Serie B match prediction and preview for Salernitana vs Spezia clash

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Fri 31.July
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Arechi (37245 seats)

Salernitana will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 6 points behind Spezia.

It's no vacation for neither Salernitana nor Spezia as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

11-11-20 (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 50-59 (scored/conceded).

Spezia are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Salernitana form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadio Arechi as Salernitana have scored 34 goals to get 36 points from 18 games. The overall stats in the Serie B are 10-6-2 (wins-draws-losses).

The home team returns to Stadio Arechi after being equal after 90 minutes with Pordenone (placed 4th) on their last time out; the Serie B game ended 1-1. Ahead of that match, Salernitana lost 2-4 at home to Empoli.

Salernitana have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadio Arechi with 34 goals in 18 league matches. Salernitana's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 21 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Spezia form and stats

The visitors are W6-D6-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Serie B.

Spezia aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 311 league minutes without a goal. G. Mastinu was the last player to find the net. 254 minutes! That's how long the Spezia goalkeeper Simone Scuffet and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Spezia played 0-0 against Virtus Entella in their previous match. A 0-0 draw at Cremonese's stadium before that.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Spezia have scored 22 goals in 18 league games away. 21 goals have been conceded by Spezia in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Spezia - Salernitana 2-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Salernitana victories, one draw and six Spezia wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

SalernitanaM. Đurić
M. Đurić
12 goals
SalernitanaS. Kiyine
S. Kiyine
10 goals
SpeziaE. Gyasi
E. Gyasi
8 goals

Salernitana missing players

Spezia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Salernitana Spezia
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 6 18 37
14 10 3 Won W 0 6 16
10 6 1 Drew D 4 6 10
13 2 1 Lost L 2 6 11
52 34 12 Scored S 4 22 52
48 21 6 Conceded C 6 21 39
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 83% 86%
76% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 72% 70%
41% 50% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 56% 49%
24% 33% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 22% 24%
19% 22% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 6% 11%
62% 72% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 56% 51%
16% 22% 20% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 38%
22% 6% 20% Failed to Score F T 50% 28% 24%
 
3.7 4 4.6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 4.5 4.6
4.8 5.4 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.8 4.4
3 2.4 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.6 2.3
7 5 1 Red cards R C 2 5 6
 
427 231 66 Total Shots T S 57 211 478
160 84 21 Shots on Target S O 22 62 147
32% 40% 57% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 35% 35%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Salernitana have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Salernitana haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • 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 37 25 8 4 63 25 19 14 4 1 39 9 18 11 4 3 24 16 38 83
2 Crotone 37 20 8 9 63 38 19 12 5 2 33 14 18 8 3 7 30 24 25 68
3 Spezia 37 16 10 11 52 39 19 10 4 5 30 18 18 6 6 6 22 21 13 58
4 Pordenone 37 16 9 12 46 44 19 11 5 3 25 12 18 5 4 9 21 32 2 57
5 Cittadella 37 16 7 14 46 47 19 7 4 8 23 26 18 9 3 6 23 21 -1 55
6 Chievo 37 13 14 10 47 38 18 9 4 5 28 18 19 4 10 5 19 20 9 53
7 Pisa 37 14 11 12 48 44 19 10 5 4 28 20 18 4 6 8 20 24 4 53
8 Frosinone 37 14 11 12 40 37 18 10 4 4 28 17 19 4 7 8 12 20 3 53
9 Salernitana 37 14 10 13 52 48 18 10 6 2 34 21 19 4 4 11 18 27 4 52
10 Empoli 37 13 12 12 45 48 19 7 8 4 26 23 18 6 4 8 19 25 -3 51
11 Cremonese 37 12 12 13 40 41 18 7 5 6 20 17 19 5 7 7 20 24 -1 48
12 Virtus Entella 37 12 12 13 44 47 18 8 6 4 19 15 19 4 6 9 25 32 -3 48
13 Venezia 37 11 14 12 34 39 18 4 6 8 15 23 19 7 8 4 19 16 -5 47
14 Ascoli 37 13 7 17 48 54 18 9 5 4 27 20 19 4 2 13 21 34 -6 46
15 Pescara 37 12 9 16 48 54 19 7 8 4 31 23 18 5 1 12 17 31 -6 45
16 Perugia 37 12 9 16 37 46 19 7 5 7 19 19 18 5 4 9 18 27 -9 45
17 Cosenza 37 11 10 16 47 48 18 5 5 8 18 21 19 6 5 8 29 27 -1 43
18 Juve Stabia 37 11 8 18 46 60 19 9 3 7 30 29 18 2 5 11 16 31 -14 41
19 Trapani 37 10 13 14 46 60 18 7 6 5 25 20 19 3 7 9 21 40 -14 41
20 Livorno 37 5 6 26 30 65 18 3 2 13 19 40 19 2 4 13 11 25 -35 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 37 25 8 4 63 25 19 14 4 1 39 9 18 11 4 3 24 16 38 83
2 Crotone 37 20 8 9 63 38 19 12 5 2 33 14 18 8 3 7 30 24 25 68
3 Spezia 37 16 10 11 52 39 19 10 4 5 30 18 18 6 6 6 22 21 13 58
4 Pordenone 37 16 9 12 46 44 19 11 5 3 25 12 18 5 4 9 21 32 2 57
5 Cittadella 37 16 7 14 46 47 19 7 4 8 23 26 18 9 3 6 23 21 -1 55
6 Chievo 37 13 14 10 47 38 18 9 4 5 28 18 19 4 10 5 19 20 9 53
7 Pisa 37 14 11 12 48 44 19 10 5 4 28 20 18 4 6 8 20 24 4 53
8 Frosinone 37 14 11 12 40 37 18 10 4 4 28 17 19 4 7 8 12 20 3 53
9 Salernitana 37 14 10 13 52 48 18 10 6 2 34 21 19 4 4 11 18 27 4 52
10 Empoli 37 13 12 12 45 48 19 7 8 4 26 23 18 6 4 8 19 25 -3 51
11 Cremonese 37 12 12 13 40 41 18 7 5 6 20 17 19 5 7 7 20 24 -1 48
12 Virtus Entella 37 12 12 13 44 47 18 8 6 4 19 15 19 4 6 9 25 32 -3 48
13 Venezia 37 11 14 12 34 39 18 4 6 8 15 23 19 7 8 4 19 16 -5 47
14 Ascoli 37 13 7 17 48 54 18 9 5 4 27 20 19 4 2 13 21 34 -6 46
15 Pescara 37 12 9 16 48 54 19 7 8 4 31 23 18 5 1 12 17 31 -6 45
16 Perugia 37 12 9 16 37 46 19 7 5 7 19 19 18 5 4 9 18 27 -9 45
17 Cosenza 37 11 10 16 47 48 18 5 5 8 18 21 19 6 5 8 29 27 -1 43
18 Juve Stabia 37 11 8 18 46 60 19 9 3 7 30 29 18 2 5 11 16 31 -14 41
19 Trapani 37 10 13 14 46 60 18 7 6 5 25 20 19 3 7 9 21 40 -14 41
20 Livorno 37 5 6 26 30 65 18 3 2 13 19 40 19 2 4 13 11 25 -35 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.