Open game expected at Centro Sportivo Giovan Battista Fabbri: SPAL vs Perugia preview

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sun 30.April
Match begins: 14:15 (UTC)
Venue: Centro Sportivo Giovan Battista Fabbri (1500 seats)

These two teams have had a low return so far, but three points in this highly important game would definitely provide a boost. Get ready for SPAL - Perugia!

Insights:
  • SPAL have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Perugia have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Serie B

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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SPAL form and stats

4 victories, 6 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what SPAL have to build on here at Centro Sportivo Giovan Battista Fabbri in the Serie B. When SPAL hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Cittadella, Brescia, SPAL, Venezia, Benevento and Cosenza), they have won 3 of 5 matches! Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

An away draw last time out for SPAL, facing Modena in a game that ended 0-0. Defender Meccariello got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.4/10. Meccariello won 10 of 17 duels.

Before that, SPAL drew at home versus Brescia.

This is expected to be a close game, with SPAL perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with SPAL as a small favourite), we find 11 games. SPAL has won 2 of these, drawn 6 and lost 3.

SPAL has scored 24 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. SPAL have conceded 25 in these home matches.

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Perugia form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Perugia so far with only 14 points returning home. The records show 4-2-11 (win-draw-lose).

Perugia are looking to quickly end their 336 minutes long goal drought in the Serie B.

Perugia's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Cosenza that finished 0-0. Curado, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.21. Curado won 9 of 15 duels.

A 0-2 defeat away at Genoa before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by Perugia in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for Perugia, 2 draws and 8 defeats.

The attacking power of Perugia when travelling is not overwhelming with 15 goals scored from 17 league matches away. Perugia have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

SPAL and Perugia have played each other earlier this season: Perugia - SPAL 0-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): SPAL one win, four draws and Perugia three victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SPALG. Moncini
G. Moncini
7 goals
PerugiaT. Casasola
T. Casasola
7 goals
SPALA. La Mantia
A. La Mantia
5 goals

SPAL missing players

Perugia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
SPAL Perugia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 4 17 34
7 4 3 Won W 2 4 9
13 6 1 Drew D 1 2 8
14 7 1 Lost L 1 11 17
37 24 12 Scored S 5 15 34
46 25 5 Conceded C 2 22 41
88% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 94% 85%
74% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 71% 65%
38% 41% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 29% 38%
24% 29% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 21%
12% 18% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 9%
50% 65% 60% BTTS BTTS 25% 35% 38%
26% 18% 40% Clean Sheets C S 75% 24% 35%
35% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 47% 41%
 
4.6 4.4 2 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.8 5.6
5.4 4.4 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.3 4.9
3 3.2 3.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.8 2.9
6 4 1 Red cards R C 0 4 6
 
13.1 13.8 12.6 Shots (avg) S ( 15.2 12.6 13.1
4.1 4.8 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3.1 3.8
26% 30% 48% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 28% 26%
 
14.1 13.2 12.8 Shots against (avg) S A 16.2 15.4 13.7
4.4 4.6 5.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5.4 4.8
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Perugia have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Serie B
  • SPAL have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • SPAL haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 Frosinone 34 20 8 6 51 20 17 12 3 2 29 8 17 8 5 4 22 12 31 68
2 Genoa 34 19 10 5 45 21 17 10 6 1 23 6 17 9 4 4 22 15 24 66
3 Bari 1908 34 16 12 6 52 31 17 6 8 3 28 18 17 10 4 3 24 13 21 60
4 Sudtirol 34 13 14 7 35 31 17 6 8 3 20 17 17 7 6 4 15 14 4 53
5 Parma 34 14 9 11 41 36 17 9 2 6 22 15 17 5 7 5 19 21 5 51
6 Cagliari 34 11 15 8 40 32 17 9 6 2 24 15 17 2 9 6 16 17 8 48
7 Pisa 34 11 13 10 44 34 17 7 5 5 25 16 17 4 8 5 19 18 10 46
8 Reggina 34 15 4 15 45 40 17 8 2 7 25 21 17 7 2 8 20 19 5 46
9 Modena 34 12 8 14 43 44 17 6 7 4 23 16 17 6 1 10 20 28 -1 44
10 Palermo 34 10 14 10 42 43 17 7 7 3 21 14 17 3 7 7 21 29 -1 44
11 Ascoli 34 11 10 13 36 42 17 5 5 7 17 20 17 6 5 6 19 22 -6 43
12 Ternana 34 11 10 13 33 43 17 8 5 4 19 17 17 3 5 9 14 26 -10 43
13 Como 34 9 15 10 42 44 17 7 6 4 24 18 17 2 9 6 18 26 -2 42
14 Venezia 34 11 9 14 41 45 17 5 5 7 21 25 17 6 4 7 20 20 -4 42
15 Cosenza 34 9 11 14 27 48 17 7 6 4 19 16 17 2 5 10 8 32 -21 38
16 Cittadella 34 8 13 13 29 42 17 4 7 6 16 21 17 4 6 7 13 21 -13 37
17 Perugia 34 9 8 17 34 41 17 5 6 6 19 19 17 4 2 11 15 22 -7 35
18 Brescia 34 8 11 15 31 51 17 5 5 7 14 20 17 3 6 8 17 31 -20 35
19 SPAL 34 7 13 14 37 46 17 4 6 7 24 25 17 3 7 7 13 21 -9 34
20 Benevento 34 6 13 15 26 40 17 3 5 9 12 22 17 3 8 6 14 18 -14 31

SPAL:
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 Frosinone 34 20 8 6 51 20 17 12 3 2 29 8 17 8 5 4 22 12 31 68
2 Genoa 34 19 10 5 45 21 17 10 6 1 23 6 17 9 4 4 22 15 24 66
3 Bari 1908 34 16 12 6 52 31 17 6 8 3 28 18 17 10 4 3 24 13 21 60
4 Sudtirol 34 13 14 7 35 31 17 6 8 3 20 17 17 7 6 4 15 14 4 53
5 Parma 34 14 9 11 41 36 17 9 2 6 22 15 17 5 7 5 19 21 5 51
6 Cagliari 34 11 15 8 40 32 17 9 6 2 24 15 17 2 9 6 16 17 8 48
7 Pisa 34 11 13 10 44 34 17 7 5 5 25 16 17 4 8 5 19 18 10 46
8 Reggina 34 15 4 15 45 40 17 8 2 7 25 21 17 7 2 8 20 19 5 46
9 Modena 34 12 8 14 43 44 17 6 7 4 23 16 17 6 1 10 20 28 -1 44
10 Palermo 34 10 14 10 42 43 17 7 7 3 21 14 17 3 7 7 21 29 -1 44
11 Ascoli 34 11 10 13 36 42 17 5 5 7 17 20 17 6 5 6 19 22 -6 43
12 Ternana 34 11 10 13 33 43 17 8 5 4 19 17 17 3 5 9 14 26 -10 43
13 Como 34 9 15 10 42 44 17 7 6 4 24 18 17 2 9 6 18 26 -2 42
14 Venezia 34 11 9 14 41 45 17 5 5 7 21 25 17 6 4 7 20 20 -4 42
15 Cosenza 34 9 11 14 27 48 17 7 6 4 19 16 17 2 5 10 8 32 -21 38
16 Cittadella 34 8 13 13 29 42 17 4 7 6 16 21 17 4 6 7 13 21 -13 37
17 Perugia 34 9 8 17 34 41 17 5 6 6 19 19 17 4 2 11 15 22 -7 35
18 Brescia 34 8 11 15 31 51 17 5 5 7 14 20 17 3 6 8 17 31 -20 35
19 SPAL 34 7 13 14 37 46 17 4 6 7 24 25 17 3 7 7 13 21 -9 34
20 Benevento 34 6 13 15 26 40 17 3 5 9 12 22 17 3 8 6 14 18 -14 31

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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.