Match Report
Mantova (11th, 46 pts) visited Spezia (20th, 35 pts) with 11 points between them. The last five rounds placed Spezia 13th in the league for form — higher than their 20th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Spezia 1.13 scored and 1.55 conceded per game, Mantova 1.18 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.28.
From the last five rounds, Spezia held 4 points of 15 and Mantova 10.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Spezia 0, draws 2, Mantova 2, at 3 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 75% of the meetings.
Stadio Alberto Picco, capacity 10,336, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Mantova led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Mantova: Davide Bragantini (32'), Nicolò Buso (72')
Key stats
Possession: Spezia 44% · Mantova 56% · Total shots: 12-13 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 6-0