Padova host Virtus Entella in Serie B. Padova currently sit in the top half of the table, while Virtus Entella are down among the bottom six.
This fixture is still a few weeks off, with both clubs only five league games into the new season. Their recent head-to-head record is split evenly, so there's no obvious trend to lean on there either.
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Long-run form tells a mixed story
Padova's last 20 matches, stretching back through last season's Serie B run, preseason friendlies and a Coppa Italia tie, show seven wins, two draws and eleven losses, with 21 goals scored and 31 conceded. That's a wide sample covering different competitions, so it's more a long-term picture than a tight run of form.
Padova: 20 completed matches; Virtus Entella: 20 completed matches.
Padova
- Win
- 35% 7 / 20
- Draw
- 10% 2 / 20
- Loss
- 55% 11 / 20
- Scored
- 21
- Conceded
- 31
- Difference
- -10
Virtus Entella
- Win
- 35% 7 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 23
- Conceded
- 23
- Difference
- 0
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie B | Palermo | Padova | 19.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Serie B | Padova | Ascoli | 12.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Serie B | Cremonese | Padova | 06.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| Serie B | Padova | Hellas Verona | 29.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Serie B | Pisa | Padova | 23.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Coppa Italia | Udinese | Padova | 15.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Monza | Padova | 07.08.2026 | 3-3 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Cittadella | Padova | 01.08.2026 | 0-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Padova | Ospitaletto | 25.07.2026 | 1-3 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Sassuolo | Padova | 22.07.2026 | 4-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie B | Cremonese | Virtus Entella | 19.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Serie B | Pisa | Virtus Entella | 11.09.2026 | 1-4 |
| Serie B | Virtus Entella | Vicenza Virtus | 06.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Serie B | Virtus Entella | Cesena | 29.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| Serie B | Sudtirol | Virtus Entella | 22.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Coppa Italia | Hellas Verona | Virtus Entella | 16.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Virtus Entella | Carrarese | 08.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Virtus Entella | Novara | 05.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Empoli | Virtus Entella | 25.07.2026 | 1-0 |
| Serie B | Virtus Entella | Carrarese | 08.05.2026 | 2-1 |
Virtus Entella's equivalent 20-game sample reads seven wins, five draws and eight losses, with 23 scored and 23 conceded. It's a similarly broad mix of Serie B, cup and friendly fixtures, but the balanced goal difference suggests a team that's rarely blown away, even when they're not winning.
Neither club's long-run numbers point to a dominant side heading into this one.
Comparative Team Statistics: Padova vs Virtus Entella

An even head-to-head, with home advantage standing out
The last four meetings between these two are split two wins apiece, with no draws at all. When Padova have been the home side, they've won twice and only lost the Supercoppa final meeting, so their record at this ground looks decent.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie B | Virtus Entella | Padova | 25.04.2026 | 1-0 |
| Serie B | Padova | Virtus Entella | 21.09.2025 | 2-1 |
| Serie C - Supercoppa Lega Finals | Padova | Virtus Entella | 17.05.2025 | 0-1 |
| Coppa Italia Serie C | Padova | Virtus Entella | 03.11.2021 | 2-1 |
Virtus Entella's solitary win in that set came when they had home advantage themselves, back in April 2026.
This season's table paints a different picture
Five games into the new Serie B campaign, Padova have two wins, a draw and two defeats for seven points, putting them sixth. Virtus Entella have taken five points from the same number of matches - one win, two draws and two defeats - and sit fourteenth.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ascoli | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7/4 | 10 |
| 6 | Padova | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5/6 | 7 |
| 7 | Benevento | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6/5 | 7 |
| 13 | Empoli | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4/6 | 6 |
| 14 | Virtus Entella | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7/6 | 5 |
| 15 | Cremonese | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5/7 | 5 |
Interestingly, Padova have actually conceded more than they've scored this season, while Entella's goal difference is slightly positive despite the lower points total.
The league position gap looks bigger than the underlying goal numbers suggest.

Cards more than injuries make the headlines
There's no confirmed injury news for either side this far out, but the disciplinary numbers are worth flagging. Padova's P. Fusi has picked up two yellow cards in his last five appearances, and teammate L. Carissoni has been sent off once in that same span - worth watching, though it doesn't confirm a suspension for this specific fixture.
Virtus Entella's Bernat Guiu also has two yellows in five games, while doubling up as the club's leading assist provider. Padova's M. Cocchi matches that assist tally on his side of the pitch.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Belli | Italy | 32 | Defender | 179 | 69 |
| C. Buonaiuto | Italy | 33 | Attacker | 179 | 68 |
| K. Lasagna | Italy | 34 | Attacker | 185 | 80 |
| P. Ghiglione | Italy | 29 | Defender | 187 | 80 |
| F. Sgarbi | Italy | 28 | Defender | 191 | 78 |
| N. Valente | Italy | 35 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| G. Favale | Italy | 28 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| M. Bortolussi | Italy | 30 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| S. Russini | Italy | 30 | Attacker | 171 | 70 |
| P. Fusi | Italy | 28 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| K. Varas | Ecuador | 33 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. Capelli | Italy | 29 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| C. Faedo | Italy | 27 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| L. Di Maggio | Italy | 21 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| L. Mouquet | France | 22 | Goalkeeper | 187 | 79 |
| A. Seghetti | Italy | 22 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| E. Caporello | Italy | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. Boi | Italy | 21 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| F. Tumiatti | Italy | 19 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| N. Bensi | Italy | 17 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. Forte | Italy | 33 | Attacker | 187 cm | 75 kg |
| L. Parodi | Italy | 31 | Defender | 169 | 65 |
| L. Vignali | Italy | 30 | Midfielder | 186 | 81 |
| Lucas Felippe | Brazil | 26 | Midfielder | 178 cm | n/a |
| S. Colombi | Italy | 35 | Goalkeeper | 188 | 80 |
| I. Marconi | Italy | 36 | Defender | 182 | 77 |
| A. Tiritiello | Italy | 31 | Defender | 188 | 86 |
| L. Cuppone | Italy | 29 | Attacker | 178 cm | 75 kg |
| Bernat Guiu | Spain | 26 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| F. Mezzoni | Italy | 26 | Midfielder | 181 | n/a |
| L. Benedetti | Italy | 26 | Midfielder | 182 | 76 |
| F. Del Frate | Italy | 30 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| N. Squizzato | Italy | 24 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Giacomo Corona | Italy | 22 | Attacker | 195 | n/a |
| R. Turicchia | Italy | 23 | Midfielder | 184 cm | n/a |
| M. Motolese | Italy | 22 | Defender | 188 cm | n/a |
| Z. Menyhárt | Hungary | 22 | Midfielder | 184 cm | n/a |
| N. Previtali | Italy | 21 | Defender | 178 cm | 66 kg |
| A. Franzoni | Italy | 29 | Midfielder | 188 | 80 |
| M. Tirelli | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
Padova look the tidier side on paper this season, sitting comfortably in the top half while Entella occupy a lower spot. But the head-to-head has swung both ways recently, and the deeper form figures for both clubs are far from one-sided.
With nothing here pointing decisively either way, and no market line to test these numbers against, we're happy to sit this one out rather than force a pick.
