The Serie B fixture at Stadio Nicola Ceravolo on Sunday sees home side Catanzaro welcome opponents AS Bari.
Our Catanzaro v AS Bari tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below (inc. the best betting odds).
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Catanzaro
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Catanzaro won’t want a repeat of their last result here after the 2-1 Serie B losing effort in their last game against Modena.
In that match, Catanzaro managed 62% possession and 12 shots at goal with 2 on target. The scorer for Catanzaro was Pietro Iemmello (62'). For their opponents, Modena had 11 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Luca Magnino (33') and Ettore Gliozzi (67') scored for Modena.
Fabio Caserta's Catanzaro have scored a sum total of 8 times over their preceding half-dozen outings. The corresponding number of goals that have been scored against them in those games stands at 7.
Analysis of their past results shows that Catanzaro:
- haven't been beaten in the league by AS Bari in their last 3 games.
- haven't been defeated in their previous 6 home league matches.
AS Bari
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Since tasting defeat last time out to Carrarese in Serie B action, AS Bari and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
In that match, AS Bari had 56% possession and 21 shots at goal with 6 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for AS Bari was Lorenco Šimić (37'). Carrarese got 11 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Ernesto Torregrossa (45') and Gabriele Guarino (51') scored for Carrarese.
For 5 of the past six games featuring AS Bari, a relatively low number of goals have been hit between them and opposing teams. The overall average goals scored per game during that period comes to a mere 1.67, with the number of goals averaged by Galletti standing at 0.83.
Coming into this contest, AS Bari are without an away win for the past 2 league games.
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Head to head
Looking at the statistics for their head to head meetings dating back to 23/01/2005, there is nothing to separate the two clubs with Catanzaro winning 1 of those games, AS Bari 1 and 4 being drawn in regulation time.
A total of 11 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 6 from Aquile del Sud and 5 coming from Galletti. The average number of goals per game works out to 1.83.
The last league contest featuring these clubs was Serie B match day 9 on 18/10/2024 which ended up with the score at AS Bari 1-1 Catanzaro.
On that day, AS Bari had 43% possession and 16 shots on goal with 5 on target. Their only player to score was Mehdi Dorval (30').
At the other end, Catanzaro had 18 shots at goal with 7 on target. Pietro Iemmello (74') scored.
The referee was Andrea Colombo.
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Prediction
In our view, AS Bari will have their work cut out to breach the defence of this Catanzaro side who we think might well end up scoring and possibly keep a clean sheet as well.
We’re going for a very even match with a 1-0 winning score for Catanzaro when all is said and done.
Should be a close one.
Peter Guest,
08:05 03/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
Catanzaro
Formed: 1927
Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo (14,650)
Captain: Pietro Iemmello
Chairman: Floriano Noto
Manager: Fabio Caserta
Competitions: Serie B position 5
🔑 Key Man: Pietro Iemmello
Typically taking up the Striker position, Pietro Iemmello was born in Catanzaro, Italy. After having made a senior debut playing for Pro Vercelli in the 2012 - 2013 season, the skilful Forward has hit 15 league goals in the Serie B 2024 - 2025 season so far coming from a total of 28 appearances.