Match Report
Udinese, 12th with 46 points, sat 15 points above Spezia (17th, 31). Udinese had been under-performing their position — 18th on five-round form against 12th in the table. Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Udinese ran at 1.24 scored and 1.26 conceded, Spezia at 0.82 and 1.63.
Spezia had gone 6 games without a win.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 2 Udinese wins, 3 for Spezia, 1 draw, at 2.67 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 0% of the meetings went to the host. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 33% of the meetings went over two goals.
Dacia Arena in Udine, capacity 25,132, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-2.