Match report
Bonazzoli double sinks Padova as Cremonese race into early lead
Cremonese beat Padova 3-1 at Stadio Giovanni Zini in a Serie B round three fixture, moving to three points after an emphatic evening in front of their own supporters. The home side made the perfect start and never relinquished control once they had built their cushion inside the opening five minutes.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Federico Bonazzoli opened the scoring after just one minute, finishing from an assist by Adin Ličina, and four minutes later Ličina turned provider into scorer himself, netting from Tommaso Berti's pass to put Cremonese 2-0 ahead. Padova responded before the interval when Marco Pompetti converted a Lorenzo Carissoni assist in first-half stoppage time, making it 2-1 at the break.
Bonazzoli restored the two-goal cushion in the 56th minute, latching onto a Jari Vandeputte assist to make it 3-1, and that scoreline held to the final whistle. Cremonese shaded possession at 54 percent and had 6 shots on target from 10 attempts, while Padova, despite registering 12 shots and 7 on target, could not find a way back into the contest.
Ličina scored once and set up another for Bonazzoli, earning the highest rating on the pitch at 8.65, while Bonazzoli's own brace made him the difference for Cremonese.
Cremonese controlled the ball for 54 percent of possession, reflecting their dominance for large spells against a Padova side that struggled to assert themselves in midfield.
Cremonese beat Padova 3–1 (half-time 2–1).
Cremonese met Padova in the Serie B (Regular Season - 3). Kick-off was Sunday, 6 September 2026, 17:30 UTC at Stadio Giovanni Zini. Referee: Gianluca Manganiello.
Key moments
- 1' Goal: Federico Bonazzoli (assist: Adin Ličina) — 1–0
- 5' Goal: Adin Ličina (assist: Tommaso Berti) — 2–0
- 45+1' Goal: Marco Pompetti (assist: Lorenzo Carissoni) — 2–1
- 56' Goal: Federico Bonazzoli (assist: Jari Vandeputte) — 3–1
Starting line-ups
Cremonese (4-2-3-1)
Padova (3-5-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Cremonese 59%, the draw 32%, Padova 9%. It finished Cremonese 3–1 Padova.
Cremonese's rating gap, but the draw is in play — Cremonese are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Cremonese's 59%. The draw at 32% is helped by a draw-heavy league.
Why Cremonese at 59%?
Cremonese sit 225 points higher on our strength rating — 1616 to 1391. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge at home won 67.0% of 5,982 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 62–23–15.
Why only 59%?
Serie B home sides under-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (32.2% vs 24.9% norm) and away wins (26.1% vs 30.2%). Serie B homes won 41.7% of 4,035 games vs 44.9% across all 99,907 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Cremonese's column. Across 10,972 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.7% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Padova win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 19.6%. These teams' recent games average 2.1 goals — a low-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 28.2% of 18,180. Serie B runs draw-heavy, adding 7.3 points. The goals environment adds 3.5 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Cremonese average 6 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 225 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here. Cremonese have played 3+ games in the last two weeks; their opponents haven't. Between equals, congested home sides won 46.9% of 2429 measured games and congested visitors 28.2% of 2481 — the cells disagree with each other and with the flat rest table, so schedule stays a watch item at 0 points.
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About this match
On this page: the Cremonese vs Padova final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Serie B fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Cremonese and Padova team pages or the Serie B page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Cremonese vs Padova?
Cremonese beat Padova 3–1 (half-time 2–1).
›Who scored in Cremonese vs Padova?
Federico Bonazzoli (1') for Cremonese; Adin Ličina (5') for Cremonese; Marco Pompetti (45+1') for Padova; Federico Bonazzoli (56') for Cremonese.
›Where can I watch Cremonese vs Padova highlights?
This page carries the full match report, stats and lineups for Cremonese vs Padova; goal clips are added as soon as official highlights are available.
›What is the head-to-head record between Cremonese and Padova?
Cremonese and Padova have met 2 times — 0 wins for Cremonese, 0 wins for Padova and 2 draws.