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Catanzaro
Italian Serie B
15:15
UTC, Saturday 24 October 2026
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Ascoli

Catanzaro vs Ascoli: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

Catanzaro host Ascoli at Stadio Nicola Ceravolo on Saturday 24 October 2026, kick-off 15:15 UTC, in the Italian Serie B (round 8). Prediction markets make Catanzaro the favourite at 38%, with the draw at 29% (Polymarket). Catanzaro have had 7 days of rest since playing Verona (Italian Serie B); Ascoli have had 7 after facing Empoli and travel about 505 km. Catanzaro are without 4 players (Francesco Reita, Franck Tchaouna, Solomon Loubao and others); Ascoli are missing 1 (Manuel Alagna). Andrea Calzavara is the referee, averaging 4.3 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.6. The forecast at kick-off is 18°C with rain.

Win chances

Catanzaro 38%Draw 29%Ascoli 33%

From Polymarket prediction market prices. For information only: Ninety has no betting links. How win chances work.

Predicted line-ups

Predicted elevens. Official team sheets usually arrive about an hour before kick-off. About predicted line-ups.

Catanzaro 3-4-2-1

Coach: Giorgio Gorgone

  1. 22 Mirko Pigliacelli GK
  2. 24 Marco Ruggero DEF
  3. 4 Matias Antonini Lui DEF
  4. 3 Marco Imperiale DEF
  5. 27 Antonio Candela MID
  6. 98 Nicola Mosti MID
  7. 10 Jacopo Petriccione MID
  8. 29 Federico Di Francesco MID
  9. 14 Samuel Giovane MID
  10. 9 Pietro Iemmello MID
  11. 31 Emanuele Pecorino FWD

Bench

  • 1 Christian Marietta GK
  • 26 Bruno Verrengia DEF
  • 6 Niccolò Postiglione DEF
  • 28 Franky Tchaouna MID
  • 30 Gabriele Alesi MID
  • 77 Marco D'Alessandro MID
  • 93 Mehdi Dorval MID
  • 7 Nicolò Buso MID
  • 62 Ruggero Frosinini MID
  • 20 Simone Pafundi MID
  • 91 Gabriel Arditi FWD
  • 19 N'Dri Koffi FWD

Ascoli 4-2-3-1

Coach: Francesco Tomei

  1. 1 Samuele Vitale GK
  2. 14 Andrea Oliveri MID
  3. 30 Marcos Curado DEF
  4. 19 Abdoul Guiébré DEF
  5. 15 Simone D'Uffizi FWD
  6. 8 Giovanni Corradini MID
  7. 4 Samuele Damiani MID
  8. 7 Andrea Silipo FWD
  9. 13 Gennaro Acampora MID
  10. 33 Nicholas Rizzo DEF
  11. 99 Matteo Brunori FWD

Bench

  • 45 Gian Crespi GK
  • 32 Federico Gattoni DEF
  • 5 Lorenzo Venuti DEF
  • 62 Tommaso Milanese DEF
  • 77 Don Bolsius MID
  • 21 Giacomo De Pieri MID
  • 18 Luca Lo Scalzo MID
  • 3 Manuel Nicoletti MID
  • 27 Matteo Ricci MID
  • 11 Sergiu Perciun MID
  • 9 Amine Chakir FWD
  • 35 Gabriele Gori FWD

Injuries and suspensions

Catanzaro

  • Francesco Reita injury, back Early November 2026
  • Franck Tchaouna injury, back Early November 2026
  • Solomon Loubao injury, back Late October 2026
  • Andrej Pogacar injury, back Late October 2026

Ascoli

  • Manuel Alagna injury, back Day to day
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 10 February 2024: Catanzaro 3-2 Ascoli
  • Saturday 16 December 2023: Ascoli 1-0 Catanzaro