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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 Venezia FC 38 82
2 Frosinone Calcio 38 81
3 AC Monza 38 76
4 Palermo FC 38 72
5 US Catanzaro 38 59
6 Modena FC 2018 38 55
7 SS Juve Stabia 38 51
8 Calcio Avellino SSD 38 49
9 Mantova 1911 SSD 38 46
10 Padova Calcio 38 46
11 AC Cesena 38 46
12 Carrarese Calcio 38 44
13 UC Sampdoria 38 44
14 ACD Virtus Entella 38 42
15 Empoli FC 38 41
16 FC Sudtirol 38 41
17 SSC Bari 38 40
18 AC Reggiana 38 37
19 Spezia Calcio 38 35
20 Delfino Pescara 1936 38 35

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 Sudtirol 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
16% Clean Sheets
Spezia Calcio this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Spezia Calcio
0-15
1/2
16-30
1/4
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
4/4
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Piercesare Tombolato. AS Cittadella are looking to make home advantage count against Spezia Calcio.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lorenzo Carissoni on 10.
  • 15' Giuseppe Carriero adds to his 0 season tally! AS Cittadella lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' It looks surprising AS Cittadella does not make any changes. Daniele Verde has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AS Cittadella needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Spezia Calcio that had 228 games and scored 244 goals.
  • 39' It is a substitution in AS Cittadella team. Stefano Negro is replaced by Matteo Angeli on 39 minute.
  • 42' The referee calls foul for Federico Giraudo. He receives a card.
  • 46' The Spezia Calcio manager makes a substitution. Nicolo Bertola departs to be replaced by Rachid Kouda.
  • 51' Spezia Calcio player sees a card in front of him.
  • 56' has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 59' The referee calls foul for Dimitrios Nikolaou. He receives a card.
  • 59' AS Cittadella ring the changes. Valerio Mastrantonio has done his job and it is now time for Tommy Maistrello to step up.
  • 61' Luca Moro adds to his 0 season tally! Spezia Calcio lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 66' AS Cittadella is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 68' AS Cittadella make a change. Claudio Cassano trudges off to be replaced by Andrea Tessiore on 68 minutes.
  • 69' Filippo Pittarello gets the nod from AS Cittadella. He replaces Luca Pandolfi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 70' Spezia Calcio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniele Verde is hanging Mirko Antonucci on the field on 70 minute.
  • 75' Filippo Pittarello adds to his 5 season tally! AS Cittadella lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 75' Petko Hristov is having his name booked by the referee on 75.
  • 77' The referee has no hesitation. Luca D'Angelo is booked for Spezia Calcio — card on 77.
  • 79' Niccolo Pietra has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 79.
  • 80' Another change for Spezia Calcio made on 80 minute. Luca Moro leaves to be changed by Raimonds Krollis.
  • 81' What composure from Filippo Pittarello! The Italy international strokes it home. 3-1.
  • 86' The Tommy Maistrello breaks the deadlock on 86 minutes. 4-1!
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Iva Gelashvili. He replaces Filippo Bandinelli on 90 minute.
  • With this win, AS Cittadella is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Luca Pandolfi 1
Andrea Magrassi 1
Przemyslaw Wisniewski 1
Francesco Esposito 1
Tommy Maistrello 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 Sudtirol 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.