Serie B matchday report: Round of 31 October to 1 November 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 3 (30%). There were 5 home wins, 5 draws and 0 away wins, with 23 goals scored (2.3 a match). The highest-scoring match was Palermo 3–1 Vicenza and Empoli 2–2 Juve Stabia (4 goals). The biggest winning margin was 3: Verona 3–0 Carrarese. Our three most confident selections: Palermo to win (Palermo 3–1 Vicenza, right); Modena to win (Modena 1–1 Mantova, wrong); Verona to win (Verona 3–0 Carrarese, right). Season to date in the Serie B, our predicted result has been right in 10 of 30 published matches (33%).

Results and our predictions

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

Match by match

Palermo 3–1 Vicenza

Sunday 1 November, 18:30 (UK time) · Result: Palermo win

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

Palermo's previous league form (latest first): WWWWD Vicenza's previous league form (latest first): LWDLL

Modena 1–1 Mantova

Saturday 31 October, 14:00 (UK time) · Result: a draw

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

Modena's previous league form (latest first): WWLWW Mantova's previous league form (latest first): LWLWD

Verona 3–0 Carrarese

Sunday 1 November, 16:15 (UK time) · Result: Verona win

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

Verona's previous league form (latest first): DDLWL Carrarese's previous league form (latest first): LWWLL

Arezzo 0–0 Ascoli

Sunday 1 November, 14:00 (UK time) · Result: a draw

We predicted Ascoli to win (confidence rank 4 of 10 in the round). That was wrong. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did end level.

Arezzo's previous league form (latest first): LWDLW Ascoli's previous league form (latest first): WWDDW

Sudtirol 1–1 Cesena

Saturday 31 October, 14:00 (UK time) · Result: a draw

We predicted Sudtirol to win (confidence rank 5 of 10 in the round). That was wrong. Draw view beforehand: higher draw risk; the match did end level.

Sudtirol's previous league form (latest first): LDLDW Cesena's previous league form (latest first): WLDLD

Cremonese 2–0 Benevento

Saturday 31 October, 14:00 (UK time) · Result: Cremonese win

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

Cremonese's previous league form (latest first): WLLDD Benevento's previous league form (latest first): DWDWW

Catanzaro 1–1 Padova

Saturday 31 October, 16:15 (UK time) · Result: a draw

We predicted Catanzaro to win (confidence rank 7 of 10 in the round). That was wrong. Draw view beforehand: typical draw risk; the match did end level.

Catanzaro's previous league form (latest first): DLDLL Padova's previous league form (latest first): WWLLL

Empoli 2–2 Juve Stabia

Sunday 1 November, 14:00 (UK time) · Result: a draw

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

Empoli's previous league form (latest first): LLDLL Juve Stabia's previous league form (latest first): WWDDD

Avellino 2–0 Pisa

Sunday 1 November, 14:00 (UK time) · Result: Avellino win

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

Avellino's previous league form (latest first): DLDWL Pisa's previous league form (latest first): DWWDL

Sampdoria 2–0 Virtus Entella

Saturday 31 October, 18:30 (UK time) · Result: Sampdoria win

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

Sampdoria's previous league form (latest first): LDLLW Virtus Entella's previous league form (latest first): DLWDD

Serie B table after this round

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Move
1	Palermo	10	8	2	0	24	12	+12	26	–
2	Modena	10	6	2	2	18	10	+8	20	–
3	Ascoli	10	5	4	1	16	6	+10	19	–
4	Mantova	10	5	3	2	15	11	+4	18	–
5	Verona	10	4	3	3	19	13	+6	15	+4
6	Avellino	10	4	3	3	15	10	+5	15	+4
7	Benevento	10	4	3	3	14	10	+4	15	−2
8	Pisa	10	4	3	3	18	15	+3	15	−2
9	Sudtirol	10	3	5	2	11	10	+1	14	−2
10	Padova	10	4	2	4	10	11	-1	14	−2
11	Juve Stabia	10	3	4	3	11	11	+0	13	–
12	Cremonese	10	3	3	4	10	11	-1	12	+4
13	Cesena	10	2	6	2	11	14	-3	12	−1
14	Arezzo	10	3	2	5	9	19	-10	11	+1
15	Virtus Entella	10	2	4	4	11	12	-1	10	−2
16	Carrarese	10	3	1	6	9	13	-4	10	−2
17	Vicenza	10	2	3	5	13	20	-7	9	–
18	Empoli	10	2	2	6	10	17	-7	8	–
19	Sampdoria	10	2	2	6	10	18	-8	8	–
20	Catanzaro	10	1	3	6	11	22	-11	6	–

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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