Serie B match preview: Reggiana versus SPAL

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Fri 07.May
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore (21584 seats)

Reggiana hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 34 points and a 18th position in the Serie B table. Visiting SPAL holds 9th place with 50 pts.

Insights:
  • Reggiana have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Serie B
  • SPAL have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

Reggiana are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. SPAL is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Reggiana form and stats

Reggiana have collected 23 points from their Serie B home games so far after 6-5-7.

Reggiana lost their last game at Pescara (placed 19th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Ahead of that match, Reggiana won a home game hosting Pordenone (1-0).

There will be little rest for Reggiana after this match as they are travelling to Vicenza for a Serie B game in only three days.

The Reggiana fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 18 matches. On the other hand, Reggiana have conceded 21 goals.

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SPAL form and stats

5 wins, 8 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of SPAL playing as the away team in the Serie B this season. Three has not been a lucky number for SPAL as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Lecce match.

Home advantage was not enough for SPAL in their previous game, as they lost their Serie B-match, hosting Frosinone, 0-1. A 1-3 defeat away at Brescia before that.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Cremonese in just three days.

The attacking power of SPAL when travelling is not overwhelming with 17 goals scored from 18 league matches away. 22 goals have been conceded by SPAL in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result SPAL - Reggiana 2-0 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Reggiana victories, three draws and four SPAL wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

SPALM. Valoti
M. Valoti
11 goals
ReggianaS. Mazzocchi
S. Mazzocchi
7 goals
SPALA. Paloschi
A. Paloschi
7 goals

Reggiana missing players

SPAL missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Reggiana SPAL
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 6 18 36
9 6 0 Won W 2 5 12
7 5 3 Drew D 3 8 14
20 7 3 Lost L 1 5 10
29 18 6 Scored S 8 17 41
53 21 9 Conceded C 8 22 41
92% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 86%
64% 61% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 69%
47% 44% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 39% 36%
14% 17% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 17% 22%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 6% 11%
36% 44% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 50%
25% 22% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 33% 39%
47% 39% 33% Failed to Score F T 17% 33% 25%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.6 2.9 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 2.5 2.5
7 5 1 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
9.4 9.3 10.2 Shots (avg) S ( 14.3 11.4 12.3
2.9 3 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.3 3.4 3.5
28% 33% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 28% 33%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Reggiana have the fewest dropped points from leading position (7) in Serie B
  • Reggiana have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Serie B
  • SPAL 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 Empoli 36 18 16 2 66 32 18 10 8 0 36 14 18 8 8 2 30 18 34 70
2 Salernitana 36 17 12 7 41 34 18 10 6 2 24 13 18 7 6 5 17 21 7 63
3 Lecce 36 16 13 7 65 43 18 6 8 4 34 26 18 10 5 3 31 17 22 61
4 Monza 36 16 13 7 48 31 18 9 6 3 27 14 18 7 7 4 21 17 17 61
5 Venezia 36 15 12 9 52 38 18 10 2 6 28 19 18 5 10 3 24 19 14 57
6 Cittadella 36 15 11 10 47 32 18 9 6 3 24 13 18 6 5 7 23 19 15 56
7 Chievo 36 12 14 10 44 36 18 9 5 4 26 14 18 3 9 6 18 22 8 50
8 Brescia 36 13 11 12 55 50 18 8 5 5 32 24 18 5 6 7 23 26 5 50
9 SPAL 36 12 14 10 41 41 18 7 6 5 24 19 18 5 8 5 17 22 0 50
10 Reggina 36 12 13 11 40 39 18 8 4 6 20 18 18 4 9 5 20 21 1 49
11 Frosinone 36 11 13 12 33 41 18 4 8 6 15 20 18 7 5 6 18 21 -8 46
12 Cremonese 36 11 12 13 43 43 18 6 6 6 24 22 18 5 6 7 19 21 0 45
13 Pisa 36 10 15 11 48 53 18 6 10 2 23 17 18 4 5 9 25 36 -5 45
14 Vicenza 36 10 14 12 45 51 18 4 9 5 20 23 18 6 5 7 25 28 -6 44
15 Pordenone 36 9 14 13 38 39 18 4 10 4 25 19 18 5 4 9 13 20 -1 41
16 Ascoli 36 10 11 15 35 45 18 7 5 6 16 19 18 3 6 9 19 26 -10 41
17 Cosenza 36 6 17 13 29 42 18 3 9 6 15 17 18 3 8 7 14 25 -13 35
18 Reggiana 36 9 7 20 29 53 18 6 5 7 18 21 18 3 2 13 11 32 -24 34
19 Pescara 36 7 11 18 29 54 18 4 5 9 18 26 18 3 6 9 11 28 -25 32
20 Virtus Entella 36 4 11 21 27 58 18 3 4 11 16 32 18 1 7 10 11 26 -31 23

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 Empoli 36 18 16 2 66 32 18 10 8 0 36 14 18 8 8 2 30 18 34 70
2 Salernitana 36 17 12 7 41 34 18 10 6 2 24 13 18 7 6 5 17 21 7 63
3 Lecce 36 16 13 7 65 43 18 6 8 4 34 26 18 10 5 3 31 17 22 61
4 Monza 36 16 13 7 48 31 18 9 6 3 27 14 18 7 7 4 21 17 17 61
5 Venezia 36 15 12 9 52 38 18 10 2 6 28 19 18 5 10 3 24 19 14 57
6 Cittadella 36 15 11 10 47 32 18 9 6 3 24 13 18 6 5 7 23 19 15 56
7 Chievo 36 12 14 10 44 36 18 9 5 4 26 14 18 3 9 6 18 22 8 50
8 Brescia 36 13 11 12 55 50 18 8 5 5 32 24 18 5 6 7 23 26 5 50
9 SPAL 36 12 14 10 41 41 18 7 6 5 24 19 18 5 8 5 17 22 0 50
10 Reggina 36 12 13 11 40 39 18 8 4 6 20 18 18 4 9 5 20 21 1 49
11 Frosinone 36 11 13 12 33 41 18 4 8 6 15 20 18 7 5 6 18 21 -8 46
12 Cremonese 36 11 12 13 43 43 18 6 6 6 24 22 18 5 6 7 19 21 0 45
13 Pisa 36 10 15 11 48 53 18 6 10 2 23 17 18 4 5 9 25 36 -5 45
14 Vicenza 36 10 14 12 45 51 18 4 9 5 20 23 18 6 5 7 25 28 -6 44
15 Pordenone 36 9 14 13 38 39 18 4 10 4 25 19 18 5 4 9 13 20 -1 41
16 Ascoli 36 10 11 15 35 45 18 7 5 6 16 19 18 3 6 9 19 26 -10 41
17 Cosenza 36 6 17 13 29 42 18 3 9 6 15 17 18 3 8 7 14 25 -13 35
18 Reggiana 36 9 7 20 29 53 18 6 5 7 18 21 18 3 2 13 11 32 -24 34
19 Pescara 36 7 11 18 29 54 18 4 5 9 18 26 18 3 6 9 11 28 -25 32
20 Virtus Entella 36 4 11 21 27 58 18 3 4 11 16 32 18 1 7 10 11 26 -31 23

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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.