Inter vs Spezia

20 December 2020 · Serie A · 2020/21 · Referee Michael Fabbri

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Achraf Hakimi 51’
  • Romelu Lukaku 71’ (pen)
  • Roberto Piccoli 90+4’

Match summary

Inter saw off Spezia 2-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Achraf Hakimi put Inter ahead in the 51st minute, set up by Lautaro Martínez, Romelu Lukaku made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 71st minute, and Roberto Piccoli pulled one back to make it 2-1 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Inter created 1.26 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Spezia's 0.78 from 7.

Match stats

Inter Spezia
10 Shots 7
4 Shots on Target 1
3 Corners 2
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.26 xG 0.78
0.50 Non-penalty xG 0.78
2 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Inter Spezia
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Achraf Hakimi
Assist: Lautaro Martínez1-0 (Inter)
51’
Romelu Lukaku
Penalty2-0 (Inter)
71’
90+4’
Roberto Piccoli2-1 (Spezia)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Inter
  • Marcelo Brozovic
Spezia
  • Claudio Terzi
  • M'Bala Nzola

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.26 0.78 51’ Achraf Hakimi (Inter), 1-0 51’ 71’ Romelu Lukaku (Inter), 2-0 71’ 90+4’ Roberto Piccoli (Spezia), 2-1 90+4’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.26 0.78 51’ Achraf Hakimi (Inter), 1-0 Hakimi 51’ 71’ Romelu Lukaku (Inter), 2-0 Lukaku 71’ 90+4’ Roberto Piccoli (Spezia), 2-1 Piccoli 90+4’
Inter 1.26 xGSpezia 0.78 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Spezia attacking Inter attacking 
71’ Romelu Lukaku (Inter), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+4’ Roberto Piccoli (Spezia), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 12’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), set piece, 0.16 xG, off target 36’ Romelu Lukaku (Inter), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 4’ Romelu Lukaku (Inter), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 5’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 79’ Gennaro Acampora (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 9’ Ashley Young (Inter), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 51’ Achraf Hakimi (Inter), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 19’ Alessandro Deiola (Spezia), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 63’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Gennaro Acampora (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Marcelo Brozovic (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ Simone Bastoni (Spezia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90’ Matteo Ricci (Spezia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 71’ Romelu Lukaku (Inter), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+4’ Roberto Piccoli (Spezia), open play, 0.62 xG, goal 12’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), set piece, 0.16 xG, off target 36’ Romelu Lukaku (Inter), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 4’ Romelu Lukaku (Inter), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 88’ Danilo D'Ambrosio (Inter), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 5’ Lautaro Martínez (Inter), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 79’ Gennaro Acampora (Spezia), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 9’ Ashley Young (Inter), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 51’ Achraf Hakimi (Inter), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 19’ Alessandro Deiola (Spezia), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 63’ M'Bala Nzola (Spezia), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Gennaro Acampora (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Marcelo Brozovic (Inter), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 54’ Simone Bastoni (Spezia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90’ Matteo Ricci (Spezia), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Samir Handanovic GK900 0.000.000
Alessandro Bastoni DEF900 0.000.000
Stefan de Vrij DEF900 0.000.041
Milan Skriniar DEF900 0.000.000
Achraf Hakimi MID8211 0.040.000
Ashley Young MID821 0.040.000
Nicolò Barella MID900 0.000.000
Marcelo Brozovic MID681 0.020.202
Roberto Gagliardini MID480 0.000.000
Lautaro Martínez FWD9012 0.200.244
Romelu Lukaku FWD8213 0.920.000
Stefano Sensi Sub420 0.000.000
Arturo Vidal Sub220 0.000.000
Ivan Perisic Sub80 0.000.000
Matteo Darmian Sub80 0.000.000
Danilo D'Ambrosio Sub81 0.050.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Inter win 80% Avg odds 1.20
Draw 13% Avg odds 7.11
Spezia win 7% Avg odds 13.32

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

Form going into the game

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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.