Serie B match prediction: Little separates SPAL and Ternana in quality

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 01.April
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Paolo Mazza (17900 seats)

SPAL hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been back-breaking so far with 28 points and a 19th spot in the Serie B table. Visiting Ternana have 11th place with 39 pts.

Insights:
  • SPAL have the most conceded goals (22) at home in Serie B
  • Ternana have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both squads have had a decent time to rest since their previous match. Let's aim for an enthusiastic match!

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SPAL form and stats

The story so far in the Serie B for SPAL at their home stadium (Stadio Paolo Mazza) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 7 defeats.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 198 minutes without scoring a league goal. Prati was the last player to find the net.

SPAL are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Südtirol. Celia, defender, was given a rating of 7.43/10 in that game, top of the team. Celia hit one key pass and won 12 of 17 duels.

Prior to that, an away loss at Cosenza.

The SPAL fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 21 in 15 matches. SPAL's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 22 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Ternana form and stats

There's been little loot from Ternana's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 15 away games in the Serie B. Ternana only have 3 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 4 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Ternana have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road.

The fans enjoyed Ternana's previous game versus Bari 1908 (placed 4th), a 1-0 win played at home. Yippee; their first win in the league after seven rounds not winning. Mantovani, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.85. Mantovani hit one key pass and won 5 of 5 duels.

Prior to that match, the Ternana manager Lucarelli faced defeat when travelling to Genoa and losing 0-1.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ternana as they have only managed to score 13 times from 15 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Ternana's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 24 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The former H2H meeting ended Ternana - SPAL 0-0, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): SPAL three wins, two draws and Ternana two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SPALA. La Mantia
A. La Mantia
5 goals
SPALG. Moncini
G. Moncini
5 goals
TernanaA. Partipilo
A. Partipilo
5 goals

SPAL missing players

Ternana missing players

Total First Half Second Half
SPAL Ternana
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
30 15 5 Played P 5 15 30
6 4 0 Won W 2 3 10
10 4 3 Drew D 1 4 9
14 7 2 Lost L 2 8 11
31 21 6 Scored S 6 13 29
42 22 9 Conceded C 7 24 36
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 73% 80%
73% 87% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 67% 60%
37% 40% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 60% 50%
20% 27% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 27% 17%
13% 20% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 20% 10%
47% 60% 100% BTTS BTTS 40% 47% 43%
27% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 33% 43%
37% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 47% 33%
 
4.6 4.5 5.4 Corners for (avg) C F 5.6 5.9 5.3
5.1 3.7 3.4 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.3 5.4
3.1 3.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.3 2.5
6 4 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
12.9 13.9 16 Shots (avg) S ( 12.4 11.3 12
4.1 5 6.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.4 4.1 4.1
25% 28% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 21% 23%
 
14.1 13 13.2 Shots against (avg) S A 15.2 15.9 15.2
4.5 4.4 5.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.6 5.5 4.5
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • SPAL have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • SPAL have the most conceded goals (22) at home in Serie B
  • SPAL haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Ternana 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 Frosinone 30 19 5 6 48 19 15 11 2 2 27 8 15 8 3 4 21 11 29 62
2 Genoa 30 16 9 5 39 19 15 8 6 1 20 6 15 8 3 4 19 13 20 56
3 Südtirol 30 13 12 5 34 28 16 6 8 2 20 16 14 7 4 3 14 12 6 51
4 Bari 1908 30 13 11 6 45 28 15 5 7 3 24 16 15 8 4 3 21 12 17 50
5 Pisa 30 11 12 7 42 29 15 7 4 4 24 14 15 4 8 3 18 15 13 45
6 Cagliari 30 11 12 7 38 29 15 9 4 2 23 14 15 2 8 5 15 15 9 45
7 Reggina 29 13 3 13 39 35 15 7 2 6 23 19 14 6 1 7 16 16 4 42
8 Palermo 30 10 12 8 38 37 15 7 5 3 20 13 15 3 7 5 18 24 1 42
9 Parma 30 11 8 11 35 33 15 7 2 6 18 13 15 4 6 5 17 20 2 41
10 Como 30 9 12 9 35 36 15 7 4 4 21 15 15 2 8 5 14 21 -1 39
11 Ternana 30 10 9 11 29 36 15 7 5 3 16 12 15 3 4 8 13 24 -7 39
12 Modena 30 11 5 14 41 43 14 6 4 4 22 15 16 5 1 10 19 28 -2 38
13 Ascoli 30 9 9 12 30 36 15 3 5 7 12 17 15 6 4 5 18 19 -6 36
14 Cittadella 30 8 11 11 28 39 15 4 7 4 16 19 15 4 4 7 12 20 -11 35
15 Perugia 29 9 6 14 32 34 13 5 4 4 17 14 16 4 2 10 15 20 -2 33
16 Venezia 30 8 9 13 31 39 15 3 5 7 15 21 15 5 4 6 16 18 -8 33
17 Cosenza 30 8 8 14 25 47 15 6 5 4 17 15 15 2 3 10 8 32 -22 32
18 Benevento 30 6 11 13 23 33 15 3 4 8 10 18 15 3 7 5 13 15 -10 29
19 SPAL 30 6 10 14 31 42 15 4 4 7 21 22 15 2 6 7 10 20 -11 28
20 Brescia 30 6 10 14 23 44 16 4 5 7 13 20 14 2 5 7 10 24 -21 28

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 30 19 5 6 48 19 15 11 2 2 27 8 15 8 3 4 21 11 29 62
2 Genoa 30 16 9 5 39 19 15 8 6 1 20 6 15 8 3 4 19 13 20 56
3 Südtirol 30 13 12 5 34 28 16 6 8 2 20 16 14 7 4 3 14 12 6 51
4 Bari 1908 30 13 11 6 45 28 15 5 7 3 24 16 15 8 4 3 21 12 17 50
5 Pisa 30 11 12 7 42 29 15 7 4 4 24 14 15 4 8 3 18 15 13 45
6 Cagliari 30 11 12 7 38 29 15 9 4 2 23 14 15 2 8 5 15 15 9 45
7 Reggina 29 13 3 13 39 35 15 7 2 6 23 19 14 6 1 7 16 16 4 42
8 Palermo 30 10 12 8 38 37 15 7 5 3 20 13 15 3 7 5 18 24 1 42
9 Parma 30 11 8 11 35 33 15 7 2 6 18 13 15 4 6 5 17 20 2 41
10 Como 30 9 12 9 35 36 15 7 4 4 21 15 15 2 8 5 14 21 -1 39
11 Ternana 30 10 9 11 29 36 15 7 5 3 16 12 15 3 4 8 13 24 -7 39
12 Modena 30 11 5 14 41 43 14 6 4 4 22 15 16 5 1 10 19 28 -2 38
13 Ascoli 30 9 9 12 30 36 15 3 5 7 12 17 15 6 4 5 18 19 -6 36
14 Cittadella 30 8 11 11 28 39 15 4 7 4 16 19 15 4 4 7 12 20 -11 35
15 Perugia 29 9 6 14 32 34 13 5 4 4 17 14 16 4 2 10 15 20 -2 33
16 Venezia 30 8 9 13 31 39 15 3 5 7 15 21 15 5 4 6 16 18 -8 33
17 Cosenza 30 8 8 14 25 47 15 6 5 4 17 15 15 2 3 10 8 32 -22 32
18 Benevento 30 6 11 13 23 33 15 3 4 8 10 18 15 3 7 5 13 15 -10 29
19 SPAL 30 6 10 14 31 42 15 4 4 7 21 22 15 2 6 7 10 20 -11 28
20 Brescia 30 6 10 14 23 44 16 4 5 7 13 20 14 2 5 7 10 24 -21 28

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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.