SPAL favourites for feisty fight facing Crotone

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Mon 18.April
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Paolo Mazza (17900 seats)

Serie B: We're previewing an engaging and highly important battle involving SPAL and Crotone at Stadio Paolo Mazza. Both are in need of a good run!

Insights:
  • SPAL have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Crotone have the fewest points (4) away in Serie B

Crotone have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

SPAL and Crotone should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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SPAL form and stats

SPAL's struggle is real here at Stadio Paolo Mazza with only 16 points collected from 17 Serie B games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-7-7. When SPAL hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like SPAL, Alessandria, Reggina, Vicenza, Cosenza and Pordenone), they have won 2 of 5 matches!

SPAL lost their last game at Lecce (placed 1st) after a 0-1 scoreline.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Cosenza.

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

A decent goal production from SPAL in their home games so far, with 26 goals from 17 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 27 goals have been conceded.

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Crotone form and stats

Crotone have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Serie B, after 0-4-13 (17 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 19 away games in a row.

This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Ternana with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Defender Golemić was the best team player with a rating of 7.41. Golemić scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 7 of 11 duels.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Vicenza.

Crotone are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, three draws and five defeats. From a total of nine matches.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Crotone as they have only managed to score 14 times from 17 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Crotone have conceded 32 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The sides have met each other previously this season, with the match result Crotone - SPAL 1-2 written in the official records. SPAL-Crotone H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: SPAL two wins, Crotone zero wins, two draws. two of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

CrotoneM. Marić
M. Marić
10 goals
SPALL. Colombo
L. Colombo
6 goals
SPALM. Mancosu
M. Mancosu
6 goals

SPAL missing players

Crotone missing players

Total First Half Second Half
SPAL Crotone
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 4 17 34
7 3 2 Won W 0 0 3
13 7 1 Drew D 1 4 12
14 7 2 Lost L 3 13 19
39 26 13 Scored S 1 14 34
51 27 10 Conceded C 4 32 55
91% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
76% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 71% 74%
47% 59% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 47% 47%
35% 47% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 26%
12% 24% 60% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 15%
56% 71% 80% BTTS BTTS 25% 59% 59%
21% 18% 20% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 9%
32% 24% 0% Failed to Score F T 75% 41% 38%
 
5 5.4 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 4.8 5.4
5 4.7 4.4 Corners against (avg) C A 7.2 4.9 4.9
2.5 2.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.9 2.7
4 1 1 Red cards R C 2 4 6
 
14.9 17.8 19 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 11.5 12.1
4.7 5.8 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 3.4 3.8
24% 26% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 11% 24% 26%
 
13.4 13.1 10 Shots against (avg) S A 11.2 13.8 12.7
4.6 4.4 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5 4.4
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Crotone have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Crotone have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Crotone have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Serie B
  • Crotone have the fewest points (4) away in Serie B
  • Crotone have yet to win a game away.
  • Crotone haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • 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 34 17 14 3 55 28 17 11 5 1 34 14 17 6 9 2 21 14 27 65
2 Monza 34 18 9 7 55 32 17 12 3 2 33 13 17 6 6 5 22 19 23 63
3 Cremonese 34 18 9 7 51 33 17 10 6 1 29 16 17 8 3 6 22 17 18 63
4 Brescia 34 16 13 5 50 32 17 7 7 3 26 19 17 9 6 2 24 13 18 61
5 Benevento 33 17 9 7 56 30 17 10 4 3 36 16 16 7 5 4 20 14 26 60
6 Pisa 34 16 12 6 42 30 17 9 7 1 22 11 17 7 5 5 20 19 12 60
7 Ascoli 34 16 7 11 46 41 17 7 5 5 20 17 17 9 2 6 26 24 5 55
8 Frosinone 34 14 12 8 49 35 17 9 6 2 29 13 17 5 6 6 20 22 14 54
9 Perugia 34 11 16 7 35 29 17 4 8 5 16 15 17 7 8 2 19 14 6 49
10 Cittadella 34 12 12 10 36 33 17 6 5 6 20 16 17 6 7 4 16 17 3 48
11 Ternana 34 13 8 13 50 52 17 8 1 8 25 23 17 5 7 5 25 29 -2 47
12 Parma 34 10 15 9 44 38 17 5 8 4 23 17 17 5 7 5 21 21 6 45
13 Como 34 10 14 10 43 46 17 5 7 5 19 17 17 5 7 5 24 29 -3 44
14 Reggina 34 12 8 14 29 42 17 8 2 7 17 20 17 4 6 7 12 22 -13 44
15 SPAL 34 7 13 14 39 51 17 3 7 7 26 27 17 4 6 7 13 24 -12 34
16 Alessandria 34 7 8 19 33 55 17 5 5 7 16 22 17 2 3 12 17 33 -22 29
17 Vicenza 34 6 7 21 32 56 17 4 5 8 19 23 17 2 2 13 13 33 -24 25
18 Cosenza 33 5 10 18 29 54 16 5 3 8 16 22 17 0 7 10 13 32 -25 25
19 Crotone 34 3 12 19 34 55 17 3 8 6 20 23 17 0 4 13 14 32 -21 21
20 Pordenone 34 3 8 23 24 60 17 2 6 9 15 27 17 1 2 14 9 33 -36 17

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 34 17 14 3 55 28 17 11 5 1 34 14 17 6 9 2 21 14 27 65
2 Monza 34 18 9 7 55 32 17 12 3 2 33 13 17 6 6 5 22 19 23 63
3 Cremonese 34 18 9 7 51 33 17 10 6 1 29 16 17 8 3 6 22 17 18 63
4 Brescia 34 16 13 5 50 32 17 7 7 3 26 19 17 9 6 2 24 13 18 61
5 Benevento 33 17 9 7 56 30 17 10 4 3 36 16 16 7 5 4 20 14 26 60
6 Pisa 34 16 12 6 42 30 17 9 7 1 22 11 17 7 5 5 20 19 12 60
7 Ascoli 34 16 7 11 46 41 17 7 5 5 20 17 17 9 2 6 26 24 5 55
8 Frosinone 34 14 12 8 49 35 17 9 6 2 29 13 17 5 6 6 20 22 14 54
9 Perugia 34 11 16 7 35 29 17 4 8 5 16 15 17 7 8 2 19 14 6 49
10 Cittadella 34 12 12 10 36 33 17 6 5 6 20 16 17 6 7 4 16 17 3 48
11 Ternana 34 13 8 13 50 52 17 8 1 8 25 23 17 5 7 5 25 29 -2 47
12 Parma 34 10 15 9 44 38 17 5 8 4 23 17 17 5 7 5 21 21 6 45
13 Como 34 10 14 10 43 46 17 5 7 5 19 17 17 5 7 5 24 29 -3 44
14 Reggina 34 12 8 14 29 42 17 8 2 7 17 20 17 4 6 7 12 22 -13 44
15 SPAL 34 7 13 14 39 51 17 3 7 7 26 27 17 4 6 7 13 24 -12 34
16 Alessandria 34 7 8 19 33 55 17 5 5 7 16 22 17 2 3 12 17 33 -22 29
17 Vicenza 34 6 7 21 32 56 17 4 5 8 19 23 17 2 2 13 13 33 -24 25
18 Cosenza 33 5 10 18 29 54 16 5 3 8 16 22 17 0 7 10 13 32 -25 25
19 Crotone 34 3 12 19 34 55 17 3 8 6 20 23 17 0 4 13 14 32 -21 21
20 Pordenone 34 3 8 23 24 60 17 2 6 9 15 27 17 1 2 14 9 33 -36 17

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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.