Italy - Serie BData current as of 07 September 2026

Spezia vs Monza: match statistics

Spezia crest
Spezia
4 : 2half-time 2:2
Monza crest
Monza
120%(3.77)
X25%(3.23)
255%(1.99)

Monza is the clear favorite for this encounter, sitting in 2nd place in the table with an impressive record of 18 wins this season. Their form is excellent - 4 wins and 1 draw in the last 5 matches, with just 2 goals conceded. Spezia, meanwhile, finds itself in 19th position with only 6 victories all season and a negative goal difference (-8) at home. The hosts have won only 21% of their home games and failed to score in 36% of matches, which, combined with poor form (1 win in the last 5 matches), makes them very vulnerable to defeat. Monza boasts better statistics in all key aspects: more shots on target (4.21 vs 3.71), higher conversion rate (10% vs 7%), superior ball possession, and a significantly better defense. The gap in class between the two teams is evident, arguing for a confident victory for the visitors.

Spezia vs Monza: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Spezia played Monza in Serie B (Italy). The match was played on 7 March 2026. Final score: 4:2.

Current form

Spezia: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match. Monza: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Spezia scores 0.89 and concedes 1.32 goals per match. Monza scores 1.57 and concedes 0.75. League average: 2.52 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Spezia 50%, Monza 50%. Over 2.5: Spezia 36%, Monza 46%. League level: BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 49%.

xG, shots and style

Monza has higher xG: 1.58 vs 1.29. Spezia: 11.1 shots per match, Monza: 14.4.

Match halves

Spezia: half-time lead 14%, second-half goals 0.46. Monza: half-time lead 32%, second-half goals 0.93.

Goals by minute

Spezia: 76-90+ (8 goals). Monza: 46-60 (11 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie B: 2.52 goals per match, BTTS 56%, Over 2.5 49%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Monza is the clear favorite for this encounter, sitting in 2nd place in the table with an impressive record of 18 wins this season. Their form is excellent - 4 wins and 1 draw in the last 5 matches, with just 2 goals conceded. Spezia, meanwhile, finds itself in 19th position with only 6 victories all season and a negative goal difference (-8) at home. The hosts have won only 21% of their home games and failed to score in 36% of matches, which, combined with poor form (1 win in the last 5 matches), makes them very vulnerable to defeat. Monza boasts better statistics in all key aspects: more shots on target (4.21 vs 3.71), higher conversion rate (10% vs 7%), superior ball possession, and a significantly better defense. The gap in class between the two teams is evident, arguing for a confident victory for the visitors.

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Half-by-half

2 : 2
1st half
2 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

51Possession (%)49
SpeziaMonza
18Shots8
SpeziaMonza
5Shots on target5
SpeziaMonza
1.86xG1.15
SpeziaMonza
3Corners2
SpeziaMonza
53Dangerous attacks40
SpeziaMonza
15Fouls14
SpeziaMonza
3Cards3
SpeziaMonza

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

0.89Goals scored / match1.57
SpeziaMonza
1.32Goals conceded / match0.75
SpeziaMonza
48%Average possession54%
SpeziaMonza
4.07Shots on target / match4.75
SpeziaMonza

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.07Shots per match14.39
SpeziaMonza
4.07Shots on target4.75
SpeziaMonza
8.1%Shot conversion10.9%
SpeziaMonza
48%Possession54%
SpeziaMonza
1.29xG for1.58
SpeziaMonza
1.49xG against1.24
SpeziaMonza

Shooting quality

Spezia: BalancedMonza: Attacking
SpeziaMonza
Accuracy (shots on target)37%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.220.33

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Monza is 160% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / match - Spezia · 2.6 pts / match - Monza

Spezia
DLWLD
Season result split
21% W29% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-8-14
0.93 pts / match · goal difference -12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-4-7
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
WWDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.56Opponent xG: 1.75BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Monza
DWWWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
64% W21% R14% P
Season (W-D-L)
18-6-4
2.14 pts / match · goal difference +23
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
7-4-3
Last 5 away
3-1-1
LWDWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.41Opponent xG: 1.31BTTS: 40%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.

Monza is 76% better for: goals scored per match.

0.89 goals / match - Spezia · 1.57 goals / match - Monza

Monza is 76% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.32 goals / match - Spezia · 0.75 goals / match - Monza

Spezia scoring profile: strong

Spezia scores in 64% of matches (18 of 28 matches), while Monza keeps a clean sheet in 39% (11 of 28 matches).

Monza scoring profile: very strong

Monza scores in 86% of matches (24 of 28 matches), while Spezia keeps a clean sheet in 21% (6 of 28 matches).

25Goals scored (season)44
SpeziaMonza
37Goals conceded (season)21
SpeziaMonza
2.21Average goals in match2.32
SpeziaMonza
5Goals scored (last 5)8
SpeziaMonza
7Goals conceded (last 5)2
SpeziaMonza

How often they score at least...

64%1 goal86%
SpeziaMonza
14%2 goals50%
SpeziaMonza
7%3 goals18%
SpeziaMonza
4%4 goals4%
SpeziaMonza

How often they concede at least...

79%1 goal61%
SpeziaMonza
43%2 goals14%
SpeziaMonza
7%3 goals0%
SpeziaMonza
4%4 goals0%
SpeziaMonza

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

29%BTTS at half-time21%
SpeziaMonza
7%BTTS in both halves7%
SpeziaMonza
11%Scored in both halves32%
SpeziaMonza

BTTS and goal count

32%Min. 3 goals and BTTS39%
SpeziaMonza
4%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
SpeziaMonza
40%BTTS - last 540%
SpeziaMonza

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time61%
SpeziaMonza
32%Min. 2 goals before half-time29%
SpeziaMonza
4%Min. 3 goals before half-time4%
SpeziaMonza

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time82%
SpeziaMonza
25%Min. 2 goals after half-time46%
SpeziaMonza
11%Min. 3 goals after half-time7%
SpeziaMonza

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Monza is 66% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.93 pts / match - Spezia · 1.54 pts / match - Monza

Spezia - half-time state
14% leading50% draw36% trailing
Monza - half-time state
32% leading57% draw11% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.93Points per match (1st half)1.54
SpeziaMonza
0.43Goals scored (1st half)0.64
SpeziaMonza
0.68Goals conceded (1st half)0.32
SpeziaMonza
1.11Average goals (1st half)0.96
SpeziaMonza
39%Clean sheet before half-time68%
SpeziaMonza
57%No goal before half-time50%
SpeziaMonza

After half-time (2nd half)

0.96Points per match (2nd half)1.86
SpeziaMonza
0.46Goals scored (2nd half)0.93
SpeziaMonza
0.64Goals conceded (2nd half)0.43
SpeziaMonza
1.11Average goals (2nd half)1.36
SpeziaMonza
43%Clean sheet after half-time61%
SpeziaMonza
68%No goal after half-time32%
SpeziaMonza

Spezia - second-half results

18% W43% R39% P
26
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
-5
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.93
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at half-time in 14% of matches and wins 21%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Monza - second-half results

50% W36% R14% P
43
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
+9
Goal difference (1st half)
52
Second-half points
+14
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.54
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at half-time in 32% of matches and wins 64%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Spezia - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.20
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.21.2
1 goal80%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-20
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2
Monza - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.202.20
Goals scored / match0.41.2
Goals conceded / match0.20.2
Average goals in match0.61.4
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference+1+5
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Spezia
ScoredConceded
3
5
0-15
7
4
16-30
2
10
31-45
2
8
46-60
3
5
61-75
8
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Monza
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
5
2
16-30
10
3
31-45
11
4
46-60
6
1
61-75
9
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (11 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.27
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.8 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
90%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-56%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
55%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Spezia

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.20
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.23
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.40
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.17
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
63%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
119%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
32% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
32%

Monza

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.34
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.48
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.01
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.49
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
141%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
53%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.46
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
20% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
20%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

SpeziaLigaMonza
Average goals in match 2.212.52 2.32
Both teams scored 50%56% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 36%49% 46%
Clean sheets 21%26% 39%
Goal before half-time 75%71% 61%
Goal after half-time 71%75% 82%

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

2.52
Average goals per match
56%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.41
Home goals / match
1.11
Away goals / match
+27%
Home attack advantage
+21%
Home defence advantage
+16%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
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. MonzaYellow cardAndrea Carboni
  2. MonzaYellow cardAndrea Carboni
  3. MonzaSubstitutionOn: Lorenzo LucchesiOff: Andrea Petagna
  4. SpeziaYellow cardGiuseppe Aurelio
  5. SpeziaYellow cardLeonardo Sernicola
  6. MonzaSubstitutionOn: Arvid BrorssonOff: Andrea Colpani
  7. SpeziaSubstitutionOn: Ádám NagyOff: Filippo Bandinelli
  8. SpeziaYellow cardGabriele Artistico
  9. SpeziaSubstitutionOn: Emanuele AdamoOff: Mattia Valoti
  10. MonzaYellow cardLorenzo Lucchesi

Referee and managers

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

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Spezia 0 - 0 - 1 Monza. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Monza
1 : 0
Spezia

FAQ

What was the result of Spezia vs Monza?

The Serie B match finished Spezia 4:2 Monza. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Spezia vs Monza?

Spezia score 0.89 goals per game on average and Monza 1.57. The Serie B average is 2.52 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Spezia's matches and 50% of Monza's.

What form are Spezia and Monza in?

Over the last 5 games Spezia have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Monza 4-1-0 (2.60 points per game).

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

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