SPAL have performed better than Lecce so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:
- SPAL has the most clean sheets (8) in Serie B
- Lecce has the most scored goals (27) in Serie B
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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
SPAL form and stats
SPAL, who have the most clean sheets (8) in Serie B, have performed here at Stadio Paolo Mazza this season with 4 wins from 6 Serie B matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 0.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 301 minutes without scoring a league goal. F. Di Francesco was the last player to find the net. Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Demba Thiam not having conceded a league goal in 182 minutes.
SPAL shared the glory with Venezia in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Chievo that ended 0-0.
This is expected to be a close game, with SPAL perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with SPAL as a small favourite), we find ten games. SPAL has won two of these, drawn five and lost three.
Goals decide football matches and SPAL are scoring many of them at home; 12 on target from 6 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, SPAL have only let in 3 goals at home.
Lecce form and stats
3-2-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Lecce, who have the most scored goals (27) in Serie B, in their Serie B matches away.
Lecce's previous game was their home loss versus Pisa (0-3). A 1-1 draw at Salernitana's stadium before that.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Lecce in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Lecce, zero draws and three defeats.
Lecce has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 6 games. As opposed to that, Lecce have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: one win for SPAL, zero draws and two wins for Lecce. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Top Goalscorers
  M. Coda 8 goals |  M. Mancosu 5 goals |  M. Stępiński 4 goals |
SPAL missing players
Lecce missing players
| SPAL | Lecce | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | 12 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 27 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 18 |
| 77% | 83% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 62% | 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 31% | 33% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 69% |
| 23% | 33% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 46% |
| 15% | 17% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 31% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 69% |
| 62% | 67% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 31% | 17% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 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 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.3 | 15.3 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 24 | 18.2 | 18.3 |
| 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 6.8 | 5.7 |
| 40% | 48% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 27% | 36% |
- All of Lecce's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Lecce has the most scored goals (27) in Serie B
- Lecce haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- SPAL has the most clean sheets (8) 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.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Empoli | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 26 |
| 2 | Salernitana | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 3 | Frosinone | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 24 |
| 4 | Cittadella | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 23 |
| 5 | SPAL | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 6 | Venezia | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| 7 | Lecce | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 21 |
| 8 | Monza | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 20 |
| 9 | Chievo | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
| 10 | Brescia | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 17 |
| 11 | Pordenone | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| 12 | Pisa | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 18 | -6 | 17 |
| 13 | Vicenza | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 15 |
| 14 | Reggiana | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | Cosenza | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 16 | Cremonese | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
| 17 | Pescara | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -11 | 11 |
| 18 | Reggina | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 10 |
| 19 | Ascoli | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -12 | 6 |
| 20 | Virtus Entella | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -19 | 5 |