Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AS Cittadella vs Spezia Calcio, Serie B 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Serie B · 2023-24
AS Cittadella
4 – 1
Full Time
Spezia Calcio
Sat 23 Dec 2023 · 13:00 UTC Piercesare Tombolato HT 45' · FT 45'
Lorenzo Carissoni 10' Y
Federico Giraudo 42' Y
Y 51' Salvatore Elia
Y 59' Dimitrios Nikolaou
Y 75' Petko Hristov
R 77' Luca D'Angelo
Y 79' Niccolo Pietra

Overview

Match Preview

AS Cittadella vs Spezia Calcio — Serie B at Piercesare Tombolato.

Match Details

  • Referee Davide Ghersini

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Palermo FC 5 13
2 FC Südtirol 5 11
3 Mantova 1911 SSD 5 11
4 Modena FC 2018 5 10
5 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC 5 10
6 Padova Calcio 5 7
7 Benevento Calcio 5 7
8 Hellas Verona FC 5 7
9 AC Cesena 5 7
10 Calcio Avellino SSD 5 7
11 AC Pisa 1909 5 7
12 SS Arezzo 5 6
13 Empoli FC 5 6
14 ACD Virtus Entella 5 5
15 L.R. Vicenza Virtus 5 5
16 US Cremonese 5 5
17 UC Sampdoria 5 4
18 SS Juve Stabia 5 3
19 US Catanzaro 5 3
20 Carrarese Calcio 5 1

Head-to-Head

1
3
AS Cittadella 4 games · Avg 4.5 goals Spezia Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-23 AS Cittadella 4–1 Spezia Calcio

Recent Form

AS Cittadella
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Dec Spezia Calcio H 4–1 W
16 Dec Modena FC 2018 A 1–1 D
09 Dec Cosenza Calcio H 2–0 W
02 Dec FeralpiSalo A 1–0 W
25 Nov FC Südtirol H 2–1 W
12 Nov Palermo FC A 1–0 W
Spezia Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Dec AS Cittadella A 1–4 L
15 Dec SSC Bari H 1–0 W
09 Dec Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC A 2–1 W
02 Dec Parma Calcio 1913 H 0–1 L
24 Nov UC Sampdoria A 1–2 L
12 Nov Ternana Calcio H 2–2 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Piercesare Tombolato. Ninety minutes of football awaits between AS Cittadella and Spezia Calcio.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Controversy at the stadium! Lorenzo Carissoni argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 15' Against the run of play, Giuseppe Carriero has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 20' AS Cittadella seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 25' Spezia Calcio have won 244 goals from 228 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 30' AS Cittadella are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Spezia Calcio's shape.
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 39' A tactical swap from AS Cittadella — Matteo Angeli on, Stefano Negro off on 39 minutes.
  • 42' AS Cittadella receives a card for a hard tackle on 42.
  • 46' The Spezia Calcio bench stirs into life. Nicolo Bertola is withdrawn and Rachid Kouda gets his opportunity.
  • 51' That looks like a foul for a card for Salvatore Elia.
  • 56' AS Cittadella are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Spezia Calcio backline.
  • 59' Dimitrios Nikolaou is having his name booked by the referee on 59.
  • 59' Fresh legs for AS Cittadella! Tommy Maistrello comes on to replace Valerio Mastrantonio.
  • 61' Brilliant from the ! Luca Moro makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 61.
  • 66' has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 0 appearances.
  • 68' Claudio Cassano makes way for Andrea Tessiore at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from AS Cittadella.
  • 69' The whistle greets Luca Pandolfi as he departs to be replaced by Filippo Pittarello.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Spezia Calcio. Mirko Antonucci is replaced by Daniele Verde.
  • 75' The deadlock is broken! Filippo Pittarello gets on the scoresheet on 75 minutes.
  • 75' The referee calls foul for Petko Hristov. He receives a card.
  • 77' Luca D'Angelo was booked on 77.
  • 79' Poor challenge from Niccolo Pietra. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 80' Time for substitution for Spezia Calcio. Luca Moro is replaced by Raimonds Krollis.
  • 81' A goal from the Italy international Filippo Pittarello! He fires home on 81 to make it 3-1!
  • 86' A goal from the international Tommy Maistrello! He fires home on 86 to make it 4-1!
  • 90' Spezia Calcio ring the changes. Filippo Bandinelli has done his job and it is now time for Iva Gelashvili to step up.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 4-1.

Lineups

AS Cittadella Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Edoardo Gorini

Spezia Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luca D'Angelo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Salvatore Esposito 2
Luca Moro 2
Filippo Pittarello 2
Giuseppe Di Serio 1
Luca Pandolfi 1
Andrea Magrassi 1
Przemyslaw Wisniewski 1
Francesco Esposito 1

Head to Head

2023-12-23 AS Cittadella 4–1 Spezia Calcio

AS Cittadella Form

2023-12-23 AS Cittadella 4–1 Spezia Calcio W 2023-12-16 Modena FC 2018 1–1 AS Cittadella D 2023-12-09 AS Cittadella 2–0 Cosenza Calcio W 2023-12-02 FeralpiSalo 0–1 AS Cittadella W 2023-11-25 AS Cittadella 2–1 FC Südtirol W 2023-11-12 Palermo FC 0–1 AS Cittadella W

Spezia Calcio Form

2023-12-23 AS Cittadella 4–1 Spezia Calcio L 2023-12-15 Spezia Calcio 1–0 SSC Bari W 2023-12-09 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC 1–2 Spezia Calcio W 2023-12-02 Spezia Calcio 0–1 Parma Calcio 1913 L 2023-11-24 UC Sampdoria 2–1 Spezia Calcio L 2023-11-12 Spezia Calcio 2–2 Ternana Calcio D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.32 AS Cittadella xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Spezia Calcio xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + AS Cittadella to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Cittadella63% Draw21% Spezia Calcio16%
Actual: AS Cittadella win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

AS Cittadella or Draw
84%
Draw or Spezia Calcio
37%
AS Cittadella or Spezia Calcio
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AS Cittadella47% Draw39% Spezia Calcio14%
Actual: AS Cittadella win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
9.3%
1 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
7.2%
3 – 0
7%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 0
4.9%
1 – 2
4.3%
4 – 1
Actual
4 – 0
4%
3 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — AS Cittadella

Handicap AS Cittadella covers Push Spezia Calcio covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 19% 57%
-1.5 43% — 57%
-1 43% 22% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 9% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AS Cittadella keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Spezia Calcio keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.