FERRARA. SPAL and Südtirol draw 1-1. B. Meccariello scored the first goal (3′) for SPAL. G. Zaro equalized (54′). SPAL was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)

The match was played at the Stadio Paolo Mazza stadium in Ferrara on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Federico Dionisi with the help of Filippo Meli and Giuseppe Di Giacinto. The 4th official was Simone Gauzolino. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24 degrees Celsius or 75.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.​

Match Statistics​

SPAL

1 - 1

Südtirol

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 18 Total 13
  • 4 On Target 3
  • 14 Off Target 10
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 85 Attack 98
  • 50 Dangerous attack 48
  • 32 Ball safe 45
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 1 Total 0
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

SPAL had a strong ball possession 58% while Südtirol was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Südtirol was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Südtirol to win the match​.

Südtirol shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, SPAL shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Südtirol received 1 yellow card (L. Belardinelli). Talking about the opposition, SPAL received 4 yellow cards (A. La Mantia, L. Dickmann, A. Murgia and L. Valzania).

Match Timeline

3'
37'
41'
Matteo Rover- sub ->F. De Col
46'
Daniele Casiraghi- sub ->L. Belardinelli
46'
46'
54'
66'
66'
66'
67'
68'
72'
75'
78'
89'
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Frosinone
80
38
Genoa
73
38
Bari 1908
65
38
Cagliari
60
38
Parma
60
38
Südtirol
58
38
Reggina
50
38
Venezia
49
38
Palermo
49
38
Modena
48
38
Pisa
47
38
Como
47
38
Ascoli
47
38
Cittadella
43
38
Ternana
43
38
Brescia
40
38
Cosenza
40
38
Perugia
39
38
SPAL
38
38
Benevento
35
38

After playing this match, Südtirol will have 18 points like Ascoli and Brescia to hold in the 9th place. On the other side, SPAL will have 14 points to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie B, Südtirol will host Bari 1908 on the 10th of April with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

SPAL will host Bari 1908 on the 4th of February with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of SPAL (3 draws).

Südtirol – Formation

Südtirol
G
Giacomo Poluzzi 1.Italy
7.0
D
Andrea Masiello 55.Italy
6.4
D
Giovanni Zaro 19.Italy
7.4
54'
D
Tommaso D'Orazio 11.Italy
6.7
67'
D
Marco Curto 4.Italy
7.0
M
Filippo De Col 26.Italy
6.7
46'
M
Fabian Tait 21.Italy
6.2
M
Hans Nicolussi Caviglia 14.Italy
6.7
89'
M
Luca Belardinelli 16.Italy
6.7
46' 41'
F
C. Capone 37.Italy
6.8
46'
F
Raphael Odogwu 90.Italy
7.1
Substitutes
G
A. Iacobucci 22.Italy
D
Kévin Vinetot 5.France
D
Simone Davi 24.Italy
D
Filippo Berra 2.Italy
6.6
67'
M
N. Siega 7.Italy
M
Giovanni Crociata 30.Italy
M
A. Schiavone 88.Italy
89'
M
Daniele Casiraghi 17.Italy
7.3
46'
M
M. Pompetti 23.Italy
F
Matteo Rover 18.Italy
7.0
46'
F
M. Carretta 10.Italy
F
Simone Mazzocchi 9.Italy
7.0
46'

Südtirol started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Roberto Venturato decided to play with the following team: Giacomo Poluzzi (7.0), Marco Curto (7.0), Giovanni Zaro (7.4), Andrea Masiello (6.4), Tommaso D’Orazio (6.7), Filippo De Col (6.7), Fabian Tait (6.2), Hans Nicolussi Caviglia (6.7), Luca Belardinelli (6.7), Christian Capone (6.8) and Raphael Odogwu (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Kevin Vinetot, Matteo Rover (7.0), Simone Davì, Mirko Carretta, Filippo Berra (6.6), Nicholas Siega, Giovanni Crociata, Andrea Schiavone, Daniele Casiraghi (7.3), Alessandro Iacobucci, Marco Pompetti and Simone Mazzocchi (7.0).

Substitutions

Südtirol made 5 changes: F. De Col for M. Rover (46′), L. Belardinelli for D. Casiraghi (46′), C. Capone for S. Mazzocchi (46′), T. D’Orazio for F. Berra (67′) and H. Nicolussi Caviglia for A. Schiavone (89′).

Best player: Giovanni Zaro​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Südtirol was Giovanni Zaro.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 36 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.

SPAL – Formation

SPAL
G
Enrico Alfonso 1.Italy
7.2
D
Andrea Cardinale 6.Italy
8.2
3'
D
Raffaele Celia 21.Italy
7.4
D
P. Peda 27.Poland
7.4
M
Lorenzo Dickmann 24.Italy
7.0
68'
M
Alessandro Tripaldelli 3.Italy
6.6
M
A. Murgia 23.Italy
7.2
89' 75'
M
Fabio Maistro 37.Italy
7.0
66'
M
Salvatore Esposito 5.Italy
7.4
66'
F
A. La Mantia 19.Italy
6.8
66' 37'
F
Gabriele Moncini 9.Italy
7.1
72'
Substitutes
G
D. Thiam 22.Senegal
D
Alberto Almici 29.Italy
D
Alessandro Fiordaliso 2.Italy
D
P. Breit 96.Austria
M
Luca Valzania 16.Italy
6.5
66' 78'
M
Niccolò Zanellato 10.Italy
7.0
66'
M
Franco Zuculini 14.Argentina
89'
M
G. Tunjov 40.Estonia
7.0
66'
M
Matteo Prati 20.Italy
F
Simone Rabbi 99.Italy
F
Nicola Rauti 32.Italy
F
M. Finotto 11.Italy
6.8
72'

SPAL started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Pierpaolo Bisoli played with: Enrico Alfonso (7.2), Patryk Peda (7.4), Biagio Meccariello (8.2), Raffaele Celia (7.4), Lorenzo Dickmann (7.0), Alessandro Murgia (7.2), Salvatore Esposito (7.4), Fabio Maistro (7.0), Alessandro Tripaldelli (6.6), Andrea La Mantia (6.8) and Gabriele Moncini (7.1).

They had on the bench: Simone Rabbi, Nicola Rauti, Luca Valzania (6.5), Alberto Almici, Mattia Finotto (6.8), Niccolò Zanellato (7.0), Franco Zuculini, Alessandro Fiordaliso, Georgi Tunjov (7.0), Matteo Prati, Philipp Breit and Demba Thiam.

Substitutions

SPAL made 5 changes: A. La Mantia for N. Zanellato (66′), S. Esposito for L. Valzania (66′), F. Maistro for G. Tunjov (66′), G. Moncini for M. Finotto (72′) and A. Murgia for F. Zuculini (89′).

Best player: Biagio Meccariello​

The player that probably impressed the most for SPAL was Biagio Meccariello.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 60 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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