Virtus Entella vs Spezia: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Virtus Entella played against Spezia in Serie B (Italy). The game was played on December 8, 2025. Final score: 0:1.

Recent form

Virtus Entella has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. Spezia has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses, with 1.00 points per game.

Scoring records

Virtus Entella scores 1.00 goals per game and allows 1.43. Spezia scores 0.93 and allows 1.43. Games in this league average 2.52 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 57% of Virtus Entella's games and 57% of Spezia's. The Over 2.5 rates are 36% and 36%, compared with league averages of 55% for BTTS and 47% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Virtus Entella has the higher season xG average, 1.50 to 1.16 per game. Virtus Entella takes 14.8 shots per game, while Spezia takes 9.5.

First-half and second-half trends

Virtus Entella leads at halftime in 29% of its games and scores 0.50 goals per game after halftime. Spezia leads at halftime in 21% and scores 0.50 after halftime.

When the teams score

Virtus Entella's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (5 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 2.52 goals. Both teams score in 55% of games, and 47% 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

0 : 0
First half
0 : 1
Second half

Game stats

48Possession (%)52
Virtus EntellaSpezia
6Shots14
Virtus EntellaSpezia
3Shots on target3
Virtus EntellaSpezia
1xG1.41
Virtus EntellaSpezia
5Corners6
Virtus EntellaSpezia
56Dangerous attacks44
Virtus EntellaSpezia
19Fouls18
Virtus EntellaSpezia
4Cards4
Virtus EntellaSpezia

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.

Virtus EntellaSpezia
1Goals scored / game0.93
Virtus EntellaSpezia
1.43Goals allowed / game1.43
Virtus EntellaSpezia
47%Average possession44%
Virtus EntellaSpezia
3.5Shots on target / game3.79
Virtus EntellaSpezia

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

14.79Shots per game9.5
Virtus EntellaSpezia
3.5Shots on target3.79
Virtus EntellaSpezia
6.8%Shot conversion9.8%
Virtus EntellaSpezia
47%Possession44%
Virtus EntellaSpezia
1.5xG for1.16
Virtus EntellaSpezia
1.39xG against1.35
Virtus EntellaSpezia

Shooting quality

Virtus Entella: AttackingSpezia: Balanced
Virtus EntellaSpezia
Accuracy (shots on target)24%40%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.290.25

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.

Virtus Entella
LWDDL
Season result split
21% W43% D36% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-6-5
1.07 pts / game · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-4-0
Last 5 at home
2-3-0
DWDWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.61Opponent xG: 1.50BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Spezia
DLDLW
Season result split
14% W36% D50% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-5-7
0.79 pts / game · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-2-3
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LDWLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.05Opponent xG: 1.57BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%

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.

Virtus Entella is 8% better for: goals scored per game.

1 goals / game - Virtus Entella · 0.93 goals / game - Spezia

Virtus Entella scoring profile: very strong

Virtus Entella scores in 71% of games (10 of 14 meczów), while Spezia keeps a clean sheet in 21% (3 of 14 meczów).

Spezia scoring profile: very strong

Spezia scores in 71% of games (10 of 14 meczów), while Virtus Entella keeps a clean sheet in 21% (3 of 14 meczów).

14Goals scored (season)13
Virtus EntellaSpezia
20Goals conceded (season)20
Virtus EntellaSpezia
2.43Average goals per game2.36
Virtus EntellaSpezia
4Goals scored (last 5)4
Virtus EntellaSpezia
8Goals conceded (last 5)7
Virtus EntellaSpezia

How often they score at least...

71%1 goal71%
Virtus EntellaSpezia
21%2 goals7%
Virtus EntellaSpezia
7%3 goals7%
Virtus EntellaSpezia
0%4 goals7%
Virtus EntellaSpezia

How often they concede at least...

79%1 goal79%
Virtus EntellaSpezia
43%2 goals43%
Virtus EntellaSpezia
14%3 goals14%
Virtus EntellaSpezia
7%4 goals7%
Virtus EntellaSpezia

* 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.

55%
League average

Goal patterns

7%BTTS at half-time21%
Virtus EntellaSpezia
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Virtus EntellaSpezia
7%Scored in both halves0%
Virtus EntellaSpezia

BTTS and goal count

29%Min. 3 goals and BTTS29%
Virtus EntellaSpezia
7%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
Virtus EntellaSpezia
40%BTTS - last 560%
Virtus EntellaSpezia

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

57%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
Virtus EntellaSpezia
14%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
Virtus EntellaSpezia
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time7%
Virtus EntellaSpezia

2nd half

86%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
Virtus EntellaSpezia
57%Min. 2 goals after half-time29%
Virtus EntellaSpezia
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
Virtus EntellaSpezia

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.

Virtus Entella is 27% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.36 pts / game - Virtus Entella · 1.07 pts / game - Spezia

Virtus Entella - half-time state
29% leading50% draw21% trailing
Spezia - half-time state
21% leading43% draw36% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.36Points per game (1st half)1.07
Virtus EntellaSpezia
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.43
Virtus EntellaSpezia
0.36Goals conceded (1st half)0.64
Virtus EntellaSpezia
0.86Average goals (1st half)1.07
Virtus EntellaSpezia
71%Clean sheet before half-time50%
Virtus EntellaSpezia
64%No goal before half-time57%
Virtus EntellaSpezia

After half-time (2nd half)

0.86Points per game (2nd half)0.79
Virtus EntellaSpezia
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
Virtus EntellaSpezia
1.07Goals conceded (2nd half)0.79
Virtus EntellaSpezia
1.57Average goals (2nd half)1.29
Virtus EntellaSpezia
21%Clean sheet after half-time36%
Virtus EntellaSpezia
57%No goal after half-time71%
Virtus EntellaSpezia

Virtus Entella - second-half results

14% W43% D43% L
19
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
-8
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.36
PPG before half-time
Lead holding72%

Leads at halftime in 29% of games and wins 21%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.7

Allows 0.7 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Spezia - second-half results

14% W36% D50% L
15
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.07
PPG before half-time
Lead holding67%

Leads at halftime in 21% of games and wins 14%. Sometimes gives up a halftime lead.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Virtus Entella - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.200.80
Goals scored / game0.60.2
Goals allowed / game0.61.0
Average goals per game1.21.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference0-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3
Spezia - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.400.80
Goals scored / game0.60.2
Goals allowed / game0.41.0
Average goals per game1.01.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference+1-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% 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.

Virtus Entella
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
0
1
16-30
5
3
31-45
3
5
46-60
0
4
61-75
4
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Spezia
ScoredConceded
2
2
0-15
3
2
16-30
1
5
31-45
2
5
46-60
1
4
61-75
4
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (4 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - 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

2.39
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.2 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
95%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
57%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
50%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Virtus Entella

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.11
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.54
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.50
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
68%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
135%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

Spezia

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.31
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.5 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.
-0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
88%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
98%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.21
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
31% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
31%

* 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

Virtus EntellaLigaSpezia
Average goals per game 2.432.52 2.36
Both teams scored 57%55% 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 36%47% 36%
Clean sheets 21%27% 21%
Goal before half-time 57%68% 71%
Goal after half-time 86%75% 79%

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

2.52
Average goals per game
55%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.46
Home goals / game
1.06
Away goals / game
+38%
Home attack advantage
+27%
Home defensive advantage
+19%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
44%
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. Virtus EntellaYellow cardLuca Parodi
  2. SpeziaYellow cardPietro Beruatto
  3. Virtus EntellaYellow cardBernat Guiu Vilanova
  4. SpeziaYellow cardPrzemysław Wiśniewski
  5. Virtus EntellaYellow cardLuca Parodi
  6. Virtus EntellaSubstitutionOn: Francesco MezzoniOff: Bernat Guiu Vilanova
  7. SpeziaSubstitutionOn: Gianluca Lapadula VargasOff: Vanja Vlahović
  8. SpeziaYellow cardGabriele Artistico
  9. Virtus EntellaYellow cardFrancesco Mezzoni

Referee and managers

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

FAQ

What was the result of Virtus Entella vs Spezia?

The Serie B match finished Virtus Entella 0:1 Spezia. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Virtus Entella vs Spezia?

Virtus Entella score 1.00 goals per game on average and Spezia 0.93. The Serie B average is 2.52 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 57% of Virtus Entella's matches and 57% of Spezia's.

What form are Virtus Entella and Spezia in?

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

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Virtus Entella vs Spezia: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.