Virtus Entella vs Mantova — Serie B: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 10′Mantova, goal:0–1assistTommaso Del Lungo
- 12′Mantova, VAR review:Goal confirmed
- 36′Virtus Entella, yellow card:Foul
- 42′Mantova, yellow card:Tommaso Del LungoFoul
- 45+3′Mantova, yellow card:Francesco ModestoTime wasting
- Half-time0 – 1
- 51′Virtus Entella, yellow card:Foul
- 55′Mantova, yellow card:Foul
- 58′Mantova, substitution:off
- 59′Mantova, substitution:offTommaso Del Lungo
- 62′Virtus Entella, substitution:Marwane Krittaoff
- 69′Virtus Entella, substitution:off
- 69′Virtus Entella, substitution:off
- 74′Virtus Entella, yellow card:Dissent
- 77′Mantova, substitution:off
- 77′Mantova, substitution:off
- 78′Virtus Entella, substitution:off
- 78′Virtus Entella, substitution:off
- 85′Mantova, yellow card:Foul
- 90′Mantova, yellow card:Argument
- 90′Virtus Entella, yellow card:Argument
- 90+1′Mantova, yellow card:Foul
- 90+1′Virtus Entella, yellow card:Foul
- Full-time0 – 1
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Mantova edge Virtus Entella thanks to early Gliozzi goal
Mantova won 1-0 away to Virtus Entella in Serie B on Matchday 8 at Stadio Comunale, taking the points through a goal inside the opening 10 minutes. The result ended Virtus Entella's run of 5 games unbeaten and moved Mantova on to 17 points from eight games, second in the table.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Ettore Gliozzi struck in the 10th minute, finishing from a Tommaso Del Lungo assist to give the visitors a lead they never relinquished. That was the only goal of the afternoon, and the score at half-time remained the score at full time as the match settled into a contest of chances for the hosts and resilience from Mantova.
Virtus Entella dominated the shot count, with 15 attempts to 7 and 5 corners to 1, yet only four of those efforts were on target against three for Mantova. The visitors saw more of the ball, with 56 per cent possession to the hosts' 44, and both sides collected five yellow cards in a scrappy afternoon.
The defeat left Virtus Entella 12th on 9 points, eight behind Mantova. Oddsivio's pre-match forecast had given Mantova a 29% chance of winning. Both sides are next in action on Tuesday in Serie B, Virtus Entella at home to Avellino and Mantova at home to Cremonese.
Gliozzi scored the only goal of the match and earned the highest rating of any player, 8.02. Francesco Bardi and Simone Trimboli, both on 7.01, followed him among Mantova's best performers.
Virtus Entella had 15 shots to Mantova's 7 but still lost.
Mantova won 1–0 away against Virtus Entella (half-time 0–1).
Virtus Entella met Mantova in the Serie B (Regular Season - 8). Kick-off was Saturday, 24 October 2026, 13:00 UTC at Stadio Comunale. Referee: Paride Tremolada.
Team pages: Virtus Entella · Mantova · Serie B
Key moments
- 10' Goal: Ettore Gliozzi (assist: Tommaso Del Lungo) — 0–1
Starting line-ups
Virtus Entella (3-5-2)
- 12 E. Torrielli
- 27 M. Alborghetti
- 6 Andrea Tiritiello
- 23 Luca Parodi
- 26 Stefano Di Mario
- 80 Leonardo Benedetti
- 5 Niccolò Squizzato
- 24 Andrea Franzoni
- 94 Francesco Mezzoni
- 11 Bernat Guiu
- 9 Giacomo Corona
Mantova (3-4-2-1)
- 22 Francesco Bardi
- 27 Alessio Castellini
- 29 Stefano Cella
- 5 Bodin Tomašević
- 50 Fahem Benaissa-Yahia
- 25 Lorenzo Ignacchiti
- 21 Simone Trimboli
- 58 Tommaso Del Lungo
- 19 Francesco Ruocco
- 8 Rareş Ilie
- 9 Ettore Gliozzi
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Virtus Entella 38%, the draw 33%, Mantova 29%. It finished Virtus Entella 0–1 Mantova.
Home advantage edges Virtus Entella in front narrowly — Mantova sit 73 points higher on our strength rating, but the usual home advantage, plus Mantova's recent scoring above their chances (streaks like that tend to cool), gives Virtus Entella a slight lean at 38%. The draw starts at 29% for a gap this size and rises to 33%, mainly because draws are common in Serie B.
Why Virtus Entella at 38%?
Home ground, against the rating. Mantova sit 73 points higher on our strength rating — 1438 to 1365. Sides with a 40–80-point rating edge on the road won 32.5% of 11,084 such games. Mantova scored +0.46 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Visitors running this hot went on to win 27.5% of 1,625 games, vs 27.8% for visitors finishing normally.
Why only 38%?
Because Mantova are the stronger side on our strength rating. Serie B home sides under-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (32.3% vs 25.4% norm) and away wins (26.1% vs 30.0%). Serie B homes won 41.6% of 4,083 games vs 44.6% across all 107,859 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Mantova win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 29.1%. These teams' recent games average 3.1 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.8% of 27,159. Serie B runs draw-heavy, adding 7.0 points. The cool-off factor takes 2.2 points off the draw.
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About this match
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