Very important clash in the lower part of the Serie B, with both Venezia and SPAL undergoing more tension than happiness. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home side at 18th and the guests in 17th spot.
- Venezia have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Serie B
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!
Venezia form and stats
Venezia's results here at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo in the Serie B have been very modest with 2 victories, 3 draws and 7 defeats. When Venezia hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Brescia, Venezia, Como, Benevento, Cosenza and Perugia), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
Venezia are returning here after visiting Benevento and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Pierini and Pohjanpalo scored the goal(s). Finally, a league victory after five matches without one. Carboni was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.01 out of 10. The defender Carboni won 10 of 10 duels.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Cittadella that ended 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 Venezia have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 10 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 3 and lost 4.
With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Venezia defense is not exactly impregnable. 19 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. Venezia has at home met teams with this table position (low), two times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
SPAL form and stats
2-6-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for SPAL in their Serie B matches away.
The manager Rossi was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Stadio Paolo Mazza. SPAL suffered a 3-4 loss to Bari 1908 (placed 5th). As you can tell from the result, the match against Bari 1908 was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today? Moncini, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.02. Moncini scored one goal, served one assist and hit three key passes.
A 1-2 defeat away at Cagliari before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 7 similar matches played by SPAL in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for SPAL, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 12 goals have been conceded by SPAL in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have fought before this season: SPAL - Venezia 2-0. Data for the former three meetings featuring these two teams are: zero wins for Venezia, two draws and one win for SPAL. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: three games.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Pohjanpalo 9 goals |   G. Moncini 5 goals |  A. La Mantia 4 goals |
Venezia missing players
SPAL missing players
| Venezia | SPAL | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 26 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 27 |
| 32 | 19 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 30 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 73% | 87% |
| 83% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 55% | 70% |
| 48% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 27% | 35% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 18% | 26% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 9% | 17% |
| 65% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | 48% |
| 9% | 8% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 45% | 35% |
| 26% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 45% | 30% |
| 4.6 | 5 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| 5.4 | 6 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.3 | 6.7 | 5.3 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 12.3 | 11.8 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 11.3 | 12.7 |
| 4.3 | 3.8 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
| 26% | 26% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 22% | 26% |
| 14 | 14.4 | 15.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 14.3 | 14 |
| 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
- Venezia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Venezia have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Serie B
- Venezia have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Serie B
- Venezia have the most conceded goals (19) at home in Serie B
- Venezia have the most conceded goals in the second half (20) in Serie B
- Venezia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 23 | 51 |
| 2 | Genoa | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 40 |
| 3 | Reggina | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 39 |
| 4 | Südtirol | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 38 |
| 5 | Bari 1908 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 36 |
| 6 | Ternana | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -3 | 33 |
| 7 | Cagliari | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 32 |
| 8 | Pisa | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 31 |
| 9 | Modena | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 31 |
| 10 | Palermo | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -1 | 31 |
| 11 | Parma | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 30 |
| 12 | Cittadella | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 27 |
| 13 | Ascoli | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | -4 | 26 |
| 14 | Perugia | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 26 |
| 15 | Como | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -8 | 26 |
| 16 | Brescia | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -14 | 25 |
| 17 | SPAL | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 24 |
| 18 | Venezia | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | -6 | 24 |
| 19 | Benevento | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -6 | 23 |
| 20 | Cosenza | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 21 | -16 | 22 |
