LA SPEZIA. Spezia and Udinese draw 1-1. A. Reca scored the first goal (33′) for Spezia. S. Lovric settled the score (43′).

The match was played at the Stadio Alberto Picco stadium in La Spezia on Tuesday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Marco Piccinini assisted by Mattia Scarpa and Marco Ceccon. The 4th official was Matteo Gualtieri. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.3 degrees Celsius or 63.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 21 Total 11
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 16 Off Target 8
  • 4 Shots blocked 0
  • 98 Attack 114
  • 55 Dangerous attack 45
  • 88 Ball safe 93
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 0
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 12 Total 12
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Spezia was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Udinese that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Spezia was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Spezia to win the match​.

Spezia shot 21 times, 5 on target, 16 off target. On the opposite side, Udinese shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Spezia received 3 yellow cards (M. Bourabia, J. Kiwior and S. Bastoni). On the other side, Udinese received 3 yellow cards (T. Arslan, I. Success and B. Nuytinck).

Match Timeline

18'
20'
Isaac Success(var)
Arkadiusz Reca (goal)E. Ampadu
33'
35'
43'
Sandi Lovric (goal)I. Success
45'
46'
46'
Kingsley Ehizibue- sub ->T. Arslan
57'
57'
60'
60'
69'
72'
Isaac Success- Yellow
73'
76'
81'
Lazar Samardžić- sub ->B. Nuytinck
85'
85'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5

After playing this match, Spezia will have 10 points to remain in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Udinese will have 24 points like Inter to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Spezia will play away with Hellas Verona on the 13th of November with a 8-2 head to head stats in favor of Hellas Verona (3 draws).

Udinese will play away agasint Napoli on the 12th of November with a 18-5 head to head in favor of Napoli (9 draws).

Spezia – Formation

Spezia
G
Jeroen Zoet 1.Netherlands
6.2
G
D
6.7
D
Ethan Ampadu 4.Wales
8.3
D
J. Kiwior 14.Poland
6.7
57' 45'
M
Emil Holm 2.Sweden
7.4
M
A. Ekdal 8.Sweden
6.4
57'
M
Mehdi Bourabia 6.Morocco
6.8
46' 35'
M
Arkadiusz Reca 13.Poland
7.3
76' 33'
M
K. Agudelo 33.Colombia
7.4
F
M'Bala Nzola 18.Angola
6.8
F
Daniele Verde 10.Italy
7.0
69'
Substitutes
G
Petar Zovko 40.Bosnia and Herzegovina
D
Simone Bastoni 20.Italy
7.0
57' 85'
D
Kelvin Amian 27.France
6.5
46'
D
Mattia Caldara 29.Italy
6.5
57'
D
J. Sala 7.Italy
D
Salva Ferrer 21.Spain
D
Petko Hristov 15.Bulgaria
M
A. Nguiamba 39.France
M
Julius Beck 16.Denmark
M
6.6
76'
M
Aimar Sher 31.Sweden
F
Leandro Sanca 89.Guinea-Bissau
F
Daniel Maldini 30.Italy
6.4
69'
F
David Strelec 44.Slovakia

Spezia adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Luca Gotti decided to play with the following team: Bartłomiej Drągowski, Jeroen Zoet (6.2), Ethan Ampadu (8.3), Jakub Kiwior (6.7), Dimitris Nikolaou (6.7), Emil Holm (7.4), Albin Ekdal (6.4), Mehdi Bourabia (6.8), Kevin Agudelo (7.4), Arkadiusz Reca (7.3), Daniele Verde (7.0) and M’Bala Nzola (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Salvador Ferrer, Petko Hristov, David Strelec, Simone Bastoni (7.0), Aurelien Nguiamba, Kelvin Amian (6.5), Mattia Caldara (6.5), Julius Beck, Leandro Sanca, Daniel Maldini (6.4), Petar Zovko, Mikael Ellertsson (6.6), Jacopo Sala and Aimar Sher.

Substitutions

Spezia made 5 changes: M. Bourabia for K. Amian (46′), J. Kiwior for M. Caldara (57′), A. Ekdal for S. Bastoni (57′), D. Verde for D. Maldini (69′) and A. Reca for M. E. Ellertsson (76′).

Best player: Ethan Ampadu​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Spezia was Ethan Ampadu.

His rating is (8.3) with 52 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Udinese – Formation

Udinese
G
Marco Silvestri 1.Italy
7.2
D
Bram Nuytinck 17.Netherlands
7.6
81' 73'
D
Nehuén Pérez 18.Argentina
6.7
D
Jaka Bijol 29.Slovenia
6.9
M
Enzo Ebosse 23.Cameroon
7.0
M
Roberto Pereyra 37.Argentina
6.8
M
Tolgay Arslan 5.Germany
6.2
46' 18'
M
Walace 11.Brazil
6.8
M
Sandi Lovric 4.Slovenia
7.4
60' 43'
F
6.4
60'
F
Isaac Success 7.Nigeria
7.0
85' 72'
Substitutes
G
Daniele Padelli 20.Italy
G
E. Piana 99.Italy
D
Festy Ebosele 2.Republic of Ireland
D
Kingsley Ehizibue 19.Netherlands
6.4
46'
D
Leonardo Buta 15.Portugal
D
James Abankwah 14.Republic of Ireland
M
Lazar Samardžić 24.Germany
6.8
81'
M
Mato Jajalo 8.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.2
60'
F
Beto 9.Portugal
6.2
60'
F
Ilija Nestorovski 30.Macedonia
85'

Also Udinese adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Andrea Sottil played with: Marco Silvestri (7.2), Nehuén Pérez (6.7), Jaka Bijol (6.9), Bram Nuytinck (7.6), Roberto Pereyra (6.8), Sandi Lovrić (7.4), Walace (6.8), Tolgay Arslan (6.2), Enzo Ebosse (7.0), Gerard Deulofeu (6.4), Isaac Success (7.0).

They had on the bench: Beto (6.2), Festy Ebosele, Kingsley Ehizibue (6.4), Lazar Samardžić (6.8), Daniele Padelli, Edoardo Piana, Mato Jajalo (6.2), Ilija Nestorovski, Leonardo Buta and James Abankwah.

Substitutions

Udinese made 5 changes: T. Arslan for K. Ehizibue (46′), G. Deulofeu for Beto (60′), S. Lovric for M. Jajalo (60′), B. Nuytinck for L. Samardzic (81′) and I. Success for I. Nestorovski (85′).

Best player: Bram Nuytinck​

The most impressive player for Udinese was Bram Nuytinck.

His rating is (7.6) with 32 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 14.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​