Spezia come from a 0-0 scoreline vs Empoli last fixture, a fixture to remember. The next assignment is this fit Inter team.
- Spezia haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Inter have the most scored goals (65) in Serie A
Spezia and Inter should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Spezia form and stats
Spezia have played 15 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-3-7 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Spezia bring valid hopes of a third.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Spezia, as their goalkeeper Ivan Provedel has completely shut out the opponents for 189 minutes in the Serie A.
The Spezia manager Motta and his pawns return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Empoli (placed 13th). The goalie Provedel was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.81 out of ten. Provedel topped it up with a clean sheet.
Ahead of that match, Spezia won a home game hosting Venezia (1-0).No one expects the home team to get anything from this game. It's not often a home team are such massive outsiders as in this game. We've searched our database for matches where Spezia had similar winning odds as today, and found five games. In these, the hosts won zero, drew three and lost two. Betting people looking at handicaps might be interested to know that Spezia lost one similar game by at least two goals.
Spezia are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 15 games. 17 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. When Spezia hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Genoa, Cagliari, Sampdoria, Venezia, Udinese and Salernitana), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Inter form and stats
Inter's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Inter collect 30 points from their 15 away matches in the Serie A. 8 victories and 6 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Lazio game have they lost an away game, meaning Inter has taken points from ten away matches in a row.
220 minutes! That's how long the Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Inter go into this game after a win, the home game against Hellas Verona that ended 2-0. Midfielder Perišić was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.85. Perišić signed up for two assists and hit four key passes.
Prior to that result Inter won their away game at Juventus. The scoreline was 1-0.A quick return to home after this game, as Inter are hosting Milan in the Coppa Italia only four days away.
Inter has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 27 goals from 15 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 are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 15 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides meet on the pitch this season, as the records show this recent match: Inter - Spezia 2-0. Numbers for the former three meetings involving these two squads are: zero wins for Spezia, one draw and two wins for Inter. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  L. Martínez 14 goals |  E. Džeko 13 goals |  H. Çalhanoğlu 7 goals |
Spezia missing players
Inter missing players
| Spezia | Inter | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | 19 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 17 | 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 9 | 27 | 65 |
| 54 | 17 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 24 |
| 97% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 87% | 94% |
| 69% | 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | 87% |
| 53% | 40% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 47% | 52% |
| 25% | 13% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 35% |
| 12% | 7% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 7% | 13% |
| 53% | 53% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 53% | 52% |
| 22% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 47% | 45% |
| 28% | 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 13% | 10% |
| 4.1 | 4 | 2.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9.2 | 5.9 | 6.4 |
| 5.9 | 5.6 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 4.5 | 3.6 |
| 2.4 | 2.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.6 | 11.1 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 19.2 | 15.3 | 17.4 |
| 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 5.7 | 6.8 |
| 27% | 31% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 32% | 31% |
| 17.3 | 17.4 | 26 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 12.2 | 11.3 |
| 5.6 | 4.5 | 8.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 |
- Inter have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Inter have scored more than double the goals of Spezia.
- Inter have the fewest conceded goals (11) away in Serie A
- Inter have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Serie A
- Inter have the most clean sheets (14) in Serie A
- Inter have the most points from losing position (19) in Serie A
- Inter have the most scored goals (65) in Serie A
- Inter have the most scored goals in the first half (31) in Serie A
- Inter have the most scored goals in the second half (34) in Serie A
- Inter have the the best goal difference (+41) 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 | 31 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 56 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 17 | 27 | 67 |
| 2 | Inter | 31 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 65 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 41 | 66 |
| 3 | Napoli | 31 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 56 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 33 | 66 |
| 4 | Juventus | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 49 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 21 | 62 |
| 5 | Roma | 31 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 16 | 54 |
| 6 | Lazio | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 60 | 46 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 14 | 52 |
| 7 | Atalanta | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 52 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 18 | 51 |
| 8 | Fiorentina | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 50 |
| 9 | Hellas Verona | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 56 | 49 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 7 | 45 |
| 10 | Sassuolo | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 51 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 43 |
| 11 | Torino | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 38 |
| 12 | Bologna | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 34 |
| 13 | Empoli | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 41 | 56 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 38 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 18 | -15 | 34 |
| 14 | Udinese | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 47 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 25 | -6 | 33 |
| 15 | Spezia | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 54 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 37 | -22 | 33 |
| 16 | Sampdoria | 31 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 39 | 52 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 23 | -13 | 29 |
| 17 | Cagliari | 32 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 61 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 33 | -31 | 25 |
| 18 | Genoa | 31 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 23 | 48 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 29 | -25 | 22 |
| 19 | Venezia | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 55 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -30 | 22 |
| 20 | Salernitana | 29 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 66 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 34 | -44 | 16 |
