Soccer betting preview: Bari 1908 welcomes SPAL in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 03.September
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale San Nicola (58270 seats)

Bari 1908 duel SPAL for acclaim and victory.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Bari 1908 form and stats

A Serie B draw at home so far for Bari 1908. Last season their home statistics were 12 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats from 18 matches.

A good away victory last time out for Bari, who won 3-1 against Perugia (placed 19th). Caprile loved the game against Perugia. With a stunning seven saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 3-1 victory. Midfield player Folorunsho got a match rating of 8.11 in that game, the max score being 10. Folorunsho scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.

Before that, Bari 1908 drew at home versus Palermo.

At Stadio Comunale San Nicola, Bari 1908 has the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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SPAL form and stats

The visitors settled for one point in their first Serie B away game of the season. During their previous season 19 away games resulted in 5 wins, 7 draws and 7 defeats.

Mantia scored in SPAL's previous match, the home game against Cagliari that ended 1-0. Meccariello was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.85. The defender Meccariello won 5 of 10 duels.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Ascoli that ended 1-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with SPAL playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 2 SPAL wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

SPAL have the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last three meetings: zero - two - one (Bari wins - draws - SPAL wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Bari 1908M. Antenucci
M. Antenucci
2 goals
Bari 1908W. Cheddira
W. Cheddira
2 goals
Bari 1908M. Folorunsho
M. Folorunsho
2 goals

Bari 1908 missing players

SPAL missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bari 1908 SPAL
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 1 1 Played P 1 1 3
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
2 1 1 Drew D 1 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
6 1 1 Scored S 1 1 3
4 1 1 Conceded C 1 1 4
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 67%
67% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 33%
67% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3.7 5 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4 4.7
6.3 4 4 Corners against (avg) C A 10 10 6
3 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 5 4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
12.7 19 19 Shots (avg) S ( 12 12 12
5.7 6 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 6 6
35% 17% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 17% 17%
 
13.7 8 8 Shots against (avg) S A 15 15 13
6.3 5 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 2 4
Bari 1908 Last season SPAL
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 18   Played P   19 38
22 12   Won W   5 9
9 3   Drew D   7 15
5 3   Lost L   7 14
52 31   Scored S   16 46
26 15   Conceded C   26 54
89% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 92%
61% 72%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   68% 79%
39% 44%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   37% 47%
19% 28%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   21% 32%
6% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 11%
42% 50%   BTTS BTTS   47% 58%
50% 44%   Clean Sheets C S   21% 21%
19% 11%   Failed to Score F T   37% 29%
 
5.2 6.3   Corners for (avg) C F   4.8 5.1
3.4 3.8   Corners against (avg) C A   5.7 5.2
2.4 2.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.9 2.5
4 2   Red cards R C   3 4
 
8.6 8   Shots (avg) S (   12.3 14.9
3.3 3.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.7 4.7
44% 49%   Goal Efficiency G E   23% 26%
 
5.9 5.3   Shots against (avg) S A   14.3 13.6
2.2 2.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.9 4.7

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ascoli 3 2 1 0 6 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 7
2 Genoa 3 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 7
3 Reggina 3 2 0 1 7 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 5 6
4 Frosinone 3 2 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 6
5 Cosenza 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 6
6 Bari 1908 3 1 2 0 6 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 5
7 Parma 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
8 Palermo 3 1 1 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
9 Cittadella 3 1 1 1 6 6 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 4
10 Venezia 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 4
11 Cagliari 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 4
12 Benevento 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
13 SPAL 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 4
14 Modena 3 1 0 2 5 4 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3
15 Brescia 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -1 3
16 Ternana 3 1 0 2 3 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 6 -3 3
17 Como 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
18 Pisa 3 0 1 2 5 7 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 3 4 -2 1
19 Perugia 3 0 1 2 1 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 1
20 Sudtirol 3 0 0 3 1 8 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 6 -7 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bari 1908 36 22 9 5 52 26 18 12 3 3 31 15 18 10 6 2 21 11 26 75
2 Catanzaro 36 19 10 7 57 26 18 11 4 3 32 12 18 8 6 4 25 14 31 67
3 Palermo 36 18 12 6 64 33 18 13 5 0 42 9 18 5 7 6 22 24 31 66
4 Avellino 36 17 13 6 45 26 18 9 8 1 28 14 18 8 5 5 17 12 19 64
5 Monopoli 36 17 8 11 38 31 18 11 4 3 23 10 18 6 4 8 15 21 7 59
6 Virtus Francavilla 36 16 8 12 48 38 18 12 4 2 38 18 18 4 4 10 10 20 10 56
7 Foggia 36 13 15 8 62 51 18 10 5 3 40 26 18 3 10 5 22 25 11 52
8 Turris Neapolis 36 16 4 16 52 49 18 10 0 8 30 20 18 6 4 8 22 29 3 52
9 Nuova Monterosi 36 13 12 11 40 38 18 8 5 5 22 16 18 5 7 6 18 22 2 51
10 Picerno 36 14 8 14 41 45 18 9 3 6 24 16 18 5 5 8 17 29 -4 50
11 Juve Stabia 36 13 12 11 44 36 18 10 6 2 31 11 18 3 6 9 13 25 8 49
12 Latina 36 12 9 15 37 42 18 8 6 4 22 15 18 4 3 11 15 27 -5 45
13 Campobasso 36 11 11 14 51 62 18 5 7 6 25 25 18 6 4 8 26 37 -11 44
14 Taranto 36 8 15 13 31 40 18 6 10 2 16 8 18 2 5 11 15 32 -9 39
15 Messina 36 10 9 17 40 57 18 7 4 7 20 20 18 3 5 10 20 37 -17 39
16 Potenza Calcio 36 8 13 15 37 51 18 5 9 4 22 19 18 3 4 11 15 32 -14 37
17 Fidelis Andria 36 6 12 18 26 45 18 3 7 8 13 21 18 3 5 10 13 24 -19 30
18 Paganese 36 6 8 22 36 69 18 6 3 9 24 31 18 0 5 13 12 38 -33 26
19 Vibonese 36 3 12 21 24 60 18 3 7 8 13 23 18 0 5 13 11 37 -36 21
20 Catania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lecce 38 19 14 5 59 31 19 13 5 1 37 14 19 6 9 4 22 17 28 71
2 Cremonese 38 20 9 9 57 39 19 11 6 2 32 18 19 9 3 7 25 21 18 69
3 Monza 38 19 10 9 60 38 19 13 4 2 37 14 19 6 6 7 23 24 22 67
4 Pisa 38 18 13 7 48 35 19 10 8 1 26 13 19 8 5 6 22 22 13 67
5 Brescia 38 17 15 6 55 35 19 8 8 3 30 20 19 9 7 3 25 15 20 66
6 Ascoli 38 19 8 11 52 42 19 8 6 5 24 18 19 11 2 6 28 24 10 65
7 Benevento 38 18 9 11 62 39 19 10 4 5 38 20 19 8 5 6 24 19 23 63
8 Frosinone 38 15 13 10 58 45 19 10 6 3 34 16 19 5 7 7 24 29 13 58
9 Perugia 38 14 16 8 40 32 19 6 8 5 19 16 19 8 8 3 21 16 8 58
10 Ternana 38 15 9 14 58 61 19 9 2 8 30 27 19 6 7 6 28 34 -3 54
11 Cittadella 38 13 13 12 38 36 19 7 5 7 22 18 19 6 8 5 16 18 2 52
12 Parma 38 11 16 11 48 43 19 5 9 5 25 20 19 6 7 6 23 23 5 49
13 Como 38 11 14 13 49 54 19 5 7 7 20 21 19 6 7 6 29 33 -5 47
14 Reggina 38 13 9 16 31 49 19 9 2 8 19 24 19 4 7 8 12 25 -18 46
15 SPAL 38 9 15 14 46 54 19 4 8 7 30 28 19 5 7 7 16 26 -8 42
16 Cosenza 38 8 11 19 36 59 19 8 3 8 21 23 19 0 8 11 15 36 -23 35
17 Vicenza 38 9 7 22 38 59 19 5 5 9 22 26 19 4 2 13 16 33 -21 34
18 Alessandria 38 8 10 20 37 59 19 5 6 8 16 23 19 3 4 12 21 36 -22 34
19 Crotone 38 4 14 20 41 61 19 4 8 7 23 25 19 0 6 13 18 36 -20 26
20 Pordenone 38 3 9 26 29 71 19 2 7 10 19 34 19 1 2 16 10 37 -42 18

SPAL:
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 Ascoli 3 2 1 0 6 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 7
2 Genoa 3 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 7
3 Reggina 3 2 0 1 7 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 5 6
4 Frosinone 3 2 0 1 5 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 6
5 Cosenza 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 6
6 Bari 1908 3 1 2 0 6 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 5
7 Parma 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
8 Palermo 3 1 1 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
9 Cittadella 3 1 1 1 6 6 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 4
10 Venezia 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 4
11 Cagliari 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 4
12 Benevento 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
13 SPAL 3 1 1 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 4
14 Modena 3 1 0 2 5 4 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3
15 Brescia 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -1 3
16 Ternana 3 1 0 2 3 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 6 -3 3
17 Como 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
18 Pisa 3 0 1 2 5 7 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 3 4 -2 1
19 Perugia 3 0 1 2 1 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 1
20 Sudtirol 3 0 0 3 1 8 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 6 -7 0

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