Serie B match prediction: Little separates SPAL and Cittadella in quality

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Wed 02.March
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Paolo Mazza (17900 seats)

SPAL - Cittadella in Serie B: Numbers, teams, fixtures, the latest developments and reports. Read our complete guide!

Insights:
  • SPAL have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

It's no vacation for neither SPAL nor Cittadella 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.

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SPAL form and stats

3 victories, 5 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what SPAL have to build on here at Stadio Paolo Mazza in the Serie B.

SPAL are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-4 away versus Parma. Meccariello, defender, was given a rating of 7.02/10 in that game, top of the team. Meccariello won 8 of 14 duels.

Ahead of that match, SPAL won a home game hosting Ternana (5-1).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how SPAL have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won two, drawn three and lost six.

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

SPAL have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadio Paolo Mazza with 23 goals in 13 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the SPAL defense is not exactly impregnable. 21 goals conceded from 13 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Cittadella form and stats

Playing away, Cittadella have won 5 games, drawn 5 and suffered 3 defeats in the Serie B this season. Cittadella are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played nine in a row without losing.

The club members enjoyed Cittadella's previous fixture versus Frosinone (placed 8th), a 3-0 win played at home. The attacker Beretta got a match rating of 8.14 in that game. Beretta scored two goals and hit one key pass.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Lecce at their stadium, the result 2-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 19 similar matches played by Cittadella in our archives, and the results are: seven wins for Cittadella, six draws and six defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Cittadella are hosting Monza in the Serie B only three days away.

Cittadella have conceded 14 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

This happened when the participants faced each other previously this season; Cittadella - SPAL 0-0. Statistics for the prior six meetings between these two participants are: three wins for SPAL, one draw and two wins for Cittadella. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

CittadellaE. Baldini
E. Baldini
7 goals
CittadellaO. Okwonkwo
O. Okwonkwo
7 goals
SPALL. Colombo
L. Colombo
6 goals

SPAL missing players

Cittadella missing players

Total First Half Second Half
SPAL Cittadella
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 5 13 26
6 3 0 Won W 2 5 11
9 5 2 Drew D 3 5 8
11 5 2 Lost L 0 3 7
31 23 5 Scored S 6 13 31
41 21 8 Conceded C 4 14 26
92% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 92% 92%
77% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 54% 62%
50% 62% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 23% 31%
38% 54% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 15% 15%
15% 31% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 15% 12%
58% 77% 100% BTTS BTTS 40% 46% 42%
19% 15% 0% Clean Sheets C S 60% 38% 42%
31% 15% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 23% 23%
 
5.2 5.8 6 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5.5 5.2
5.2 5.2 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.3 4
2.4 2.1 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 3.5 3.5
3 1 0 Red cards R C 2 2 4
 
15.1 18.8 21.8 Shots (avg) S ( 14.2 14.3 13.6
4.7 6 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 4.3 4.9
26% 29% 19% Goal Efficiency G E 32% 23% 24%
 
13.9 13.6 14.5 Shots against (avg) S A 16 13.7 11.6
4.8 4.6 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 4.5 3.9
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • SPAL have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lecce 26 13 10 3 42 22 13 8 4 1 28 12 13 5 6 2 14 10 20 49
2 Cremonese 26 14 7 5 40 23 13 7 5 1 22 12 13 7 2 4 18 11 17 49
3 Brescia 26 13 9 4 40 25 13 4 6 3 19 16 13 9 3 1 21 9 15 48
4 Benevento 26 13 7 6 41 23 13 7 3 3 26 13 13 6 4 3 15 10 18 46
5 Pisa 26 12 10 4 32 20 13 6 6 1 15 9 13 6 4 3 17 11 12 46
6 Monza 26 12 8 6 40 28 13 9 2 2 25 12 13 3 6 4 15 16 12 44
7 Ascoli 26 12 6 8 37 32 13 4 4 5 14 16 13 8 2 3 23 16 5 42
8 Frosinone 26 10 11 5 40 28 13 5 6 2 21 12 13 5 5 3 19 16 12 41
9 Perugia 26 10 11 5 29 22 13 4 5 4 13 11 13 6 6 1 16 11 7 41
10 Cittadella 26 11 8 7 31 26 13 6 3 4 18 12 13 5 5 3 13 14 5 41
11 Como 26 8 11 7 33 35 13 4 6 3 15 12 13 4 5 4 18 23 -2 35
12 Reggina 26 10 5 11 23 33 13 6 2 5 13 15 13 4 3 6 10 18 -10 35
13 Parma 26 7 11 8 33 30 13 4 5 4 17 12 13 3 6 4 16 18 3 32
14 Ternana 26 8 7 11 37 42 13 5 1 7 18 19 13 3 6 4 19 23 -5 31
15 SPAL 26 6 9 11 31 41 13 3 5 5 23 21 13 3 4 6 8 20 -10 27
16 Alessandria 26 6 5 15 27 41 13 4 3 6 11 16 13 2 2 9 16 25 -14 23
17 Cosenza 26 5 8 13 24 41 13 5 2 6 13 15 13 0 6 7 11 26 -17 23
18 Vicenza 26 4 6 16 25 43 13 2 4 7 13 20 13 2 2 9 12 23 -18 18
19 Crotone 26 2 9 15 26 44 13 2 6 5 16 20 13 0 3 10 10 24 -18 15
20 Pordenone 26 2 6 18 19 51 13 1 4 8 11 24 13 1 2 10 8 27 -32 12

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 Lecce 26 13 10 3 42 22 13 8 4 1 28 12 13 5 6 2 14 10 20 49
2 Cremonese 26 14 7 5 40 23 13 7 5 1 22 12 13 7 2 4 18 11 17 49
3 Brescia 26 13 9 4 40 25 13 4 6 3 19 16 13 9 3 1 21 9 15 48
4 Benevento 26 13 7 6 41 23 13 7 3 3 26 13 13 6 4 3 15 10 18 46
5 Pisa 26 12 10 4 32 20 13 6 6 1 15 9 13 6 4 3 17 11 12 46
6 Monza 26 12 8 6 40 28 13 9 2 2 25 12 13 3 6 4 15 16 12 44
7 Ascoli 26 12 6 8 37 32 13 4 4 5 14 16 13 8 2 3 23 16 5 42
8 Frosinone 26 10 11 5 40 28 13 5 6 2 21 12 13 5 5 3 19 16 12 41
9 Perugia 26 10 11 5 29 22 13 4 5 4 13 11 13 6 6 1 16 11 7 41
10 Cittadella 26 11 8 7 31 26 13 6 3 4 18 12 13 5 5 3 13 14 5 41
11 Como 26 8 11 7 33 35 13 4 6 3 15 12 13 4 5 4 18 23 -2 35
12 Reggina 26 10 5 11 23 33 13 6 2 5 13 15 13 4 3 6 10 18 -10 35
13 Parma 26 7 11 8 33 30 13 4 5 4 17 12 13 3 6 4 16 18 3 32
14 Ternana 26 8 7 11 37 42 13 5 1 7 18 19 13 3 6 4 19 23 -5 31
15 SPAL 26 6 9 11 31 41 13 3 5 5 23 21 13 3 4 6 8 20 -10 27
16 Alessandria 26 6 5 15 27 41 13 4 3 6 11 16 13 2 2 9 16 25 -14 23
17 Cosenza 26 5 8 13 24 41 13 5 2 6 13 15 13 0 6 7 11 26 -17 23
18 Vicenza 26 4 6 16 25 43 13 2 4 7 13 20 13 2 2 9 12 23 -18 18
19 Crotone 26 2 9 15 26 44 13 2 6 5 16 20 13 0 3 10 10 24 -18 15
20 Pordenone 26 2 6 18 19 51 13 1 4 8 11 24 13 1 2 10 8 27 -32 12

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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.