This could be an interesting match as Spezia have their presumed home advantage while Pordenone are ahead 7 points in the Serie B table.
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.
Pordenone play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artificial turf. Recent stats for Pordenone when playing on artificial turf are 0 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat from two matches. They have scored 3 goals and conceded 5 times in these games.
Spezia form and stats
The story so far in the Serie B for Spezia at their home stadium (Stadio Alberto Picco) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
A good away victory last time out for Spezia, who won 2-1 against Crotone (placed 3rd). In the match before that, Spezia hosted Cittadella and drew the game 1-1.
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 Spezia have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won 6 Drawn 5 Lost 0.
Spezia has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Spezia have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Pordenone form and stats
There's been little loot from Pordenone's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 10 away games in the Serie B. Pordenone only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws.
The manager A. Tesser was unhappy after their last game, a Serie B match played at their home ground Stadio Ottavio Bottecchia. Pordenone suffered a 0-2 loss to Pescara (placed 10th). A 2-2 draw at Frosinone's stadium before that.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Pordenone in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Pordenone, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
Pordenone are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 10 games (in the league). The Pordenone manager A. Tesser has some worries about the defense as 22 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Spezia and Pordenone have met before this season: Pordenone - Spezia 1-0.Top Goalscorers
  A. Ragusa 7 goals |   L. Strizzolo 7 goals |  T. Pobega 4 goals |
Spezia missing players
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| Spezia | Pordenone | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 25 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 29 |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 9 | 22 | 27 |
| 85% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 75% | 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 81% |
| 45% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 70% | 52% |
| 15% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 40% | 19% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 20% | 10% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 52% |
| 35% | 40% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 30% | 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 19% |
| 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 6 | 5.3 |
| 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.8 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| 2.5 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 236 | 126 | 52 | Total Shots | T S | 38 | 134 | 299 |
| 65 | 41 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 45 | 96 |
| 38% | 34% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 29% | 30% |
- All of Pordenone's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Pordenone has the most scored goals in the first half (17)
- Pordenone have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Pordenone have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Pordenone haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | Benevento | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 26 | 50 |
| 2 | Pordenone | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 35 |
| 3 | Crotone | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 34 |
| 4 | Salernitana | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | Frosinone | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 31 |
| 6 | Virtus Entella | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 31 |
| 7 | Chievo | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 30 |
| 8 | Perugia | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 30 |
| 9 | Cittadella | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -2 | 30 |
| 10 | Pescara | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 29 |
| 11 | Spezia | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 28 |
| 12 | Juve Stabia | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 28 |
| 13 | Ascoli | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -2 | 27 |
| 14 | Pisa | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 26 |
| 15 | Venezia | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 11 | -4 | 24 |
| 16 | Empoli | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -6 | 24 |
| 17 | Cremonese | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 23 |
| 18 | Cosenza | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -2 | 20 |
| 19 | Trapani | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 24 | -15 | 19 |
| 20 | Livorno | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | -15 | 13 |