Spezia vs Venezia Match Analysis and Prediction

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Two teams at the bottom of the Serie A table will be returning to action as Spezia will be playing host to Venezia at Stadio Alberto Picco on Saturday as they will be both looking for points to move away from the bottom three.

The hosts are currently sitting in the 16th spot in the Serie A table on 29 points from their 30 matches played, 13 points above bottom-placed Salernitana.

In their last game in the Serie A action, Spezia went down to 4-1 defeat against Sassuolo at the MAPEI Stadium – Citta del Tricolore on March 18.

Domenico Berardi gave the hosts the lead in the 17th minute from the penalty spot, before Daniele Verde restored parity in the 36th minute with an assist from Bastoni.

However, Berardi scored his second in the 48th minute before Kaan Ayhan and Gianluca Scamacca secured the result for their side with their own efforts, and the Little Eagles now trail sixth-placed Roma by 22 points for a spot in thee Conference League Qualifiers.

Spezia now have four wins, three draws and seven losses in 14 Serie A match at Stadio Alberto Picco this season, a record they will want to improve.

Meawhile, Venezia enter the contest off the back of a 2-0 defeat against Sampdoria at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo in their last league match, extending their winles streak to five matches, leaving them in the 18th spot on 22 points, three points adrift of safety with eight matches left.

In the last meeting between the two teams in the Serie A action, Spezia picked up a 2-1 victory at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo in September. Simone Bastoni opened the scoring for Spezia in the 13th minute, with Mehdi Bourabia also getting on the scoresheet, while Pietro Ceccaroni scored the only goal for Venezia in the 59th minute.

Spezia vs Venezia head to head

The two teams have previously met on seven occasions in Serie B and Serie A, with Venezia having won twice while Spezia have won once with four draws. Venezia have scored five goals and conceded four. In their last five meetings, Venezia have won twice, Spezia once with two draws.

Venezia 1-0 Spezia 25/08/18

Spezia 1-1 Venezia 21/01/19

Venezia 0-0 Spezia 14/12/19

Spezia 0-1 Venezia 17/07/20

Venezia 1-2 Spezia 19/09/21

Spezia latest home form

Spezia have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having lost in three of their five most recent matches. In their last home game, they managed to defeat Cagliari 2-0 in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored five goals and conceded five.

Spezia 1-2 Verona 06/01/22

Spezia 1-0 Sampdoria 23/01/22

Spezia 1-2 Fiorentina 14/02/22

Spezia 0-1 Roma 27/02/22

Spezia 2-0 Cagliari 12/03/22

Spezia latest away form

Spezia have recently been on a poor run of form on the road, having failed to win in any of their four most recent matches. Their last away victory came on January 17 when they defeated AC Milan 2-1. In their last five matches, they have scored six goals and conceded 10.

AC Milan 1-2 Spezia 17/01/22

Salernitana 2-2 Spezia 07/02/22

Bologna 2-1 Spezia 21/02/22

Juventus 1-0 Spezia 06/03/22

Sassuolo 4-1 Spezia 18/03/22

Venezia latest home form

Venezia have recently been on a poor run of form at home, having failed to win in any of their seven most recent matches. Their last home victory came on December 14 when they defeated Ternana 3-1. In their last five matches, they have scored three goals and conceded 10.

Venezia 1-1 Empoli 16/01/22

Venezia 0-2 Napoli 06/02/22

Venezia 1-1 Genoa 20/02/22

Venezia 1-4 Sassuolo 06/03/22

Venezia 0-2 Sampdoria 20/03/22

Venezia latest away form

Venezia have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, having won only one of their five most recent matches. In their last away game, they suffered a 1-0 defeat against Lazio in the league. In their last five matches, they have scored four goals and conceded nine.

Atalanta 2-0 Venezia 12/01/22

Inter Milan 2-1 Venezia 22/01/22

Torino 1-2 Venezia 12/02/22

Verona 3-1 Venezia 27/02/22

Lazio 1-0 Venezia 14/03/22

Spezia news

Mehdi Bourrabia is currently suffering a muscle injury and Jacopo Sala has a hamstring injury while Leo Sena has phyiscal discomfort and are all expected to return early in April.

Quartsin Gyasi, Rey Manaj and Daniele Verde are expected to line up as the front three in a 4-3-3 formation.

Venezia news

Thomas Henry is expected to sit out one game on suspension with a red card, while Luca Lezzerini will be absent with a tendon injury.

Marco Modolo and goalkeeper Sergio Romero are both suffering knee injuries, while Dennis Johnsen is expected to return early in April from his sprained ankle.