This league campaign has been back-breaking for SPAL so far, while Pisa have enjoyed many victories. Will the guests get another notch in their belt at Stadio Paolo Mazza?
- SPAL have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Pisa is in the best form (3-3-0) in Serie B
Both sides have had plenty of rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's trust this will be an enthusiastic fixture!
SPAL form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie B, SPAL have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 9 games.
Happy days for SPAL in their previous game, a fixture away at Parma (placed 6th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. What a relief, as that was the first three points in the league after playing, but not winning, seven games in a row. Meccariello was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.42 out of 10. The defender Meccariello won 7 of 12 duels.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Palermo that ended 1-1.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 10 games. SPAL has won 2 of these, drawn 5 and lost 3.
Trench warfare? Looking at this team's last 12 league games, 9 have seen two goals or less.
SPAL have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadio Paolo Mazza with 14 goals in 9 league matches. On the other hand, SPAL have conceded 12 goals. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Pisa form and stats
Pisa have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Serie B, after 1-6-2 (9 played). In general it has been a productive period now for Pisa as they haven't lost any of their last 13 games.
The Pisa goalkeeper Alessandro Livieri is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 405 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Pisa are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the match against Brescia (placed 10th). Gliozzi, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.61. Gliozzi scored two goals and hit one key pass.
A 0-0 draw at Frosinone's stadium before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Pisa in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Pisa, 7 draws and 3 defeats.
Pisa have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Pisa have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
SPAL-Pisa H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: SPAL three wins, Pisa five wins, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  E. Gliozzi 7 goals |  E. Torregrossa 5 goals |   A. La Mantia 4 goals |
SPAL missing players
Pisa missing players
| SPAL | Pisa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | 14 | 1 | Scored | S | 8 | 12 | 29 |
| 22 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 7 | 12 | 20 |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 78% |
| 72% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 33% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | 50% |
| 28% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 39% |
| 17% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 22% | 17% |
| 44% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 56% |
| 39% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 33% | 11% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 4.2 | 3.4 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
| 5.5 | 4.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.7 | 5.2 |
| 3.4 | 3.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11.9 | 12.4 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.4 |
| 4.3 | 4.9 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 27% | 32% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 33% | 41% |
| 14.2 | 14.4 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.5 | 13.3 | 12.1 |
| 4.6 | 5.1 | 6.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 |
- Pisa have the most scored goals in the first half (15) in Serie B
- Pisa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Pisa is in the best form (3-3-0) in Serie B
- SPAL have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- SPAL have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- SPAL haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Frosinone | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 36 |
| 2 | Reggina | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 33 |
| 3 | Bari 1908 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 30 |
| 4 | Genoa | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
| 5 | Pisa | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 26 |
| 6 | Parma | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 7 | Südtirol | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 26 |
| 8 | Ternana | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 26 |
| 9 | Ascoli | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | Brescia | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -6 | 24 |
| 11 | Palermo | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -3 | 23 |
| 12 | Benevento | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -1 | 22 |
| 13 | Modena | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -2 | 22 |
| 14 | Cagliari | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 22 |
| 15 | SPAL | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 20 |
| 16 | Venezia | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -5 | 19 |
| 17 | Como | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -7 | 19 |
| 18 | Cittadella | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -9 | 19 |
| 19 | Cosenza | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -13 | 17 |
| 20 | Perugia | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -10 | 16 |
