Spezia vs Frosinone: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Thu 20.August
Match begins: 19:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Alberto Picco (10336 seats)

3rd position in the Serie B table for Spezia so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 8th-placed Frosinone visits Stadio Alberto Picco.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

Spezia's stadium, Stadio Alberto Picco, has a artifical turf surface. Frosinone have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Frosinone when playing on artifical turf; 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses from five matches. They have scored 3 goals in these games and conceded 4.

Frosinone is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Spezia form and stats

10 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Spezia have to build on here at Stadio Alberto Picco in the Serie B.

A good away victory last time out for Spezia, who won 1-0 against Frosinone. Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Chievo.

The Spezia fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 30 goals in 19 league matches. Spezia are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadio Alberto Picco in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 18 from 19 matches.

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Frosinone form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Frosinone so far with only 19 points returning home. The records show 4-7-8 (win-draw-lose). Momentum is building for Frosinone in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

Frosinone might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Spezia proved too strong as Frosinone slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadio Benito Stirpe. Prior to that result Frosinone won their away game at Pordenone. The scoreline was 2-0.

The attacking power of Frosinone when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 19 league matches away. As opposed to that, Frosinone have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Frosinone - Spezia 0-1 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Spezia won three, Frosinone won two and five draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, eight matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

FrosinoneF. Dionisi
F. Dionisi
12 goals
FrosinoneC. Ciano
C. Ciano
10 goals
SpeziaE. Gyasi
E. Gyasi
9 goals

Spezia missing players

Frosinone missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Spezia Frosinone
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
41 20 6 Played P 7 21 42
19 11 3 Won W 2 6 16
10 4 1 Drew D 1 7 12
12 5 2 Lost L 4 8 14
58 33 7 Scored S 5 17 46
43 19 6 Conceded C 9 22 42
88% 90% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 86% 93%
71% 70% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 57% 62% 67%
49% 45% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 29% 19% 29%
24% 30% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 14% 14% 17%
10% 15% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 5% 5%
51% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 14% 29% 36%
37% 40% 33% Clean Sheets C S 29% 38% 38%
24% 20% 33% Failed to Score F T 71% 48% 33%
 
4.6 4.7 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.4 4.5 5.1
4.3 4 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 4.7 4.2
2.4 2 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.5 2.4
6 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 6
 
534 281 98 Total Shots T S 71 247 529
163 91 26 Shots on Target S O 16 66 157
36% 36% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 26% 29%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Spezia has the most scored goals in the second half (39)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Benevento 38 26 8 4 67 27 19 14 4 1 39 9 19 12 4 3 28 18 40 86
2 Crotone 38 20 8 10 63 40 19 12 5 2 33 14 19 8 3 8 30 26 23 68
3 Spezia 38 17 10 11 54 40 19 10 4 5 30 18 19 7 6 6 24 22 14 61
4 Pordenone 38 16 10 12 48 46 19 11 5 3 25 12 19 5 5 9 23 34 2 58
5 Cittadella 38 17 7 14 49 49 19 7 4 8 23 26 19 10 3 6 26 23 0 58
6 Chievo 38 14 14 10 48 38 19 10 4 5 29 18 19 4 10 5 19 20 10 56
7 Pisa 38 14 12 12 49 45 19 10 5 4 28 20 19 4 7 8 21 25 4 54
8 Frosinone 38 14 12 12 41 38 19 10 5 4 29 18 19 4 7 8 12 20 3 54
9 Empoli 38 14 12 12 47 48 19 7 8 4 26 23 19 7 4 8 21 25 -1 54
10 Salernitana 38 14 10 14 53 50 19 10 6 3 35 23 19 4 4 11 18 27 3 52
11 Venezia 38 12 14 12 37 40 19 5 6 8 18 24 19 7 8 4 19 16 -3 50
12 Cremonese 38 12 13 13 42 43 19 7 6 6 22 19 19 5 7 7 20 24 -1 49
13 Virtus Entella 38 12 12 14 46 50 19 8 6 5 21 18 19 4 6 9 25 32 -4 48
14 Cosenza 38 12 10 16 50 49 19 6 5 8 21 22 19 6 5 8 29 27 1 46
15 Ascoli 38 13 7 18 50 58 19 9 5 5 29 24 19 4 2 13 21 34 -8 46
16 Pescara 38 12 9 17 48 55 19 7 8 4 31 23 19 5 1 13 17 32 -7 45
17 Perugia 38 12 9 17 38 49 19 7 5 7 19 19 19 5 4 10 19 30 -11 45
18 Trapani 38 11 13 14 48 60 19 8 6 5 27 20 19 3 7 9 21 40 -12 44
19 Juve Stabia 38 11 8 19 47 63 19 9 3 7 30 29 19 2 5 12 17 34 -16 41
20 Livorno 38 5 6 27 30 67 19 3 2 14 19 42 19 2 4 13 11 25 -37 21

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 Benevento 38 26 8 4 67 27 19 14 4 1 39 9 19 12 4 3 28 18 40 86
2 Crotone 38 20 8 10 63 40 19 12 5 2 33 14 19 8 3 8 30 26 23 68
3 Spezia 38 17 10 11 54 40 19 10 4 5 30 18 19 7 6 6 24 22 14 61
4 Pordenone 38 16 10 12 48 46 19 11 5 3 25 12 19 5 5 9 23 34 2 58
5 Cittadella 38 17 7 14 49 49 19 7 4 8 23 26 19 10 3 6 26 23 0 58
6 Chievo 38 14 14 10 48 38 19 10 4 5 29 18 19 4 10 5 19 20 10 56
7 Pisa 38 14 12 12 49 45 19 10 5 4 28 20 19 4 7 8 21 25 4 54
8 Frosinone 38 14 12 12 41 38 19 10 5 4 29 18 19 4 7 8 12 20 3 54
9 Empoli 38 14 12 12 47 48 19 7 8 4 26 23 19 7 4 8 21 25 -1 54
10 Salernitana 38 14 10 14 53 50 19 10 6 3 35 23 19 4 4 11 18 27 3 52
11 Venezia 38 12 14 12 37 40 19 5 6 8 18 24 19 7 8 4 19 16 -3 50
12 Cremonese 38 12 13 13 42 43 19 7 6 6 22 19 19 5 7 7 20 24 -1 49
13 Virtus Entella 38 12 12 14 46 50 19 8 6 5 21 18 19 4 6 9 25 32 -4 48
14 Cosenza 38 12 10 16 50 49 19 6 5 8 21 22 19 6 5 8 29 27 1 46
15 Ascoli 38 13 7 18 50 58 19 9 5 5 29 24 19 4 2 13 21 34 -8 46
16 Pescara 38 12 9 17 48 55 19 7 8 4 31 23 19 5 1 13 17 32 -7 45
17 Perugia 38 12 9 17 38 49 19 7 5 7 19 19 19 5 4 10 19 30 -11 45
18 Trapani 38 11 13 14 48 60 19 8 6 5 27 20 19 3 7 9 21 40 -12 44
19 Juve Stabia 38 11 8 19 47 63 19 9 3 7 30 29 19 2 5 12 17 34 -16 41
20 Livorno 38 5 6 27 30 67 19 3 2 14 19 42 19 2 4 13 11 25 -37 21

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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.