Atalanta vs Spezia

12 March 2021 · Serie A · 2020/21 · Referee Valerio Marini

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Mario Pasalic 53’, 72’
  • Luis Muriel 55’
  • Roberto Piccoli 81’

Match summary

Atalanta won 3-1 at home to Spezia. It was goalless at half-time.

Mario Pasalic put Atalanta ahead in the 53rd minute, set up by Josip Ilicic, Luis Muriel made it 2-0 in the 55th minute, set up by Robin Gosens, Pasalic made it 3-0 in the 72nd minute, set up by Duván Zapata, and Roberto Piccoli pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 81st minute, set up by Nahuel Estévez.

The chances backed that up: Atalanta created 2.01 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Spezia's 1.45 from 7.

Match stats

Atalanta Spezia
14 Shots 6
9 Shots on Target 3
3 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2.01 xG 1.25
2.01 Non-penalty xG 1.25
9 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Atalanta Spezia
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Mario Pasalic
Assist: Josip Ilicic1-0 (Atalanta)
53’
Luis Muriel
Assist: Robin Gosens2-0 (Atalanta)
55’
Mario Pasalic
Assist: Duván Zapata3-0 (Atalanta)
72’
81’
Roberto Piccoli
Assist: Nahuel Estévez3-1 (Spezia)
Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Atalanta
  • Rafael Toloi
  • Marten de Roon

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.01 1.45 53’ Mario Pasalic (Atalanta), 1-0 53’ 55’ Luis Muriel (Atalanta), 2-0 55’ 72’ Mario Pasalic (Atalanta), 3-0 72’ 81’ Roberto Piccoli (Spezia), 3-1 81’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.01 1.45 53’ Mario Pasalic (Atalanta), 1-0 Pasalic 53’ 55’ Luis Muriel (Atalanta), 2-0 Muriel 55’ 72’ Mario Pasalic (Atalanta), 3-0 Pasalic 72’ 81’ Roberto Piccoli (Spezia), 3-1 Piccoli 81’
Atalanta 2.01 xGSpezia 1.45 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Spezia attacking Atalanta attacking 
81’ Roberto Piccoli (Spezia), open play, 0.70 xG, goal 53’ Mario Pasalic (Atalanta), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 72’ Mario Pasalic (Atalanta), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 33’ Matteo Ricci (Spezia), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 81’ Nahuel Estévez (Spezia), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 18’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 85’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 90+4’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 5’ Mario Pasalic (Atalanta), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 42’ Remo Freuler (Atalanta), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 2’ Joakim Maehle (Atalanta), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 15’ Remo Freuler (Atalanta), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 65’ Luis Muriel (Atalanta), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 69’ Mario Pasalic (Atalanta), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 88’ Rafael Toloi (Atalanta), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 58’ Riccardo Marchizza (Spezia), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 12’ Matteo Ricci (Spezia), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 16’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 55’ Luis Muriel (Atalanta), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 8’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Joakim Maehle (Atalanta), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 81’ Roberto Piccoli (Spezia), open play, 0.70 xG, goal 53’ Mario Pasalic (Atalanta), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 72’ Mario Pasalic (Atalanta), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 33’ Matteo Ricci (Spezia), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 81’ Nahuel Estévez (Spezia), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 18’ Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 85’ Duván Zapata (Atalanta), open play, 0.18 xG, saved 90+4’ Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 5’ Mario Pasalic (Atalanta), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 42’ Remo Freuler (Atalanta), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 2’ Joakim Maehle (Atalanta), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 15’ Remo Freuler (Atalanta), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 65’ Luis Muriel (Atalanta), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 69’ Mario Pasalic (Atalanta), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 88’ Rafael Toloi (Atalanta), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 58’ Riccardo Marchizza (Spezia), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 12’ Matteo Ricci (Spezia), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Luis Muriel (Atalanta), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 16’ Giulio Maggiore (Spezia), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 8’ Daniele Verde (Spezia), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Joakim Maehle (Atalanta), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Marco Sportiello GK900 0.000.000
José Luis Palomino DEF900 0.000.000
Rafael Toloi DEF901 0.070.000
Berat Gjimshiti DEF560 0.000.000
Joakim Maehle MID902 0.100.000
Marten de Roon MID900 0.000.000
Remo Freuler MID902 0.190.081
Robin Gosens MID9010 0.000.031
Mario Pasalic MID9024 1.050.181
Luis Muriel FWD6612 0.110.101
Josip Ilicic FWD6611 0.180.663
Cristian Romero Sub340 0.000.000
Duván Zapata Sub2411 0.180.482
Ruslan Malinovskiy Sub241 0.150.252
Matteo Ruggeri Sub10 0.000.011
Matteo Pessina Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Atalanta win 74% Avg odds 1.28
Draw 16% Avg odds 5.99
Spezia win 10% Avg odds 9.87

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Atalanta WWWWL
Spezia WLDLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Spezia 0-0 Atalanta, 21 Nov 20 Next meeting: Atalanta 5-2 Spezia, 20 Nov 21  All Atalanta vs Spezia meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.