Our prediction for this Serie B match:
Crotone
Match Time & Date:
04/12/2021
14:00
Prediction: 1-1
SPAL
Crotone and Spal take on each other at Stadio Ezio Scida in the Serie B round 16. The Rossoblu aim to put an end to their three-game losing run, but it has to be noted that they struggle in front of goal. Crotone failed to find the net in the previous three league fixtures, which is probably the main reason why home win should not be considered.
Pasquale Marino should opt to make changes to the starting XI that faced Ternana on Tuesday evening, with both Oddei and Schiro pushing for a start. The Spallini, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 3-1 loss to Lecce. Pep Clotet’s troops are desperate to return to winning ways as well; therefore, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score.
Highlighted Player (Alex Cordaz):
Alex Cordaz is an Italian goalkeeper who plays for Crotone, who returned to the Serie A at the end of the 2015/2016 season. Cordaz was born in Vittorio Veneto on 1 January 1983 and he started his youth career at Inter. He played one game for the Nerazzurri in the Serie A and in 2006 he joined Treviso.
After making 18 league appearances for the club from 2006 to 2009, he joined with Swiss side Lugano on a free transfer. The 188-cm-tall goalkeeper played 56 league games for Lugano and in 2011 he returned to Italy as he signed a contract with Cittadella. As expected, he established himself as a first-choice goalkeeper and he made no less than 80 league appearances for the club between 2011 and 2013.
Alex Cordaz currently plays for Crotone and it has to be noted that he made 42 appearances for the club in the 2015/2016 Serie B campaign.
Highlighted Team (SPAL):
SPAL impressed in the 2016/2017 Serie B campaign, with the team finishing the season in top position in the standings, four points clear of second-placed Hellas Verona.
The Biancazzurri returned to the Italian elite division following a 49-year absence and it has to be noted that they finished the 2016/2017 Serie A campaign in 14th place in the table. As a result, they were relegated to the Italian second tier at the end of the season.
The club was founded in 1907 as Circolo Ars et Labor and six years later was renamed as Societa Polisportiva Ars et Labor. After a bankruptcy the club was re-founded in 2005 and they have been competing as SPAl 1907 ever since.
SPAL welcome their rivals at Stadio Paolo Mazza, the venue which was opened in 1928. You should know that the capacity of the stadium is 12.438 Rovigo are regarded as Spal’s fiercest rivals and the two teams face each other in the Derby of Polesine.
