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 38 games · 35 pts (2025/26)
US Sassuolo Calcio 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

Match Details

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

11 games this season 🟨 1.1/game ⚽ 6.5 goals/game

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

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 Sudtirol	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

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' KICK OFF: US Sassuolo Calcio gets underway.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
8' Goal! Luca Vignali scores his 6 goal in 228 matches.
12' Salvatore Elia was booked on 12.
17' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Przemyslaw Wisniewski made 4 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
22' Supporters expect more eagerness from Giuseppe Di Serio, as he is very good at scoring at Stadio Alberto Picco with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
27' Jeremy Toljan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
32' Spezia Calcio started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
35' What an equalizer from Samuele Mulattieri!
40' That looks like a foul for a card for Giuseppe Di Serio.
45' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
46' Another substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio to replace Daniel Boloca by Pedro Obiang on 46 minute.
51' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
56' Cristian Volpato needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. US Sassuolo Calcio needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
65' Cristian Volpato has so much to prove this time. He replaces Samuele Mulattieri on 65 minute.
66' Another substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio to replace Armand Lauriente by Nicholas Pierini on 66 minute.
67' The supporters are chanting for Rachid Kouda. He replaces Giuseppe Di Serio on 67 minute.
72' A meaty challenge results in booking for Francesco Esposito on 72.
73' Spezia Calcio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Duccio Degl'Innocenti is hanging Filippo Bandinelli on the field on 73 minute.
75' Spezia Calcio is taking the lead after the goal scored by Luca Vignali on 75.
80' US Sassuolo Calcio is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
81' Kristian Thorstvedt is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
85' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ales Mateju on 85.
86' Nicolo Bertola has so much to prove this time. He replaces Luca Vignali on 86 minute.
90' It is a substitution in US Sassuolo Calcio team. Jeremy Toljan is replaced by Laurs Skjellerup on 90 minute.
Another three points for Spezia Calcio.

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
Giacomo Raspadori	2
Emanuel Gyasi	2
Luca Vignali	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 Sudtirol 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.