15th- against 7th position might not seem all that juicy. Fear not: We have the details that makes Spezia - Roma (even) more entertaining!
- Spezia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Roma have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There have been limited time to rest for the hosts, as they had a Coppa Italia game only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Atalanta.
Spezia form and stats
2 victories, 6 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Spezia have to build on here at Stadio Alberto Picco in the Serie A. Three draws in a row here at Stadio Alberto Picco for Spezia, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Bartlomiej Dragowski not having conceded a league goal in 180 minutes.
The regulars are hoping that Spezia will strike back in this game, putting things right after the 2-5 away loss in the Coppa Italia fixture against Atalanta. The striker Verde was declared "man of the match" for Spezia with the rating of 7.23/10. Verde scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 42 successful passes (of 52 total).
Before that match, a Serie A win away at Torino.Spezia has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Spezia have conceded 12 in these home matches.
Roma form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 3 draws and only 1 loss in the Serie A. Roma has drawn their two previous away games.
Impressive finishing from Dybala (2) secured the home win 2-0 against Fiorentina in their previous game. Dybala, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 9.33. Dybala scored two goals, hit four key passes and had 39 successful passes (of 43 total).
Before that one, the win at home against Genoa in the Coppa Italia (1-0).
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Roma have scored 13 goals in 9 league games away. As opposed to that, Roma have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Roma have managed a sequence of 5 consecutive matches without defeat (3-2-0) when facing Spezia.The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being hostile, having seen 3 sending-offs from the last five encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  M. N'Zola 9 goals |   P. Exequiel Dybala 7 goals |  K. Bakumo-Abraham 4 goals |
Spezia missing players
Roma missing players
| Spezia | Roma | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | 13 | 5 | Scored | S | 6 | 13 | 23 |
| 28 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 16 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 72% | 78% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 78% | 61% |
| 56% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 56% | 39% |
| 28% | 44% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 33% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 78% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 44% |
| 17% | 22% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 22% | 33% |
| 39% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 22% |
| 5.3 | 5.1 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
| 5.3 | 5.1 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.9 | 12.2 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.8 | 11.8 | 13.5 |
| 3.9 | 4.4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| 24% | 32% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 33% | 28% |
| 17.6 | 17.4 | 16.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 12.9 | 11.2 |
| 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3 |
- Roma have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Roma have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Roma haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Spezia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 30 | 47 |
| 2 | Milan | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 38 |
| 3 | Juventus | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 37 |
| 4 | Inter | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 38 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 37 |
| 5 | Lazio | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 34 |
| 6 | Atalanta | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
| 7 | Roma | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 34 |
| 8 | Udinese | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 25 |
| 9 | Torino | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 23 |
| 10 | Fiorentina | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 23 |
| 11 | Bologna | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -6 | 22 |
| 12 | Empoli | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 22 |
| 13 | Monza | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -5 | 21 |
| 14 | Lecce | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 20 |
| 15 | Spezia | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -11 | 18 |
| 16 | Salernitana | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 24 | -12 | 18 |
| 17 | Sassuolo | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -11 | 16 |
| 18 | Hellas Verona | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -16 | 9 |
| 19 | Sampdoria | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -23 | 9 |
| 20 | Cremonese | 18 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -19 | 7 |
