Benevento fights Spezia in Serie B battle

Competition: Italy Serie B
Date: lø 16.mars
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Ciro Vigorito

It's advantage Benevento so far with their 6th position in the Serie B table, welcoming Spezia who are placed 9th.

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

Benevento has performed well at Stadio Ciro Vigorito so far this season with 8 wins from 13 matches. Points have also been lost, 2 after draws and 3 from defeats. There’s a good atmosphere here at Stadio Ciro Vigorito after three straight home wins.

In their previous game, the manager C. Bucchi led his Benevento to a defeat in the Serie B match away at Cremonese. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadio Ciro Vigorito. Heartbreak before that as Benevento lost 0-2 at Livorno's place.

A decent goal production from Benevento in their home games so far, with 24 goals from 26 matches. On the other hand, Benevento have conceded 13 goals.

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Spezia form and stats

The loot brought home from travels has not been plentiful for Spezia as they have only collected 12 points from their 13 away games. Spezia only has 3 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 3 draws. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Spezia are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

The manager P. Marino was unhappy after their last game, a Serie B match played at their home ground Stadio Ciro Vigorito. Spezia suffered a 0-2 loss to Padova. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Pescara wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

Spezia are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 27 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Spezia have conceded 20 goals on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Spezia - Benevento 3-1. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: 3 - 0 - 1 (Benevento wins - draws - Spezia wins).

Top Goalscorers

M. Coda
13 goals / 2 assists
D. Okereke
7 goals / 7 assists
R. Insigne
5 goals / 4 assists

Benevento missing players

Spezia missing players

Over Benevento (26 played) Spezia (27 played)
Over 0.5 92% 93%
Over 1.5 65% 78%
Over 2.5 50% 48%
Over 3.5 23% 30%
Over 4.5 8% 11%
Stat Benevento (26 played) Spezia (27 played)
BTTS 50% 52%
CS 38% 30%
FTS 19% 26%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Brescia 27 13 11 3 56 35 13 9 3 1 29 15 14 4 8 2 27 20 21 50
2 Palermo 26 12 10 4 38 24 13 6 6 1 21 10 13 6 4 3 17 14 14 46
3 Hellas Verona 27 12 9 6 40 30 13 7 5 1 23 12 14 5 4 5 17 18 10 45
4 Lecce 26 12 8 6 42 35 12 7 4 1 19 12 14 5 4 5 23 23 7 44
5 Pescara 27 12 8 7 39 35 13 9 2 2 20 12 14 3 6 5 19 23 4 44
6 Benevento 26 12 7 7 36 27 13 8 2 3 24 13 13 4 5 4 12 14 9 43
7 Cittadella 26 10 9 7 32 24 13 7 3 3 27 14 13 3 6 4 5 10 8 39
8 Perugia 26 11 5 10 37 36 13 7 1 5 19 14 13 4 4 5 18 22 1 38
9 Spezia 27 10 7 10 39 34 14 7 4 3 23 14 13 3 3 7 16 20 5 37
10 Salernitana 27 9 7 11 31 36 14 7 2 5 18 15 13 2 5 6 13 21 -5 34
11 Cosenza 27 8 9 10 24 31 14 5 6 3 16 13 13 3 3 7 8 18 -7 33
12 Ascoli 25 7 10 8 27 33 14 5 6 3 19 19 11 2 4 5 8 14 -6 31
13 Cremonese 26 7 9 10 23 25 14 7 4 3 15 5 12 0 5 7 8 20 -2 30
14 Livorno 26 6 9 11 26 33 13 5 4 4 13 12 13 1 5 7 13 21 -7 27
15 Venezia 26 6 9 11 24 31 13 5 5 3 16 14 13 1 4 8 8 17 -7 27
16 Foggia 27 7 11 9 34 39 13 5 6 2 23 19 14 2 5 7 11 20 -5 26
17 Crotone 27 6 8 13 26 35 13 3 6 4 16 16 14 3 2 9 10 19 -9 26
18 Padova 27 4 11 12 26 37 13 2 8 3 10 10 14 2 3 9 16 27 -11 23
19 Carpi 26 5 7 14 25 45 13 2 5 6 13 22 13 3 2 8 12 23 -20 22

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