Spezia vs Cittadella betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie B match on December 08th, 2024

Spezia and Cittadella will play on Sunday, December 08th, 2024, at 14:00h (UTC), in a Serie B game to be held in Italy, check the Spezia vs Cittadella betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Spezia vs Cittadella will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Stadio Alberto Picco stadium, in the city of La Spezia, with a capacity for 10336 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live at Betarena, with access to all the information to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Spezia vs Cittadella betting tip 2024/2025

The Serie B has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.53 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.42 goals per match played.

Spezia last match

Spezia comes from a loss in the last match played. On that occasion the opponent was Palermo, in a match valid for Serie B, and the match ended 2-0. Coach L. D'Angelo's team lined up with this formation: 3-5-2.

A fairly even game was expected, with odds for the home defeat at 2.30.

The defense suffered the assaults of the rival team by coming out significantly downsized in the duels on the field. The worst in the department is Aleš Matějů, constantly struggling in the face of the incursions of the opposing attackers. The performance of the entire team suffers from its lapses in concentration.

Cittadella last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Serie B, Cittadella, who used a 3-5-2 formation, faced the Juve Stabia team with a final score of 2-2.

A very balanced game was expected, so a draw was somewhat anticipated, with odds around 3.00.

Spezia vs Cittadella h2h

Spezia was in 18th place in the Serie B while Cittadella was in 7th place, the last time these teams faced each other. Spezia team entered the field with the 4-3-1-2 formation, the same tactic Cittadella used in the match.

The last time these teams met was for a Serie B match, on 17-02-2024, referring to the 2023/2024 season, which ended with a 4-2 win for Spezia.

The Spezia team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while Cittadella has been more irregular.

Spezia

Serie B leaderboard now

The Spezia team with 30 points currently occupies the 3rd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 8 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss.

In the 16th round, the team has a small disadvantage of 1 point compared to Pisa which is just above, in 2nd place.

Spezia analysis

Spezia after 15 rounds shows a very good goal quotient: in fact, it has scored 22 goals and conceded only 10 to opponents.

The Spezia team comes from a defeat in the Serie B, and its coach Luca D'Angelo wants to counter this trend by imposing a loss on his opponent, using the advantage of playing at home.

Spezia has a relatively low average of shots towards the goal, with only 4.4 attempts per game, and this is an indication that the team has a poor attack, and therefore scores few goals.

Over the course of the tournament, Spezia recorded an average ball possession of 45.6%. This indicates that the team usually does not impose its schemes, but adopts more guarded and defensive tactics. For the next game that Spezia will play against Cittadella, fans would like to see more aggressive soccer from their team, and especially a few more goals.

Having won twice away from home compared to matches played at home which gave them a record of 6 wins, 0 losses, and 1 draw prove the team is stronger when paying in their own yard.

Spezia has demonstrated their offensive prowess by scoring 22 times with 1467 attacks, while Cittadella has only scored 10 times with 1435 attacks.

Best goalscorer from Spezia

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Francesco Pio Esposito. The Attacker scored 7 goals in the current season, helping Spezia to achieve victory in several disputes.

Cittadella

Serie B leaderboard now

With 13 points won, Cittadella is in 20th place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 3 wins against 8 losses, plus 4 draws.

In the 16th round, the team holds the same amount of points that the Südtirol which is just above, in the 19th place.

Cittadella analysis

Cittadella counted 10 goals scored and 24 conceded at the end of Serie B day number 15.

Recent performances have shown that Cittadella is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could indicate that they need to improve their attacking play by creating better chances and being more efficient in front of goal.

The team has shown its limits in attack, scoring 0.67 goals per game on average in the league. When we also consider that it will be playing away, we can imagine how the oddsmakers are not on its side.

Best goalscorer from Cittadella

In this season, the individual highlight is Luca Pandolfi that has dominated the offensive side. The Attacker has already scored 3 times this season, becoming crucial in the positive results that Cittadella achieved in several matches.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

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Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Spezia is Francesco Pio Esposito, who has already scored 7 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Cittadella is Luca Pandolfi, he has scored in 3 opportunities.

75-90 minutes into the game is a good time to bet with most goals being made in this period.

Taking into consideration that Cittadella scores an average of 0.88 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.67.

Corners Top Betting Tips

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 4.76 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Spezia has an average of 2.6 yellow cards per game over the 15 rounds, while Cittadella has an average of 3.4. In other words, these teams together are averaging 6.47 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

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