Serie A: Spezia are 14 points after Udinese, but are inspired to go full throttle. Game on!
- Spezia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Udinese have the most points from losing position (14) in Serie A
It's no vacation for neither Spezia nor Udinese 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.
Spezia form and stats
2 victories, 3 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Spezia have to build on here at Stadio Alberto Picco in the Serie A. Spezia has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Gotti and the players.
The supporters are hoping that Spezia will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the match against Milan (placed 2nd). Drągowski had a busy but productive day in the Milan match. Despite making eight saves the loss could not be prevented.
Before that game, the home loss against Fiorentina with the scoreline 1-2.The Spezia fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 10 goals in 6 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Spezia defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Udinese form and stats
Playing away, Udinese have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat in the Serie A this season. Udinese has drawn their two previous away games.
There were no winners in Udinese's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Lecce (placed 16th). Attacker Beto got a player rating of 7.6 in the game. "Man of the match" Beto scored one goal and hit three key passes.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Cremonese.The schedule is very tough for Udinese now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Serie A game at Napoli is waiting in only four days.
Udinese has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 6 games. 7 goals have been conceded by Udinese in these games.
Head 2 Head
Spezia-Udinese H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Spezia three wins, Udinese two wins, zero draws. two of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The games between these teams have sometimes been ill-tempered, having seen 3 red cards from the last five duels.
Top Goalscorers
  Beto 6 goals |   M. N'Zola 5 goals |  S. Bastoni 2 goals |
Spezia missing players
Udinese missing players
| Spezia | Udinese | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 9 | 21 |
| 24 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 67% | 77% |
| 77% | 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 69% |
| 62% | 83% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 62% |
| 31% | 50% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 46% | 83% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 62% |
| 8% | 17% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 33% | 38% |
| 46% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 23% |
| 5.1 | 4.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 5.5 | 5.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.8 | 11.5 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 14.7 | 14.6 |
| 3.3 | 4.7 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| 26% | 36% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 35% | 38% |
| 18.5 | 18.8 | 18.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 9.3 | 10.8 |
| 5.9 | 6 | 6.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
- Spezia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Spezia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Spezia have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Spezia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Udinese have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Udinese have the most points from losing position (14) 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 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 35 |
| 2 | Milan | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 29 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 27 |
| 4 | Roma | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 25 |
| 5 | Lazio | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 24 |
| 6 | Inter | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 24 |
| 7 | Udinese | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 8 | Juventus | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 9 | Salernitana | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 17 |
| 10 | Torino | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 17 |
| 11 | Sassuolo | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -4 | 15 |
| 12 | Empoli | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 14 |
| 13 | Bologna | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 13 |
| 14 | Fiorentina | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 13 |
| 15 | Monza | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -10 | 10 |
| 16 | Lecce | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 9 |
| 17 | Spezia | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 15 | -13 | 9 |
| 18 | Cremonese | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -13 | 6 |
| 19 | Sampdoria | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -15 | 6 |
| 20 | Hellas Verona | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -13 | 5 |
