Inter vs SPAL

10 March 2019 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Gianpaolo Calvarese

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Matteo Politano 67’
  • Roberto Gagliardini 77’

Match summary

Inter beat SPAL 2-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Matteo Politano put Inter ahead in the 67th minute and Roberto Gagliardini made it 2-0 from a corner in the 77th minute, set up by Cédric Soares.

The chances backed that up: Inter created 0.74 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to SPAL's 0.17 from 5.

Match stats

Inter SPAL
10 Shots 2
4 Shots on Target 1
4 Corners 7
3 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
0.74 xG 0.17
0.74 Non-penalty xG 0.17
3 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Inter SPAL
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Matteo Politano1-0 (Inter)
67’
Roberto Gagliardini
Assist: Cédric Soares2-0 (Inter)
77’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Inter
  • Roberto Gagliardini
  • João Mário
  • Andrea Ranocchia
SPAL
  • Felipe
  • Francesco Vicari
  • Mattia Valoti
  • Simone Missiroli
  • Andrea Petagna

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.74 0.17 67’ Matteo Politano (Inter), 1-0 67’ 77’ Roberto Gagliardini (Inter), 2-0 77’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.74 0.17 67’ Matteo Politano (Inter), 1-0 Politano 67’ 77’ Roberto Gagliardini (Inter), 2-0 Gagliardini 77’
Inter 0.74 xGSPAL 0.17 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 SPAL attacking Inter attacking 
16’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 37’ Matteo Politano (Inter), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 77’ Roberto Gagliardini (Inter), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 20’ Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 67’ Matteo Politano (Inter), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 90+1’ Dalbert (Inter), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 30’ Matteo Politano (Inter), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 2’ João Mário (Inter), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 66’ Antonio Candreva (Inter), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 12’ Roberto Gagliardini (Inter), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 85’ Roberto Gagliardini (Inter), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 27’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 13’ Roberto Gagliardini (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Dalbert (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 23’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Cédric Soares (Inter), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Antonio Candreva (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 4’ Mohamed Fares (SPAL), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 16’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 77’ Roberto Gagliardini (Inter), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 37’ Matteo Politano (Inter), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 20’ Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 67’ Matteo Politano (Inter), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 90+1’ Dalbert (Inter), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 30’ Matteo Politano (Inter), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 2’ João Mário (Inter), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 66’ Antonio Candreva (Inter), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 12’ Roberto Gagliardini (Inter), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 85’ Roberto Gagliardini (Inter), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 27’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Dalbert (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ Roberto Gagliardini (Inter), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Cédric Soares (Inter), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Antonio Candreva (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 4’ Mohamed Fares (SPAL), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Samir Handanovic GK900 0.000.000
Cédric Soares DEF9011 0.020.244
Stefan de Vrij DEF900 0.000.000
Miranda DEF510 0.000.000
Dalbert DEF902 0.090.041
Roberto Gagliardini MID9014 0.180.072
Marcelo Brozovic MID410 0.000.000
Matteo Politano MID7913 0.210.031
João Mário MID901 0.050.031
Kwadwo Asamoah MID900 0.000.000
Lautaro Martínez FWD902 0.120.000
Antonio Candreva Sub492 0.070.000
Andrea Ranocchia Sub390 0.000.000
Borja Valero Sub110 0.000.001

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Inter win 68% Bet365 odds 1.40
Draw 21% Bet365 odds 4.50
SPAL win 11% Bet365 odds 8.50

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Inter LWWDL
SPAL DLLDL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: SPAL 1-2 Inter, 07 Oct 18 Next meeting: Inter 2-1 SPAL, 01 Dec 19  All Inter vs SPAL 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.