A key match in Serie B as both teams are battling for the top positions. With SPAL in 5th position and Monza placed 2nd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
- SPAL have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Monza has the fewest conceded goals (14) in Serie B
SPAL have less rest than Monza in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Coppa Italia game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Juventus.
SPAL form and stats
SPAL have performed here at Stadio Paolo Mazza this season with 6 wins from 9 Serie B matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1.
SPAL faced defeat in their previous match, away at Juventus (0-4). A 1-1 draw away in the Serie B before that, with Cremonese the opponent.
As you see from the result above, SPAL suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Etrit Berisha had a busy but productive day in the Juventus match. Despite making eight saves the loss could not be prevented.
The SPAL fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 9 league matches. From these home matches, SPAL have conceded only 6 goals. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Monza form and stats
As the visiting team in Serie B matches, Monza, who have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Serie B, have produced an overall stat of 4-4-2 so far.
Monza play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Brescia (placed 13th). A draw for Monza before that, at their own venue hosting Cosenza (2-2).
Monza are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 11 away goals from 10 games (in the league). It's not easy to score on Monza as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Monza - SPAL 0-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): SPAL one win, four draws and Monza one victory. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Valoti 5 goals |  A. Paloschi 5 goals |  D. Frattesi 4 goals |
SPAL missing players
Monza missing players
| SPAL | Monza | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 26 | 17 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 28 |
| 17 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 14 |
| 84% | 89% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 80% | 84% |
| 68% | 78% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 70% | 74% |
| 32% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 30% | 37% |
| 21% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 16% |
| 16% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 11% |
| 37% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 37% |
| 53% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 58% |
| 26% | 11% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 30% | 21% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13.3 | 15.6 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 13.1 | 14.9 |
| 4 | 4.8 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.5 |
| 34% | 40% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 25% | 27% |
- Monza has the fewest conceded goals (14) in Serie B
- Monza has the most clean sheets (11) in Serie B
- Monza has the most scored goals in the first half (13) in Serie B
- Monza is in the best form (4-2-0)
- 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 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 20 | 38 |
| 2 | Monza | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 34 |
| 3 | Salernitana | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 34 |
| 4 | Cittadella | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 33 |
| 5 | SPAL | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 33 |
| 6 | Chievo | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 32 |
| 7 | Lecce | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| 8 | Venezia | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 29 |
| 9 | Pordenone | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 28 |
| 10 | Frosinone | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 27 |
| 11 | Pisa | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 23 |
| 12 | Vicenza | 20 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 22 |
| 13 | Brescia | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 21 |
| 14 | Cremonese | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -6 | 19 |
| 15 | Reggina | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -9 | 18 |
| 16 | Reggiana | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -15 | 18 |
| 17 | Cosenza | 19 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -3 | 17 |
| 18 | Virtus Entella | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -15 | 17 |
| 19 | Pescara | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -17 | 16 |
| 20 | Ascoli | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 14 |