#OppositionWatch ⎮ Discovering SPAL

SPAL currently occupies 16th position in the Serie A standings, with four points more than Empoli, who sit in the final drop zone spot of third last, this is thanks to the five more points achieved by the Ferrarese in 2019 compared to last year.

SPAL has* won their last two Serie A home games*: in a single league, in Serie A, the last time they did better was in 1968.

Two statistics: only Empoli and Fiorentina (both 21) have lost more points than the SPAL from being in an advantage situation during a Serie A match (18). Furthermore, Ferrara's team is the one with the fewest goalscorers in the league (eight).

THE MATCH AT ALLIANZ STADIUM

2-0 the result of the match between the Bianconeri and the Ferrara outfit at Allianz Stadium earlier this year. Here are the details of that game:

HOW THEY LINE-UP

A three-man defence, a five men in the midfield and a two-man attack: this is the pattern most used by Semplici’s SPAL, as happened, for example, in their last few league games.

FOCUS ON...

Sergio Floccari's first two goals in Serie A came against Juventus in February 2006- out of the strikers in this season with at least 10 appearances, only Sergio Pellissier is older than him.

Manuel Lazzari has made 161 crosses in action, at least 20 more than any other player in this league.

Alberto Paloschi has already scored against Juventus, in the 4-1 defeat over SPAL in October 2017.

Jasmin Kurtic has faced Juventus 12 times, without ever winning: four draws and eight defeats for the Slovenian. Juventus is the Serie A team he has played the most games against without ever tasting victory.

Battle on the bench

attacchi e difese

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