SPAL vs Venezia match preview: Even contest expected at Stadio Paolo Mazza

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sun 11.September
Match begins: 14:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Paolo Mazza (17900 seats)

Venezia have come here for an intriguing battle against the home side SPAL. Get smart on the fixture with this in-depth Serie B preview!

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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SPAL form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for SPAL's two home games in the Serie B so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Stadio Paolo Mazza.

SPAL travelled for their previous game, a trip to Bari 1908 that ended 2-2. Trouble was brewing at the score 0-2 against Bari 1908 last time out, but a goal from Rabbi completed a comeback to a draw result for SPAL. The hometeam coach Venturato made a successful contribution in the game against Bari 1908, bringing on Rabbi who scored the equalizer in the 2-2 draw. Mantia, who usually plays near the opponent's goal, was the champion player for the team in that fixture, and was presented with a rating of 8.62 (out of 10). Mantia scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.

Before that, SPAL had a home game versus Cagliari which ended with a victory 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 9 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 3 and lost 4.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the SPAL at home in the league. 2 on target and 3 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Venezia form and stats

Venezia are still undefeated on their travels in the Serie B. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.

Venezia failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Benevento (placed 6th) that ended with defeat 0-2. Ceccaroni was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.03. The defender Ceccaroni won 1 of 3 duels.

A 1-1 draw at Cittadella's stadium before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Venezia in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Venezia, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Venezia has managed 3 goals and let in 2 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

SPAL-Venezia H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: SPAL zero wins, Venezia zero wins, two draws. zero of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

SPALA. La Mantia
A. La Mantia
3 goals
VeneziaM. Cuisance
M. Cuisance
2 goals
SPALS. Rabbi
S. Rabbi
1 goals

SPAL missing players

Venezia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
SPAL Venezia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
4 2 0 Played P 1 2 4
1 1 0 Won W 0 1 1
2 0 0 Drew D 1 1 1
1 1 0 Lost L 0 0 2
5 2 0 Scored S 1 3 4
6 3 0 Conceded C 1 2 6
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 50%
50% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
75% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 75%
25% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 25%
 
4.8 5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4 3.8
6.2 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 6 3.5 6.5
3.8 3.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.5 2.5
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
13.2 12 0 Shots (avg) S ( 8 14 11.8
6 6 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 4.5 5
21% 17% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 33% 20%
 
13.2 12 0 Shots against (avg) S A 18 11.5 13
4.5 5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 2 3.5
SPAL Last season Venezia
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
9 4   Won W   3 6
15 8   Drew D   4 9
14 7   Lost L   12 23
46 30   Scored S   13 34
54 28   Conceded C   31 69
92% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 95%
79% 89%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 82%
47% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 50%
32% 42%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   16% 24%
11% 21%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 11%
58% 68%   BTTS BTTS   53% 61%
21% 21%   Clean Sheets C S   11% 11%
29% 21%   Failed to Score F T   42% 34%
 
5.1 5.4   Corners for (avg) C F   2.7 3.2
5.2 4.7   Corners against (avg) C A   7.2 7.1
2.5 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.2 2.9
4 1   Red cards R C   3 9
 
14.9 17.6   Shots (avg) S (   8.2 9.5
4.7 5.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.8 3.2
26% 28%   Goal Efficiency G E   25% 28%
 
13.6 12.9   Shots against (avg) S A   17.9 17.5
4.7 4.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   6.3 6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Reggina 4 3 0 1 10 2 2 2 0 0 7 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 8 9
2 Frosinone 4 3 0 1 7 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 5 9
3 Brescia 4 3 0 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 9
4 Ascoli 4 2 2 0 6 4 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 8
5 Genoa 4 2 2 0 6 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 8
6 Benevento 4 2 1 1 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 7
7 Cagliari 4 2 1 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 7
8 Cosenza 4 2 1 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 7
9 Bari 1908 4 1 3 0 8 6 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 6
10 Parma 4 1 3 0 6 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 6
11 Cittadella 4 1 2 1 6 6 2 1 1 0 5 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 5
12 SPAL 4 1 2 1 5 6 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 -1 5
13 Palermo 4 1 1 2 5 7 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 4 -2 4
14 Venezia 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 -2 4
15 Ternana 4 1 1 2 4 7 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 2 6 -3 4
16 Modena 4 1 0 3 5 5 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 3
17 Südtirol 4 1 0 3 3 9 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 6 -6 3
18 Como 4 0 2 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 4 -3 2
19 Pisa 4 0 1 3 6 9 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 4 6 -3 1
20 Perugia 4 0 1 3 2 7 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 4 -5 1
Last season 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 38 19 14 5 59 31 19 13 5 1 37 14 19 6 9 4 22 17 28 71
2 Cremonese 38 20 9 9 57 39 19 11 6 2 32 18 19 9 3 7 25 21 18 69
3 Monza 38 19 10 9 60 38 19 13 4 2 37 14 19 6 6 7 23 24 22 67
4 Pisa 38 18 13 7 48 35 19 10 8 1 26 13 19 8 5 6 22 22 13 67
5 Brescia 38 17 15 6 55 35 19 8 8 3 30 20 19 9 7 3 25 15 20 66
6 Ascoli 38 19 8 11 52 42 19 8 6 5 24 18 19 11 2 6 28 24 10 65
7 Benevento 38 18 9 11 62 39 19 10 4 5 38 20 19 8 5 6 24 19 23 63
8 Frosinone 38 15 13 10 58 45 19 10 6 3 34 16 19 5 7 7 24 29 13 58
9 Perugia 38 14 16 8 40 32 19 6 8 5 19 16 19 8 8 3 21 16 8 58
10 Ternana 38 15 9 14 58 61 19 9 2 8 30 27 19 6 7 6 28 34 -3 54
11 Cittadella 38 13 13 12 38 36 19 7 5 7 22 18 19 6 8 5 16 18 2 52
12 Parma 38 11 16 11 48 43 19 5 9 5 25 20 19 6 7 6 23 23 5 49
13 Como 38 11 14 13 49 54 19 5 7 7 20 21 19 6 7 6 29 33 -5 47
14 Reggina 38 13 9 16 31 49 19 9 2 8 19 24 19 4 7 8 12 25 -18 46
15 SPAL 38 9 15 14 46 54 19 4 8 7 30 28 19 5 7 7 16 26 -8 42
16 Cosenza 38 8 11 19 36 59 19 8 3 8 21 23 19 0 8 11 15 36 -23 35
17 Vicenza 38 9 7 22 38 59 19 5 5 9 22 26 19 4 2 13 16 33 -21 34
18 Alessandria 38 8 10 20 37 59 19 5 6 8 16 23 19 3 4 12 21 36 -22 34
19 Crotone 38 4 14 20 41 61 19 4 8 7 23 25 19 0 6 13 18 36 -20 26
20 Pordenone 38 3 9 26 29 71 19 2 7 10 19 34 19 1 2 16 10 37 -42 18
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Milan 38 26 8 4 69 31 19 12 4 3 28 12 19 14 4 1 41 19 38 86
2 Inter 38 25 9 4 84 32 19 14 3 2 48 16 19 11 6 2 36 16 52 84
3 Napoli 38 24 7 7 74 31 19 11 3 5 37 16 19 13 4 2 37 15 43 79
4 Juventus 38 20 10 8 57 37 19 10 5 4 25 14 19 10 5 4 32 23 20 70
5 Lazio 38 18 10 10 77 58 19 10 6 3 42 25 19 8 4 7 35 33 19 64
6 Roma 38 18 9 11 59 43 19 10 6 3 26 16 19 8 3 8 33 27 16 63
7 Fiorentina 38 19 5 14 59 51 19 13 2 4 38 20 19 6 3 10 21 31 8 62
8 Atalanta 38 16 11 11 65 48 19 4 8 7 31 29 19 12 3 4 34 19 17 59
9 Hellas Verona 38 14 11 13 65 59 19 9 3 7 34 25 19 5 8 6 31 34 6 53
10 Torino 38 13 11 14 46 41 19 8 5 6 29 21 19 5 6 8 17 20 5 50
11 Sassuolo 38 13 11 14 64 66 19 6 6 7 27 30 19 7 5 7 37 36 -2 50
12 Udinese 38 11 14 13 61 58 19 6 7 6 31 29 19 5 7 7 30 29 3 47
13 Bologna 38 12 10 16 44 55 19 8 4 7 25 24 19 4 6 9 19 31 -11 46
14 Empoli 38 10 11 17 50 70 19 4 5 10 28 44 19 6 6 7 22 26 -20 41
15 Sampdoria 38 10 6 22 46 63 19 6 3 10 29 32 19 4 3 12 17 31 -17 36
16 Spezia 38 10 6 22 41 71 19 5 3 11 21 30 19 5 3 11 20 41 -30 36
17 Salernitana 38 7 10 21 33 78 19 3 6 10 17 39 19 4 4 11 16 39 -45 31
18 Cagliari 38 6 12 20 34 68 19 3 6 10 20 33 19 3 6 10 14 35 -34 30
19 Genoa 38 4 16 18 27 60 19 3 8 8 14 25 19 1 8 10 13 35 -33 28
20 Venezia 38 6 9 23 34 69 19 3 5 11 21 38 19 3 4 12 13 31 -35 27

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 Reggina 4 3 0 1 10 2 2 2 0 0 7 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 8 9
2 Frosinone 4 3 0 1 7 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 5 9
3 Brescia 4 3 0 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 9
4 Ascoli 4 2 2 0 6 4 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 8
5 Genoa 4 2 2 0 6 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 8
6 Benevento 4 2 1 1 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 7
7 Cagliari 4 2 1 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 7
8 Cosenza 4 2 1 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 7
9 Bari 1908 4 1 3 0 8 6 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 6
10 Parma 4 1 3 0 6 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 6
11 Cittadella 4 1 2 1 6 6 2 1 1 0 5 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 5
12 SPAL 4 1 2 1 5 6 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 -1 5
13 Palermo 4 1 1 2 5 7 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 4 -2 4
14 Venezia 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 -2 4
15 Ternana 4 1 1 2 4 7 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 2 6 -3 4
16 Modena 4 1 0 3 5 5 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 3
17 Südtirol 4 1 0 3 3 9 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 6 -6 3
18 Como 4 0 2 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 4 -3 2
19 Pisa 4 0 1 3 6 9 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 2 4 6 -3 1
20 Perugia 4 0 1 3 2 7 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 4 -5 1

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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.