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Spezia v AS Cittadella : Serie B match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 8th Dec, 14:00 BST, Dino Manuzzi, Cesena

Luca D'Angelo and Edoardo Gorini take on one another in the Serie B on Sunday afternoon, as Spezia face AS Cittadella at the Dino Manuzzi. In this preview you'll find the best odds for 17 top betting markets plus predictions, statistics and head to head (H2H) data for both teams. All can be selected using the tabs below.


Best Tip: Spezia to win

A Serie B home win for Luca D'Angelo's Spezia team win in the win / draw / win market is our prediction. Statistics suggest they're in strong form across a number of key metrics, and they should have too much for their visitors. The odds from the bookies suggest the same, and when that happens you've got a pretty compelling case. A Spezia win is our recommendation, but we wouldn't expect a whitewash.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Spezia are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 62% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.67.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Spezia
62%
4/6
2%
13/20
3%
Draw
22%
13/5
3%
23/10
Cittadella
15%
9/2
16%
19/5
9%
Spezia 1-0
14%
5/19/2
Spezia 2-0
13%
6/111/2
7%
Draw 1-1
11%
6/111/2
Spezia 2-1
10%
15/2
6%
7/1
Draw 0-0
8%
7/113/2
Spezia 3-0
8%
11/1
8%
10/1
Cittadella 1-0
6%
11/1
9%
9/1
5%
Spezia 3-1
6%
14/112/1
Cittadella 2-1
4%
18/1
12%
14/1
15%
Draw 2-2
4%
18/114/1
Spezia 4-0
3%
25/1
10%
18/1
10%
Spezia 4-1
3%
33/122/1
Cittadella 2-0
2%
25/1
13%
18/1
12%
Spezia 3-2
2%
33/122/1
Spezia 5-0
1%
50/133/1
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
23/20
2%
11/10
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
4/6
1%
3/5
Home 1st Goal
58%
4/9
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
37%
9/4
5%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
7/1-
BTTS - Yes
44%
21/2011/10
2%
BTTS - No
56%
7/1013/20
1%
BTTS - Home Win
23%
10/33/1
5%
BTTS - Draw
15%
9/217/4
5%
BTTS - Away Win
6%
11/1
9%
9/1
11%
Home/draw
85%
1/7
3%
2/13
3%
Away/draw
38%
23/20
2%
23/20
5%
Home/away
78%
2/72/7
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
4/114/11
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
2/117/10
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
3/127/10
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
2/91/5
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
8/16/1
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/141/18
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
18/112/1
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/501/1000
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/121/16
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
7/16/1
Home DNB
78%
2/9
5%
2/9
5%
Away DNB
31%
3/1
14%
11/4
10%
Spezia win to nil
39%
6/4
5%
-
Cittadella win to nil
9%
8/1
13%
-
Spezia / Spezia
31%
13/8
5%
8/5
4%
Spezia / Cittadella
2%
40/133/1
Spezia / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Spezia
19%
10/316/5
3%
Draw / Cittadella
8%
9/1
5%
17/2
6%
Draw / Draw
17%
4/118/5
Cittadella / Spezia
4%
22/1
12%
20/1
Cittadella / Cittadella
9%
17/2
12%
7/1
7%
Cittadella / Draw
5%
16/114/1
15%
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Win / draw / win Serie B table

Spezia have played 15 matches so far this season and lay in 3rd place in the Serie B league table. Spezia are unbeaten at home after 7 games and have kept 4 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 13 games against teams below in the table, having won 8, drawn 4 and lost 1 match. They have kept 7 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Spezia have outscored their opponents by 22 goals to 10 goals.

Home League Performance

Spezia have played 7 games at home winning 6, drawing 1 and losing 0 games. They have scored 13 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 4 goals at home.

Cittadella are in 20th position in the Serie B on 13 points having played 15 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 15 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 7 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 4 and won 3. Cittadella have conceded 24 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 7 fixtures and have kept 6 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Spezia
Cittadella
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sassuolo1510411934 
Jan 24
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 15
l
 
6-1A
2
Pisa159421331 
Mar 8
d
 
2-2F
l
 
0-3A
Feb 8
3
Spezia Home158611230 
-
-
Feb 1
Dec 8
4
Cremonese15735624 
May 9
d
 
1-1A
Dec 15
Mar 29
5
Cesena15645322 
w
 
2-1A
Mar 15
l
 
0-2A
Jan 12
6
Bari 190815492521 
d
 
0-00-0
Dec 29
May 9
l
 
3-2A
7
Palermo15564421 
Feb 8
l
 
2-0A
Dec 29
w
 
0-1F
8
Brescia15546-219 
Mar 29
d
 
1-1F
May 1
w
 
0-1F
9
Juve Stabia15474-319 
Jan 12
w
 
0-3F
d
 
2-2F
Mar 1
10
Mantova15465-318 
Dec 26
Apr 12
Jan 18
l
 
1-0A
11
Catanzaro152112217 
Feb 22
Dec 21
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 15
12
Sampdoria15456-217 
Apr 5
Dec 14
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 12
13
Cosenza15483016 
Apr 21
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 25
14
Modena15375-116 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 15
Feb 22
w
 
0-1F
15
Salernitana15447-616 
May 1
w
 
0-2F
Apr 21
l
 
2-1F
16
Carrarese15447-616 
w
 
4-2A
Jan 19
Apr 5
l
 
3-0A
17
Reggiana15366-415 
w
 
1-0F
May 4
Dec 21
Apr 25
18
Frosinone15276-1013 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 25
l
 
1-2A
May 4
19
Sudtirol154110-1313 
w
 
3-0F
Mar 1
Mar 8
Dec 26
20
Cittadella Away15348-1413 
Dec 8
Feb 1
-
-
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
13
Spezia have not lost in 13 consecutive home league games
4
Spezia have kept a clean sheet for 4 consecutive home league games
Spezia 3RD
20 league games
Home
13
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
12
Draw
5
L
3
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
10
Draw
9
L
1
Cittadella 20TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
13
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
Draw
7
Lost
10
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Spezia since 2014
Spezia
Cittadella
Goals: Scored
8
6
Games: Scored
5 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
2 / 7
SPE
2
D
4
CIT
1
League games at Cittadella since 2015
Cittadella
Spezia
Goals: Scored
7
10
Games: Scored
4 / 6
5 / 6
Clean sheets
1 / 6
2 / 6
SPE
4
CIT
2
Goal Statistics
Spezia 3rd Cittadella 20th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
16%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 84% probability that Spezia will score 1 or more goals
0
47%
1
36%
2
13%
3
4+
There is a 83% probability of Cittadella scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+4
Spezia’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-23
Cittadella have scored 23% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Serie B - 2024/2025 season
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Spezia
PG (predicted goals)
Cittadella
1.8
0.8
Attack rating
38%
better
SPE
CIT
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Games scored11
8
Failed to score4
7
Scored first7
5
Goals scored22
10
Avg. goals scored1.5
0.7
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal7
14
Conversion rate for15
7
Avg. XG for1.3
1.1
KickOff rating
+38%
Defence rating
35%
better
SPE
CIT
view stats
Games conceded7
9
Clean sheets8
6
Conceded first5
7
Goals conceded10
24
Avg. goals conceded0.7
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded9
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded13
7
Conversion rate against8%
15%
Avg. XG against0.9
1.2
KickOff rating
+35%

Spezia v Cittadella Serie B lLine ups will show here when available.

Spezia Serie B squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14764
S EspositoF. EspositoS EspositoS Esposito
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Esposito MID1536
4
-
E Soleri FWD152
3
-
L Vignali DEF141
2
1
N Bertola DEF143
4
-
A Mateju DEF141
2
-
G Serio FWD1412
4
-
Ádám Nagy MID13
4
-
F. Esposito FWD1371
2
-
P Hristov DEF1221
3
-
P Wisniewski DEF12
3
-
F Cassata MID121
1
-
S Elia  FWD12
1
-
S Gori GLK11
-
F Bandinelli MID101
2
-
P Candelari MID10
1
-
A Reca  DEF9
2
-
A Colak FWD911
-
D Falcinelli FWD9
1
-
G Aurelio DEF61
-
D Innocenti MID6
2
-
M Sarr GLK4
-
R. Kouda MID2
-
Cittadella Serie B squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15315
L CarissoniL PandolfiL CarissoniS Branca
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Carissoni DEF1521
3
-
F Amatucci MID151
4
-
M Ravasio FWD1511
2
-
S Rabbi FWD151
4
-
E Masciangelo DEF141
3
-
S Branca MID14
5
-
A Salvi DEF12
3
1
N Pavan DEF12
3
1
A Vita MID1221
4
-
L Pandolfi FWD123
2
-
M Angeli DEF11
4
-
J Desogus FWD11
3
-
E Kastrati GLK10
1
-
A Tessiore MID10
1
-
C Cassano MID91
1
-
F. Casolari MID7
2
-
F. D'Alessio MID61
-
A Magrassi FWD61
1
-
L Maniero GLK5
1
-
S Tronchin MID51
1
-
A. Cecchetto DEF4
1
-
S Negro DEF3
-
S Piccinini DEF2
1
-
A Rizza DEF2
-
D Voltan FWD2
-
A. Djibril MID1
-