Regular Season - 7 · 17 October 2026, 13:00 UTC

Padova vs Virtus Entella Serie B prediction

Stadio Comunale Euganeo, Padua
Referee: Dario Madonia

Our model says: Padova 1–0 Virtus Entella

The model makes it 38% Padova, 31% draw, 31% Virtus Entella — fair odds of 2.63, 3.23 and 3.23. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.

Most likely scoreline: 1-0.

Expected goals: Padova 1.18, Virtus Entella 1.01.

Both teams to score: 45%. Over 2.5 goals: 38%, under 2.5: 62%.

Model confidence: Low.

Evenly matched: once home advantage is counted, neither side has a clear edge. In past matches rated this way the favourite won 41%, 28% were drawn and the underdog won 31%.

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Key facts

  • Padova are 10th on 7 points from 6 games; Virtus Entella are 14th on 6 points from 6 games — Serie B.
  • Padova have won 1 of their last 5 games, most recently a 0-2 defeat at home to Carrarese.
  • Virtus Entella are unbeaten in 4 games, most recently a 1-1 draw at home to Juve Stabia.
  • Last 4 meetings: level at 2 wins each, 0 draws; the most recent, 25 April 2026, ended Virtus Entella 1–0 Padova.

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Live win probability

From kick-off

From kick-off, the split above updates here every few seconds as the model re-reads the score, the clock and any red cards.

Model insights: Padova vs Virtus Entella

45%
Both teams to score
38%
Over 2.5 goals
62%
Under 2.5 goals

Most likely scorelines

Padova win Draw Virtus Entella win
  1. 1–114%
  2. 1–013%
  3. 0–012%
  4. 0–111%
  5. 2–18%
  6. 2–08%
  7. 1–27%

Scores read Padova first. Each bar is the model's probability of that exact result, drawn against the likeliest one; the other scorelines it considered share the remaining 28%.

Has the model earned this number?

It puts Padova at 38% here. Across 3,801 settled matches (as of 16 October 2026), 2,969 forecasts have landed in the 30–40% band; those outcomes actually happened 33.5% of the time, against an average forecast of 33.6%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.

Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.

Form going into Padova vs Virtus Entella

Padova

  • L0-2Carrarese11 October 2026
  • L1-2away to Palermo19 September 2026
  • W1-0Ascoli12 September 2026
  • L1-3away to Cremonese6 September 2026
  • D1-1Hellas Verona29 August 2026

Virtus Entella

  • D1-1Juve Stabia10 October 2026
  • D0-0away to Cremonese19 September 2026
  • W4-1away to Pisa11 September 2026
  • D2-2Vicenza Virtus6 September 2026
  • L1-2Cesena29 August 2026

What these results say

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model rates each side on its goals over this season and last, adjusted for the opposition, rather than on these results alone, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.

Serie B table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
10Padova621358-37
14Virtus Entella613287+16

Where the two sides stand. Full table

What's at stake

Padova

Chance to finish in the bottom three · 19% today

Win 15%
Draw 20%
Defeat 22%

Virtus Entella

Chance to finish in the bottom three · 18% today

Win 14%
Draw 17%
Defeat 20%

From our Serie B season simulation: the rest of the season played out 10,000 times by the same model as the prediction above. Each figure is that side's chance once this match ends in a win, a draw or a defeat for it, with every other match still left to the model. Positions in the table, not competition rules: what a place is worth differs from league to league.

Head-to-head: Padova vs Virtus Entella

  • 25 April 2026Virtus Entella 1–0 PadovaSerie B
  • 21 September 2025Padova 2–1 Virtus EntellaSerie B
  • 17 May 2025Padova 0–1 Virtus EntellaSerie C - Supercoppa Lega Finals
  • 3 November 2021Padova 2–1 Virtus EntellaCoppa Italia Serie C

Two sides the ratings cannot separate

Padova carry a model rating of 6.44 against 6.48 for Virtus Entella. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.

A gap that small is inside the noise of the rating itself — treat the two as level.

What the model expects

Under the hood the model expects 1.18 goals for Padova and 1.01 for Virtus Entella. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.

Padova rate 0.59 in attack and 1.36 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; Virtus Entella rate 0.64 and 1.34.

The rest of the season

Across the rest of the season our simulation gives Padova a 0.2% chance of the title and Virtus Entella 0.4%, from 10,000 simulated seasons.

How this was produced

Publicly tracked record so far: 1,819 correct results out of 3,801 settled predictions (48%), with 383 exact scorelines (10%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.

Full method: how the model works.

From the first whistle this page keeps going: the win probabilities at the top are recalculated as the match plays out, reading the score, the clock and any sendings-off. The same model, asked how many goals are left rather than how many there will be.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.

Team comparison

Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.

Why the model favours this side

The model gives Padova the highest probability at 38%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 1.18 expected goals for Padova against 1.01 for Virtus Entella. Padova's attack/defence rating is 0.59/1.36 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.64/1.34 for Virtus Entella.

Season stats

PadovaVirtus Entella
6Matches6
2W 1D 3LRecord1W 3D 2L
5 0.8 per gameGoals scored8 1.3 per game
8 1.3 per gameGoals conceded7 1.2 per game
2 of 6Clean sheets1 of 6
1 of 6Failed to score2 of 6
–Penalties scored–
12 2.0 per gameYellow cards10 1.7 per game
1Red cards0
3-5-2 6×Usual shape3-5-2 4×

Padova at home · Virtus Entella away

3Played3
1W 1D 1LRecord1W 1D 1L
2–3Goals for – against4–2
1 of 3Clean sheets1 of 3

League matches only, Serie B, this season. Rates are per game, since the two sides have not always played the same number; the tinted figure is the better one, where better is not a matter of taste. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match.

Goals scored and conceded, by minute

All Serie B matches this season: Padova 6, Virtus Entella 6.

Padova scored 101020
Virtus Entella conceded 021121

Padova score most often in the 61–75 minute window (2 goals); Virtus Entella have let in 2 there.

Virtus Entella scored 104002
Padova conceded 311211

Virtus Entella score most often in the 31–45 minute window (4 goals); Padova have let in 1 there.

Each cell counts the league goals that went in during that 15-minute window. Each side's goals sit above the goals its opponent has let in over the same minutes; the darker the cell, the more goals in that window. Stoppage time counts in the last window of its half. Source: API-Football season statistics, refreshed after each league match; own goals are not always counted on the same side as in the table, so a row can be a goal off it. Context, not a prediction.

The next 5 matches, by difficulty

Padova

Virtus Entella

Each side's next matches on our board after this one. The colour is how strong the opponent is, from easier to harder as on the scale above: its model rating ranked among the teams of that competition, in fifths, so bright red is the top fifth whoever is playing it. The win figure is this side's own chance in that match, which is where venue and its own level come in. A match already on our board links to its own prediction; the rest follow as their week comes up.