Serie B statistics and pre-match guide: Benevento small favoured to subdue SPAL

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Mon 10.April
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Ciro Vigorito (12847 seats)

Important face-off in the bottom section of the Serie B, with both Benevento and SPAL feeling more concern than bliss. This game is a real "six-pointer" with the home side placed 19th and the away team in 18th place.

Insights:
  • Benevento have the fewest scored goals (23) in Serie B

Benevento and SPAL should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Benevento form and stats

Benevento's results here at Stadio Ciro Vigorito in the Serie B have been very modest with 3 victories, 4 draws and 8 defeats. When Benevento hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Cittadella, Brescia, Venezia, Benevento, Cosenza and Perugia), they have won 2 of 5 matches!

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 315 minutes without scoring a league goal. Tello was the last player to find the net.

Benevento are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Bari 1908. Improta (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.01/10. Improta dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Prior to that, an away loss at Pisa.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Benevento handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

It should be considered that a glance at the 10 most recent league matches reveals that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).

Benevento have scored {10 league goals} here from 15 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 18 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. Benevento has at home met teams with this table position (low), five times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.

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SPAL form and stats

SPAL have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Serie B, after 2-6-7 (15 played). A depressing five defeats in a row for SPAL in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Reggina.

SPAL delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Ternana (placed 10th) in their previous fixture.

Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Südtirol's place.

We have checked recent matches where SPAL have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 15 games were 1 victory, 8 draws and 6 defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting SPAL as they have only managed to score 10 times from 15 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, SPAL have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

These opponents have met before this season: SPAL - Benevento 1-2. Benevento-SPAL H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Benevento five wins, SPAL four wins, one draw. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

SPALG. Moncini
G. Moncini
6 goals
BeneventoA. Tello Muñoz
A. Tello Muñoz
5 goals
SPALA. La Mantia
A. La Mantia
5 goals

Benevento missing players

SPAL missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Benevento SPAL
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 15 5 Played P 5 15 31
6 3 2 Won W 0 2 6
11 4 0 Drew D 2 6 11
14 8 3 Lost L 3 7 14
23 10 3 Scored S 1 10 32
35 18 5 Conceded C 5 20 43
87% 87% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 80% 90%
61% 60% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 60% 74%
26% 27% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 33% 35%
10% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 13% 19%
3% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 13%
42% 40% 20% BTTS BTTS 20% 33% 48%
26% 27% 40% Clean Sheets C S 40% 33% 26%
45% 47% 40% Failed to Score F T 80% 53% 35%
 
5.2 6.2 6.6 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.7 4.5
4.6 3.9 4.6 Corners against (avg) C A 5 6.4 5.4
3.5 3.5 3.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.9 3.1
8 3 1 Red cards R C 0 2 6
 
11 11.6 12.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 11.8 12.7
3 2.9 2.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 3.3 4
25% 23% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 6% 20% 26%
 
12.2 12.3 13.8 Shots against (avg) S A 14.8 15.2 14.3
4.5 4.5 5.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 4.6 4.5
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Benevento have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Benevento have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in Serie B
  • Benevento have the fewest points (13) at home in Serie B
  • Benevento have the fewest scored goals (10) at home in Serie B
  • Benevento have the fewest scored goals (23) in Serie B
  • Benevento have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Serie B
  • Benevento have the most matches under the total-line (23) in Serie B
  • Benevento have the the worst goal difference (-8) at home 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 Frosinone 31 19 6 6 49 20 15 11 2 2 27 8 16 8 4 4 22 12 29 63
2 Genoa 31 17 9 5 40 19 16 9 6 1 21 6 15 8 3 4 19 13 21 59
3 Bari 1908 31 14 11 6 47 28 16 6 7 3 26 16 15 8 4 3 21 12 19 53
4 Südtirol 31 13 13 5 35 29 16 6 8 2 20 16 15 7 5 3 15 13 6 52
5 Cagliari 31 11 13 7 39 30 16 9 5 2 24 15 15 2 8 5 15 15 9 46
6 Pisa 31 11 12 8 42 30 15 7 4 4 24 14 16 4 8 4 18 16 12 45
7 Parma 31 12 8 11 37 34 16 8 2 6 20 14 15 4 6 5 17 20 3 44
8 Reggina 30 13 3 14 39 36 15 7 2 6 23 19 15 6 1 8 16 17 3 42
9 Palermo 31 10 12 9 39 39 15 7 5 3 20 13 16 3 7 6 19 26 0 42
10 Ternana 31 10 10 11 30 37 15 7 5 3 16 12 16 3 5 8 14 25 -7 40
11 Modena 31 11 6 14 41 43 15 6 5 4 22 15 16 5 1 10 19 28 -2 39
12 Como 31 9 12 10 37 39 15 7 4 4 21 15 16 2 8 6 16 24 -2 39
13 Ascoli 31 10 9 12 34 39 16 4 5 7 16 20 15 6 4 5 18 19 -5 39
14 Venezia 31 9 9 13 34 41 16 4 5 7 18 23 15 5 4 6 16 18 -7 36
15 Cittadella 31 8 12 11 28 39 15 4 7 4 16 19 16 4 5 7 12 20 -11 36
16 Cosenza 31 9 8 14 26 47 16 7 5 4 18 15 15 2 3 10 8 32 -21 35
17 Perugia 30 9 7 14 33 35 14 5 5 4 18 15 16 4 2 10 15 20 -2 34
18 SPAL 31 6 11 14 32 43 16 4 5 7 22 23 15 2 6 7 10 20 -11 29
19 Benevento 31 6 11 14 23 35 15 3 4 8 10 18 16 3 7 6 13 17 -12 29
20 Brescia 31 6 10 15 26 48 16 4 5 7 13 20 15 2 5 8 13 28 -22 28

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 Frosinone 31 19 6 6 49 20 15 11 2 2 27 8 16 8 4 4 22 12 29 63
2 Genoa 31 17 9 5 40 19 16 9 6 1 21 6 15 8 3 4 19 13 21 59
3 Bari 1908 31 14 11 6 47 28 16 6 7 3 26 16 15 8 4 3 21 12 19 53
4 Südtirol 31 13 13 5 35 29 16 6 8 2 20 16 15 7 5 3 15 13 6 52
5 Cagliari 31 11 13 7 39 30 16 9 5 2 24 15 15 2 8 5 15 15 9 46
6 Pisa 31 11 12 8 42 30 15 7 4 4 24 14 16 4 8 4 18 16 12 45
7 Parma 31 12 8 11 37 34 16 8 2 6 20 14 15 4 6 5 17 20 3 44
8 Reggina 30 13 3 14 39 36 15 7 2 6 23 19 15 6 1 8 16 17 3 42
9 Palermo 31 10 12 9 39 39 15 7 5 3 20 13 16 3 7 6 19 26 0 42
10 Ternana 31 10 10 11 30 37 15 7 5 3 16 12 16 3 5 8 14 25 -7 40
11 Modena 31 11 6 14 41 43 15 6 5 4 22 15 16 5 1 10 19 28 -2 39
12 Como 31 9 12 10 37 39 15 7 4 4 21 15 16 2 8 6 16 24 -2 39
13 Ascoli 31 10 9 12 34 39 16 4 5 7 16 20 15 6 4 5 18 19 -5 39
14 Venezia 31 9 9 13 34 41 16 4 5 7 18 23 15 5 4 6 16 18 -7 36
15 Cittadella 31 8 12 11 28 39 15 4 7 4 16 19 16 4 5 7 12 20 -11 36
16 Cosenza 31 9 8 14 26 47 16 7 5 4 18 15 15 2 3 10 8 32 -21 35
17 Perugia 30 9 7 14 33 35 14 5 5 4 18 15 16 4 2 10 15 20 -2 34
18 SPAL 31 6 11 14 32 43 16 4 5 7 22 23 15 2 6 7 10 20 -11 29
19 Benevento 31 6 11 14 23 35 15 3 4 8 10 18 16 3 7 6 13 17 -12 29
20 Brescia 31 6 10 15 26 48 16 4 5 7 13 20 15 2 5 8 13 28 -22 28

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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.