Mantova vs Spezia: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Mantova played against Spezia in Serie B (Italy). The game was played on November 23, 2025. Final score: 4:1.

Recent form

Mantova has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Spezia has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, with 1.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Mantova scores 0.75 goals per game and allows 1.50. Spezia scores 0.92 and allows 1.33. Games in this league average 2.54 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 50% of Mantova's games and 58% of Spezia's. The Over 2.5 rates are 42% and 33%, compared with league averages of 58% for BTTS and 48% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Mantova has the higher season xG average, 1.68 to 1.15 per game. Mantova takes 15.9 shots per game, while Spezia takes 9.4.

First-half and second-half trends

Mantova leads at halftime in 17% of its games and scores 0.50 goals per game after halftime. Spezia leads at halftime in 25% and scores 0.50 after halftime.

When the teams score

Mantova's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (4 goals). For Spezia, it is minutes 76-90+ (4 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie B games average 2.54 goals. Both teams score in 58% of games, and 48% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

1 : 1
First half
3 : 0
Second half

Game stats

67Possession (%)33
MantovaSpezia
23Shots10
MantovaSpezia
11Shots on target5
MantovaSpezia
2.64xG1.22
MantovaSpezia
8Corners2
MantovaSpezia
59Dangerous attacks33
MantovaSpezia
13Fouls16
MantovaSpezia
2Cards5
MantovaSpezia

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

0.75Goals scored / game0.92
MantovaSpezia
1.5Goals allowed / game1.33
MantovaSpezia
63%Average possession45%
MantovaSpezia
5.5Shots on target / game3.67
MantovaSpezia

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

15.92Shots per game9.42
MantovaSpezia
5.5Shots on target3.67
MantovaSpezia
4.7%Shot conversion9.7%
MantovaSpezia
63%Possession45%
MantovaSpezia
1.68xG for1.15
MantovaSpezia
1.42xG against1.27
MantovaSpezia

Shooting quality

Mantova: DominantSpezia: Balanced
MantovaSpezia
Accuracy (shots on target)35%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.140.25

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Mantova is 40% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Mantova · 1 pts / game - Spezia

Mantova
DLLWW
Season result split
25% W17% R58% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-2-7
0.92 pts / game · goal difference -9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-1-3
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
LLDLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.61Opponent xG: 1.11BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Spezia
LWDLD
Season result split
8% W42% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-5-6
0.67 pts / game · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-2-2
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DLDWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.35Opponent xG: 1.26BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Spezia is 23% better for: goals scored per game.

0.75 goals / game - Mantova · 0.92 goals / game - Spezia

Spezia is 13% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.5 goals / game - Mantova · 1.33 goals / game - Spezia

Mantova scoring profile: very strong

Mantova scores in 67% of games (8 of 12 meczów), while Spezia keeps a clean sheet in 17% (2 of 12 meczów).

Spezia scoring profile: strong

Spezia scores in 67% of games (8 of 12 meczów), while Mantova keeps a clean sheet in 25% (3 of 12 meczów).

9Goals scored (season)11
MantovaSpezia
18Goals conceded (season)16
MantovaSpezia
2.25Average goals per game2.25
MantovaSpezia
4Goals scored (last 5)7
MantovaSpezia
5Goals conceded (last 5)5
MantovaSpezia

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal67%
MantovaSpezia
8%2 goals8%
MantovaSpezia
0%3 goals8%
MantovaSpezia
0%4 goals8%
MantovaSpezia

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal83%
MantovaSpezia
33%2 goals42%
MantovaSpezia
25%3 goals8%
MantovaSpezia
8%4 goals0%
MantovaSpezia

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

8%BTTS at half-time17%
MantovaSpezia
0%BTTS in both halves0%
MantovaSpezia
8%Scored in both halves0%
MantovaSpezia

BTTS and goal count

42%Min. 3 goals and BTTS25%
MantovaSpezia
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
MantovaSpezia
40%BTTS - last 560%
MantovaSpezia

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

58%Min. 1 goal before half-time75%
MantovaSpezia
25%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
MantovaSpezia
17%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
MantovaSpezia

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
MantovaSpezia
25%Min. 2 goals after half-time25%
MantovaSpezia
8%Min. 3 goals after half-time8%
MantovaSpezia

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Spezia is 17% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.92 pts / game - Mantova · 1.08 pts / game - Spezia

Mantova - half-time state
17% leading42% draw42% trailing
Spezia - half-time state
25% leading33% draw42% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.92Points per game (1st half)1.08
MantovaSpezia
0.25Goals scored (1st half)0.42
MantovaSpezia
0.83Goals conceded (1st half)0.67
MantovaSpezia
1.08Average goals (1st half)1.08
MantovaSpezia
58%Clean sheet before half-time50%
MantovaSpezia
75%No goal before half-time58%
MantovaSpezia

After half-time (2nd half)

1.33Points per game (2nd half)0.67
MantovaSpezia
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
MantovaSpezia
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.67
MantovaSpezia
1.17Average goals (2nd half)1.17
MantovaSpezia
50%Clean sheet after half-time33%
MantovaSpezia
50%No goal after half-time75%
MantovaSpezia

Mantova - second-half results

33% W33% R33% P
11
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.92
PPG before half-time
Lead holding147%

Leads at halftime in 17% of games and wins 25%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Spezia - second-half results

8% W42% R50% P
13
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.08
PPG before half-time
Lead holding32%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 8%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Mantova - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.80
Goals scored / game0.20.6
Goals allowed / game0.20.8
Average goals per game0.41.4
1 goal40%100%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal80%40%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Spezia - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.00
Goals scored / game0.60.8
Goals allowed / game0.60.4
Average goals per game1.21.2
1 goal60%60%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference0+2
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Mantova
ScoredConceded
1
4
0-15
1
3
16-30
1
3
31-45
2
3
46-60
0
3
61-75
4
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Spezia
ScoredConceded
1
2
0-15
3
2
16-30
1
4
31-45
1
4
46-60
1
4
61-75
4
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.25
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.0 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
89%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
54%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
45%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Mantova

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.93
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
52%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
136%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.48
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
44% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
44%

Spezia

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.29
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.23
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.06
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
84%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
92%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.33
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
36% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
36%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Serie B).

Teams vs league

MantovaLigaSpezia
Average goals per game 2.252.54 2.25
Both teams scored 50%58% 58%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 42%48% 33%
Clean sheets 25%26% 17%
Goal before half-time 58%69% 75%
Goal after half-time 83%74% 75%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.54
Average goals per game
58%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.44
Home goals / game
1.10
Away goals / game
+31%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defensive advantage
+19%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. SpeziaYellow cardGiuseppe Di Serio
  2. MantovaGoalFrancesco Ruocco
  3. SpeziaYellow cardPrzemysław Wiśniewski
  4. SpeziaSubstitutionOn: Cristian ComottoOff: Ádám Nagy
  5. MantovaYellow cardStefano Cella
  6. MantovaSubstitutionOn: Tommaso Simone MarrasOff: Francesco Galuppini
  7. MantovaSubstitutionOn: Davis MensahOff: Leonardo Mancuso
  8. SpeziaYellow cardFilippo Bandinelli
  9. MantovaSubstitutionOn: Flavio PaolettiOff: David Wieser
  10. MantovaYellow cardCristiano Bani

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Federico DionisiMatches officiated: 13
5.15Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 246%Home wins31%Draws23%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Mantova vs Spezia?

The Serie B match finished Mantova 4:1 Spezia. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Mantova vs Spezia?

Mantova score 0.75 goals per game on average and Spezia 0.92. The Serie B average is 2.54 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Mantova's matches and 58% of Spezia's.

What form are Mantova and Spezia in?

Over the last 5 games Mantova have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Spezia 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Mantova vs Spezia?

The statistical background for Mantova vs Spezia — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.