Serie B matchday report: Round of 27 October to 28 October 2026

Every result from the round, set against what we predicted before kick-off.

Of the 10 Serie B matches in this round, our predicted result was right in 5 (50%). There were 4 home wins, 3 draws and 3 away wins, with 26 goals scored (2.6 a match). The highest-scoring match was Pisa 3–3 Palermo (6 goals). The biggest winning margin was 2: Ascoli 2–0 Sampdoria and Mantova 0–2 Cremonese. Our three most confident selections: Ascoli to win (Ascoli 2–0 Sampdoria, right); Benevento to win (Benevento 1–1 Catanzaro, wrong); Mantova to win (Mantova 0–2 Cremonese, wrong). Season to date in the Serie B, our predicted result has been right in 7 of 20 published matches (35%).

Results and our predictions

Match	Score	Our prediction	Right?	Draw view	Draw?
Ascoli v Sampdoria	2–0	Ascoli to win	Yes	Typical draw risk	No
Benevento v Catanzaro	1–1	Benevento to win	No	Typical draw risk	Yes
Mantova v Cremonese	0–2	Mantova to win	No	Typical draw risk	No
Carrarese v Arezzo	2–1	Carrarese to win	Yes	Typical draw risk	No
Juve Stabia v Verona	0–1	Juve Stabia to win	No	Typical draw risk	No
Cesena v Empoli	2–1	Cesena to win	Yes	Typical draw risk	No
Vicenza v Modena	1–2	Modena to win	Yes	Typical draw risk	No
Virtus Entella v Avellino	1–1	Virtus Entella to win	No	Higher draw risk	Yes
Padova v Sudtirol	2–0	Padova to win	Yes	Higher draw risk	No
Pisa v Palermo	3–3	Palermo to win	No	Typical draw risk	Yes

Match by match

Ascoli 2–0 Sampdoria

Tuesday 27 October, 19:00 (UK time) · Result: Ascoli win

We predicted Ascoli to win (confidence rank 1 of 10 in the round). That was right. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Ascoli's previous league form (latest first): WDDWL Sampdoria's previous league form (latest first): DLLWL

Benevento 1–1 Catanzaro

Tuesday 27 October, 18:00 (UK time) · Result: a draw

We predicted Benevento to win (confidence rank 2 of 10 in the round). That was wrong. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did end level.

Benevento's previous league form (latest first): DWWWL Catanzaro's previous league form (latest first): LDLLW

Mantova 0–2 Cremonese

Tuesday 27 October, 19:00 (UK time) · Result: Cremonese win

We predicted Mantova to win (confidence rank 3 of 10 in the round). That was wrong. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Mantova's previous league form (latest first): WLWDW Cremonese's previous league form (latest first): LLDDD

Carrarese 2–1 Arezzo

Wednesday 28 October, 19:00 (UK time) · Result: Carrarese win

We predicted Carrarese to win (confidence rank 4 of 10 in the round). That was right. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Carrarese's previous league form (latest first): WWLLL Arezzo's previous league form (latest first): WDLWL

Juve Stabia 0–1 Verona

Wednesday 28 October, 19:00 (UK time) · Result: Verona win

We predicted Juve Stabia to win (confidence rank 5 of 10 in the round). That was wrong. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Juve Stabia's previous league form (latest first): WWDDD Verona's previous league form (latest first): DLWLW

Cesena 2–1 Empoli

Tuesday 27 October, 19:00 (UK time) · Result: Cesena win

We predicted Cesena to win (confidence rank 6 of 10 in the round). That was right. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Cesena's previous league form (latest first): LDLDD Empoli's previous league form (latest first): LDLLL

Vicenza 1–2 Modena

Tuesday 27 October, 19:00 (UK time) · Result: Modena win

We predicted Modena to win (confidence rank 7 of 10 in the round). That was right. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did not end level.

Vicenza's previous league form (latest first): WDLLD Modena's previous league form (latest first): WLWWD

Virtus Entella 1–1 Avellino

Tuesday 27 October, 19:00 (UK time) · Result: a draw

We predicted Virtus Entella to win (confidence rank 8 of 10 in the round). That was wrong. Draw view beforehand: higher draw risk; the match did end level.

Virtus Entella's previous league form (latest first): LWDDW Avellino's previous league form (latest first): LDWLD

Padova 2–0 Sudtirol

Tuesday 27 October, 19:00 (UK time) · Result: Padova win

We predicted Padova to win (confidence rank 9 of 10 in the round). That was right. Draw view beforehand: higher draw risk; the match did not end level.

Padova's previous league form (latest first): WLLLW Sudtirol's previous league form (latest first): DLDWD

Pisa 3–3 Palermo

Wednesday 28 October, 18:00 (UK time) · Result: a draw

We predicted Palermo to win (confidence rank 10 of 10 in the round). That was wrong. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did end level.

Pisa's previous league form (latest first): WWDLW Palermo's previous league form (latest first): WWWDW

Serie B table after this round

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Move
1	Palermo	9	7	2	0	21	11	+10	23	–
2	Modena	9	6	1	2	17	9	+8	19	+1
3	Ascoli	9	5	3	1	16	6	+10	18	+1
4	Mantova	9	5	2	2	14	10	+4	17	−2
5	Benevento	9	4	3	2	14	8	+6	15	–
6	Pisa	9	4	3	2	18	13	+5	15	–
7	Sudtirol	9	3	4	2	10	9	+1	13	–
8	Padova	9	4	1	4	9	10	-1	13	+2
9	Verona	9	3	3	3	16	13	+3	12	+3
10	Avellino	9	3	3	3	13	10	+3	12	−1
11	Juve Stabia	9	3	3	3	9	9	+0	12	−3
12	Cesena	9	2	5	2	10	13	-3	11	+3
13	Virtus Entella	9	2	4	3	11	10	+1	10	–
14	Carrarese	9	3	1	5	9	10	-1	10	+2
15	Arezzo	9	3	1	5	9	19	-10	10	−4
16	Cremonese	9	2	3	4	8	11	-3	9	+2
17	Vicenza	9	2	3	4	12	17	-5	9	−3
18	Empoli	9	2	1	6	8	15	-7	7	−1
19	Sampdoria	9	1	2	6	8	18	-10	5	–
20	Catanzaro	9	1	2	6	10	21	-11	5	–

This table is calculated by us from the results we hold. It can differ from the official table if matches are postponed or missing, or points have been deducted. Move shows places gained or lost in this round.

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