Perhaps a welcome break from league football as SPAL & Monza face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Coppa Italia. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither SPAL nor Monza as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
SPAL form and stats
Last season their Coppa Italia adventure ended in the 8th finals.SPAL have collected 10 points from their Serie B home games so far after 3-1-0. The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as SPAL has won their last four matches. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for SPAL, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
SPAL are confident in defense, having played 310 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
A nice win for SPAL last time playing, versus Pescara. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Sebastiano Esposito and Bartosz Salamon scoring for the victors. Previous to that game, a Serie B home match hosting Salernitana in a game that was won 2-0.
The SPAL manager P. Marino has got the team scoring with 8 from 4 home games in the league. SPAL are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadio Paolo Mazza in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.
Monza form and stats
Monza was sent out of Coppa Italia in the 3rd round last season.The visitors are W1-D3-L0 on the road this term. That's in the Serie B. Monza are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played 18 in a row without losing.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Pordenone in their previous outing. The Serie B match ended in a draw 1-1. Before that, Monza secured a home win against Frosinone with the score 2-0.
A new game in only four days for Monza, the Serie B home match versus Reggina. Busy days.
Monza find the net regularly in their away games. 4 goals from 4 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
Last five meetings between the teams: SPAL won zero, Monza won one and four draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Nahuel Castro 3 goals |  B. Salamon 2 goals |  M. Valoti 2 goals |
SPAL missing players
Monza missing players
| SPAL | Monza | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 7 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 26 | 17 | Scored | S | 18 | 41 | ||
| 43 | 24 | Conceded | C | 13 | 20 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 286 | 175 | Total Shots | T S | 123 | 284 | ||
| 79 | 49 | Shots on Target | S O | 50 | 115 | ||
| 30% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 35% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Empoli | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Lecce | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 | SPAL | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Salernitana | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | Venezia | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | Chievo | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Frosinone | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 8 | Cittadella | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | Monza | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | Brescia | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Pordenone | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 12 | Cosenza | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 13 | Reggina | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | Reggiana | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 7 |
| 15 | Vicenza | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 16 | Ascoli | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 17 | Pisa | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 4 |
| 18 | Virtus Entella | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -8 | 4 |
| 19 | Pescara | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -11 | 4 |
| 20 | Cremonese | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 3 |