Virtus Entella host Mantova in Serie B. Mantova have made a bright start to the season and sit handily in the top half, while Entella have found things tougher down in the bottom reaches of the table.
This one's still a month away from when the numbers were pulled, so nothing here is locked in stone. What we do know is that these two have met twice before, and both games went the same way for the home side.
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Form snapshot
Mantova haven't lost a league game all season. Their run reads win, win, draw, win, draw, and they've scored ten while conceding just five across those five matches.
Virtus Entella: 20 completed matches; Mantova: 20 completed matches.
Virtus Entella
- Win
- 35% 7 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 23
- Conceded
- 23
- Difference
- 0
Mantova
- Win
- 60% 12 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 45
- Conceded
- 27
- Difference
- +18
| 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 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie B | Mantova | Pisa | 20.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Serie B | Mantova | Sampdoria | 13.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Serie B | Cesena | Mantova | 06.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Coppa Italia | Palermo | Mantova | 03.09.2026 | 5-2 |
| Serie B | Mantova | Empoli | 30.08.2026 | 3-1 |
| Serie B | Carrarese | Mantova | 22.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| Coppa Italia | Lazio | Mantova | 16.08.2026 | 0-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Mantova | Athletic Carpi | 09.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Legnago Salus | Mantova | 06.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Mantova | Alcione | 30.07.2026 | 6-2 |
Entella's start has been shakier. They lost their first two, drew one, then found a big away win before drawing again. It's a mixed bag, though the draw and win at the end suggest they're not too far off it.
Mantova arrive with the better recent results, but Entella have shown signs of settling in their last couple of outings.
Comparative Team Statistics: Virtus Entella vs Mantova
Head-to-head
These sides have met twice recently, and the home team won both times, each by a single goal. Entella beat Mantova 1-0 at home last September, then Mantova returned the favour with a 1-0 win of their own in April.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serie B | Mantova | Virtus Entella | 06.04.2026 | 1-0 |
| Serie B | Virtus Entella | Mantova | 14.09.2025 | 1-0 |
It's a small sample, just two games, but it does point to tight, low-scoring affairs whenever these two meet.
Where they sit in the table
Mantova are third with 11 points from five games, unbeaten so far this season. Entella are down in 14th with five points from the same number of matches.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sudtirol | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9/3 | 11 |
| 3 | Mantova | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10/5 | 11 |
| 4 | Modena | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8/4 | 10 |
| 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 |
It's still early days in the campaign, so this gap could easily narrow or widen depending on how each side's form develops over the coming weeks.
Mantova look the stronger side on paper right now, but five games is a small sample to build too much on.
Players to watch
Mantova's attack has been productive early on. F. Ruocco has four goals in five matches, V. Vlahović has chipped in with two, and A. Castellini has set up three goals from midfield.
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For Entella, Bernat Guiu has been involved in the creative side of things with two assists in five games, and he's stayed out of trouble with no red cards so far.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| 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 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Trimboli | Italy | 24 | Midfielder | 176 | 69 |
| L. Gemello | Italy | 26 | Goalkeeper | 185 cm | n/a |
| A. Meroni | Italy | 29 | Defender | 188 | 85 |
| M. Gasparini | Italy | 24 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 74 |
| F. Bardi | Italy | 34 | Goalkeeper | 188 | 80 |
| S. Cella | Italy | 25 | Defender | 185 | n/a |
| E. Gliozzi | Italy | 31 | Attacker | 186 | 83 |
| J. Mboyo | Belgium | 24 | Midfielder | 183 cm | 79 kg |
| F. Benaissa-Yahia | France | 24 | Midfielder | 188 | 80 |
| R. Ilie | Romania | 23 | Attacker | 185 | 75 |
| F. Ruocco | Italy | 25 | Attacker | 173 | 69 |
| D. Wieser | Italy | 24 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| V. Vlahović | Serbia | 22 | Attacker | 184 | 75 |
| T. Del Lungo | Italy | 22 | Defender | 186 | 76 |
| L. Ignacchiti | Italy | 22 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| F. Paoletti | Italy | 23 | Midfielder | 182 | 72 |
| D. Bragantini | Italy | 23 | Attacker | 172 | 67 |
| S. Keita | France | 25 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| R. Kouda | Italy | 24 | Midfielder | 188 | 78 |
| B. Tomašević | Montenegro | 20 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
Mantova look the sharper team based on where things stand now, unbeaten and sitting comfortably in the top half. Entella have had a rockier time of it, but their head-to-head record against Mantova and a couple of recent decent results suggest they're not to be written off entirely.
Without a market to weigh up, we're happy to sit this one out for now. It's a fixture worth revisiting closer to the day, once team news and form are more current.
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