Sunday , 16 August 2026

Spezia Calcio vs Venezia FC, Serie B 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Serie B · 2025-26
Spezia Calcio
2 – 2
Full Time
Venezia FC
Fri 1 May 2026 · 13:00 UTC Stadio Alberto Picco HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 7' John Yeboah
0–2 70' Richie Sagrado
Mattia Valoti 73' 1–2
Gabriele Artistico 90' 2–2
Mattia Valoti 5' Y
Y 14' Andrea Adorante
Luca Vignali 43' Y
Filippo Bandinelli 45' R
Y 87' Gianluca Busio
Adam Nagy 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Spezia Calcio vs Venezia FC — Serie B at Stadio Alberto Picco.

Match Details

  • Referee Andrea Colombo (Italy)
  • Assistant 1 Filippo Meli
  • Assistant 2 Stefano Alassio

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Venezia FC 38 82
2 Frosinone Calcio 38 81
3 AC Monza 38 76
4 SSC Bari 38 40
5 AC Reggiana 38 37
6 Delfino Pescara 1936 38 35
7 Spezia Calcio 38 35
8 Palermo FC 0 0
9 US Catanzaro 0 0
10 Modena FC 2018 0 0
11 SS Juve Stabia 0 0
12 Calcio Avellino SSD 0 0
13 Padova Calcio 0 0
14 AC Cesena 0 0
15 Mantova 1911 SSD 0 0
16 Carrarese Calcio 0 0
17 UC Sampdoria 0 0
18 ACD Virtus Entella 0 0
19 Empoli FC 0 0
20 FC Südtirol 0 0
21 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC 0 0
22 Benevento Calcio 0 0
23 Hellas Verona FC 0 0
24 L.R. Vicenza Virtus 0 0
25 AC Pisa 1909 0 0
26 SS Arezzo 0 0
27 US Cremonese 0 0

Head-to-Head

3
1
2
Spezia Calcio 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals Venezia FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-01 Spezia Calcio 2–2 Venezia FC 2025-09-27 Venezia FC 2–0 Spezia Calcio 2024-05-10 Spezia Calcio 2–1 Venezia FC 2023-09-15 Venezia FC 1–0 Spezia Calcio 2022-04-02 Spezia Calcio 1–0 Venezia FC

Recent Form

Spezia Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May Venezia FC H 2–2 D
25 Apr US Catanzaro A 2–4 L
18 Apr FC Südtirol H 6–1 W
12 Apr Mantova 1911 SSD H 0–2 L
06 Apr Carrarese Calcio A 1–3 L
21 Mar SS Juve Stabia A 1–3 L
Venezia FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May Spezia Calcio A 2–2 D
25 Apr Empoli FC H 2–0 W
18 Apr SSC Bari A 3–0 W
11 Apr ACD Virtus Entella A 1–1 D
06 Apr SS Juve Stabia H 3–1 W
21 Mar AC Monza A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Spezia Calcio Venezia FC
#7 Position #1
35 Points 82
38 Played 38
8 / 11 / 19 W / D / L 24 / 10 / 4
43 Scored 77
59 Conceded 31
-16 GD +46
0.92 PPG 2.16
21% Win % 63%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Spezia Calcio are 7th (35 pts). Venezia FC are 1st (82 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Stadio Alberto Picco!
  • 5' That is a card for Spezia Calcio. Mattia Valoti will be fuming at that decision.
  • 7' The Ecuador John Yeboah breaks the deadlock on 7 minutes. 0-1!
  • 12' Venezia FC come into this ranked 1 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 14' Andrea Adorante catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 14.
  • 19' Spezia Calcio currently sit 20 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 24' Spezia Calcio are deployed in a 3-5-2 today, looking to exploit space against Venezia FC's 3-5-2 shape.
  • 29' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ales Mateju made 114 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 34' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 39' Alessandro Romano is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Venezia FC tonight.
  • 43' Luca Vignali has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 43.
  • 45' Filippo Bandinelli has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' Diego Mascardi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 60' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 65' Venezia FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 70' Richie Sagrado makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Venezia FC are in front.
  • 73' What a moment for Mattia Valoti! That strike on 73 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 78' Giuseppe Di Serio has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 83' Venezia FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 83.
  • 87' Gianluca Busio picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' The Italy Gabriele Artistico breaks the deadlock on 90 minutes. 2-2!
  • 90' Adam Nagy picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Spezia Calcio Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luca D'Angelo

Venezia FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Stroppa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Arkadiusz Reca 1
Francesco Esposito 1
Mehdi Bourabia 1
Jay Idzes 1
Simone Bastoni 1
Pietro Ceccaroni 1
Emanuel Gyasi 1
Mattia Valoti 1

Head to Head

2026-05-01 Spezia Calcio 2–2 Venezia FC 2025-09-27 Venezia FC 2–0 Spezia Calcio 2024-05-10 Spezia Calcio 2–1 Venezia FC 2023-09-15 Venezia FC 1–0 Spezia Calcio 2022-04-02 Spezia Calcio 1–0 Venezia FC

Spezia Calcio Form

2026-05-01 Spezia Calcio 2–2 Venezia FC D 2026-04-25 US Catanzaro 4–2 Spezia Calcio L 2026-04-18 Spezia Calcio 6–1 FC Südtirol W 2026-04-12 Spezia Calcio 0–2 Mantova 1911 SSD L 2026-04-06 Carrarese Calcio 3–1 Spezia Calcio L 2026-03-21 SS Juve Stabia 3–1 Spezia Calcio L

Venezia FC Form

2026-05-01 Spezia Calcio 2–2 Venezia FC D 2026-04-25 Venezia FC 2–0 Empoli FC W 2026-04-18 SSC Bari 0–3 Venezia FC W 2026-04-11 ACD Virtus Entella 1–1 Venezia FC D 2026-04-06 Venezia FC 3–1 SS Juve Stabia W 2026-03-21 AC Monza 1–1 Venezia FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.21 Spezia Calcio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.94 Venezia FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Spezia Calcio27% Draw26% Venezia FC47%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.15
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Spezia Calcio or Draw
52%
Draw or Venezia FC
73%
Spezia Calcio or Venezia FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Spezia Calcio19% Draw42% Venezia FC39%
Actual: Venezia FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
1 – 2
9.4%
0 – 2
8%
0 – 1
7.7%
1 – 3
6.1%
0 – 0
5.9%
2 – 1
5.9%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 3
5.1%
1 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
3.7%
2 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Spezia Calcio

Handicap Spezia Calcio covers Push Venezia FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 13% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 47% — 53%
+1 47% 22% 31%
+1.5 69% — 31%
+2 69% 16% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

Spezia Calcio keeps clean sheet
15% ✓
Venezia FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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