📏 Form Guide

Cosenza

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Cosenza will want to continue from where they left off last time out with a 0-1 Serie B success over Ascoli.

In that game, Cosenza had 50% possession and 8 attempts on goal with 3 on target. The scorer for Cosenza was Gennaro Tutino (41'). Ascoli got 13 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target.

Cosenza haven’t been able to stop scoring goals, hitting the target every time they’ve gone out to play in their last 6 games.

They’ve managed to rack up 13 during that period while also conceding a total of 6.

Going into this game, the form guide shows that Cosenza:

• haven't beaten Spezia in their previous 3 matches in the league.
• are unbeaten in their previous 2 home league matches.

Spezia

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Spezia come into this meeting following on from a 1-0 Serie B win with the defeat of Palermo in their most recent fixture.

In that match, Spezia managed 41% possession and 13 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Spezia was Giuseppe Di Serio (16'). Palermo got 8 attempts at goal with 1 on target.

In 5 of the previous 6 games involving Spezia, a notably low volume of goals have been struck between them and opposing sides. The overall average number of goals per game within that spell works out to a mere 1.33, with the average goals for Spezia being 0.67. That sort of pattern might not be continued into this match, however.

Ahead of this meeting, Spezia are without a win away from home in their last 6 matches in the league.

👥 Head to head

The previous league match between the two was Serie B match day 11 on 28/10/2023 and the score finished Spezia 0-0 Cosenza.

On that occasion, Spezia managed 53% possession and 19 shots on goal with 5 of them on target.

At the other end, Cosenza had 13 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target.

The referee was Daniele Minelli.

📰 Team News: Cosenza

It’s a low absenteeism rate, with just the sole fitness concern for the Cosenza gaffer William Viali to contend with from of an almost fully healthy set of players. Pietro Martino (Achilles tendon rupture) is sidelined. Giacomo Calò is ineligible for this match because of suspension.

📋 Team News: Spezia

Spezia manager Luca D'Angelo has to currently contend with reduced team options. Lukas Mühl (Tendonitis) and Gian Marco Crespi (Achilles tendon surgery) are names that won’t be on the team sheet. João Moutinho is ineligible for this match because of suspension.

⚡ Prediction

Our thinking is that Spezia and Cosenza should both get enough opportunities to score, although it’s hard to separate the two.

Let’s see how it plays out, but a draw is looking likely to us. We therefore see a very close game with a 1-1 score draw when the referee blows the full-time whistle.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 12:04 05/05/2024