Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Spezia (8th, 51 pts) held a 22-point advantage over Carpi (19th, 29 pts). Spezia had been under-performing their position — 13th on five-round form against 8th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Carpi 1.08 scored and 1.86 conceded per game, Spezia 1.47 and 1.28, with the league averaging 1.3.
Carpi had gone 7 games without a win. Over the last five, Carpi had taken 1 of 15 points to Spezia's 8.
Across 9 recorded meetings, Carpi have 6 wins to Spezia's 1, with 2 draws, at 1.78 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. Historically tight: 33% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Stadio Sandro Cabassi in Carpi, capacity 5,500, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Carpi led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 3-2.