Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Milan welcomes Spezia

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sun 04.October
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (80018 seats)

Only a few games have been played in the Serie A so far, with Milan placed 5th and Spezia sitting in the 11th position.

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.

Spezia play their home games on artifical turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Spezia when playing on grass are 14 wins, 10 draws and 20 defeats from 44 matches. They have scored 54 goals and conceded 58 times in these games.

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Milan form and stats

The hosts won their first Serie A game here at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Milan last season were 9 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses from 19 games.

The Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 273 minutes without conceding a goal in the Serie A.

Milan drew their last game, 2-2 away at Rio Ave (after extra-time, 8-9 on penalties). In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Crotone.

Milan are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found three matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won three, drew zero and lost zero.

Early season league goal statistics from Milan's 1 home game: 2 goals, 0 conceded.

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Spezia form and stats

A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Serie A, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 7 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats from 19 matches. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Spezia are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

Two travels in a row for Spezia, whose manager V. Italiano could celebrate last time after the Serie A win against Udinese. Preceding that, the 1-4 home loss versus Sassuolo.

It's early days yet, but Spezia has scored 2 and conceded 0 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

Milan missing players

Spezia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Milan Spezia
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
2 1 1 Played P 0 1 2
2 1 1 Won W 0 1 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
4 2 2 Scored S 0 2 3
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 4
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 50%
100% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
3 3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 5 3.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
35 18 18 Total Shots T S 0 6 16
11 5 5 Shots on Target S O 0 3 7
36% 40% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 67% 43%
Milan Last season Spezia
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   21 42
19 9   Won W   8 19
9 6   Drew D   6 10
10 4   Lost L   7 13
63 31   Scored S   25 58
46 20   Conceded C   24 44
95% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   86% 88%
74% 74%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 69%
55% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   52% 48%
34% 32%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   19% 24%
21% 16%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 10%
58% 58%   BTTS BTTS   52% 50%
32% 37%   Clean Sheets C S   33% 36%
16% 16%   Failed to Score F T   29% 26%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.6 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.7 2.4
6 1   Red cards R C   5 6
 
621 336   Total Shots T S   253 546
198 106   Shots on Target S O   72 165
32% 29%   Goal Efficiency G E   35% 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 Napoli 2 2 0 0 8 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 8 6
2 Atalanta 2 2 0 0 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 8 3 5 6
3 Inter 2 2 0 0 9 5 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 5 2 4 6
4 Hellas Verona 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6
5 Milan 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 6
6 Juventus 2 1 1 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 4
7 Sassuolo 2 1 1 0 5 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 4
8 Bologna 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 3
9 Fiorentina 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 3
10 Lazio 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 -1 3
11 Spezia 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 -1 3
12 Benevento 2 1 0 1 5 7 1 0 0 1 2 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 -2 3
13 Genoa 2 1 0 1 4 7 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 6 -3 3
14 Cagliari 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
15 Roma 2 0 1 1 2 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
16 Torino 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 0
17 Udinese 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 0
18 Sampdoria 2 0 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 0
19 Crotone 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 -5 0
20 Parma 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 -5 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Juventus 38 26 5 7 76 43 19 16 2 1 46 17 19 10 3 6 30 26 33 83
2 Inter 38 24 10 4 81 36 19 11 6 2 40 17 19 13 4 2 41 19 45 82
3 Atalanta 38 23 9 6 98 48 19 12 2 5 51 26 19 11 7 1 47 22 50 78
4 Lazio 38 24 6 8 79 42 19 14 3 2 46 17 19 10 3 6 33 25 37 78
5 Roma 38 21 7 10 77 51 19 10 4 5 36 27 19 11 3 5 41 24 26 70
6 Milan 38 19 9 10 63 46 19 9 6 4 31 20 19 10 3 6 32 26 17 66
7 Napoli 38 18 8 12 61 50 19 10 3 6 31 24 19 8 5 6 30 26 11 62
8 Sassuolo 38 14 9 15 69 63 19 8 3 8 44 33 19 6 6 7 25 30 6 51
9 Fiorentina 38 12 13 13 51 48 19 5 8 6 22 22 19 7 5 7 29 26 3 49
10 Parma 38 14 7 17 56 57 19 7 2 10 26 24 19 7 5 7 30 33 -1 49
11 Hellas Verona 38 12 13 13 47 51 19 9 5 5 29 25 19 3 8 8 18 26 -4 49
12 Bologna 38 12 11 15 52 65 19 5 8 6 25 29 19 7 3 9 27 36 -13 47
13 Cagliari 38 11 12 15 52 56 19 7 4 8 32 28 19 4 8 7 20 28 -4 45
14 Udinese 38 12 9 17 37 51 19 6 6 7 18 23 19 6 3 10 19 28 -14 45
15 Sampdoria 38 12 6 20 48 65 19 6 4 9 25 30 19 6 2 11 23 35 -17 42
16 Torino 38 11 7 20 46 68 19 7 4 8 23 30 19 4 3 12 23 38 -22 40
17 Genoa 38 10 9 19 47 73 19 7 1 11 24 31 19 3 8 8 23 42 -26 39
18 Lecce 38 9 8 21 52 85 19 4 5 10 30 41 19 5 3 11 22 44 -33 35
19 Brescia 38 6 7 25 35 79 19 3 5 11 21 34 19 3 2 14 14 45 -44 25
20 SPAL 38 5 5 28 27 77 19 2 4 13 16 40 19 3 1 15 11 37 -50 20
Last season 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 38 26 8 4 67 27 19 14 4 1 39 9 19 12 4 3 28 18 40 86
2 Crotone 38 20 8 10 63 40 19 12 5 2 33 14 19 8 3 8 30 26 23 68
3 Spezia 38 17 10 11 54 40 19 10 4 5 30 18 19 7 6 6 24 22 14 61
4 Pordenone 38 16 10 12 48 46 19 11 5 3 25 12 19 5 5 9 23 34 2 58
5 Cittadella 38 17 7 14 49 49 19 7 4 8 23 26 19 10 3 6 26 23 0 58
6 Chievo 38 14 14 10 48 38 19 10 4 5 29 18 19 4 10 5 19 20 10 56
7 Pisa 38 14 12 12 49 45 19 10 5 4 28 20 19 4 7 8 21 25 4 54
8 Frosinone 38 14 12 12 41 38 19 10 5 4 29 18 19 4 7 8 12 20 3 54
9 Empoli 38 14 12 12 47 48 19 7 8 4 26 23 19 7 4 8 21 25 -1 54
10 Salernitana 38 14 10 14 53 50 19 10 6 3 35 23 19 4 4 11 18 27 3 52
11 Venezia 38 12 14 12 37 40 19 5 6 8 18 24 19 7 8 4 19 16 -3 50
12 Cremonese 38 12 13 13 42 43 19 7 6 6 22 19 19 5 7 7 20 24 -1 49
13 Virtus Entella 38 12 12 14 46 50 19 8 6 5 21 18 19 4 6 9 25 32 -4 48
14 Cosenza 38 12 10 16 50 49 19 6 5 8 21 22 19 6 5 8 29 27 1 46
15 Ascoli 38 13 7 18 50 58 19 9 5 5 29 24 19 4 2 13 21 34 -8 46
16 Pescara 38 12 9 17 48 55 19 7 8 4 31 23 19 5 1 13 17 32 -7 45
17 Perugia 38 12 9 17 38 49 19 7 5 7 19 19 19 5 4 10 19 30 -11 45
18 Trapani 38 11 13 14 48 60 19 8 6 5 27 20 19 3 7 9 21 40 -12 44
19 Juve Stabia 38 11 8 19 47 63 19 9 3 7 30 29 19 2 5 12 17 34 -16 41
20 Livorno 38 5 6 27 30 67 19 3 2 14 19 42 19 2 4 13 11 25 -37 21

Milan:
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 Napoli 2 2 0 0 8 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 8 6
2 Atalanta 2 2 0 0 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 8 3 5 6
3 Inter 2 2 0 0 9 5 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 5 2 4 6
4 Hellas Verona 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6
5 Milan 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 6
6 Juventus 2 1 1 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 4
7 Sassuolo 2 1 1 0 5 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 4
8 Bologna 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 3
9 Fiorentina 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 3
10 Lazio 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 -1 3
11 Spezia 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 -1 3
12 Benevento 2 1 0 1 5 7 1 0 0 1 2 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 -2 3
13 Genoa 2 1 0 1 4 7 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 6 -3 3
14 Cagliari 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
15 Roma 2 0 1 1 2 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1
16 Torino 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 0
17 Udinese 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 0
18 Sampdoria 2 0 0 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 0
19 Crotone 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 -5 0
20 Parma 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 -5 0

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Serie A is the division at the top of the Italian football league system and regarded as one of the top leagues of the world. 20 teams play each other home and away to create a final league table after 380 fixtures. The winners are titled “Campione d’Italia” (Champion of Italy), often referred to as the scudetto.