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

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sat 30.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Alberto Picco (10336 seats)

Spezia have had trouble finding points this season. Will the team get some points when Lazio come to visit Stadio Alberto Picco?

Insights:
  • Spezia haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Lazio have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Serie A

Both teams have had time to rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's wish for an energetic match!

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Spezia form and stats

5-3-8 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie A numbers at home for Spezia so far this season.

In their previous game, the manager Motta led his Spezia to a defeat away at Torino. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadio Alberto Picco. The forward Manaj won the honour of being "man of the match" for Spezia with the rating of 7.82/10. Manaj scored one goal.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Inter (1-3).

The Spezia fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 16 matches. On the other hand, Spezia have conceded 20 goals. When Spezia hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Genoa, Cagliari, Sampdoria, Venezia, Empoli and Salernitana), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.

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Lazio form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Lazio have produced an overall stat of 7-3-7 so far.

The manager Sarri was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Stadio Olimpico (Roma). Lazio suffered a 1-2 loss to Milan (placed 1st). Lazio keeper Strakosha enjoyed a fine day's work vs Milan, but even with making six saves the defeat could not be avoided. The attacker Immobile got a match rating of 7.61 in that game. Immobile scored one goal.

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Torino.

Lazio are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 29 times in 17 away games so far. Lazio have conceded 28 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Lazio - Spezia 6-1 was the story when these two participants formerly did battle, some time ago this season. Previous three meetings featuring these squads: Spezia won zero, Lazio triumphed in three and we saw zero draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, zero matches with under 2,5 goals. The games between these clubs sometimes lean towards being hostile, having seen 3 sending-offs from the last three encounters. One of the profiles has been Immobile with 4 goals scored against Spezia in these 3 encounters.

Top Goalscorers

LazioC. Immobile
C. Immobile
26 goals
LazioS. Milinković-Savić
S. Milinković-Savić
9 goals
LazioP. Rodríguez Ledesma
P. Rodríguez Ledesma
8 goals

Spezia missing players

Lazio missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Spezia Lazio
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 16 4 Played P 6 17 34
9 5 0 Won W 6 7 16
6 3 0 Drew D 0 3 8
19 8 4 Lost L 0 7 10
34 17 4 Scored S 19 29 66
59 20 9 Conceded C 4 28 50
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
71% 62% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 91%
56% 44% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 82% 76%
26% 19% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 41% 41%
12% 6% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 12% 18%
56% 56% 75% BTTS BTTS 67% 59% 62%
21% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 18% 24%
26% 19% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 24% 18%
 
4.2 4.1 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.3 3.8 4.4
5.9 5.7 8.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 4.4 4.1
2.4 2.5 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.9 2.4
4 2 1 Red cards R C 2 3 5
 
10.5 11.1 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10.3 8.9 11.1
3.6 3.4 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.8 4.4 4.8
28% 31% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 54% 39% 40%
 
17.4 17.8 25.2 Shots against (avg) S A 10.8 13.5 12.5
5.7 4.6 8.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 3.5 3.6
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • All of Lazio's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Lazio have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Lazio have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Serie A
  • Lazio haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • 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 34 22 8 4 60 30 17 10 4 3 25 12 17 12 4 1 35 18 30 74
2 Inter 33 21 9 3 71 26 17 12 3 2 41 14 16 9 6 1 30 12 45 72
3 Napoli 34 20 7 7 61 30 17 9 3 5 28 15 17 11 4 2 33 15 31 67
4 Juventus 33 18 9 6 50 29 17 9 4 4 21 11 16 9 5 2 29 18 21 63
5 Roma 34 17 7 10 55 40 17 10 4 3 25 15 17 7 3 7 30 25 15 58
6 Lazio 34 16 8 10 66 50 17 9 5 3 37 22 17 7 3 7 29 28 16 56
7 Fiorentina 33 17 5 11 54 42 16 11 2 3 34 16 17 6 3 8 20 26 12 56
8 Atalanta 33 15 9 9 57 39 16 4 6 6 26 23 17 11 3 3 31 16 18 54
9 Hellas Verona 34 13 10 11 59 51 17 9 3 5 33 21 17 4 7 6 26 30 8 49
10 Sassuolo 33 12 10 11 58 53 16 6 5 5 25 24 17 6 5 6 33 29 5 46
11 Torino 33 11 10 12 38 32 17 8 5 4 29 17 16 3 5 8 9 15 6 43
12 Udinese 33 9 13 11 49 52 17 6 7 4 28 24 16 3 6 7 21 28 -3 40
13 Bologna 33 10 9 14 37 47 17 7 4 6 22 20 16 3 5 8 15 27 -10 39
14 Empoli 34 9 10 15 45 62 17 4 4 9 26 40 17 5 6 6 19 22 -17 37
15 Spezia 34 9 6 19 34 59 16 5 3 8 17 20 18 4 3 11 17 39 -25 33
16 Sampdoria 34 8 6 20 41 57 17 4 3 10 24 31 17 4 3 10 17 26 -16 30
17 Cagliari 34 6 10 18 31 62 17 3 6 8 18 28 17 3 4 10 13 34 -31 28
18 Genoa 34 3 16 15 25 54 17 2 8 7 12 23 17 1 8 8 13 31 -29 25
19 Salernitana 33 6 7 20 28 70 16 2 5 9 14 33 17 4 2 11 14 37 -42 25
20 Venezia 33 5 7 21 27 61 17 2 4 11 17 35 16 3 3 10 10 26 -34 22

Lazio:
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 34 22 8 4 60 30 17 10 4 3 25 12 17 12 4 1 35 18 30 74
2 Inter 33 21 9 3 71 26 17 12 3 2 41 14 16 9 6 1 30 12 45 72
3 Napoli 34 20 7 7 61 30 17 9 3 5 28 15 17 11 4 2 33 15 31 67
4 Juventus 33 18 9 6 50 29 17 9 4 4 21 11 16 9 5 2 29 18 21 63
5 Roma 34 17 7 10 55 40 17 10 4 3 25 15 17 7 3 7 30 25 15 58
6 Lazio 34 16 8 10 66 50 17 9 5 3 37 22 17 7 3 7 29 28 16 56
7 Fiorentina 33 17 5 11 54 42 16 11 2 3 34 16 17 6 3 8 20 26 12 56
8 Atalanta 33 15 9 9 57 39 16 4 6 6 26 23 17 11 3 3 31 16 18 54
9 Hellas Verona 34 13 10 11 59 51 17 9 3 5 33 21 17 4 7 6 26 30 8 49
10 Sassuolo 33 12 10 11 58 53 16 6 5 5 25 24 17 6 5 6 33 29 5 46
11 Torino 33 11 10 12 38 32 17 8 5 4 29 17 16 3 5 8 9 15 6 43
12 Udinese 33 9 13 11 49 52 17 6 7 4 28 24 16 3 6 7 21 28 -3 40
13 Bologna 33 10 9 14 37 47 17 7 4 6 22 20 16 3 5 8 15 27 -10 39
14 Empoli 34 9 10 15 45 62 17 4 4 9 26 40 17 5 6 6 19 22 -17 37
15 Spezia 34 9 6 19 34 59 16 5 3 8 17 20 18 4 3 11 17 39 -25 33
16 Sampdoria 34 8 6 20 41 57 17 4 3 10 24 31 17 4 3 10 17 26 -16 30
17 Cagliari 34 6 10 18 31 62 17 3 6 8 18 28 17 3 4 10 13 34 -31 28
18 Genoa 34 3 16 15 25 54 17 2 8 7 12 23 17 1 8 8 13 31 -29 25
19 Salernitana 33 6 7 20 28 70 16 2 5 9 14 33 17 4 2 11 14 37 -42 25
20 Venezia 33 5 7 21 27 61 17 2 4 11 17 35 16 3 3 10 10 26 -34 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.