Battling SPAL cross their fingers to pull off a small shock when they greet high-flying Cremonese in the upcoming league game. It’s 15th vs 1st and the home supporters will have not-so-high confidence.
- SPAL have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cremonese have the fewest dropped points from leading position (6) in Serie B
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for SPAL and Cremonese.
SPAL form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Serie B this season. SPAL have only managed 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Stadio Paolo Mazza.
SPAL travelled for their previous game, a trip to Perugia that ended 1-1. Meccariello, defender, was given a rating of 7.43/10 in that game, top of the team. Meccariello won 11 of 16 duels.
Preceding that match was the home game against Ascoli that was lost 1-2.The SPAL fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 15 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the SPAL defense is not exactly impregnable. 23 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Cremonese form and stats
7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Cremonese playing as the away team in the Serie B this season.
Cremonese had fun at their own home (Stadio Paolo Mazza) last time out, beating Pordenone 2-1. Zanimacchia (2) scored. Zanimacchia, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.34. Zanimacchia scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Prior to that match, the Cremonese manager Pecchia faced defeat when travelling to Pisa and losing 0-3.Cremonese find the net regularly in their away games. 19 goals from 15 away fixtures in the league.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these parties meet this campaign, as the history books show this recent match: Cremonese - SPAL 1-1. Head to head statistics (for the preceeding four meetings): SPAL won one game, two matches ended with a tie and Cremonese have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / threeTop Goalscorers
  C. Buonaiuto 7 goals |   L. Colombo 6 goals |  M. Mancosu 6 goals |
SPAL missing players
Cremonese missing players
| SPAL | Cremonese | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 35 | 24 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 19 | 45 |
| 44 | 23 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 15 | 29 |
| 90% | 87% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 77% | 87% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 80% |
| 47% | 60% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 47% | 47% |
| 33% | 47% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 13% | 17% |
| 13% | 27% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 10% |
| 57% | 73% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 47% | 53% |
| 23% | 20% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 27% | 30% |
| 30% | 20% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | 23% |
| 5 | 5.6 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
| 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14.9 | 18.1 | 15.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 12.9 | 13.4 |
| 4.8 | 6 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| 24% | 27% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 31% | 36% |
| 13.8 | 13.5 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 11.5 | 11.8 |
| 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
- Cremonese have the fewest dropped points from leading position (6) in Serie B
- 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 | Cremonese | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 45 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 56 |
| 2 | Lecce | 30 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 49 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 22 | 55 |
| 3 | Pisa | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 55 |
| 4 | Monza | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 54 |
| 5 | Brescia | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 46 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 53 |
| 6 | Benevento | 29 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 47 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 51 |
| 7 | Ascoli | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 49 |
| 8 | Frosinone | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 45 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 48 |
| 9 | Perugia | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 46 |
| 10 | Cittadella | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 44 |
| 11 | Reggina | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -9 | 40 |
| 12 | Parma | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 37 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 38 |
| 13 | Ternana | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 46 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 27 | -4 | 38 |
| 14 | Como | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 36 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 25 | -4 | 38 |
| 15 | SPAL | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 35 | 44 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -9 | 32 |
| 16 | Alessandria | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -20 | 25 |
| 17 | Cosenza | 29 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 29 | -20 | 24 |
| 18 | Vicenza | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 52 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 30 | -23 | 21 |
| 19 | Crotone | 30 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 31 | 50 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 30 | -19 | 19 |
| 20 | Pordenone | 30 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 56 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 30 | -35 | 13 |
