Match Report
Spezia, 17th on 31 points, faced a 25-point deficit to Fiorentina (8th, 56). On the form table Fiorentina stood 3rd over the last five rounds, despite being 8th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Fiorentina 1.39 scored and 1.13 conceded per game, Spezia 0.82 and 1.63, with the league averaging 1.28.
Fiorentina had won six straight, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Over the last five, Fiorentina had taken 15 of 15 points to Spezia's 6.
Across 5 recorded meetings, Fiorentina have 4 wins to Spezia's 0, with 1 draw, at 3.2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 100% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 60%.
The match was played at Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence (capacity 3,800). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-1 the final score.