Match Report
The table gap was wide: 16 points between Sassuolo (1st, 82 pts) and Spezia (3rd, 66 pts). Sassuolo had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Spezia 1.55 scored and 0.87 conceded per game, Sassuolo 2.05 and 1, with the league averaging 1.23.
Sassuolo arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 12 meetings between the two: 1 for Spezia, 7 for Sassuolo and 4 drawn, at 2.67 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 42% of meetings won.
The match was played at Stadio Alberto Picco in La Spezia (capacity 10,336). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Spezia: Luca Vignali (8'), Luca Vignali (75') · Sassuolo: Samuele Mulattieri (35')
Key stats
Possession: Spezia 53% · Sassuolo 47% · Total shots: 18-9 · On target: 8-3 · Corners: 3-5