Our prediction for this Serie B match:
Spezia
Match Time & Date:
26/12/2024
15:00
Prediction: 2-1
Mantova
Buoyed by a hard-fought 1-0 win over Catanzaro, Spezia will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they take on Mantova in the Serie A round 19. The Bianconeri are eager to stay in the automatic promotion berth and they are seen as hot favourites to win this festive fixture. Midfielder Salvatore Esposito serves a one-game ban due to the accumulation of yellow cards, while goalkeeper Gian Marco Crespi remains in the recovery room.
I Biancorossi, on the other hand, aim to build on a 3-1 win over Frosinone. Mantova are a real force to be reckoned with at home, but seeing that they have yet to record a win on the road this term, we are tempted to bet on Spezia this time out. There are no fresh injury worries in the away team ahead of the trip to Liguria.
Highlighted Team (Spezia):
Spezia is a professional Italian club based in Spezia, Liguria. The Bianconeri secured promotion to the Serie A in the 2019/20 season, with the team beating Frosinone in the Serie B playoffs final. Spezia are well known for their black and white home jerseys, and black is the dominant colour of their away kit.
The club’s home ground Stadio Alberto Picco has the capacity of 10,336 people. The venue was opened back in 1919, with architect Gregotti being in charge of the project. In 2002 the club chiefs decided to reach an agreement with Inter which saw Spezia become Inter’s feeder club.
As a result, the likes of Goran Pandev, Aco Stojkov, and Alex Cordaz joined the Bianconeri in the first season. Spezia then suffered a bankruptcy, but in 2008 they were re-founded. In the 2020/21 season the Bianconeri will compete in the Italian elite division for the first time ever.
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