Italy - Serie AStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Spezia and Hellas Verona, taking place on Sunday, 05 March 2023, at Stadio Alberto Picco in La Spezia.
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Spezia, Recent FormSpezia will have been reasonably pleased with their 2-2 draw against Udinese, not least because of the valuable point gained. Their share of possession in that meeting was 51%, while racking up 9 shots along the way, 2 of which were on target, in contrast to Udinese, who had 15 shots on goal with 6 on target.
Whilst they have scored a reasonable 4 goals in their last 6 games, they are struggling to pick up points due to their defence, who have shipped 13 goals in the same period. Having not hit the back of the net in 4 games, the goals seem to have dried up for them recently when playing at home. Their defensive record does not make good reading so far this season as they have conceded at least 1 goal in 21 of their 24 league games.
Spezia will not be enjoying their recent run of poor form at Stadio Alberto Picco, they've lost their last 3 league games in a row there and not had a home win in 8 games.
M'Bala Nzola is the man of the moment right now and the toast of the fans, having notched up 6 goals in Brentford's last 6 league matches.
Hellas Verona, Recent FormHellas Verona manager Marco Zaffaroni will need to rebuild confidence in his squad after their heavy 3-0 home defeat by Fiorentina. They achieved 47% possession in that match and had 12 strikes at goal, with 3 hitting the target, up against Fiorentina's tally of 16 efforts at goal, 7 of which were on target.
While they have shown an appetite for goals over the last 6 matches, clocking up 5, they have not had it all their own way at the back and have given away 6 goals and some valuable points in the process. When playing away from home, they are not doing themselves any favours, having consistently failed to keep a clean sheet for the last 34 games. After failing to get on the scoresheet in 5 away games out of 11 this season, Zaffaroni will be looking for a bit more consistency from his forwards.
An away win for Hellas Verona is just a distant memory, having not won on the road in 12 games.
Last time these two teams met in the league it ended in disappointment for Hellas Verona, losing 1-2 to Spezia.
Goals should be on the cards for Verona in this one, given they have found the net, with at least 1 goal, against Spezia in their last 7 meetings together.
Spezia will be determined to get something from this game having lost the last 5 times they've hosted Verona in the league and not won this fixture at Stadio Alberto Picco for 5 games in a row.
Spezia manager Fabrizio Lorieri has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Simone Bastoni (Meniscus), Emil Holm (Tendon), João Moutinho (Muscle), Jeroen Zoet (Ligament) and Szymon Żurkowski (Hamstring) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Marco Zaffaroni has a number of injury concerns in his Verona squad to contend with: Milan Đurić (Knee), Thomas Henry (Knee), Ajdin Hrustić (Ankle) and Miguel Veloso (Muscle)
Spezia Playing at home | Hellas Verona Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Goals scored | 0.5 |
| 1.6 | Goals conceded | 1.5 |
| 27' | Time first goal scored | 37' |
| 31' | Time first goal conceded | 34' |
| 2.8 | Yellow cards | 2.9 |
| 0.2 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 4.3 | Subs used | 4.7 |
| 2-1 | Biggest victory | - |
| 3-0 | Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
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