Match Report
The table gap was wide: 35 points between Spezia U19 (6th, 48 pts) and Crotone U19 (16th, 13 pts). Spezia U19's recent output lagged their position: 27th on form over five rounds while 6th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Spezia U19 1.83 scored and 1.43 conceded per game, Crotone U19 0.67 and 2.07, with the league averaging 1.52.
Momentum sat with Spezia U19, winners of their last three. From the last five rounds, Spezia U19 held 12 points of 15 and Crotone U19 5.
10 meetings are on record — 6 won by Spezia U19, 3 by Crotone U19, 1 drawn, at 3.2 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals. Recent meetings have been cagier — 1.8 goals per game across the last five against 3.2 historically.
Stadio Alberto Picco staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,336. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Spezia U19: Diego Ferrazza (47'), Salvatore Amato (51') · Crotone U19: A. Adamo (73')
Key stats
Possession: Spezia U19 59% · Crotone U19 41% · Total shots: 13-6 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 5-4