Season ticket holders at Stadio Paolo Mazza haven't seen too many victories this season, with SPAL languishing in the 18th position so far. The guesting Bologna will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
SPAL form and stats
SPAL's results here at Stadio Paolo Mazza in the Serie A have been very modest with 2 victories, 2 draws and 5 defeats. SPAL are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Stadio Paolo Mazza, having lost their two previous games here.
SPAL are returning here after visiting Atalanta in a Serie A game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Mattia Valoti and Andrea Petagna scored the goal(s). Heartbreak before that as SPAL lost 0-3 at Milan's place.
SPAL aren't scoring a lot here at Stadio Paolo Mazza in the league, with only 8 goals from 9 games. SPAL have conceded 13 in these home matches.
Bologna form and stats
3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Bologna playing as the away team in the Serie A this season.
There were no winners in Bologna's previous match, a Serie A home game that ended 1-1 vs Hellas Verona (placed 10th). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Torino wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
6 saves made goalkeeper Łukasz Skorupski a hero against Hellas Verona, contributing heavily to the draw after 90 minutes.
Bologna are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 10 games (in the league). Bologna have conceded 17 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Bologna - SPAL 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): SPAL 2 wins, 1 draw and Bologna 2 victories. As for goals, 1 match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Petagna 7 goals |   R. Palacio 5 goals |  R. Orsolini 5 goals |
SPAL missing players
Bologna missing players
| SPAL | Bologna | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 8 | 14 | 29 |
| 30 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 9 | 17 | 32 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 90% | 95% |
| 65% | 67% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 70% | 80% |
| 40% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 60% | 65% |
| 15% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 40% | 35% |
| 5% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 30% | 20% |
| 45% | 56% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 70% | 80% |
| 10% | 11% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 10% | 10% |
| 50% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 30% | 15% |
| 4.7 | 5.3 | 4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.6 | 6 |
| 6.3 | 4.7 | 5.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| 3 | 2.9 | 3.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 259 | 145 | 43 | Total Shots | T S | 87 | 153 | 263 |
| 69 | 39 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 31 | 50 | 94 |
| 20% | 21% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 28% | 31% |
- Bologna have scored more than double the goals of SPAL.
- Bologna have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- SPAL has the fewest scored goals (14)
- SPAL has the fewest scored goals (8) at home
- SPAL has the fewest scored goals in the second half (7)
- SPAL has the most matches under the total-line (13)
- SPAL have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- 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 | Juventus | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 51 |
| 2 | Inter | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 41 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 24 | 47 |
| 3 | Lazio | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 28 | 45 |
| 4 | Roma | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 38 |
| 5 | Atalanta | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 22 | 35 |
| 6 | Cagliari | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 30 |
| 7 | Parma | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 28 |
| 8 | Milan | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -5 | 28 |
| 9 | Torino | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | -2 | 27 |
| 10 | Hellas Verona | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 26 |
| 11 | Napoli | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 24 |
| 12 | Bologna | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 24 |
| 13 | Fiorentina | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -4 | 24 |
| 14 | Udinese | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 24 |
| 15 | Sassuolo | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 22 |
| 16 | Sampdoria | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -13 | 19 |
| 17 | Lecce | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 21 | -16 | 16 |
| 18 | SPAL | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -16 | 15 |
| 19 | Brescia | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -19 | 15 |
| 20 | Genoa | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 26 | -20 | 14 |