Benevento vs Spezia

7 November 2020 · Serie A · 2020/21 · Referee Gianluca Aureliano

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

  • Tommaso Pobega 29’
  • M'Bala Nzola 65’, 70’

Match summary

Spezia won comfortably, 3-0 away at Benevento. Spezia led 1-0 at half-time.

Tommaso Pobega put Spezia ahead in the 29th minute, set up by Salvador Ferrer, M'Bala Nzola made it 0-2 in the 65th minute, set up by Emmanuel Gyasi, and Nzola made it 0-3 from a corner in the 70th minute, set up by Nahuel Estévez.

The chances backed that up: Spezia created 1.45 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Benevento's 0.25 from 3.

Match stats

Benevento Spezia
4 Shots 13
3 Shots on Target 7
2 Corners 4
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.25 xG 1.45
0.25 Non-penalty xG 1.45
4 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Benevento Spezia
Kick-off
29’
Tommaso Pobega
Assist: Salvador Ferrer
0-1 (Spezia)
Half-time0-1
65’
M'Bala Nzola
Assist: Emmanuel Gyasi
0-2 (Spezia)
70’
M'Bala Nzola
Assist: Nahuel Estévez
0-3 (Spezia)
Full-time0-3

Bookings

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

Benevento
  • Luca Caldirola
  • Christian Maggio
  • Riccardo Improta
Spezia
  • Simone Bastoni
  • Nahuel Estévez
  • Kevin Agudelo

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.25 1.45 29’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), 0-1 29’ 65’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), 0-2 65’ 70’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), 0-3 70’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.25 1.45 29’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), 0-1 Pobega 29’ 65’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), 0-2 Nzola 65’ 70’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), 0-3 Nzola 70’
Benevento 0.25 xGSpezia 1.45 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Spezia attacking Benevento attacking 
70’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), from a corner, 0.39 xG, goal 29’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 65’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 31’ Gianluca Lapadula (Benevento), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 32’ Marco Sau (Benevento), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 36’ Simone Bastoni (Spezia), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 87’ Gianluca Lapadula (Benevento), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 41’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 86’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 69’ Nahuel Estévez (Spezia), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 39’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 52’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Kevin Agudelo (Spezia), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 63’ Matteo Ricci (Spezia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 70’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), from a corner, 0.39 xG, goal 29’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 65’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 31’ Gianluca Lapadula (Benevento), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 36’ Simone Bastoni (Spezia), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 32’ Marco Sau (Benevento), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 87’ Gianluca Lapadula (Benevento), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 41’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 86’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 69’ Nahuel Estévez (Spezia), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 39’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 52’ Tommaso Pobega (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 52’ Kevin Agudelo (Spezia), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 63’ Matteo Ricci (Spezia), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Lorenzo Montipò GK900 0.000.000
Gaetano Letizia DEF770 0.000.000
Luca Caldirola DEF900 0.000.000
Kamil Glik DEF900 0.000.000
Daam Foulon DEF130 0.000.000
Artur Ionita MID900 0.000.000
Pasquale Schiattarella MID770 0.000.101
Roberto Insigne MID900 0.000.152
Marco Sau MID771 0.080.000
Bryan Dabo MID480 0.000.000
Gianluca Lapadula FWD902 0.180.000
Christian Maggio Sub770 0.000.000
Riccardo Improta Sub420 0.000.000
Andrés Tello Sub130 0.000.000
Federico Barba Sub130 0.000.000
Gabriele Moncini Sub130 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Benevento win 45% Avg odds 2.10
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.60
Spezia win 28% Avg odds 3.38

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

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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.