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Venezia

Italy · Serie A · Manager: Davide Nicola (#287 in the world) since Oct 2026

#217 World rank · club rating

1,760 Club rating

18th in Serie A

Venezia have had 12 managers since 2015/16. Giovanni Stroppa (Aug 2025 – Oct 2026) had the best points per game of them (1.82 in 49 matches), while the club rating fell from 1,808 to 1,762.

Venezia managers

19 spells since 1998 · newest first

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Davide Nicola #287 now Oct 2026 – present · PPG 1.20 current Oct 2026 – present 5 2-0-3 1.20 1,780 → 1,797 +17 +2.1 +0.02

Giovanni Stroppa #144 now Aug 2025 – Oct 2026 · PPG 1.82 Aug 2025 – Oct 2026 49 26-11-12 1.82 1,808 → 1,762 −46 −1.9 +0.24

Eusebio Di Francesco #743 now Aug 2024 – May 2025 · PPG 0.74 Aug 2024 – May 2025 39 5-14-20 0.74 1,820 → 1,809 −11 +7.4 −0.15

Paolo Vanoli #214 now Nov 2022 – Jun 2024 · PPG 1.71 Nov 2022 – Jun 2024 69 34-16-19 1.71 1,630 → 1,915 +285 +59.5 +0.13

Lino Godinho (stand-in) 30 Aug 2023 30 Aug 2023 1 1-0-0 +7.4

Andrea Soncin Nov 2022 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Nov 2022 1 0-0-1 0.00 1,635 → 1,614 −21 −4.2 −0.49

Ivan Javorčić Aug 2022 – Oct 2022 · PPG 0.75 Aug 2022 – Oct 2022 12 2-3-7 0.75 1,706 → 1,591 −115 −22.2 +0.04

Andrea Soncin May 2022 · PPG 1.00 caretaker May 2022 5 1-2-2 1.00 1,639 → 1,689 +50 +8.5 +0.14

Paolo Zanetti #892 now Sep 2020 – Apr 2022 · PPG 1.21 Sep 2020 – Apr 2022 81 24-26-31 1.21 1,585 → 1,617 +31 +17.1 +0.03

Alessio Dionisi #993 now Aug 2019 – Jul 2020 · PPG 1.33 Aug 2019 – Jul 2020 40 13-14-13 1.33 1,590 → 1,623 +33 +8.0 0.00

Serse Cosmi Mar 2019 – Jun 2019 · PPG 1.15 Mar 2019 – Jun 2019 13 3-6-4 1.15 1,580 → 1,566 −14 −2.7 −0.09

Walter Zenga Oct 2018 – Mar 2019 · PPG 1.16 Oct 2018 – Mar 2019 19 5-7-7 1.16 1,602 → 1,546 −56 −9.9 −0.01

Stefano Vecchi Aug 2018 – Oct 2018 · PPG 0.57 caretaker Aug 2018 – Oct 2018 7 1-1-5 0.57 1,670 → 1,575 −95 −18.9 −0.23

Filippo Inzaghi #58 now Aug 2017 – Jun 2018 · PPG 1.54 Aug 2017 – Jun 2018 46 18-17-11 1.54 1,570 → 1,714 +144 +28.8 +0.48

Before 2015/16 · 6 spells, Sep 1998 – May 2002

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Alfredo Magni Oct 2001 – May 2002 · PPG 0.61 Oct 2001 – May 2002 28 3-8-17 0.61 1,433 → 1,329 −104 −17.8 −0.14

Sergio Buso Oct 2001 · PPG 1.00 caretaker Oct 2001 1 0-1-0 1.00 1,380 → 1,399 +20 +3.9 +0.30

Cesare Prandelli Aug 2001 – Sep 2001 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Aug 2001 – Sep 2001 5 0-0-5 0.00 1,503 → 1,363 −140 −17.5 −0.34

Francesco Oddo Feb 2000 – May 2000 · PPG 0.71 Feb 2000 – May 2000 14 2-4-8 0.71 1,556 → 1,482 −74 −11.4 +0.02

Luciano Spalletti #26 now Aug 1999 – Feb 2000 · PPG 0.88 Aug 1999 – Feb 2000 17 4-3-10 0.88 1,525 → 1,526 +1 −6.1 +0.04

Giuseppe Materazzi (stand-in) 7 Nov 1999 – 21 Nov 1999 7 Nov 1999 – 21 Nov 1999 2 0-1-1 −2.5

Walter Novellino Sep 1998 – May 1999 · PPG 1.24 Sep 1998 – May 1999 34 11-9-14 1.24 1,338 → 1,594 +256 +45.0

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Paolo Zanetti is the longest-serving: 81 matches over 18 months (Sep 2020 – Apr 2022). Paolo Vanoli added the most coach rating: +59.5 over 69 matches.

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Stand-in - a caretaker who covered a few matches during another manager's spell, folded under that spell. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager

1,760Club ratingWeek 46, 2026

#217World rankof 943 active clubs

#18Serie Aof 20 clubs

1,905Peak since 2015/16Apr 2026 · low 1,529, Dec 2019

Colour changes with each manager (12 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

Venezia's club rating peaked at 1,905 in April 2026, under Giovanni Stroppa, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,529 in December 2019, under Alessio Dionisi.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days · UK time

Sun 22 Nov · 11:30 Serie A A at Juventus

Preview Juventus v Venezia ›

Club rating chances on league games only (home / draw / away), calibrated on 85,718 league matches. This week's matches ›

Cards and corners

a game · by season

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2026/27 11 2.09 1.27 1.68 57% 3.91 5.36 4.87

2024/25 38 2.03 1.89 2.05 69% 3.76 5.87 4.66

2021/22 38 3.13 2.16 2.47 66% 3.24 7.05 4.79

Venezia won 3.24 corners a game in 2021/22, their fewest in any season since 2021/22 and 32% below Serie A's average side (4.79).

League matches only (Serie A), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. Serie A cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

87 league matches since 2015/16

FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L

HT winHT W 45% 56% 33%

HT drawHT D 78% 1315% 2326%

HT lossHT L 22% 56% 2529%

Points won from behindPts from behind

losing at half-time in 32 matches

Points dropped from aheadPts dropped

winning at half-time in 12 matches

1st half · W 12 · D 43 · L 32 GD −27

2nd half · W 15 · D 29 · L 43 GD −45

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at Venezia

3 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Matteo Marchetti 5 2-1-2 1.40 2.80 2.58 +9%

Maurizio Mariani 5 0-2-3 0.40 3.80 2.58 +47%

Simone Sozza 5 0-3-2 0.60 2.80 2.52 +11%

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (85). Cards = Venezia's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is Venezia's manager?

Davide Nicola, #287 in this week's coach world ranking, since October 2026 - 5 matches, 2 won (1.20 points per game).

How many managers has Venezia had since 2015?

12, counting 2 caretakers. Plus 1 stand-in: a caretaker for a few matches during another manager's spell.

Who is Venezia's longest-serving manager?

Paolo Zanetti: 81 matches from September 2020 to April 2022.

How many cards a game do Venezia get?

2.09 a game in Serie A in 2026/27, against 1.68 for the league's average side.

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.