Football betting preview: Spezia with moderate expectations before welcoming Inter

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Wed 21.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Alberto Picco (10336 seats)

The visiting Inter side should be favourites in this visit to Spezia, as the away team holds a 43 point advantage from their 31 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Spezia have the most conceded goals in the second half (41) in Serie A
  • Inter is in the best form (5-1-0)

It's no vacation for neither Spezia nor Inter as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Spezia form and stats

The story so far in the Serie A for Spezia at their home stadium (Stadio Alberto Picco) is 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Spezia after consecutive victories at their own ground.

Before that, Spezia had a home game versus Crotone which ended with a victory 3-2.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Spezia as they are travelling to their away game against Genoa in the Serie A. That match is three days after this one.

Spezia has scored 20 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Spezia defense is not exactly impregnable. 25 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Inter form and stats

Inter, who have the the best goal difference (+42) in Serie A, have an excellent away record in the Serie A so far with 10-5-1 from 16 games. Things are running smoothly for Inter who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 15 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Sampdoria. Inter are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.

Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Cagliari.

A quick return to home after this game, as Inter are hosting Hellas Verona in the Serie A only four days away.

Inter has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 31 goals from 16 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (13 so far).

Head 2 Head

Inter - Spezia 2-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

InterR. Lukaku Menama
R. Lukaku Menama
21 goals
InterL. Martínez
L. Martínez
15 goals
SpeziaM. N'Zola
M. N'Zola
9 goals

Spezia missing players

Inter missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Spezia Inter
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 5 16 31
8 4 1 Won W 5 10 23
8 5 1 Drew D 0 5 6
15 6 2 Lost L 0 1 2
41 20 4 Scored S 14 31 70
59 25 6 Conceded C 5 13 28
94% 93% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 97%
87% 80% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 84%
77% 67% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 56% 65%
39% 40% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 19% 32%
19% 20% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 6% 13%
68% 73% 50% BTTS BTTS 80% 62% 61%
16% 13% 50% Clean Sheets C S 20% 38% 39%
23% 20% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 6% 3%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.8 3.2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.9 1.7
5 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
9.7 10.8 14.8 Shots (avg) S ( 15.2 14.4 14.3
3.4 3.5 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.6 4.9 5.4
39% 38% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 39% 42%
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Inter have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Inter have the fewest conceded goals (13) away in Serie A
  • Inter have the most points from losing position (15) in Serie A
  • Inter have the most scored goals in the second half (48) in Serie A
  • Inter have the the best goal difference (+18) away in Serie A
  • Inter have the the best goal difference (+42) in Serie A
  • Inter is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • Spezia have the most conceded goals in the second half (41) 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 Inter 31 23 6 2 70 28 15 13 1 1 39 15 16 10 5 1 31 13 42 75
2 Milan 31 20 6 5 59 36 16 7 5 4 28 22 15 13 1 1 31 14 23 66
3 Atalanta 31 19 7 5 72 38 16 10 3 3 42 22 15 9 4 2 30 16 34 64
4 Juventus 31 18 8 5 61 28 16 12 2 2 34 12 15 6 6 3 27 16 33 62
5 Napoli 31 19 3 9 66 35 15 10 2 3 38 15 16 9 1 6 28 20 31 60
6 Lazio 30 18 4 8 51 41 15 10 2 3 28 20 15 8 2 5 23 21 10 58
7 Roma 31 16 6 9 55 47 16 11 3 2 34 17 15 5 3 7 21 30 8 54
8 Sassuolo 31 12 10 9 52 49 15 5 7 3 26 23 16 7 3 6 26 26 3 46
9 Hellas Verona 31 11 8 12 39 38 15 6 3 6 18 17 16 5 5 6 21 21 1 41
10 Sampdoria 31 11 6 14 42 46 16 7 2 7 25 24 15 4 4 7 17 22 -4 39
11 Bologna 31 10 7 14 43 47 15 7 3 5 28 23 16 3 4 9 15 24 -4 37
12 Udinese 31 9 9 13 34 41 15 5 3 7 12 14 16 4 6 6 22 27 -7 36
13 Genoa 31 7 11 13 33 46 15 4 6 5 21 22 16 3 5 8 12 24 -13 32
14 Spezia 31 8 8 15 41 59 15 4 5 6 20 25 16 4 3 9 21 34 -18 32
15 Torino 30 6 12 12 45 53 15 2 8 5 23 26 15 4 4 7 22 27 -8 30
16 Fiorentina 31 7 9 15 39 52 16 5 5 6 22 22 15 2 4 9 17 30 -13 30
17 Benevento 31 7 9 15 33 60 16 2 6 8 15 31 15 5 3 7 18 29 -27 30
18 Cagliari 31 6 7 18 35 54 16 4 3 9 19 29 15 2 4 9 16 25 -19 25
19 Parma 31 3 11 17 32 63 16 2 5 9 10 27 15 1 6 8 22 36 -31 20
20 Crotone 31 4 3 24 38 79 15 4 1 10 21 31 16 0 2 14 17 48 -41 15

Inter:
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 Inter 31 23 6 2 70 28 15 13 1 1 39 15 16 10 5 1 31 13 42 75
2 Milan 31 20 6 5 59 36 16 7 5 4 28 22 15 13 1 1 31 14 23 66
3 Atalanta 31 19 7 5 72 38 16 10 3 3 42 22 15 9 4 2 30 16 34 64
4 Juventus 31 18 8 5 61 28 16 12 2 2 34 12 15 6 6 3 27 16 33 62
5 Napoli 31 19 3 9 66 35 15 10 2 3 38 15 16 9 1 6 28 20 31 60
6 Lazio 30 18 4 8 51 41 15 10 2 3 28 20 15 8 2 5 23 21 10 58
7 Roma 31 16 6 9 55 47 16 11 3 2 34 17 15 5 3 7 21 30 8 54
8 Sassuolo 31 12 10 9 52 49 15 5 7 3 26 23 16 7 3 6 26 26 3 46
9 Hellas Verona 31 11 8 12 39 38 15 6 3 6 18 17 16 5 5 6 21 21 1 41
10 Sampdoria 31 11 6 14 42 46 16 7 2 7 25 24 15 4 4 7 17 22 -4 39
11 Bologna 31 10 7 14 43 47 15 7 3 5 28 23 16 3 4 9 15 24 -4 37
12 Udinese 31 9 9 13 34 41 15 5 3 7 12 14 16 4 6 6 22 27 -7 36
13 Genoa 31 7 11 13 33 46 15 4 6 5 21 22 16 3 5 8 12 24 -13 32
14 Spezia 31 8 8 15 41 59 15 4 5 6 20 25 16 4 3 9 21 34 -18 32
15 Torino 30 6 12 12 45 53 15 2 8 5 23 26 15 4 4 7 22 27 -8 30
16 Fiorentina 31 7 9 15 39 52 16 5 5 6 22 22 15 2 4 9 17 30 -13 30
17 Benevento 31 7 9 15 33 60 16 2 6 8 15 31 15 5 3 7 18 29 -27 30
18 Cagliari 31 6 7 18 35 54 16 4 3 9 19 29 15 2 4 9 16 25 -19 25
19 Parma 31 3 11 17 32 63 16 2 5 9 10 27 15 1 6 8 22 36 -31 20
20 Crotone 31 4 3 24 38 79 15 4 1 10 21 31 16 0 2 14 17 48 -41 15

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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.