Italy - Serie BStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Cittadella and Spezia, taking place on Saturday, 23 December 2023, at Stadio Piercesare Tombolato in Cittadella.
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Cittadella, Recent FormCittadella had to settle for a share of the spoils in their last match, which ran out a 1-1 draw against Modena. In that game they had 42% possession and managed 9 attempts on goal, with 3 on target, compared to Modena who had 9 attempts and 2 on target.
Manager Edoardo Gorini will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 10 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 4 goals conceded in the same period. Their goal scoring streak now stands at 11 games in a row, but they have only kept 1 clean sheet in their last 6 home games.
They have been performing well recently, both home and away, and remain unbeaten in their last 6 games.
On an individual basis, Luca Pandolfi will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 3 goals in Cittadella's last 6 league games.
Spezia, Recent FormSpezia will be very happy having secured 3 points in their last match with a significant 1-0 home win against Bari. They came away from that fixture with a 55% share of the possession and clocked up 18 attempts on goal with 2 on target, in comparison to Bari, who managed 12 attempts on goal, 4 of which were on target.
It seems pretty certain that Luca D'Angelo will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 6 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 6 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. They have scored in 4 of their last 6 away games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.
It's been a mixed run of away form for Spezia recently, with 2 wins and 2 defeats in their last 6 games on the road.
On an individual basis, Arkadiusz Reca will be looking to cause Cittadella some problems having scored 2 goals in Spezia's last 6 away games in the league.
In the previous encounter between these sides, both teams grabbed goals, with the match finishing in a 1-1 draw.
Aquilotti have managed to keep a clean sheet against Cittadella in each of their previous 2 visits to Stadio Piercesare Tombolato. Goals should be on the cards for Aquilotti in this one, given they have found the net, with at least 1 goal, against Cittadella in their last 5 meetings together. In their past 5 meetings, Spezia's defence has been pretty stingy, only conceding 2 goals, so Granata will have to take their chances when they come. We've seen plenty of goals from Spezia when they've visited Granata in the league, in their last 3 games they've scored a total of 6 goals, which is an average of 2 per game.
In the league, Spezia has a good track record when they travel to Cittadella, getting the better of them to win their last 3 games.
With no real injury worries, Cittadella manager Edoardo Gorini will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
There is only really one injury concern for the Spezia manager Luca D'Angelo ahead of this clash, with Laurens Serpe (COVID-19) missing out, which gives D'Angelo a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Cittadella Playing at home | Spezia Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | Goals scored | 1.1 |
| 1.2 | Goals conceded | 1.8 |
| 39' | Time first goal scored | 19' |
| 28' | Time first goal conceded | 46' |
| 2.8 | Yellow cards | 3.9 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 5 | Subs used | 4.7 |
| 2-0 | Biggest victory | 2-1 |
| 3-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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