Serie B match prediction and preview for Venezia vs SPAL clash

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 19.December
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Pierluigi Penzo (10500 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Venezia - SPAL!

Insights:
  • Venezia haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • SPAL is in the best form (5-0-1)

The visiting SPAL played their last game only four days ago, a Serie B match.

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Venezia form and stats

Venezia have performed here at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo this season with 4 wins from 6 Serie B matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2.

Venezia are returning here after visiting Reggina in a Serie B game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Riccardo Bocalon and Mattia Aramu scored the goal(s). Before that game, the home loss against Monza with the scoreline 0-2.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Venezia as they are travelling to their away game against Cosenza in the Serie B. That match is three days after this one.

A decent goal production from Venezia in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches. Venezia have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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SPAL form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie B matches, SPAL, who have the most clean sheets (6) in Serie B, have produced an overall stat of 2-2-2 so far.

There were no winners in SPAL's previous match, a Serie B home game that ended 0-0 vs Chievo (placed 8th). A 0-2 defeat away at Cittadella before that.

A quick return to home after this game, as SPAL are hosting Lecce in the Serie B only three days away.

SPAL find the net regularly in their away games. 6 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, SPAL have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

VeneziaF. Forte
F. Forte
7 goals
VeneziaM. Aramu
M. Aramu
4 goals
SPALL. Nahuel Castro
L. Nahuel Castro
3 goals

Venezia missing players

SPAL missing players

Venezia SPAL
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
12 6 2 Played P 1 6 12
6 4 1 Won W 0 2 6
3 0 0 Drew D 0 2 4
3 2 1 Lost L 1 2 2
18 9 2 Scored S 1 6 18
12 5 2 Conceded C 2 7 10
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 83%
83% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 50% 67%
50% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 33% 33%
25% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 17%
42% 17% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 33% 33%
42% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 58%
25% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 25%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.5 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3.2 2.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
13.1 11.8 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 16 9.8 12.2
4.9 4.8 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.8 3.4
31% 31% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 35% 44%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • SPAL has the most clean sheets (6) in Serie B
  • SPAL is in the best form (5-0-1)
  • Venezia haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Salernitana 11 7 2 2 17 10 6 5 1 0 12 3 5 2 1 2 5 7 7 23
2 Frosinone 12 7 2 3 15 12 6 3 1 2 5 6 6 4 1 1 10 6 3 23
3 Empoli 11 6 4 1 21 11 5 3 2 0 10 4 6 3 2 1 11 7 10 22
4 SPAL 11 6 3 2 18 10 5 4 1 0 12 3 6 2 2 2 6 7 8 21
5 Venezia 12 6 3 3 18 12 6 4 0 2 9 5 6 2 3 1 9 7 6 21
6 Lecce 11 5 5 1 26 14 6 2 4 0 16 8 5 3 1 1 10 6 12 20
7 Cittadella 10 5 2 3 18 10 5 3 1 1 10 4 5 2 1 2 8 6 8 17
8 Chievo 10 5 2 3 14 9 5 3 0 2 8 4 5 2 2 1 6 5 5 17
9 Monza 11 4 5 2 11 9 5 2 2 1 5 3 6 2 3 1 6 6 2 17
10 Reggiana 11 4 2 5 14 19 6 2 2 2 9 7 5 2 0 3 5 12 -5 14
11 Brescia 11 3 4 4 17 17 6 2 3 1 12 8 5 1 1 3 5 9 0 13
12 Pordenone 11 2 7 2 11 11 5 0 5 0 7 7 6 2 2 2 4 4 0 13
13 Pisa 11 3 4 4 16 25 5 2 2 1 6 7 6 1 2 3 10 18 -9 13
14 Vicenza 10 2 6 2 16 16 4 0 4 0 7 7 6 2 2 2 9 9 0 12
15 Reggina 12 2 4 6 11 18 6 2 1 3 7 7 6 0 3 3 4 11 -7 10
16 Cosenza 11 1 6 4 7 10 6 0 3 3 3 6 5 1 3 1 4 4 -3 9
17 Cremonese 11 1 6 4 12 16 6 1 3 2 7 9 5 0 3 2 5 7 -4 9
18 Pescara 11 2 1 8 10 22 6 1 1 4 6 10 5 1 0 4 4 12 -12 7
19 Ascoli 11 1 3 7 9 17 5 1 1 3 3 7 6 0 2 4 6 10 -8 6
20 Virtus Entella 11 0 5 6 8 21 6 0 1 5 4 16 5 0 4 1 4 5 -13 5

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Read more about Serie B

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.