Match details. Serie B, Regular Season - 8. Kick-off is Sat 24 Oct, 14:00 Lagos time. It is played at Stadio Comunale, Chiavari. The referee is Paride Tremolada.
What's at stake. Virtus Entella are 10th on 9 points after 7 games, 1 point behind Arezzo, level on points with Vicenza Virtus. A win would take them above Arezzo. Mantova 1911 are 2nd on 14 points after 7 games, 5 points behind Palermo, 1 point clear of Pisa.
Form. Virtus Entella have won three, drawn four and lost three of their last ten, 1.3 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W D D W D. Mantova 1911 have won five, drawn two and lost three of their last ten, 1.7 points a game. Their last five, newest first: L W D W D.
The numbers. Virtus Entella score 1.4 and concede 1.3 a game over their last ten, with one clean sheet and three games without a goal. Virtus Entella average 13.4 shots (4.8 on target), 4.7 corners and 2.0 cards a game, with 53% of the ball. Mantova 1911 score 1.7 and concede 2.2 a game in their last six away, with one clean sheet. Mantova 1911 average 12.9 shots (5.9 on target), 3.7 corners and 1.6 cards a game, with 50% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last two meetings Virtus Entella have won one, drawn none and lost one. None of the two went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in none. The last time they met, on 6 Apr 2026, it finished Virtus Entella 0-1 Mantova 1911: Virtus Entella had 10 shots to 12, 45% of the ball, seven yellow cards.
Where it pulls both ways. On goals, their goals for and against point to a tight game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 59%.
The read. No side to back. Nothing separates them clearly enough to back a side.
The bets. No bet on this one: too close to call. Leave: Mantova 1911 or Over 2.5 Goals (no result call); Double Chance: Draw or Mantova 1911 (no result call); Mantova 1911 or Draw (1UP) (no result call). Predicted score: Virtus Entella 1-1 Mantova 1911 (13% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the Model's table).