Serie A match preview: Spezia believed to be the weaker party when Atalanta pays a visit

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sun 08.May
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Alberto Picco (10336 seats)

Here's every piece of info you need to be aware of, and then some, ahead of the Spezia - Atalanta match!

Insights:
  • Spezia have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Serie A

Both sides have had adequate rest since their last game. Let's hope for an active game!

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Spezia form and stats

5 victories, 3 draws and 9 defeats. That’s what Spezia have to build on here at Stadio Alberto Picco in the Serie A. Spezia has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Motta and the players.

Spezia experienced a surprising defeat 3-4 against Lazio in their previous game, also played in front of their own fans. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Spezia's goalkeeper Provedel was extremely busy against Lazio, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves. Hristov, defender, was given a rating of 7.73/10 in that game, top of the team. Hristov scored one goal, served one assist, hit one key pass and won 4 of 5 duels.

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Torino.

Spezia are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 17 games. On the other hand, Spezia have conceded 24 goals.

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Atalanta form and stats

Atalanta have an excellent away record in the Serie A so far with 11-3-3 from 17 games.

Atalanta delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Salernitana (placed 18th) in their previous game. Musso had red hot gloves after the game against Salernitana, shaping the outcome of the game with eight saves made.

Preceding that match was the 4-4 draw at home vs Torino.

Atalanta are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 31 times in 17 away games so far. Atalanta are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 16 times in 17 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The squads have met each other previously this season, with the final score Atalanta - Spezia 5-2 logged in the official records. Data for the previous three meetings between these two sides are: zero wins for Spezia, one draw and two wins for Atalanta. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: one game. One of the profiles has been Pasalic with 4 goals scored against Spezia in these 3 meetings.

Top Goalscorers

AtalantaM. Pašalić
M. Pašalić
12 goals
AtalantaD. Zapata Banguera
D. Zapata Banguera
10 goals
AtalantaL. Muriel Fruto
L. Muriel Fruto
8 goals

Spezia missing players

Atalanta missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Spezia Atalanta
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 6 Played P 6 17 35
9 5 1 Won W 5 11 15
6 3 1 Drew D 1 3 11
20 9 4 Lost L 0 3 9
37 20 5 Scored S 13 31 62
63 24 8 Conceded C 4 16 44
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 88% 86%
71% 65% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 59% 71%
57% 47% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 59% 63%
29% 24% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 35% 40%
14% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 18% 20%
57% 59% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 59% 66%
20% 24% 17% Clean Sheets C S 33% 29% 29%
26% 18% 33% Failed to Score F T 17% 24% 20%
 
4.2 4.1 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 4.9 5.9
5.9 5.6 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 3.2 4.4 3.7
2.4 2.5 2.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.6 2.2
4 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.4 10.9 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 17.3 14.7 15.6
3.6 3.5 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.3 4.5 4.8
29% 34% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 40% 37%
 
17.6 18 17.2 Shots against (avg) S A 8.3 11.9 10.7
5.8 4.8 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.2 3.5 3.9
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Spezia have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Serie A
  • Spezia 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 Milan 35 23 8 4 61 30 18 11 4 3 26 12 17 12 4 1 35 18 31 77
2 Inter 35 22 9 4 74 29 17 12 3 2 41 14 18 10 6 2 33 15 45 75
3 Napoli 35 21 7 7 67 31 18 10 3 5 34 16 17 11 4 2 33 15 36 70
4 Juventus 35 20 9 6 54 31 18 10 4 4 23 12 17 10 5 2 31 19 23 69
5 Lazio 35 17 8 10 70 53 17 9 5 3 37 22 18 8 3 7 33 31 17 59
6 Roma 35 17 8 10 55 40 18 10 5 3 25 15 17 7 3 7 30 25 15 59
7 Atalanta 35 15 11 9 62 44 18 4 8 6 31 28 17 11 3 3 31 16 18 56
8 Fiorentina 35 17 5 13 54 47 17 11 2 4 34 20 18 6 3 9 20 27 7 56
9 Hellas Verona 35 14 10 11 61 52 17 9 3 5 33 21 18 5 7 6 28 31 9 52
10 Torino 35 12 11 12 45 37 17 8 5 4 29 17 18 4 6 8 16 20 8 47
11 Sassuolo 35 12 10 13 60 61 17 6 5 6 26 26 18 6 5 7 34 35 -1 46
12 Udinese 35 10 13 12 54 54 18 6 7 5 29 26 17 4 6 7 25 28 0 43
13 Bologna 35 11 10 14 39 48 18 8 4 6 24 21 17 3 6 8 15 27 -9 43
14 Empoli 35 9 10 16 46 65 18 4 4 10 27 43 17 5 6 6 19 22 -19 37
15 Sampdoria 35 9 6 20 42 57 18 5 3 10 25 31 17 4 3 10 17 26 -15 33
16 Spezia 35 9 6 20 37 63 17 5 3 9 20 24 18 4 3 11 17 39 -26 33
17 Cagliari 35 6 10 19 32 64 18 3 6 9 19 30 17 3 4 10 13 34 -32 28
18 Salernitana 34 6 8 20 29 71 16 2 5 9 14 33 18 4 3 11 15 38 -42 26
19 Genoa 35 3 16 16 25 55 17 2 8 7 12 23 18 1 8 9 13 32 -30 25
20 Venezia 34 5 7 22 28 63 17 2 4 11 17 35 17 3 3 11 11 28 -35 22

Atalanta:
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 Milan 35 23 8 4 61 30 18 11 4 3 26 12 17 12 4 1 35 18 31 77
2 Inter 35 22 9 4 74 29 17 12 3 2 41 14 18 10 6 2 33 15 45 75
3 Napoli 35 21 7 7 67 31 18 10 3 5 34 16 17 11 4 2 33 15 36 70
4 Juventus 35 20 9 6 54 31 18 10 4 4 23 12 17 10 5 2 31 19 23 69
5 Lazio 35 17 8 10 70 53 17 9 5 3 37 22 18 8 3 7 33 31 17 59
6 Roma 35 17 8 10 55 40 18 10 5 3 25 15 17 7 3 7 30 25 15 59
7 Atalanta 35 15 11 9 62 44 18 4 8 6 31 28 17 11 3 3 31 16 18 56
8 Fiorentina 35 17 5 13 54 47 17 11 2 4 34 20 18 6 3 9 20 27 7 56
9 Hellas Verona 35 14 10 11 61 52 17 9 3 5 33 21 18 5 7 6 28 31 9 52
10 Torino 35 12 11 12 45 37 17 8 5 4 29 17 18 4 6 8 16 20 8 47
11 Sassuolo 35 12 10 13 60 61 17 6 5 6 26 26 18 6 5 7 34 35 -1 46
12 Udinese 35 10 13 12 54 54 18 6 7 5 29 26 17 4 6 7 25 28 0 43
13 Bologna 35 11 10 14 39 48 18 8 4 6 24 21 17 3 6 8 15 27 -9 43
14 Empoli 35 9 10 16 46 65 18 4 4 10 27 43 17 5 6 6 19 22 -19 37
15 Sampdoria 35 9 6 20 42 57 18 5 3 10 25 31 17 4 3 10 17 26 -15 33
16 Spezia 35 9 6 20 37 63 17 5 3 9 20 24 18 4 3 11 17 39 -26 33
17 Cagliari 35 6 10 19 32 64 18 3 6 9 19 30 17 3 4 10 13 34 -32 28
18 Salernitana 34 6 8 20 29 71 16 2 5 9 14 33 18 4 3 11 15 38 -42 26
19 Genoa 35 3 16 16 25 55 17 2 8 7 12 23 18 1 8 9 13 32 -30 25
20 Venezia 34 5 7 22 28 63 17 2 4 11 17 35 17 3 3 11 11 28 -35 22

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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.