Spezia vs Mantova betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie B match on December 26th, 2024
Spezia and Mantova will play on December 26th, 2024, Thursday at 14:00h (UTC), in a match counting for the Serie B in Italy, check the Spezia vs Mantova betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.
Stadium and City where Spezia vs Mantova will occur
The game will 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
You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all the information to help you with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.
Introduction to the Spezia vs Mantova 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 2.38 goals per match played.
Spezia last match
Spezia comes from a victory in the last match. The game against Catanzaro, valid for the Serie B, ended with a 0-1. The team coached by L. D'Angelo lined up in the last match with a 3-5-2 formation.
The odds for the home team to win before the match were 2.10, so it was logical to expect a fairly even match.
The brilliant performance of Francesco Pio Esposito was essential for the victory of Spezia in this duel. The athlete's performance included 1 goal scored and other vital actions to achieve the result.
Mantova last match
On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Serie B, Mantova, who used a 4-2-3-1 formation, faced the Frosinone team with a final score of 3-1.
Before the kick-off, the home win had odds of 2.38, which explains why it was considered to be a fairly close match.
Spezia vs Mantova h2h
The two teams have not faced each other since 17-05-2008. On that occasion they were playing for the 2007/2008 season of the Serie B, and the match ended with a 0-1 win for Mantova.
The last match between these two clubs was a seesaw battle to the end.
The Spezia team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 3 wins, compared to the Mantova team, which won only 1 game.
Spezia
Serie B leaderboard now
The Spezia team with 37 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 10 wins, 7 draws and 1 loss.
Which means that the team is over Pisa team who is in the position 3 in the 19th round and both have the same score.
Spezia analysis
Currently, Spezia has a tally of 28 goals scored and 10 goals against, at the end of round 18 of Serie B.
The average ball possession of Spezia in this league is 46.06%, which means that the team has a rather wait-and-see attitude and does not often take over the ball of the game. Therefore, for the match against Mantova they should do something to reverse the trend and try to impose their game on their opponents if they want the win.
Being naturally stronger at home than as a visiting team, having won 3 games away from home. At home the team proves to be better, having positive results, with 7 wins against 0 losses, and 1 draw.
Spezia has demonstrated their offensive prowess by scoring 28 times with 1759 attacks, while Mantova has only scored 21 times with 1394 attacks.
Best goalscorer from Spezia
When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Francesco Pio Esposito is the player to highlight. Helping Spezia with 9 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.
Mantova
Serie B leaderboard now
Mantova arrives in this game with 22 points, and in 11th place in the Serie B, having won 5 games in total and lost 6 times, making a total of 7 draws.
Mantova analysis
The goal difference is on the negative side for Mantova, which after 18 rounds has conceded 23 but has only scored 21.
Usually, it is with an 62.44% average ball possession that the Mantova team tries to control the game. This is because typically, teams with ball possession above 50% have some control over their opponents.
Best goalscorer from Mantova
Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Davide Bragantini. The Attacker has scored 5 times in the current season and has helped Mantova come out with a positive result on several occasions.
Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:
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 9 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Mantova is Davide Bragantini, he has scored in 5 opportunities.
Most goals are scored between 75-90 as some study shows, which makes this a good time to bet for those following the live game.
Corners Top Betting Tips
One should consider that the combined number of corners of both teams will give an average of 4.97 corners per game if one would like to have good betting results.
Cards Top Betting Tips
These teams together have a combined average of 4.89 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.
This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.
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