Match Report
SPAL went into the game 19th in the table on 38 points; Cittadella sat 14th on 43 — a 5-point gap. Recent form flatters SPAL's table spot — 13th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 19th. Against a league average of 1.17 goals per team per game, SPAL ran at 1.08 scored and 1.34 conceded, Cittadella at 0.89 and 1.18.
SPAL had gone 7 games without a win. Recent form was uneven: 1/15 points for SPAL, 10/15 for Cittadella.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 3 for SPAL, 2 for Cittadella and 3 drawn, at 1.38 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 38% of the wins in this fixture. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 25% of the meetings went over two goals.
The venue was Stadio Paolo Mazza in Ferrara, with room for 17,900 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: SPAL led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.