SPAL and Venezia are both riding high in the Serie B with their 6th and 5th positions respectively. Expect a great game!
- SPAL have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
It's no vacation for neither SPAL nor Venezia as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
SPAL form and stats
The story so far in the Serie B for SPAL at their home stadium (Stadio Paolo Mazza) is 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats.
SPAL manager M. Rastelli and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Chievo (placed 8th) in the Serie B. Ahead of that match, SPAL won a home game hosting Cittadella (1-0).
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how SPAL have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won one, drawn two and lost four.
SPAL are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 22 goals in 15 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. SPAL have conceded 15 in these home matches.
Venezia form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie B travels is 5 wins, 8 draws and 2 defeats.
Home advantage was not enough for Venezia in their previous game, as they lost their Serie B-match, hosting Reggina, 0-2. Prior to that result Venezia won their away game at Monza. The scoreline was 4-1.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Venezia in our archives, and the results are: one win for Venezia, four draws and three defeats.
The visiting Venezia have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 20 goals from 15 games. Venezia are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 14 times in 15 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Venezia - SPAL 0-0.Top Goalscorers
  F. Forte 11 goals |  M. Valoti 9 goals | M. Aramu 9 goals |
SPAL missing players
Venezia missing players
| SPAL | Venezia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 31 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 36 | 22 | 5 | Scored | S | 7 | 20 | 42 |
| 33 | 15 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 32 |
| 84% | 87% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 87% |
| 68% | 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 77% |
| 32% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 40% | 42% |
| 23% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 20% | 23% |
| 13% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 7% | 10% |
| 45% | 47% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 52% |
| 45% | 53% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 32% |
| 26% | 13% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.5 | 13.7 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 13.6 | 13.4 |
| 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 32% | 38% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 70% | 29% | 30% |
- 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 | Empoli | 30 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 53 | 24 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 29 | 59 |
| 2 | Lecce | 31 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 60 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 32 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 24 | 55 |
| 3 | Monza | 31 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 41 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 51 |
| 4 | Salernitana | 31 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 32 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 3 | 51 |
| 5 | Venezia | 31 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 49 |
| 6 | SPAL | 31 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 36 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 46 |
| 7 | Cittadella | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 45 |
| 8 | Chievo | 31 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 38 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 45 |
| 9 | Brescia | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 44 | 42 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 42 |
| 10 | Vicenza | 31 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 41 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 41 |
| 11 | Pisa | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 40 | 43 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 29 | -3 | 40 |
| 12 | Reggina | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 19 | -3 | 40 |
| 13 | Frosinone | 31 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 28 | 36 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 18 | -8 | 39 |
| 14 | Cremonese | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | -1 | 36 |
| 15 | Pordenone | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -3 | 34 |
| 16 | Cosenza | 31 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -5 | 32 |
| 17 | Reggiana | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 47 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 29 | -22 | 30 |
| 18 | Ascoli | 31 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 23 | -15 | 28 |
| 19 | Pescara | 31 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 48 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -23 | 26 |
| 20 | Virtus Entella | 31 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 25 | 48 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -23 | 22 |