Match preview: Home fans have high expectations when Benevento receive SPAL

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Fri 06.May
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Ciro Vigorito (12847 seats)

Benevento are chasing the top league spots while SPAL are more involved in avoiding relegation. Who wins the prize?

Insights:
  • Benevento have the most scored goals (61) in Serie B
  • Benevento have scored at least twice as many goals at home as SPAL have scored away.

SPAL have already sealed their fate; they will finish in 15th place no matter what happens.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Benevento form and stats

10 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Benevento have to build on here at Stadio Ciro Vigorito in the Serie B.

No payout for Benevento in their previous match, an away game at Monza that ended in defeat 0-3. Benevento's goalkeeper Paleari was extremely busy against Monza, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves. Midfield player Acampora got a match rating of 7.3 in that game, the max score being 10. Acampora hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Ternana (1-2).

Goals decide football matches and Benevento are scoring many of them at home; 37 on target from 18 league matches.

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SPAL form and stats

The visitors are W4-D7-L7 on the road this term. That's in the Serie B.

Esposito, Dickmann and Pinato scored in SPAL's previous match, the home game against Frosinone that ended 3-0. Dickmann, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.13. Dickmann scored one goal and won 4 of 5 duels.

Before that, SPAL travelled to Brescia and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

The attacking power of SPAL when travelling is not overwhelming with 14 goals scored from 18 league matches away. As opposed to that, SPAL have seen the ball go into their own net 25 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

SPAL - Benevento 1-1 was the output when these teams last met, some time ago this season. Previous ten meetings with these contenders: Benevento won four, SPAL triumphed in five and we saw one draw. two games with more than 2,5 goals, eight matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

BeneventoG. Lapadula
G. Lapadula
10 goals
BeneventoA. Tello Muñoz
A. Tello Muñoz
7 goals
BeneventoR. Insigne
R. Insigne
7 goals

Benevento missing players

SPAL missing players

Benevento SPAL
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 18 6 Played P 5 18 37
18 10 6 Won W 0 4 8
9 4 0 Drew D 2 7 15
10 4 0 Lost L 3 7 14
61 37 17 Scored S 2 14 44
37 18 5 Conceded C 8 25 53
92% 83% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 92%
73% 72% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 67% 78%
43% 61% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 33% 46%
30% 44% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 22% 32%
19% 28% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
43% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 44% 57%
35% 39% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 22% 22%
30% 28% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 39% 30%
 
5.3 6.1 7.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.7 5
5.7 5 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5.4 5.4 5.1
2 1.9 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.9 2.5
4 1 0 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
14.9 16.1 16.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 12.1 14.9
4.2 4.4 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.4 3.6 4.7
39% 46% 55% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 22% 25%
 
12.5 11.9 8.3 Shots against (avg) S A 14.8 13.7 13.3
4.7 4.8 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 4.7 4.6
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Benevento have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Benevento have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Benevento have scored at least twice as many goals at home as SPAL have scored away.
  • Benevento have the most scored goals (61) in Serie B

  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 37 18 14 5 58 31 18 12 5 1 36 14 19 6 9 4 22 17 27 68
2 Monza 37 19 10 8 60 37 19 13 4 2 37 14 18 6 6 6 23 23 23 67
3 Cremonese 37 19 9 9 55 38 19 11 6 2 32 18 18 8 3 7 23 20 17 66
4 Pisa 37 17 13 7 46 34 19 10 8 1 26 13 18 7 5 6 20 21 12 64
5 Benevento 37 18 9 10 61 37 18 10 4 4 37 18 19 8 5 6 24 19 24 63
6 Brescia 37 16 15 6 52 35 18 7 8 3 27 20 19 9 7 3 25 15 17 63
7 Ascoli 37 18 8 11 48 41 18 7 6 5 20 17 19 11 2 6 28 24 7 62
8 Frosinone 37 15 13 9 57 43 18 10 6 2 33 14 19 5 7 7 24 29 14 58
9 Perugia 37 13 16 8 39 32 18 5 8 5 18 16 19 8 8 3 21 16 7 55
10 Ternana 37 15 9 13 57 57 19 9 2 8 30 27 18 6 7 5 27 30 0 54
11 Cittadella 37 13 13 11 38 35 19 7 5 7 22 18 18 6 8 4 16 17 3 52
12 Como 37 11 14 12 48 52 18 5 7 6 19 19 19 6 7 6 29 33 -4 47
13 Parma 37 10 16 11 47 43 19 5 9 5 25 20 18 5 7 6 22 23 4 46
14 Reggina 37 13 9 15 31 46 19 9 2 8 19 24 18 4 7 7 12 22 -15 46
15 SPAL 37 8 15 14 44 53 19 4 8 7 30 28 18 4 7 7 14 25 -9 39
16 Alessandria 37 8 10 19 37 58 18 5 6 7 16 22 19 3 4 12 21 36 -21 34
17 Cosenza 37 7 11 19 35 59 18 7 3 8 20 23 19 0 8 11 15 36 -24 32
18 Vicenza 37 8 7 22 37 59 19 5 5 9 22 26 18 3 2 13 15 33 -22 31
19 Crotone 37 4 14 19 41 60 18 4 8 6 23 24 19 0 6 13 18 36 -19 26
20 Pordenone 37 3 9 25 29 70 19 2 7 10 19 34 18 1 2 15 10 36 -41 18

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Serie B is the second highest division in Italian football. It usually has 22 teams playing two fixtures against each other. The two top teams of the league table are automatically promoted, with a third following depending on standings and/or a playoff. Matches are usually played on Saturdays.