Spezia have found it difficult to get points this season. Can the team get something to cheer about when Inter come to visit Stadio Alberto Picco?
- Spezia have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in Serie A
- Inter have scored more than double the goals of Spezia.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Spezia form and stats
Spezia's results here at Stadio Alberto Picco in the Serie A have been very modest with 2 victories, 7 draws and 4 defeats. Spezia are slowly digging their own grave here at Stadio Alberto Picco with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in nine attempts.
The spoils were shared in Spezia's previous game, also at home. Visiting Hellas Verona (placed 18th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. Nikolaou was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.6 out of 10. The defender Nikolaou won 3 of 5 duels.
2-2 away at Udinese before that.Despite playing at their own arena the home team are massive underdogs in this game. The home fans will enjoy their drinks and snacks knowing that the chances of a positive outcome are very slim. When Spezia have been in this position before, they have won 0, drawn 1 and lost 3 from 4 games. 2 defeats by at least two goals.
19 goals have been conceded. When Spezia hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Cremonese, Hellas Verona, Sampdoria, Empoli, Lecce and Salernitana), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Inter form and stats
As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Inter have produced an overall stat of 5-2-5 so far.
The club members enjoyed Inter's previous fixture versus Lecce (placed 15th), a 2-0 win played at home. Acerbi was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.81. The defender Acerbi won 8 of 9 duels.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Bologna's place.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Inter manager Inzaghi as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Porto.
Inter has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 12 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Inter's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 22 goals from these trips. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Inter have pulled off a sequence of 5 consecutive games without defeat (4-1-0) when facing Spezia.Inter - Spezia 3-0 was the scoreline in these contenders' last h2h match, played this season.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Martínez 14 goals |   M. N'Zola 11 goals |  E. Džeko 7 goals |
Spezia missing players
Inter missing players
| Spezia | Inter | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 21 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 19 | 46 |
| 41 | 19 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 22 | 28 |
| 92% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 92% | 96% |
| 76% | 77% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 83% | 72% |
| 52% | 54% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 75% | 60% |
| 28% | 31% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 36% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 16% |
| 44% | 54% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 75% | 52% |
| 16% | 23% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 8% | 36% |
| 48% | 38% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 25% | 16% |
| 5.1 | 5.3 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9.7 | 6 | 5.6 |
| 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| 2.6 | 2.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.8 | 12.7 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 25 | 16.9 | 16 |
| 3.8 | 4.1 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| 22% | 25% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 30% | 36% |
| 17.1 | 16.2 | 14.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.3 | 13.8 | 11.2 |
| 5.4 | 4.7 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.8 | 3.8 |
- Inter have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Inter have scored more than double the goals of Spezia.
- Spezia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Spezia have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in Serie A
| 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 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 42 | 65 |
| 2 | Inter | 25 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 46 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 50 |
| 3 | Lazio | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 22 | 48 |
| 4 | Roma | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 47 |
| 5 | Milan | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 47 |
| 6 | Atalanta | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 42 |
| 7 | Juventus | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 35 |
| 8 | Bologna | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -3 | 35 |
| 9 | Torino | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -2 | 34 |
| 10 | Udinese | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 32 |
| 11 | Monza | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 32 |
| 12 | Fiorentina | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 31 |
| 13 | Sassuolo | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -7 | 30 |
| 14 | Empoli | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -10 | 28 |
| 15 | Lecce | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -5 | 27 |
| 16 | Salernitana | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 26 | -16 | 25 |
| 17 | Spezia | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -20 | 21 |
| 18 | Hellas Verona | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -17 | 18 |
| 19 | Sampdoria | 25 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -28 | 12 |
| 20 | Cremonese | 25 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 46 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -25 | 12 |
