Spezia Calcio vs US Sassuolo Calcio, Serie B 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie B · 2024-25

Spezia Calcio

2 – 1

Full Time

US Sassuolo Calcio

Fri 24 Jan 2025 · 19:30 UTC Stadio Alberto Picco 10,112 HT 45' · FT 45'

Luca Vignali 8' 1–0

1–1 35' Samuele Mulattieri

Luca Vignali 75' 2–1

Salvatore Elia 12' Y

Giuseppe Di Serio 40' Y

Y 40' Tarik Muharemovic

Francesco Esposito 72' Y

Y 81' Kristian Thorstvedt

Ales Mateju 85' Y

Overview

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Spezia Calcio vs US Sassuolo Calcio — Serie B at Stadio Alberto Picco.

Spezia Calcio 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
US Sassuolo Calcio 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Marco Piccinini
Assistant 1 Daisuke Yoshikawa (Italy)
Assistant 2 Simone Biffi (Italy)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Palermo FC	11	27
2	Modena FC 2018	11	23
3	Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC	11	20
4	Mantova 1911 SSD	11	19
5	Benevento Calcio	11	16
6	Calcio Avellino SSD	11	16
7	Hellas Verona FC	11	16
8	AC Pisa 1909	11	16
9	US Cremonese	11	15
10	Padova Calcio	11	15
11	AC Cesena	11	15
12	FC Südtirol	11	15
13	SS Juve Stabia	11	12
14	SS Arezzo	11	11
15	UC Sampdoria	11	11
16	ACD Virtus Entella	11	10
17	Carrarese Calcio	11	10
18	L.R. Vicenza Virtus	11	9
19	Empoli FC	11	9
20	US Catanzaro	11	6

Head-to-Head

Spezia Calcio 8 games · Avg 3.1 goals US Sassuolo Calcio

Last 5 meetings

2025-01-24 Spezia Calcio 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio 2024-09-28 US Sassuolo Calcio 0–0 Spezia Calcio 2023-03-17 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–0 Spezia Calcio 2022-08-27 Spezia Calcio 2–2 US Sassuolo Calcio 2022-03-18 US Sassuolo Calcio 4–1 Spezia Calcio

Recent Form

Spezia Calcio

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Jan	US Sassuolo Calcio	H	2–1	W
19 Jan	Carrarese Calcio	A	4–0	W
12 Jan	SS Juve Stabia	H	1–1	D
29 Dec	SSC Bari	A	0–2	L
26 Dec	Mantova 1911 SSD	H	1–1	D
21 Dec	US Catanzaro	A	1–0	W

US Sassuolo Calcio

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Jan	Spezia Calcio	A	1–2	L
19 Jan	FC Südtirol	H	5–3	W
12 Jan	US Salernitana 1919	A	2–1	W
29 Dec	Cosenza Calcio	H	2–1	W
26 Dec	AC Pisa 1909	A	1–3	L
21 Dec	Palermo FC	H	2–1	W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. US Sassuolo Calcio kicks off things out of here…
5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
8' A goal from the Italy international Luca Vignali! He fires home on 8 to make it 1-0!
12' Spezia Calcio receives a card for a hard tackle on 12.
17' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
22' Bulgaria international Petko Hristov has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
27' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
32' Spezia Calcio 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.
35' GOAL! Samuele Mulattieri scores on 35. Assisted by Armand Lauriente
40' Controversy at the stadium! Giuseppe Di Serio argues furiously but the card stands.
45' It looks surprising US Sassuolo Calcio does not make any changes. Jeremy Toljan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
46' US Sassuolo Calcio ring the changes. Daniel Boloca has done his job and it is now time for Pedro Obiang to step up.
51' Tarik Muharemovic is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Spezia Calcio tonight.
56' With 0 assists to his name this season, Laurs Skjellerup is clearly more than just a goal scorer for US Sassuolo Calcio.
61' It’s high time Luca D'Angelo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
65' Samuele Mulattieri makes way for Cristian Volpato at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from US Sassuolo Calcio.
66' Fresh legs for US Sassuolo Calcio! Nicholas Pierini comes on to replace Armand Lauriente.
67' Rachid Kouda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Giuseppe Di Serio on 67 minute.
72' That looks like a foul for a card for Francesco Esposito.
73' Time for substitution for Spezia Calcio. Filippo Bandinelli is replaced by Duccio Degl'Innocenti.
75' Against the run of play, Luca Vignali has scored! This game has turned on its head.
80' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
81' Kristian Thorstvedt was booked on 81.
85' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Ales Mateju on 85 minutes.
86' A change in the Spezia Calcio ranks — Luca Vignali exits the field as Nicolo Bertola enters on 86.
90' Laurs Skjellerup has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jeremy Toljan on 90 minute.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Spezia Calcio to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Spezia Calcio Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

7
Salvatore Elia ↓ Francesco Cassata 67'
23
Leandro Chichizola
13
Arkadiusz Reca
55
Petko Hristov
5
Salvatore Esposito
25
Filippo Bandinelli ↓ Duccio Degl'Innocenti 73'
37
Ales Mateju
32
Luca Vignali ↓ Nicolo Bertola 86'
2
Przemyslaw Wisniewski
20
Giuseppe Di Serio ↓ Rachid Kouda 67'
9
Francesco Esposito

Bench

Coach Luca D'Angelo

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

45
Armand Lauriente ↓ Nicholas Pierini 66'
23
Jeremy Toljan ↓ Laurs Skjellerup 90'
10
Domenico Berardi
3
Josh Doig
26
Cas Odenthal
42
Kristian Thorstvedt
11
Daniel Boloca ↓ Pedro Obiang 46'
9
Samuele Mulattieri ↓ Cristian Volpato 65'
35
Luca Lipani ↓ Luca Moro 65'
80
Tarik Muharemovic
31
Horatiu Moldovan

Bench

Coach Fabio Grosso

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Domenico Berardi	4
Francesco Caputo	4
Emanuel Gyasi	2
Luca Vignali	2
Giacomo Raspadori	2
Rey Manaj	1
Gianluca Scamacca	1
Kaan Ayhan	1

Head to Head

Spezia Calcio Form

2025-01-24 Spezia Calcio 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2025-01-19 Carrarese Calcio 0–4 Spezia Calcio W 2025-01-12 Spezia Calcio 1–1 SS Juve Stabia D 2024-12-29 SSC Bari 2–0 Spezia Calcio L 2024-12-26 Spezia Calcio 1–1 Mantova 1911 SSD D 2024-12-21 US Catanzaro 0–1 Spezia Calcio W

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2025-01-24 Spezia Calcio 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2025-01-19 US Sassuolo Calcio 5–3 FC Südtirol W 2025-01-12 US Salernitana 1919 1–2 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2024-12-29 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–1 Cosenza Calcio W 2024-12-26 AC Pisa 1909 3–1 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2024-12-21 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–1 Palermo FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.38 Spezia Calcio xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.22 US Sassuolo Calcio xG

I would bet for: Spezia Calcio or US Sassuolo Calcio 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Spezia Calcio43% Draw28% US Sassuolo Calcio29%

Actual: Spezia Calcio win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.6

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Spezia Calcio or Draw

70%

Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio

57%

Spezia Calcio or US Sassuolo Calcio

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Spezia Calcio28% Draw48% US Sassuolo Calcio24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

0 – 0

9.4%

1 – 0

9.2%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 0

6.9%

0 – 2

5.4%

2 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

3.9%

3 – 0

3.1%

1 – 3

Asian Handicap — Spezia Calcio

Handicap	Spezia Calcio covers	Push	US Sassuolo Calcio covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	20%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	18%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Spezia Calcio keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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