Serie B match preview: Cremonese versus Spezia

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Fri 24.July
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Giovanni Zini (20034 seats)

Cremonese will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 12 points behind Spezia.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

11-10-21 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Spezia when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 42 matches are 51-61 (scored/conceded).

Spezia are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Cremonese form and stats

7 victories, 4 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Cremonese have to build on here at Stadio Giovanni Zini in the Serie B. Cremonese has recorded two wins in a row here at Stadio Giovanni Zini, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Cremonese, as their goalkeeper Nicola Ravaglia has completely shut out the opponents for 215 minutes in the Serie B.

Cremonese shared the glory with Perugia in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Ahead of that match, Cremonese won a home game hosting Chievo (1-0).

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Cremonese as they are travelling to their away game against Juve Stabia in the Serie B. That match is two days after this one.

Cremonese are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 17 games. On the other hand, Cremonese have conceded 17 goals.

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Spezia form and stats

6-5-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Spezia in their Serie B matches away.

Spezia might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Venezia proved too strong as Spezia slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadio Alberto Picco.

A new game in only two days for Spezia, the Serie B home match versus Virtus Entella. Busy days.

Spezia find the net regularly in their away games. 22 goals from 17 away fixtures in the league. Spezia have conceded 21 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Spezia - Cremonese 3-2. Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Cremonese, one draw and three wins for Spezia. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

SpeziaE. Gyasi
E. Gyasi
8 goals
SpeziaA. Ragusa
A. Ragusa
8 goals
CremoneseS. Palombi
S. Palombi
6 goals

Cremonese missing players

Spezia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cremonese Spezia
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 4 Played P 5 17 35
11 7 1 Won W 1 6 16
11 4 1 Drew D 2 5 8
13 6 2 Lost L 2 6 11
38 20 3 Scored S 6 22 52
40 17 5 Conceded C 8 21 39
86% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 88% 91%
60% 53% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 76% 74%
31% 29% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 59% 51%
20% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 24% 26%
17% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 6% 11%
43% 35% 50% BTTS BTTS 60% 59% 54%
31% 41% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 29% 34%
40% 35% 50% Failed to Score F T 40% 24% 20%
 
4.5 4.8 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.3 4.6
5 4.8 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.9 4.5
2.5 2.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.8 2.4
6 3 1 Red cards R C 2 5 6
 
488 256 50 Total Shots T S 65 198 453
168 86 19 Shots on Target S O 18 55 137
23% 23% 16% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 40% 38%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Cremonese has the fewest points from losing position (4)
  • Spezia has the most scored goals in the second half (36)
  • Spezia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Benevento 35 24 8 3 60 22 18 14 4 0 39 8 17 10 4 3 21 14 38 80
2 Crotone 35 18 8 9 57 37 18 11 5 2 32 14 17 7 3 7 25 23 20 62
3 Spezia 35 16 8 11 52 39 18 10 3 5 30 18 17 6 5 6 22 21 13 56
4 Pordenone 35 16 7 12 43 41 18 11 4 3 24 11 17 5 3 9 19 30 2 55
5 Frosinone 35 14 11 10 38 33 17 10 4 3 26 14 18 4 7 7 12 19 5 53
6 Cittadella 35 15 7 13 44 43 18 6 4 8 22 26 17 9 3 5 22 17 1 52
7 Salernitana 35 14 9 12 49 43 17 10 6 1 32 17 18 4 3 11 17 26 6 51
8 Pisa 35 13 11 11 46 42 18 9 5 4 27 20 17 4 6 7 19 22 4 50
9 Empoli 35 12 12 11 40 41 18 7 8 3 25 18 17 5 4 8 15 23 -1 48
10 Chievo 35 11 14 10 42 37 17 8 4 5 24 17 18 3 10 5 18 20 5 47
11 Virtus Entella 35 12 11 12 44 45 17 8 6 3 19 13 18 4 5 9 25 32 -1 47
12 Ascoli 35 13 6 16 46 51 17 9 4 4 25 18 18 4 2 12 21 33 -5 45
13 Cremonese 35 11 11 13 38 40 17 7 4 6 20 17 18 4 7 7 18 23 -2 44
14 Venezia 35 10 14 11 33 38 17 3 6 8 14 23 18 7 8 3 19 15 -5 44
15 Pescara 35 11 9 15 47 53 18 6 8 4 30 23 17 5 1 11 17 30 -6 42
16 Perugia 35 11 9 15 34 44 18 7 5 6 18 17 17 4 4 9 16 27 -10 42
17 Juve Stabia 35 11 8 16 45 57 18 9 3 6 29 27 17 2 5 10 16 30 -12 41
18 Cosenza 35 9 10 16 40 46 17 4 5 8 16 20 18 5 5 8 24 26 -6 37
19 Trapani 35 8 13 14 43 59 17 6 6 5 24 20 18 2 7 9 19 39 -16 36
20 Livorno 35 5 6 24 29 59 17 3 2 12 18 35 18 2 4 12 11 24 -30 21

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 Benevento 35 24 8 3 60 22 18 14 4 0 39 8 17 10 4 3 21 14 38 80
2 Crotone 35 18 8 9 57 37 18 11 5 2 32 14 17 7 3 7 25 23 20 62
3 Spezia 35 16 8 11 52 39 18 10 3 5 30 18 17 6 5 6 22 21 13 56
4 Pordenone 35 16 7 12 43 41 18 11 4 3 24 11 17 5 3 9 19 30 2 55
5 Frosinone 35 14 11 10 38 33 17 10 4 3 26 14 18 4 7 7 12 19 5 53
6 Cittadella 35 15 7 13 44 43 18 6 4 8 22 26 17 9 3 5 22 17 1 52
7 Salernitana 35 14 9 12 49 43 17 10 6 1 32 17 18 4 3 11 17 26 6 51
8 Pisa 35 13 11 11 46 42 18 9 5 4 27 20 17 4 6 7 19 22 4 50
9 Empoli 35 12 12 11 40 41 18 7 8 3 25 18 17 5 4 8 15 23 -1 48
10 Chievo 35 11 14 10 42 37 17 8 4 5 24 17 18 3 10 5 18 20 5 47
11 Virtus Entella 35 12 11 12 44 45 17 8 6 3 19 13 18 4 5 9 25 32 -1 47
12 Ascoli 35 13 6 16 46 51 17 9 4 4 25 18 18 4 2 12 21 33 -5 45
13 Cremonese 35 11 11 13 38 40 17 7 4 6 20 17 18 4 7 7 18 23 -2 44
14 Venezia 35 10 14 11 33 38 17 3 6 8 14 23 18 7 8 3 19 15 -5 44
15 Pescara 35 11 9 15 47 53 18 6 8 4 30 23 17 5 1 11 17 30 -6 42
16 Perugia 35 11 9 15 34 44 18 7 5 6 18 17 17 4 4 9 16 27 -10 42
17 Juve Stabia 35 11 8 16 45 57 18 9 3 6 29 27 17 2 5 10 16 30 -12 41
18 Cosenza 35 9 10 16 40 46 17 4 5 8 16 20 18 5 5 8 24 26 -6 37
19 Trapani 35 8 13 14 43 59 17 6 6 5 24 20 18 2 7 9 19 39 -16 36
20 Livorno 35 5 6 24 29 59 17 3 2 12 18 35 18 2 4 12 11 24 -30 21

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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.