Serie B match preview: Livorno versus Spezia

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Mon 13.July
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Armando Picchi (19801 seats)

The visiting Spezia side should be favourites in this visit to Livorno, as the away team holds a 32 point advantage from their 33 league games this season.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Livorno and Spezia.

This stadium uses grass, unlike Spezia's home stadium. The visitors last 42 games on grass have ended in 10 wins, 11 draws and 21 losses.

For Livorno relegation is already certain this season. Only divine intervention and/or time travel can save them and neither look likely. Spezia are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Livorno form and stats

Livorno's struggle is real here at Stadio Armando Picchi with only 11 points collected from 16 Serie B games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-2-11. Livorno are slowly digging their own grave here at Stadio Armando Picchi with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in ten attempts. The last victory here came in the Juve Stabia match. Livorno has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager A. Filippini and the players.

Prior to that, an away loss at Trapani.

The defeat against Cremonese was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored two minutes into stoppage time (by L. Valzania).

Livorno are traveling soon after this match as the Serie B match at Benevento awaits in four days.

The Livorno fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 16 matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Livorno with 34 goals conceded in these matches.

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Spezia form and stats

The visitors are W5-D5-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Serie B.

Spezia are travelling after their nice 5-1 home win in the Serie B against Cosenza (placed 19th). A 1-2 defeat away at Frosinone before that.

As you can tell from the results above, Spezia was very dominant against Cosenza, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-1 (!) with Andrej Gălăbinov, Emmanuel Gyasi, Giuseppe Mastinu (2) and M'Bala Nzola providing the goals.

A quick return to home after this game, as Spezia are hosting Venezia in the Serie B only four days away.

Spezia find the net regularly in their away games. 21 goals from 16 away fixtures in the league. 21 goals have been conceded by Spezia in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Spezia - Livorno 2-0 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: one - zero - eight (Livorno wins - draws - Spezia wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

LivornoM. Marras
M. Marras
8 goals
SpeziaE. Gyasi
E. Gyasi
8 goals
SpeziaA. Ragusa
A. Ragusa
8 goals

Livorno missing players

Spezia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Livorno Spezia
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 4 Played P 6 16 33
5 3 1 Won W 1 5 15
6 2 1 Drew D 3 5 8
22 11 2 Lost L 2 6 10
28 18 4 Scored S 5 21 51
55 34 7 Conceded C 9 21 38
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 88% 91%
67% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 81% 79%
42% 62% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 62% 55%
18% 25% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 25% 27%
12% 19% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 12%
42% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 62% 58%
9% 6% 0% Clean Sheets C S 17% 25% 33%
52% 44% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 25% 18%
 
4.4 5.3 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4 4.4
4.5 4.1 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.2 4.7
2.5 1.9 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.9 2.5
5 4 0 Red cards R C 3 5 6
 
393 215 41 Total Shots T S 76 182 411
129 72 16 Shots on Target S O 13 49 123
22% 25% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 43% 41%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Livorno has the fewest clean sheets (1) at home
  • Livorno has the fewest clean sheets (3)
  • Livorno has the fewest points (11) at home
  • Livorno has the fewest scored goals (28)
  • Livorno has the fewest scored goals in the first half (12)
  • Livorno has the most conceded goals (34) at home
  • Livorno has the most conceded goals in the first half (27)
  • Livorno has the the worst goal difference (-16) at home
  • Livorno has the the worst goal difference (-27)
  • Livorno have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Livorno have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Livorno haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Livorno is in the worst form (1-0-5)
  • Spezia has the most scored goals in the second half (35)
  • Spezia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Benevento 33 23 8 2 57 19 17 13 4 0 36 7 16 10 4 2 21 12 38 77
2 Crotone 33 17 7 9 55 36 16 10 4 2 30 13 17 7 3 7 25 23 19 58
3 Pordenone 33 16 7 10 42 38 17 11 4 2 23 9 16 5 3 8 19 29 4 55
4 Spezia 33 15 8 10 51 38 17 10 3 4 30 17 16 5 5 6 21 21 13 53
5 Cittadella 33 15 7 11 42 37 17 6 4 7 21 24 16 9 3 4 21 13 5 52
6 Frosinone 33 14 9 10 35 30 16 10 3 3 24 12 17 4 6 7 11 18 5 51
7 Empoli 33 12 12 9 38 36 17 7 8 2 23 14 16 5 4 7 15 22 2 48
8 Chievo 33 11 14 8 40 33 17 8 4 5 24 17 16 3 10 3 16 16 7 47
9 Salernitana 33 13 8 12 44 41 16 9 6 1 28 16 17 4 2 11 16 25 3 47
10 Pisa 33 12 10 11 42 39 17 8 5 4 24 18 16 4 5 7 18 21 3 46
11 Virtus Entella 33 11 10 12 39 42 16 8 5 3 18 12 17 3 5 9 21 30 -3 43
12 Perugia 33 11 8 14 33 42 17 7 4 6 18 17 16 4 4 8 15 25 -9 41
13 Cremonese 33 10 10 13 37 40 16 6 4 6 19 17 17 4 6 7 18 23 -3 40
14 Pescara 33 11 7 15 45 51 17 6 7 4 29 22 16 5 0 11 16 29 -6 40
15 Venezia 33 9 13 11 31 37 16 3 5 8 13 22 17 6 8 3 18 15 -6 40
16 Ascoli 33 11 6 16 43 50 16 8 4 4 24 18 17 3 2 12 19 32 -7 39
17 Juve Stabia 33 10 7 16 40 53 17 8 3 6 26 25 16 2 4 10 14 28 -13 37
18 Trapani 33 7 13 13 39 56 16 5 6 5 22 20 17 2 7 8 17 36 -17 33
19 Cosenza 33 7 10 16 36 44 16 3 5 8 14 19 17 4 5 8 22 25 -8 31
20 Livorno 33 5 6 22 28 55 16 3 2 11 18 34 17 2 4 11 10 21 -27 21

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Benevento 33 23 8 2 57 19 17 13 4 0 36 7 16 10 4 2 21 12 38 77
2 Crotone 33 17 7 9 55 36 16 10 4 2 30 13 17 7 3 7 25 23 19 58
3 Pordenone 33 16 7 10 42 38 17 11 4 2 23 9 16 5 3 8 19 29 4 55
4 Spezia 33 15 8 10 51 38 17 10 3 4 30 17 16 5 5 6 21 21 13 53
5 Cittadella 33 15 7 11 42 37 17 6 4 7 21 24 16 9 3 4 21 13 5 52
6 Frosinone 33 14 9 10 35 30 16 10 3 3 24 12 17 4 6 7 11 18 5 51
7 Empoli 33 12 12 9 38 36 17 7 8 2 23 14 16 5 4 7 15 22 2 48
8 Chievo 33 11 14 8 40 33 17 8 4 5 24 17 16 3 10 3 16 16 7 47
9 Salernitana 33 13 8 12 44 41 16 9 6 1 28 16 17 4 2 11 16 25 3 47
10 Pisa 33 12 10 11 42 39 17 8 5 4 24 18 16 4 5 7 18 21 3 46
11 Virtus Entella 33 11 10 12 39 42 16 8 5 3 18 12 17 3 5 9 21 30 -3 43
12 Perugia 33 11 8 14 33 42 17 7 4 6 18 17 16 4 4 8 15 25 -9 41
13 Cremonese 33 10 10 13 37 40 16 6 4 6 19 17 17 4 6 7 18 23 -3 40
14 Pescara 33 11 7 15 45 51 17 6 7 4 29 22 16 5 0 11 16 29 -6 40
15 Venezia 33 9 13 11 31 37 16 3 5 8 13 22 17 6 8 3 18 15 -6 40
16 Ascoli 33 11 6 16 43 50 16 8 4 4 24 18 17 3 2 12 19 32 -7 39
17 Juve Stabia 33 10 7 16 40 53 17 8 3 6 26 25 16 2 4 10 14 28 -13 37
18 Trapani 33 7 13 13 39 56 16 5 6 5 22 20 17 2 7 8 17 36 -17 33
19 Cosenza 33 7 10 16 36 44 16 3 5 8 14 19 17 4 5 8 22 25 -8 31
20 Livorno 33 5 6 22 28 55 16 3 2 11 18 34 17 2 4 11 10 21 -27 21

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Serie B is the second highest division in Italian football. It usually has 22 teams playing two fixtures against each other. The two top teams of the league table are automatically promoted, with a third following depending on standings and/or a playoff. Matches are usually played on Saturdays.