Match Report
12 points and 12 places separated them: Reggina 7th with 50, SPAL 19th with 38. SPAL ranked 13th in the league on five-round form, well above their 19th table position. Per game in the league, Reggina were scoring 1.29 and conceding 1.18, SPAL 1.08 and 1.34, against a competition average of 1.17 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 4 Reggina wins, 1 for SPAL, 0 draws, at 3.4 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 20% of the wins in this matchup. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 80% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 80%.
The venue was Stadio Oreste Granillo in Reggio Calabria, with room for 27,763 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.