Football tips: SPAL vs Virtus Entella - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Fri 12.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Paolo Mazza (17900 seats)

With their 19 point advantage in the league table, SPAL fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Virtus Entella.

Insights:
  • SPAL have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Virtus Entella have the most conceded goals (44) in Serie B

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Virtus Entella have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 8-12-20 (win-draw-loss) from 40 matches.

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SPAL form and stats

The story so far in the Serie B for SPAL at their home stadium (Stadio Paolo Mazza) is 6 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats.

SPAL are returning here after visiting Pescara in a Serie B game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Mattia Valoti scored the goal(s). 0-0 away at Salernitana before that.

The manager P. Marino will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Pisa in only three days.

The SPAL fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 13 league matches. 15 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Virtus Entella form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Virtus Entella, who have the most conceded goals (44) in Serie B, so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-7 (win-draw-lose). Entella have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.

Entella's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Ascoli that finished 0-0. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Lecce.

A new game in only four days for Entella, the Serie B home match versus Cremonese. Busy days.

The attacking power of Virtus Entella when travelling is not overwhelming with 10 goals scored from 13 league matches away. Entella have conceded 20 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Virtus Entella - SPAL 0-1. SPAL-Virtus Entella H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: SPAL two wins, Virtus Entella zero wins, one draw. two of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

SPALM. Valoti
M. Valoti
7 goals
SPALA. Paloschi
A. Paloschi
7 goals
Virtus EntellaM. Mancosu
M. Mancosu
5 goals

SPAL missing players

Virtus Entella missing players

Total First Half Second Half
SPAL Virtus Entella
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 3 13 27
10 6 2 Won W 1 1 4
11 4 1 Drew D 1 5 8
6 3 1 Lost L 1 7 15
34 21 7 Scored S 1 10 24
29 15 4 Conceded C 1 20 44
85% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 77% 85%
70% 85% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 62% 67%
33% 38% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 54% 48%
26% 38% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 23% 22%
15% 23% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 15% 19%
48% 54% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 54% 52%
44% 46% 50% Clean Sheets C S 67% 31% 26%
22% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 38% 37%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.6 2.8 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3.1 2.9
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
12.1 13.7 16.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6.3 8.8 9.1
3.8 4.1 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.7 2.5 2.9
33% 40% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 31% 30%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • SPAL have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • SPAL have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Virtus Entella have scored away.
  • Virtus Entella have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Virtus Entella have the most conceded goals (44) in Serie B
  • Virtus Entella have the most conceded goals in the second half (31) in Serie B

  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 26 12 13 1 48 23 12 6 6 0 23 9 14 6 7 1 25 14 25 49
2 Venezia 26 12 9 5 35 24 13 8 2 3 20 12 13 4 7 2 15 12 11 45
3 Monza 26 11 11 4 35 21 12 5 5 2 18 8 14 6 6 2 17 13 14 44
4 Salernitana 26 11 10 5 30 27 13 7 5 1 19 9 13 4 5 4 11 18 3 43
5 Chievo 26 11 9 6 33 21 13 8 2 3 21 10 13 3 7 3 12 11 12 42
6 Lecce 26 9 13 4 44 32 14 4 8 2 26 19 12 5 5 2 18 13 12 40
7 Cittadella 26 11 7 8 37 26 13 6 4 3 19 12 13 5 3 5 18 14 11 40
8 SPAL 26 9 11 6 33 29 13 6 4 3 21 15 13 3 7 3 12 14 4 38
9 Pisa 26 8 12 6 36 38 13 4 8 1 15 14 13 4 4 5 21 24 -2 36
10 Frosinone 26 8 10 8 26 31 13 3 6 4 11 14 13 5 4 4 15 17 -5 34
11 Pordenone 26 7 12 7 28 25 13 2 8 3 17 15 13 5 4 4 11 10 3 33
12 Reggina 26 8 8 10 27 32 13 5 2 6 11 14 13 3 6 4 16 18 -5 32
13 Vicenza 26 6 13 7 36 36 13 2 9 2 17 16 13 4 4 5 19 20 0 31
14 Brescia 26 7 9 10 37 40 14 5 4 5 23 21 12 2 5 5 14 19 -3 30
15 Cremonese 26 7 8 11 30 35 13 4 4 5 16 17 13 3 4 6 14 18 -5 29
16 Reggiana 26 8 4 14 24 37 13 5 3 5 14 13 13 3 1 9 10 24 -13 28
17 Cosenza 26 4 14 8 21 26 13 1 8 4 8 12 13 3 6 4 13 14 -5 26
18 Ascoli 26 5 7 14 21 36 13 4 3 6 10 17 13 1 4 8 11 19 -15 22
19 Pescara 26 5 7 14 20 42 13 2 4 7 11 20 13 3 3 7 9 22 -22 22
20 Virtus Entella 26 4 7 15 24 44 13 3 2 8 14 24 13 1 5 7 10 20 -20 19

SPAL:
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  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 26 12 13 1 48 23 12 6 6 0 23 9 14 6 7 1 25 14 25 49
2 Venezia 26 12 9 5 35 24 13 8 2 3 20 12 13 4 7 2 15 12 11 45
3 Monza 26 11 11 4 35 21 12 5 5 2 18 8 14 6 6 2 17 13 14 44
4 Salernitana 26 11 10 5 30 27 13 7 5 1 19 9 13 4 5 4 11 18 3 43
5 Chievo 26 11 9 6 33 21 13 8 2 3 21 10 13 3 7 3 12 11 12 42
6 Lecce 26 9 13 4 44 32 14 4 8 2 26 19 12 5 5 2 18 13 12 40
7 Cittadella 26 11 7 8 37 26 13 6 4 3 19 12 13 5 3 5 18 14 11 40
8 SPAL 26 9 11 6 33 29 13 6 4 3 21 15 13 3 7 3 12 14 4 38
9 Pisa 26 8 12 6 36 38 13 4 8 1 15 14 13 4 4 5 21 24 -2 36
10 Frosinone 26 8 10 8 26 31 13 3 6 4 11 14 13 5 4 4 15 17 -5 34
11 Pordenone 26 7 12 7 28 25 13 2 8 3 17 15 13 5 4 4 11 10 3 33
12 Reggina 26 8 8 10 27 32 13 5 2 6 11 14 13 3 6 4 16 18 -5 32
13 Vicenza 26 6 13 7 36 36 13 2 9 2 17 16 13 4 4 5 19 20 0 31
14 Brescia 26 7 9 10 37 40 14 5 4 5 23 21 12 2 5 5 14 19 -3 30
15 Cremonese 26 7 8 11 30 35 13 4 4 5 16 17 13 3 4 6 14 18 -5 29
16 Reggiana 26 8 4 14 24 37 13 5 3 5 14 13 13 3 1 9 10 24 -13 28
17 Cosenza 26 4 14 8 21 26 13 1 8 4 8 12 13 3 6 4 13 14 -5 26
18 Ascoli 26 5 7 14 21 36 13 4 3 6 10 17 13 1 4 8 11 19 -15 22
19 Pescara 26 5 7 14 20 42 13 2 4 7 11 20 13 3 3 7 9 22 -22 22
20 Virtus Entella 26 4 7 15 24 44 13 3 2 8 14 24 13 1 5 7 10 20 -20 19

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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.