Home advantage could prove decisive in Spezia - Brescia battle

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Tue 26.Sep
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi (20194 seats)

This has the looks of another action-packed run-in at Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi in the Serie B. Spezia is in 19th place and receive Brescia in 9th spot. Learn more about the fixture here!

Insights:
  • Brescia have the fewest conceded goals (0) in Serie B

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Spezia form and stats

The complete Serie B stats playing at home this season for Spezia are 0-0-2 (wins-draws-losses).

The Spezia crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Reggiana here at Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi. Midfield player Esposito got a match rating of 7.44 in that game, the max score being 10. Esposito served one assist, hit two key passes and had 53 successful passes (of 64 total).

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Venezia.

There will be little rest for Spezia after this match as they are travelling to FeralpiSalò for a Serie B game in only four days.

At Orogel Stadium-Dino Manuzzi, Spezia has the goal stats of 1-3 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Brescia form and stats

A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Serie B, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 3 wins, 7 draws and 9 defeats from 19 matches.

The Brescia goalkeeper Luca Lezzerini is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 290 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

There were no winners in Brescia's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Venezia (placed 2nd). Midfielder Dickmann was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.81. Dickmann hit two key passes.

Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Lecco.

Brescia are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 12 matches.

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

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Brescia has managed {2 goals} and let in 0 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - four - one (Spezia wins - draws - Brescia wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SpeziaL. Moro
L. Moro
2 goals
SpeziaA. Reca
A. Reca
1 goals
SpeziaF. Esposito
F. Esposito
1 goals

Spezia missing players

Brescia missing players

Spezia Brescia
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
5 2 1 Played P 1 1 3
0 0 0 Won W 1 1 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
4 2 1 Lost L 0 0 0
4 1 0 Scored S 2 2 3
10 3 1 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 67%
60% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 33%
60% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
20% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
20% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
40% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 100% 100%
60% 50% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 33%
 
4.8 6.5 6 Corners for (avg) C F 9 9 5.7
4.4 5.5 6 Corners against (avg) C A 7 7 7.3
3.4 4 5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14.4 12 9 Shots (avg) S ( 11 11 9.7
4 2.5 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5 3.3
20% 20% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 40% 30%
 
10.6 11.5 12 Shots against (avg) S A 24 24 17
4.2 4.5 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 7 2.7
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Brescia have the fewest conceded goals (0) in Serie B
Spezia Last season Brescia
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
39 20   Played P   20 39
6 4   Won W   3 9
13 8   Drew D   7 13
20 8   Lost L   10 17
32 19   Scored S   19 36
65 33   Conceded C   36 58
92% 90%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   90% 95%
79% 85%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   70% 74%
49% 55%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 36%
26% 30%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   30% 18%
3% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   10% 5%
46% 50%   BTTS BTTS   50% 49%
15% 20%   Clean Sheets C S   15% 18%
46% 40%   Failed to Score F T   45% 38%
 
5.2 5.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.2 4.5
5.4 5   Corners against (avg) C A   4.5 4.5
2.7 2.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.4 2.5
6 4   Red cards R C   4 7
 
11.7 12.1   Shots (avg) S (   12.4 11.9
3.8 4   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.9 4
22% 23%   Goal Efficiency G E   25% 23%
 
15.9 15.3   Shots against (avg) S A   11.9 12.5
5.1 4.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.3 4.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Parma 5 4 1 0 11 1 3 2 1 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 7 1 10 13
2 Venezia 6 3 3 0 7 2 3 2 1 0 5 1 3 1 2 0 2 1 5 12
3 Modena 5 3 2 0 6 2 3 2 1 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 11
4 Palermo 5 3 1 1 7 2 2 1 0 1 3 1 3 2 1 0 4 1 5 10
5 Catanzaro 5 3 1 1 9 9 3 2 0 1 5 6 2 1 1 0 4 3 0 10
6 Südtirol 5 2 3 0 11 7 2 1 1 0 6 4 3 1 2 0 5 3 4 9
7 Cosenza 6 2 2 2 8 6 3 1 1 1 6 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 8
8 Cittadella 5 2 2 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 3 4 0 8
9 Brescia 3 2 1 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 7
10 Bari 1908 5 1 4 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 7
11 Cremonese 6 1 4 1 6 6 4 0 3 1 3 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 7
12 Pisa 5 2 1 2 5 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 2 0 1 3 2 0 7
13 Como 4 2 1 1 5 6 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 -1 7
14 Reggiana 6 1 3 2 7 9 2 0 1 1 3 5 4 1 2 1 4 4 -2 6
15 Ascoli 6 1 1 4 6 10 2 1 0 1 3 1 4 0 1 3 3 9 -4 4
16 Sampdoria 5 1 1 3 5 8 3 0 0 3 2 6 2 1 1 0 3 2 -3 2
17 Ternana 6 0 2 4 4 8 4 0 2 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 -4 2
18 Lecco 3 0 1 2 3 6 2 0 0 2 3 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 -3 1
19 Spezia 5 0 1 4 4 10 2 0 0 2 1 3 3 0 1 2 3 7 -6 1
20 FeralpiSalò 6 0 1 5 1 12 3 0 1 2 1 4 3 0 0 3 0 8 -11 1

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Read more about Serie B

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.