Bari 1908 vs Venezia Prediction, Preview and Stats

Italy flag 2025/2026 Serie B, Italy
Stadio Comunale San Nicola Sat, 18 Apr - 1:00 PM
Serie B
Bari 1908 BAR
Versus
Venezia VEN
KICKOFF : Sat, 18 Apr - 1:00 PM
Round 35 Regular Season

CONTEXT

In the 2025/2026 Serie B season, Bari 1908 welcome Venezia to the Stadio Comunale San Nicola for a Regular Season fixture. The home side currently occupy 17th position in the league table and have recorded a mixed form of two wins and four losses in their previous six matches. Their most recent outing resulted in a loss away to Monza. In contrast, Venezia sit top of the table in first place with an unbeaten record of three wins and three draws from six games, most recently sharing the spoils in a draw away at Virtus Entella. With a power advantage of 18.6 points in favour of the away side, this promises to be a challenging match for the hosts as they face the league leaders. The stronger team on paper is Venezia, who will be looking to maintain their position at the summit. Bari will be eager to turn their fortunes around in front of their home crowd, hoping to pick up vital points in their battle against the drop.

TL;DR

  • Structural: 17th-placed Bari host table-topping Venezia with visitors holding 18.6 point power advantage.
  • Form: Bari W2 D0 L4 in last six. Venezia unbeaten W3 D3 L0.
  • Squad: Venezia possess superior squad strength as clear league leaders.
  • Efficiency: Efficiency data unavailable but Venezia's position points to stronger output.
  • Transition: Venezia effective in transitions which supports their unbeaten sequence.
  • Set pieces: Low confidence set piece data with proxies used for both sides.
  • xVariable: xG and advanced metrics unavailable due to insufficient data.
  • Market: Bari 1908 14% (Δ+0%) | Draw 21.4% (Δ+0%) | Venezia 64.6% (Δ+0%).
No standings statistics available.
No head-to-head records found.
0.5+ goals: 85%
1.5+ goals: 70%
2.5+ goals: 50%
3.5+ goals: 25%
Confidence: High (≥8 matches)

Quality vs Volume

Home: xG 1.8, Shots 12, xG/Shot 0.15
Away: xG 1.5, Shots 14, xG/Shot 0.11

Open Play vs Set Play

Open Play: 65%
Set Play: 35%

Expected Points

TeamxPts
Home1.8
Away1.2
ℹ️ Methodology: Expected Goals (xG) measures shot quality
Jan 25 vs Team A
Feb 1 vs Team B
Feb 8 vs Team C
Bari 1908 M. Longo
M. Longo
VS
Venezia G. Stroppa
G. Stroppa
1.04
Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)
2.22
1 i
Last 6 Opponents
Monza Rank: L
Modena Rank: W
Carrarese Rank: L
Frosinone Rank: L
Reggiana Rank: W
Pescara Rank: L
Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)
2 i
Last 6 Opponents
Virtus Entella Rank: D
Juve Stabia Rank: W
Monza Rank: D
Calcio Padova Rank: W
Sampdoria Rank: D
Reggiana Rank: W
2
Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)
2 - 0 - 5
5
No sidelined player data available.

Win Probabilities

Live Win Probability (90 Min)
Home Bari 1908
14.02%
Draw
21.35%
Away Venezia
64.63%

Team Power Ranking

i
What is Power Ranking?
Power score: composite of opponent-weighted form (last 6 & 20 games) and league position over last 3 seasons.
18.17
36.78
0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)
Metric
Bari 1908
Venezia
Power Score
18.17
36.78
League Position
17
1
Global Rank
-
-

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.

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vs
Bari 1908 — Opponent-weighted form score
Venezia — Opponent-weighted form score
Win (3 pts) Draw (1 pt) Loss (0 pts) Bari 1908 Venezia

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

Summary of 7 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.

Bari 1908 BAR Home
7 matches
Venezia VEN Away
Match Record
2
Wins
5
0
Draws
0
5
Losses
2
Goals
6
Goals Scored
14
14
Goals Conceded
6
-8
Goal Difference
+8
Expected Goals
0
xG
0
0
xGA
0

Data last updated: 2026-04-16T00:07:02+00:00

STARTING XI - EXPECTED

Pitch
M. Pissardo
1 M. Pissardo
A. Cistana
51 A. Cistana
C. Odenthal
26 C. Odenthal
V. Mantovani
13 V. Mantovani
B. Manè
30 B. Manè
F. Artioli
80 F. Artioli
G. Maggiore
18 G. Maggiore
K. Piscopo
28 K. Piscopo
T. Pontes Esteves
19 T. Pontes Esteves
E. Rao
17 E. Rao
G. Moncini
11 G. Moncini
F. Stankovic
1 F. Stankovic
M. Sverko
33 M. Sverko
M. Svoboda
30 M. Svoboda
S. Korac
2 S. Korac
R. Haps
5 R. Haps
I. Doumbia
8 I. Doumbia
G. Busio
6 G. Busio
E. Pérez Muñoz
71 E. Pérez Muñoz
A. Hainaut
18 A. Hainaut
A. Adorante
9 A. Adorante
J. Zamora
10 J. Zamora

General Information

Date & Time
Apr 18, 2026, 01:00 PM
Competition
2025/2026 Serie B, Italy · Round 35 · Regular Season
Stadium
Stadio Comunale San Nicola
Capacity
58300
Pitch Surface
Grass
Weather
☀️ 12°C, Fair

Expected Lineup

Starting XI ▼

1
Marco Pissardo
Marco Pissardo Goalkeeper
7.21
28
Kevin Piscopo
Kevin Piscopo Midfielder
6.82
30
Moussa Mané
Moussa Mané Midfielder
6.59
17
Emanuele Rao
Emanuele Rao Midfielder
6.85
19
Tomás Esteves
Tomás Esteves Midfielder
6.56
11
Gabriele Moncini
Gabriele Moncini Centre Forward
6.76
13
Valerio Mantovani
Valerio Mantovani Left Back
6.57
18
Giulio Maggiore
Giulio Maggiore Central Midfield
6.83
26
Cas Odenthal
Cas Odenthal Centre Back
6.88
80
Federico Artioli
Federico Artioli Central Midfield
7.28
51
Andrea Cistana
Andrea Cistana Right Back
6.5

Starting XI ▼

1
Filip Stanković
Filip Stanković Goalkeeper
7.05
5
Ridgeciano Haps
Ridgeciano Haps Midfielder
6.81
18
Antoine Hainaut
Antoine Hainaut Midfielder
7.12
10
John Yeboah
John Yeboah Attacker
7.32
9
Andrea Adorante
Andrea Adorante Attacker
6.96
2
Seid Korac
Seid Korac Right Back
6.78
8
Issa Doumbia
Issa Doumbia Central Midfield
6.99
6
Gianluca Busio
Gianluca Busio Central Midfield
7.35
30
Michael Svoboda
Michael Svoboda Centre Back
7.13
33
Marin Šverko
Marin Šverko Left Back
6.84
71
Kike Pérez
Kike Pérez Central Midfield
7.23

CONCLUSION

Venezia arrive as the stronger team and should have enough quality to overcome struggling Bari. The visitors have been in excellent form throughout the campaign and their position at the top of the table reflects a consistent approach. Bari must improve significantly from their recent performances if they are to take anything from this home match. The San Nicola crowd will be hoping for a spirited display from the home team as they look to move away from the lower reaches of the division. Expect a tight contest early on before Venezia's superior attacking options and organisation allow them to pull clear and claim victory in this Serie B encounter.

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