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Virtus Entella v Mantova

Virtus Entella
0–1Full time
Mantova

Serie B · SAT 24 OCT · Stadio Comunale

Full timeGraded 24 Oct 16:33
Virtus Entella 0–1 Mantova VIRTUS ENTELLA WIN · WRONGUNDER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · WRONGOVER 1.5 · WRONGUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Virtus Entella win41%
The market said41%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.747
The market’s Brier score0.757

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay10 notes · 35 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Virtus Entella win at 41%.
  2. 1′Much as we predicted: Virtus Entella was 41% before kick-off and our model makes it 41% now. 0–0 · 41–29–30
  3. 1′KICK-OFF Virtus Entella v Mantova
  4. 10′We said Virtus Entella at 41%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 18%. 0–1 · 18–22–60
  5. 10′⚽ GOAL · 10' Virtus Entella 0–1 Mantova
  6. 10′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 10' Virtus Entella win: 41% at kick-off, 18% now
  7. 10′THE CALL SWINGS · 10' Mantova win is now our likeliest result at 60% (was Virtus Entella win 40%)
  8. 11′Mantova score on 10′ to make it 0–1. 0–1 · 18–22–60
  9. 14′12′: Ettore Gliozzi on the scoresheet for Mantova, making it 0–1. 0–1 · 18–22–60
  10. 14′⚽ GOAL · 14' Virtus Entella 1–1 Mantova
  11. 14′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 14' Virtus Entella win: 41% at kick-off, 40% now
  12. 14′THE CALL SWINGS · 14' Virtus Entella win is now our likeliest result at 40% (was Mantova win 60%)
  13. 17′GOAL DISALLOWED · 17' Virtus Entella
  14. 17′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 17' Virtus Entella win: 41% at kick-off, 17% now
  15. 17′THE CALL SWINGS · 17' Mantova win is now our likeliest result at 61% (was Virtus Entella win 40%)
  16. 28′We said Virtus Entella at 41%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 14%. 0–1 · 14–23–62
  17. 30′Goals are coming at about the 2.6 we expected. 0–1 · 14–23–63
  18. 38′🟨 YELLOW · 36' Andrea Tiritiello · Virtus Entella
  19. 40′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 40' Virtus Entella win: 41% at kick-off, 11% now
  20. 43′🟨 YELLOW · 42' Tommaso Del Lungo · Mantova
  21. 45′SECOND HALF Virtus Entella 0–1 Mantova
  22. 47′We said Virtus Entella at 41%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 9%. 0–1 · 9–23–67
  23. 49′🟨 YELLOW · 45+4' Francesco Modesto · Mantova
  24. 49′HALF-TIME Virtus Entella 0–1 Mantova
  25. 52′🟨 YELLOW · 51' M. Alborghetti · Virtus Entella
  26. 56′🟨 YELLOW · 55' Stefano Cella · Mantova
  27. 63′SUBSTITUTION · 58' Mantova · On: Rachid Kouda · Off: Lorenzo Ignacchiti
  28. 63′SUBSTITUTION · 59' Mantova · On: David·Wieser · Off: Tommaso Del Lungo
  29. 64′SUBSTITUTION · 62' Virtus Entella · On: Marwane Kritta · Off: Luca Parodi
  30. 65′We said Virtus Entella at 41%. It is not going that way — our model now has it at 4%. 0–1 · 4–20–75
  31. 70′SUBSTITUTION · 69' Virtus Entella · On: M Tirelli · Off: Giacomo Corona
  32. 70′SUBSTITUTION · 69' Virtus Entella · On: Tommaso Annoni · Off: Niccolo Squizzato
  33. 75′🟨 YELLOW · 74' M Tirelli · Virtus Entella
  34. 78′13 shots for Virtus Entella, 7 the other way, and they still trail 0–1. 0–1 · 1–13–85
  35. 78′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 78' Virtus Entella win: 41% at kick-off, 1% now
  36. 78′SUBSTITUTION · 77' Mantova · On: matteo spinacce · Off: Ettore Gliozzi
  37. 78′SUBSTITUTION · 77' Mantova · On: Davide Bragantini · Off: Francesco Ruocco
  38. 79′SUBSTITUTION · 78' Virtus Entella · On: Luigi Cuppone · Off: Andrea Franzoni
  39. 79′SUBSTITUTION · 78' Virtus Entella · On: Luca Vignali · Off: M. Alborghetti
  40. 86′🟨 YELLOW · 85' matteo spinacce · Mantova
  41. 91′🟨 YELLOW · 90' Bodin Tomašević · Mantova
  42. 91′🟨 YELLOW · 90' Luigi Cuppone · Virtus Entella
  43. 92′🟨 YELLOW · 90+1' Simone Trimboli · Mantova
  44. 92′🟨 YELLOW · 90+1' Leonardo Benedetti · Virtus Entella
  45. 94′Full time, 0–1. We called Virtus Entella at 41% — wrong, and it goes on the record that way. 0–1 · 0–0–100
  46. FTFULL TIME Virtus Entella 0–1 Mantova
  47. FTVirtus Entella 0–1 Mantova · Virtus Entella win: wrong · Under 2.5: right · Both to score: wrong · Over 1.5: wrong · Under 3.5: right · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Virtus Entella are narrow favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: Virtus Entella 41%, draw 29%, Mantova 30%. Over 2.5 goals 47%, both teams to score 53%.

The AI’s read on Virtus Entella v MantovaBefore, during and after the match · From £5.99 + VAT · paid once, never renewsSee the passes

Pre-match prediction

First published 18 Oct 01:23 · locked at kick-off

Virtus Entella win41%
Draw29%
Mantova win30%

Kick-offSAT 24 OCT · 14:00

RoundMatchday 8

VenueStadio Comunale

RefereeParide Tremolada

Line-ups

Virtus Entella

3-5-2

Mantova

3-4-2-1

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Virtus Entella

Mantova

7Days since last match7

Last match: 17 Oct · the Italian Serie B

Last match: 17 Oct · the Italian Serie B

2Matches in previous 14 days2

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Club friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
2Mantova7+514
10Virtus Entella7+29

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Virtus Entella

3-5-2

12 E. Torrielli

23 L. Parodi

6 A. Tiritiello

27 M. Alborghetti

94 F. Mezzoni

24 A. Franzoni

5 N. Squizzato

80 L. Benedetti

26 Stefano Di Mario

9 Giacomo Corona

11 Bernat Guiu

Coach · A. Chiappella

Substitutes

22 · F. Del Frate

10 · L. Cuppone

55 · Lucas Felippe

40 · Gabriele Costa

18 · T. Annoni

70 · Marwane Kritta

39 · M. Motolese

3 · N. Previtali

1 · Matteo Tassara

17 · M. Tirelli

16 · R. Turicchia

8 · L. Vignali

Mantova

3-4-2-1

22 F. Bardi

5 B. Tomašević

29 S. Cella

27 A. Castellini

58 Tommaso Del Lungo

21 S. Trimboli

25 L. Ignacchiti

50 F. Benaissa-Yahia

8 R. Ilie

19 F. Ruocco

9 E. Gliozzi

Coach · F. Modesto

Substitutes

10 · D. Wieser

30 · D. Bragantini

11 · I. Cajazzo

1 · L. Gemello

6 · J. Mboyo

80 · R. Kouda

75 · E. Košpo

13 · A. Meroni

17 · N. Radaelli

7 · M. Spinaccè

77 · F. Vesentini

99 · V. Vlahović

Our number · virtus entella winFirst published 18 Oct 01:23 · locked at kick-off
41% The market41%
Us41%
Market41%

We make Virtus Entella a 41% chance to win. The market has them at 41%. We are level with the market. The model expects 1.4–1.2.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Virtus Entella v Mantova1.41 – 1.16
Form · last six in Serie B this season · since 29 AugW2 D3 L1 · W3 D2 L1
Table places · points 9 v 1410 v 2
The market · Virtus Entella win41% · ours 41%

Built from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
40%45% 18 OCT 01:2324 OCT 13:33
Our probability · Virtus Entella win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 41% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Virtus Entella win41%41%0
Draw29%29%0
Mantova win30%29%+1
Over 2.5 goals47%47%0
Both teams to score53%53%0
Over 1.5 goals74%72%+2
Over 3.5 goals26%27%−1
Virtus Entella or draw70%71%−1
Virtus Entella clean sheet32%––
Mantova clean sheet25%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 9 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 13.7%
0123450 9.1 7.7 5.2 2.0 1 9.6 13.7 7.2 2.8 2 7.6 8.7 5.0 3 3.6 4.1 2.4 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Virtus Entella down, Mantova across0–5 goals a side shown (99.5% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

2 meetings since 2021/22
Goals a meeting1.00
Over 2.50 of 2
Both scored0 of 2
Last meetingsMAN 1–0 VIR · VIR 1–0 MAN

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in Serie B this season · since 29 Aug

VIRTUS ENTELLA

LDWDDW1–2 · 2–2 · 4–1 · 0–0 · 1–1 · 2–1

MANTOVA

WDWDWL3–1 · 1–1 · 2–0 · 2–2 · 3–1 · 0–2

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Palermo7+919
2Mantova7+514
3Pisa7+513
4Modena7+413
5Sudtirol7+312
6Ascoli7+312
7Avellino7+411
8Benevento7+311
9Arezzo7−610
10Virtus Entella7+29
11Vicenza Virtus8−49
12Hellas Verona7+28
13Cesena7−18
14Carrarese7−17
15Empoli8−67
16Padova7−47
17Cremonese7−46
18Juve Stabia705
19Sampdoria7−84
20Catanzaro7−64

The competition's standings before kick-off.