Calcio Padova vs Virtus Entella — match summary
Italy · Serie B · kick-off 17 Oct 2026 20:00
Full time · score 1-2
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Calcio Padova 37 · Virtus Entella 25
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Calcio Padova 35 · Virtus Entella 60
Shots on target 1-7 · corners 3-6 · possession 45-55
NextGOAL tip: Virtus Entella +0.25 · 3 stars
This midweek Serie B fixture is a game where both teams need points to move up from mid-table. Calcio Padova sit 11th with 7 points, while Virtus Entella follow in 13th with 6 points, just a point apart. The hosts are stuttering, having lost two in a row and still without a win in their last two. Their attack has been blunt all season, scoring just 5 goals in 6 matches. As for Virtus Entella, although they have won only once, they are unbeaten in 4 straight and have scored more, 8 goals from the same number of matches, while conceding just 7. The pattern is likely to see the hosts trying to open up the game, but given their recent finishing problems, the game may not swing easily in the hosts' favour, while the visitors play tight and wait for counter-attacking chances. If the hosts still cannot score or concede first, the game tends to end without much of a gap.