Südtirol opposes Spezia in Serie B face-off

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sun 20.Aug
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Marco Druso (3100 seats)

A new Serie B season is about to start and this is the first proper match for Südtirol and Spezia. Let's go!

It should be mentioned that Spezia play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Spezia on grass are 7 victories, 8 draws and 24 defeats from 39 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 35-78. You can compare this with overall results below.

Südtirol and Spezia should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Südtirol form and stats

In the previous season, Südtirol's league results were 14 wins, 16 draws and 8 losses, providing 6th position in the Serie B. Over these 38 matches they scored {38 goals} and gave away 34. Performing as the host team in the former season Südtirol managed 6-10-3 (win-draw-lost) with {21 goals} and 18 conceded.

Südtirol have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and one practice match played. These training games have ended with 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Südtirol scored {0 goals} and let in {4 goals} during these one game.

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Spezia form and stats

The last season was not a pleasant experience for Spezia as they could not accumulate enough points to survive. After only 6 victories from 38 games, relegation was a fact. Spezia's manager Alvini are hoping to lead the team right back to Serie A at the first attempt.

Head 2 Head

Spezia have pulled off a streak of 4 consecutive matches without losing (3-1-0) when playing Südtirol.

The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being "violent", having seen 2 sending-offs from the last four encounters.

Südtirol missing players

Spezia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Südtirol Spezia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Südtirol Last season Spezia
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
41 21   Played P   19 39
16 8   Won W   2 6
16 10   Drew D   5 13
9 3   Lost L   12 20
40 23   Scored S   13 32
35 18   Conceded C   32 65
88% 90%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 92%
61% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 79%
24% 29%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 49%
10% 10%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   21% 26%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 3%
41% 57%   BTTS BTTS   42% 46%
41% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   11% 15%
29% 19%   Failed to Score F T   53% 46%
 
3.8 3.9   Corners for (avg) C F   5.2 5.2
5.9 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   5.7 5.4
2.2 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.1 2.7
4 2   Red cards R C   2 6
 
10.2 10.2   Shots (avg) S (   11.2 11.7
3.2 3.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.5 3.8
30% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   19% 22%
 
15.2 13.1   Shots against (avg) S A   16.6 15.9
4 3.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.5 5.1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ascoli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Bari 1908 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Catanzaro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Cittadella 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Como 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Cosenza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Cremonese 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 FeralpiSalò 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Modena 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Palermo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Parma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Pisa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Reggiana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Spezia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Südtirol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Ternana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Venezia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Sampdoria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2
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 Frosinone 38 24 8 6 63 26 19 14 3 2 35 11 19 10 5 4 28 15 37 80
2 Genoa 38 21 11 6 53 28 19 12 6 1 29 10 19 9 5 5 24 18 25 73
3 Bari 1908 38 17 14 7 58 37 19 7 9 3 30 19 19 10 5 4 28 18 21 65
4 Cagliari 38 15 15 8 50 34 19 11 6 2 28 17 19 4 9 6 22 17 16 60
5 Parma 38 17 10 11 48 39 19 11 2 6 26 16 19 6 8 5 22 23 9 60
6 Südtirol 38 14 16 8 38 34 19 6 10 3 21 18 19 8 6 5 17 16 4 58
7 Reggina 38 17 4 17 49 45 19 10 2 7 28 22 19 7 2 10 21 23 4 50
8 Venezia 38 13 10 15 51 50 19 7 5 7 29 27 19 6 5 8 22 23 1 49
9 Palermo 38 11 16 11 48 49 19 8 8 3 25 17 19 3 8 8 23 32 -1 49
10 Modena 38 13 9 16 47 53 19 7 8 4 26 18 19 6 1 12 21 35 -6 48
11 Pisa 38 11 14 13 48 42 19 7 5 7 27 21 19 4 9 6 21 21 6 47
12 Como 38 10 17 11 47 48 19 8 7 4 28 20 19 2 10 7 19 28 -1 47
13 Ascoli 38 12 11 15 40 47 19 6 6 7 20 22 19 6 5 8 20 25 -7 47
14 Cittadella 38 9 16 13 34 45 19 5 8 6 19 22 19 4 8 7 15 23 -11 43
15 Ternana 38 11 10 17 37 52 19 8 5 6 21 21 19 3 5 11 16 31 -15 43
16 Brescia 38 9 13 16 36 57 19 6 6 7 17 22 19 3 7 9 19 35 -21 40
17 Cosenza 38 9 13 16 30 53 19 7 7 5 20 18 19 2 6 11 10 35 -23 40
18 Perugia 38 10 9 19 40 52 19 6 6 7 22 26 19 4 3 12 18 26 -12 39
19 SPAL 38 8 14 16 41 51 19 4 7 8 25 27 19 4 7 8 16 24 -10 38
20 Benevento 38 7 14 17 33 49 19 4 6 9 16 25 19 3 8 8 17 24 -16 35

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 Ascoli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Bari 1908 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Catanzaro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Cittadella 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Como 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Cosenza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Cremonese 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 FeralpiSalò 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Modena 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Palermo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Parma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Pisa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Reggiana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Spezia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Südtirol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Ternana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Venezia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Sampdoria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2

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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.