Catanzaro 3-0 Avellino result, stats and report

Vicenza came from behind twice to beat Catanzaro 3-2 on the opening weekend of the Serie B season, with two headed goals and a late right-foot finish doing the damage. The stats tell a story of clear home dominance that the scoreline only partially reflects.

Avellino dominated possession and created more big chances but paid the price for three missed opportunities and a soft foul on the hour mark. Arezzo, disciplined and direct, took their chances when they mattered.

Ascoli head into matchday two of the 2026/27 Serie B season carrying three points and a clear structure, while Avellino arrive with a deeply concerning away record and a momentum slope that is pointing in the wrong direction.

Sampdoria have quietly built one of the most reliable home records in Serie B this season, but Catanzaro arrive having scored freely while leaking goals at an alarming rate away from home. Something has to give at the Marassi on Saturday afternoon.

Avellino have been a different proposition at home this season, but Palermo carry the quality and the structure of a side with promotion ambitions. Sunday's fixture at the Stadio Partenio-Adriano Lombardi has the makings of a genuinely instructive early-season encounter.

Catanzaro host Carrarese on Saturday afternoon carrying the better home record and the more settled momentum, but both sides arrive at the Stadio Nicola Ceravolo with questions that only ninety minutes can answer.

Modena host Avellino in Serie B on Sunday with a clear home advantage in form, but Avellino arrive carrying a long-term injury concern and a dreadful record on the road.

Südtirol have not won in ten attempts and are leaking goals at an alarming rate. Catanzaro arrive in the Alps with genuine away form and a point to prove. This one has proper chaos written all over it.