Spal – Chievo Prediction & Picks (18.04.2018)

SPAL and Chievo meet at Stadio Paolo Mazza, in a match for the 33rd round of Serie A. Chievo won at home by (2-1) the last time they met in this edition of the league, at 25-11 -2017. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the visiting team, which in the last 2 matches won 1 and tied 1. Chievo presents considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so in this match the factor House may be determinant.

SPAL:

After 5 wins, 13 draws and 14 losses, the home team is currently in the 17 th position, with 28 points won. In the last match, they have tied in an away match against Fiorentina by (0-0), after in the previous match they have tied (1-1) at home, against Atalanta. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 13 goals scored and 25 conceded; against 2 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 14 goals scored and 25 suffered. In the last 10 home matches for the championship the SPAL won 2, tied 6 and lost 2, for which they won 12 points out of 30 possible. Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 32 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 19 times and only managed 1 comeback.

The SPAL played a total of 15 matches so far, winning only 3 wins, plus 7 draws and 5 losses, leaving an average of 1.13 goals scored and 1.67 suffered, showing difficulties in both sectors. In all its games, its best moment was in the last 15 minutes of the first half, period in which it scored 7 goals, with highlight for M. Antenucci, with 8 goals and 6 assists. We remember that this team went up in division in the last season, when it was champion of the Serie B. With the 17th position in the table, the SPAL is only 1 point of the first team that occupies the area of ​​the descent, in the case the team of the Crotone. The fight now is to stay in the main division of Italian football. Despite this, the home team is being consistent, since they do not know a defeat in their last 7 games, with 2 wins and 5 draws. Acting at home does not lose 3 games ago, with 1 win and 2 draws.

Chievo:

After 7 wins, 9 draws and 16 losses, the away team is currently in the 16 th position of the league, with 30 points won. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Napoli, by (2-1). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Torino, by (0-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 1 win, 3 draws and 11 losses in away matches, with 9 goals scored and 29 conceded; against 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 17 goals scored and 19 conceded. In the last 10 away matches Chievo has a draw of 9 and 9 losses, so they have won 1 point out of 30 possible.

In this competition, he has lost the last 9 games away and has not won any of the last 12 appearances as a visitor. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (7 out of 16 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that usually scores a few times first: it only opened the scoring in 8 of its last 32 games for Serie A, and never reached halftime advantage. In 32 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 20 times and only managed 4 comebacks.

Analyzing the away games of Chievo in this Serie A, so far a total of 16 games, the visiting team won only 2 wins, plus 3 draws and 11 losses, with an average of 0.69 goals scored and 1.88 goals per game. suffered, showing great difficulties in both sectors. In all his games Chievo has been more efficient between 60 and 75 minutes, period in which he scored 8 goals, with highlight for R. Inglese, with 8 goals and 2 assists. We remember that in the last season the visitors finished in the 14th position of the table. The goal of this team is to stay in the elite of Italian football. Currently in the 16th position, the visiting team lives a drama similar to its adversary, that is, it is only 3 points from the descent zone. Chievo is currently alternating his results, since he does not know a victory 3 consecutive games. Acting as a visitor has a lousy record, with 9 consecutive defeats.