession | 1,490 |
| Specialist ratings | ||
| 1,458 | Set-piece attack | 1,525 |
| 1,460 | Set-piece defence | 1,524 |
| 1,544 | Close games | 1,511 |
| 1,592 | Winning margin | 1,489 |
Match venue compares Catanzaro at home with Empoli away. Green marks the higher rating; a new team starts at 1500.
Match profile rows describe the game, not team strength: a higher goal environment means higher-scoring matches.
Catanzaro1:1Empoli1:1
PajimonWonThe pickCatanzaro win
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The Big "O"WonThe pickOver 2.5
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Yoda Mc Yoda FaceWonThe pickCatanzaro win
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Mr SimpleWonThe pickCatanzaro win
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Value VinnyWonThe pickCatanzaro win
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The head-to-head covers three games since August 2024, and Catanzaro have won one and Empoli have taken two. Every tip we publish on the two sides together sits on our Catanzaro vs Empoli prediction page.
