Padova (home)
- With 29 points from 22 games, Carrarese sit 9th in Serie B 2025/2026, two places and four points above Padova (25 points from 22), whose form has dipped in the last month.
- Padova have lost four of their last five, suffering three straight defeats in the process.
- Padova are an aggressive unit with wing-backs that get forward and a high-pressing 3-5-2 set-up which has been used to smother opponents since he took charge in June 2024.
- Padova have averaged just 1.18 goals per game at home in Serie B this season.
Carrarese (away)
- Carrarese have won three of their last five games and scored seven goals in that run.
- Carrarese have been more productive on the road in Serie B this campaign than they have been at home, registering a win and a defeat in their previous two road trips, the latter being a 2-1 triumph at Avellino.
- Nicola Antonio Calabro’s men tend to defend deep, stay compact and counter-attack, and their 3-4-2-1 set-up is designed for defensive balance and structure as opposed to possession.
Head-to-Head
A 0-0 tie was played out between the two sides in Serie B five months ago.
Key Players
- Mattia Bortolussi has netted eight goals in 22 Serie B games this season, the highest of any Padova player, and has contributed half of his team’s goals over their previous four matches.
- While Carrarese’s Fabio Abiuso is also on eight Serie B goals in 21 appearances, his clinical touch has been key to his team’s recent run, including three in the team's last five outings.
Betting Insights
- Set-piece execution and a tactical masterclass could decide this one, but both teams have shown the capability to change the course of the game at any moment recently, so we’re going with both teams to score at 1.7 in this one.
- Carrarese’s momentum and recent run of good results have us siding with the away team at 2.8, with Padova a close second at 2.52 and the draw at 3.2.
Prediction
This should be a close match, but the recent results and form favour the visitors .
