Serie A match preview: SPAL versus Brescia

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Date: Sun 08.December
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Paolo Mazza (17900 seats)

SPAL are welcoming Brescia for another important game after their 0-1 result against 20th-placed Brescia.

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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SPAL form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie A, SPAL have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 7 games.

SPAL's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Brescia (placed 20th). Previous to that game, a Coppa Italia home match hosting Lecce in a game that was won 5-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how SPAL have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won 2 Drawn 5 Lost 1.

SPAL are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 7 games. 10 goals have been conceded.

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Brescia form and stats

Brescia have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Serie A, after 2-0-5 (7 played).

It's the second away game in a row for Brescia, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus SPAL (placed 19th) in the Serie A last time out. Preceding that, the 0-3 home loss versus Atalanta.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Brescia in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Brescia, 4 draws and 5 defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Brescia as they have only managed to score 5 times from 7 away games in the league. Brescia have conceded 11 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result SPAL - Brescia 0-1 entered in the official records. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's 2 SPAL victories, 0 draws and 1 Brescia win. 2 of these games ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

SPALA. Petagna
A. Petagna
4 goals
BresciaA. Donnarumma
A. Donnarumma
4 goals
BresciaM. Balotelli
M. Balotelli
3 goals

SPAL missing players

Brescia missing players

SPAL Brescia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
15 8 3 Played P 2 8 14
2 2 0 Won W 1 3 3
3 2 1 Drew D 0 0 1
10 4 2 Lost L 1 5 10
9 8 2 Scored S 2 6 11
22 11 5 Conceded C 3 11 26
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
60% 62% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 64%
33% 38% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 64%
13% 25% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 12% 21%
7% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
40% 62% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 38% 43%
13% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 38% 29%
53% 25% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 36%
 
5.1 5.6 7.7 Corners For (avg) C F 6 4.8 4.6
6.2 4.8 3.3 Corners Against (avg) C A 4 6.6 7
3.3 3.1 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 4 2.9 2.6
1 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 3
 
197 127 53 Total Shots T S 17 84 148
54 37 16 Shots on Target S O 5 23 44
17% 22% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 26% 25%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Brescia has the fewest points from losing position (0)
  • Brescia has the the worst goal difference (-16)
  • Brescia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Brescia haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • SPAL has the fewest scored goals (9)
  • SPAL have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • SPAL have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • SPAL haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • SPAL is in the worst form (0-2-4)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Inter 15 12 2 1 31 13 8 5 2 1 13 6 7 7 0 0 18 7 18 38
2 Juventus 15 11 3 1 26 15 7 6 1 0 15 8 8 5 2 1 11 7 11 36
3 Lazio 15 10 3 2 36 15 8 6 2 0 24 7 7 4 1 2 12 8 21 33
4 Roma 15 8 5 2 26 15 7 4 2 1 15 10 8 4 3 1 11 5 11 29
5 Atalanta 15 8 4 3 37 23 7 3 1 3 18 14 8 5 3 0 19 9 14 28
6 Cagliari 14 8 4 2 29 17 8 5 1 2 19 12 6 3 3 0 10 5 12 28
7 Napoli 15 5 6 4 24 19 7 3 2 2 9 6 8 2 4 2 15 13 5 21
8 Parma 14 5 3 6 20 18 8 4 0 4 12 9 6 1 3 2 8 9 2 18
9 Hellas Verona 15 5 3 7 14 17 8 3 2 3 7 7 7 2 1 4 7 10 -3 18
10 Torino 14 5 2 7 16 20 7 2 2 3 6 9 7 3 0 4 10 11 -4 17
11 Milan 14 5 2 7 13 17 7 2 2 3 7 10 7 3 0 4 6 7 -4 17
12 Bologna 14 4 4 6 20 23 6 2 2 2 9 9 8 2 2 4 11 14 -3 16
13 Fiorentina 14 4 4 6 18 21 7 2 2 3 8 9 7 2 2 3 10 12 -3 16
14 Lecce 15 3 6 6 20 29 7 0 4 3 8 13 8 3 2 3 12 16 -9 15
15 Udinese 15 4 3 8 10 24 8 3 2 3 5 9 7 1 1 5 5 15 -14 15
16 Sassuolo 13 4 2 7 24 25 7 3 0 4 16 14 6 1 2 3 8 11 -1 14
17 Sampdoria 14 3 3 8 12 24 7 2 3 2 5 8 7 1 0 6 7 16 -12 12
18 Genoa 15 2 5 8 17 30 7 2 1 4 8 10 8 0 4 4 9 20 -13 11
19 SPAL 14 2 3 9 9 21 7 2 2 3 8 10 7 0 1 6 1 11 -12 9
20 Brescia 13 2 1 10 10 26 6 0 1 5 5 15 7 2 0 5 5 11 -16 7

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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.