Thursday , 2 July 2026

SSC Napoli vs Spezia Calcio, Serie A 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2021-22
SSC Napoli
0 – 1
Full Time
Spezia Calcio
Wed 22 Dec 2021 · 19:45 UTC Diego Armando Maradona HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 19' Giulio Maggiore
Mario Rui 45' Y
Y 48' Jakub Kiwior
Y 51' Rey Manaj
Andrea Petagna 75' Y
Andrea Petagna 76' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SSC Napoli vs Spezia Calcio — Serie A at Diego Armando Maradona.

Match Details

  • Referee Matteo Bottegoni
  • Referee Luca Pairetto
  • Referee Sergio Ranghetti
  • Referee Luca Massimi
  • Referee Fabrizio Lombardo
  • Referee Matteo Marchetti (Italy)
  • Referee Francesco Forneau

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Internazionale Milano 38 87
2 SSC Napoli 38 76
3 AS Roma 38 73
4 Como 1907 38 71
5 AC Milan 38 70
6 Juventus FC 38 69
7 Atalanta BC 38 59
8 Bologna FC 1909 38 56
9 SS Lazio 38 54
10 Udinese Calcio 38 50
11 US Sassuolo Calcio 38 49
12 Parma Calcio 1913 38 45
13 Torino FC 38 45
14 Cagliari Calcio 38 43
15 ACF Fiorentina 38 42
16 Genoa CFC 38 41
17 US Lecce 38 38
18 US Cremonese 38 34
19 Hellas Verona FC 38 21
20 AC Pisa 1909 38 18

Head-to-Head

4
2
SSC Napoli 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals Spezia Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2021-12-22 SSC Napoli 0–1 Spezia Calcio 2021-05-08 Spezia Calcio 1–4 SSC Napoli 2021-01-06 SSC Napoli 1–2 Spezia Calcio

Recent Form

SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Dec Spezia Calcio H 0–1 L
19 Dec AC Milan A 1–0 W
12 Dec Empoli FC H 0–1 L
04 Dec Atalanta BC H 2–3 L
01 Dec US Sassuolo Calcio A 2–2 D
28 Nov SS Lazio H 4–0 W
Spezia Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Dec SSC Napoli A 1–0 W
19 Dec Empoli FC H 1–1 D
13 Dec AS Roma A 0–2 L
05 Dec US Sassuolo Calcio H 2–2 D
01 Dec FC Internazionale Milano A 0–2 L
28 Nov Bologna FC 1909 H 0–1 L

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Diego Armando Maradona. Ninety minutes of football awaits between SSC Napoli and Spezia Calcio.
  • 5' Spezia Calcio is showing some good football. However, Spezia Calcio are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 19' Giulio Maggiore has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 19.
  • 24' Spezia Calcio started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 24.
  • 29' Spezia Calcio are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 34' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SSC Napoli and Spezia Calcio are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 37' What a strike from Juan Jesus! The score is 0-1.
  • 38' Juan Jesus with the second goal in the match!
  • 43' The home supporters are growing impatient. SSC Napoli must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 45' Mario Rui picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' SSC Napoli make a change. Dries Mertens trudges off to be replaced by Andrea Petagna on 46 minutes.
  • 48' Poor challenge from Jakub Kiwior. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 51' Spezia Calcio receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 51.
  • 56' SSC Napoli are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Spezia Calcio backline.
  • 61' Dimitrios Nikolaou, a Greece , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 66' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 69' SSC Napoli make a change. Piotr Zielinski trudges off to be replaced by Adam Ounas on 69 minutes.
  • 70' Time for substitution for SSC Napoli. Piotr Zielinski is replaced by Adam Ounas.
  • 75' The referee shows SSC Napoli player a Yellow card on 75.
  • 76' Andrea Petagna picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 79' The whistle greets Stanislav Lobotka as he departs to be replaced by Eljif Elmas.
  • 84' A quiet spell here at Diego Armando Maradona. Spezia Calcio seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 86' The SSC Napoli bench stirs into life. Matteo Politano is withdrawn and Diego Demme gets his opportunity.
  • 90' The Spezia Calcio manager makes a substitution. Kevin Agudelo departs to be replaced by Ebrima Colley.
  • 0-1 the final result. SSC Napoli will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luciano Spalletti

Spezia Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thiago Motta

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Victor Osimhen 4
Piotr Zielinski 3
Hirving Lozano 2
Juan Jesus 2
Roberto Piccoli 1
Diego Demme 1
Matteo Politano 1
Giacomo Raspadori 1

Head to Head

2021-12-22 SSC Napoli 0–1 Spezia Calcio 2021-05-08 Spezia Calcio 1–4 SSC Napoli 2021-01-06 SSC Napoli 1–2 Spezia Calcio

SSC Napoli Form

2021-12-22 SSC Napoli 0–1 Spezia Calcio L 2021-12-19 AC Milan 0–1 SSC Napoli W 2021-12-12 SSC Napoli 0–1 Empoli FC L 2021-12-04 SSC Napoli 2–3 Atalanta BC L 2021-12-01 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–2 SSC Napoli D 2021-11-28 SSC Napoli 4–0 SS Lazio W

Spezia Calcio Form

2021-12-22 SSC Napoli 0–1 Spezia Calcio W 2021-12-19 Spezia Calcio 1–1 Empoli FC D 2021-12-13 AS Roma 2–0 Spezia Calcio L 2021-12-05 Spezia Calcio 2–2 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2021-12-01 FC Internazionale Milano 2–0 Spezia Calcio L 2021-11-28 Spezia Calcio 0–1 Bologna FC 1909 L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.34 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Spezia Calcio xG
I would bet for: SSC Napoli or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SSC Napoli40% Draw30% Spezia Calcio30%
Actual: Spezia Calcio win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw
70%
Draw or Spezia Calcio
60%
SSC Napoli or Spezia Calcio
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SSC Napoli29% Draw50% Spezia Calcio21%
Actual: Spezia Calcio win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
11.2%
1 – 0
10.9%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.3%
2 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push Spezia Calcio covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Spezia Calcio keeps clean sheet
27% ✗

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