📏 Form Guide

Parma

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Parma go into this match coming off the back of a 0-0 Serie B drawn match vs Südtirol-Alto Adige.

In that game, Parma managed 51% possession and 11 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. At the other end, Sudtirol got 8 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target.

It’s been seldom in recent times that Parma have shown defensive steel. In fact, Parma have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 6 goals in the process.

Spezia

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In their previous game, Spezia drew 1-1 in the Serie B tie with Lecco.

In that game, Spezia managed 49% possession and 18 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. The scorer for Spezia was Petko Hristov (12'). Lecco had 13 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Nicolò Buso (41') scored for Lecco.

Looking at their form, and Spezia have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing opposing sides hit 6 goals overall. At the back, Spezia have clearly had some problems. We will see whether or not that trend can be continued on into this next match.

Looking at their past form shows that Spezia:

• haven't been defeated in their previous 5 league matches away from home.
• have not won away from home in their last 4 league games.

👥 Head to head

The previous league encounter between these sides was Serie B match day 15 on 02/12/2023 when the final score was Spezia 0-1 Parma.

That day, Spezia had 46% possession and 6 shots at goal with 0 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was João Moutinho (94' Own goal).

On the other side, Parma had 13 shots on goal with 6 on target.

The match was refereed by Gianluca Manganiello.

📋 Team News: Parma

The Parma manager Fabio Pecchia has zero fitness worries whatsoever before this game owing to a completely injury-free group to choose from. Adrián Bernabé cannot play in this game through suspension.

It seems likely that I Crociati will probably make use of the 4-2-3-1 system this time and select Leandro Chichizola, Enrico Del Prato, Antoine Hainaut, Alessandro Circati, Vasilios Zagaritis, Wylan Cyprien, Nahuel Estévez, Dennis Man, Valentin Mihaila, Simon Sohm and Gabriel Charpentier.

ℹ️ Team News: Spezia

Spezia manager Luca D'Angelo has not got a full squad to pick from. Arkadiusz Reca (Adductor injury) and Przemysław Wiśniewski (Cruciate ligament injury) won’t be making appearances. Filippo Bandinelli is ineligible for this match because of suspension.

It’s our belief that Spezia will likely utilise a 3-4-3 formation, giving starts to Jeroen Zoet, Ales Matějů, Petko Hristov, Dimitrios Nikolaou, Luca Vignali, Ádám Nagy, Salvatore Esposito, Salvatore Elia, Daniele Verde, Diego Falcinelli and Tio Cipot.

✨ Prediction

Our feeling is that Parma will more than likely be able to score a couple when they play Spezia, who may well find it hard finding the net themselves.

We reckon that it will be a 2-0 win for Parma at the end of the 90 minutes.

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

Peter Guest, 14:09 13/04/2024