Serie B match preview: SPAL versus Chievo

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Tue 15.December
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Paolo Mazza (17900 seats)

SPAL have performed better than Chievo so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

Insights:
  • SPAL is in the best form (5-0-1)

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.

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SPAL form and stats

Overall Serie B stats at home this season for SPAL, who have the most clean sheets (6) in Serie B, are 4-1-0 (wins-draw-losses). SPAL has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Stadio Paolo Mazza. We remember; it was Cosenza.

In their previous game, the manager P. Marino led his SPAL to a defeat in the Serie B match away at Cittadella. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadio Paolo Mazza. Before that, SPAL had a home game versus Pisa which ended with a victory 4-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does SPAL handle that role? We have found eight games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, three draws and one defeat.

SPAL are traveling soon after this match as the Serie B match at Venezia awaits in four days.

SPAL can score goals in their home matches. After 5 league matches they have found the net 12 times. SPAL have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Chievo form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie B travels is 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

Chievo go into this game after a win, the home game against Reggina that ended 3-0. A 2-3 defeat away at Frosinone before that.

We have checked recent matches where Chievo have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those ten games were one victory, six draws and three defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Chievo are hosting Empoli in the Serie B only four days away.

Chievo find the net regularly in their away games. 6 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league. Chievo have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

SPAL-Chievo H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: SPAL one win, Chievo one win, three draws. two of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

ChievoL. Garritano
L. Garritano
4 goals
SPALL. Nahuel Castro
L. Nahuel Castro
3 goals
SPALF. Di Francesco
F. Di Francesco
3 goals

SPAL missing players

Chievo missing players

SPAL Chievo
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
11 5 1 Played P 1 5 10
6 4 1 Won W 0 2 5
3 1 0 Drew D 0 2 2
2 0 0 Lost L 1 1 3
18 12 4 Scored S 2 6 14
10 3 0 Conceded C 3 5 9
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 90%
73% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 60% 70%
36% 40% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 40% 50%
27% 40% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 20% 10%
18% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 20% 10%
36% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 60% 50%
55% 60% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 40% 50%
18% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 10%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
3.1 3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.2 1.7
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
13.2 17.2 11 Shots (avg) S ( 22 16 13.7
3.7 4.8 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.8 4.6
44% 50% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 25% 30%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • All of SPAL's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • SPAL has the most clean sheets (6) in Serie B
  • SPAL have not yet lost a game at home.
  • SPAL have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • SPAL have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • SPAL have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • SPAL haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • SPAL is in the best form (5-0-1)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Salernitana 11 7 2 2 17 10 6 5 1 0 12 3 5 2 1 2 5 7 7 23
2 Empoli 11 6 4 1 21 11 5 3 2 0 10 4 6 3 2 1 11 7 10 22
3 SPAL 11 6 3 2 18 10 5 4 1 0 12 3 6 2 2 2 6 7 8 21
4 Lecce 11 5 5 1 26 14 6 2 4 0 16 8 5 3 1 1 10 6 12 20
5 Frosinone 11 6 2 3 13 11 6 3 1 2 5 6 5 3 1 1 8 5 2 20
6 Venezia 11 5 3 3 16 11 6 4 0 2 9 5 5 1 3 1 7 6 5 18
7 Cittadella 10 5 2 3 18 10 5 3 1 1 10 4 5 2 1 2 8 6 8 17
8 Chievo 10 5 2 3 14 9 5 3 0 2 8 4 5 2 2 1 6 5 5 17
9 Monza 11 4 5 2 11 9 5 2 2 1 5 3 6 2 3 1 6 6 2 17
10 Reggiana 10 4 2 4 13 17 5 2 2 1 8 5 5 2 0 3 5 12 -4 14
11 Brescia 11 3 4 4 17 17 6 2 3 1 12 8 5 1 1 3 5 9 0 13
12 Pordenone 11 2 7 2 11 11 5 0 5 0 7 7 6 2 2 2 4 4 0 13
13 Pisa 11 3 4 4 16 25 5 2 2 1 6 7 6 1 2 3 10 18 -9 13
14 Vicenza 10 2 6 2 16 16 4 0 4 0 7 7 6 2 2 2 9 9 0 12
15 Reggina 11 2 4 5 10 16 5 2 1 2 6 5 6 0 3 3 4 11 -6 10
16 Cosenza 11 1 6 4 7 10 6 0 3 3 3 6 5 1 3 1 4 4 -3 9
17 Cremonese 11 1 6 4 12 16 6 1 3 2 7 9 5 0 3 2 5 7 -4 9
18 Pescara 11 2 1 8 10 22 6 1 1 4 6 10 5 1 0 4 4 12 -12 7
19 Ascoli 11 1 3 7 9 17 5 1 1 3 3 7 6 0 2 4 6 10 -8 6
20 Virtus Entella 11 0 5 6 8 21 6 0 1 5 4 16 5 0 4 1 4 5 -13 5

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Read more about Serie B

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.