SPAL vs Fiorentina

17 February 2019 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Luca Pairetto

Full time 1 – 4

Half-time: 1–1

  • Andrea Petagna 36’
  • Edimilson Fernandes 44’
  • Jordan Veretout 79’ (pen)
  • Giovanni Simeone 80’
  • Gerson 88’

Match summary

Fiorentina came from behind to win 4-1 away at SPAL. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Andrea Petagna put SPAL ahead in the 36th minute and Edimilson Fernandes equalised in the 44th minute, set up by Cristiano Biraghi. In the second half, Jordan Veretout put Fiorentina in front from the penalty spot in the 79th minute, Giovanni Simeone made it 1-3 in the 80th minute, set up by Jordan Veretout, and Gerson made it 1-4 in the 88th minute.

The chances backed that up: Fiorentina created 3.22 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to SPAL's 1.42 from 10.

Match stats

SPAL Fiorentina
6 Shots 15
4 Shots on Target 9
3 Corners 10
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.37 xG 3.22
1.37 Non-penalty xG 2.46
3 Deep Completions 11

Key events

SPAL Fiorentina
Kick-off
Andrea Petagna1-0 (SPAL)
36’
44’
Edimilson Fernandes
Assist: Cristiano Biraghi1-1 (Fiorentina)
Half-time1-1
79’
Jordan Veretout
Penalty1-2 (Fiorentina)
80’
Giovanni Simeone
Assist: Jordan Veretout1-3 (Fiorentina)
88’
Gerson1-4 (Fiorentina)
Full-time1-4

Bookings

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

SPAL
  • Thiago Cionek
  • Mohamed Fares
  • Pasquale Schiattarella
Fiorentina
  • Nikola Milenkovic
  • Cristiano Biraghi
  • Jordan Veretout
  • Edimilson Fernandes

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.42 3.22 36’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), 1-0 36’ 44’ Edimilson Fernandes (Fiorentina), 1-1 44’ 79’ Jordan Veretout (Fiorentina), 1-2 79’ 80’ Giovanni Simeone (Fiorentina), 1-3 80’ 88’ Gerson (Fiorentina), 1-4 88’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.42 3.22 36’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), 1-0 Petagna 36’ 44’ Edimilson Fernandes (Fiorentina), 1-1 Fernandes 44’ 79’ Jordan Veretout (Fiorentina), 1-2 Veretout 79’ 80’ Giovanni Simeone (Fiorentina), 1-3 Simeone 80’ 88’ Gerson (Fiorentina), 1-4 Gerson 88’
SPAL 1.42 xGFiorentina 3.22 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Fiorentina attacking SPAL attacking 
79’ Jordan Veretout (Fiorentina), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 36’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 33’ Luis Muriel (Fiorentina), open play, 0.59 xG, hit the woodwork 80’ Giovanni Simeone (Fiorentina), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 88’ Gerson (Fiorentina), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 14’ Thiago Cionek (SPAL), from a corner, 0.35 xG, blocked 57’ Marco Benassi (Fiorentina), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 5’ Jordan Veretout (Fiorentina), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 85’ Felipe (SPAL), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 36’ Mirko Valdifiori (SPAL), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 4’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 31’ Mirco Antenucci (SPAL), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 12’ Gerson (Fiorentina), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+3’ Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 4’ Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 66’ Jordan Veretout (Fiorentina), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 68’ Luis Muriel (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 7’ Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 7’ Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Mattia Valoti (SPAL), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 59’ Gerson (Fiorentina), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 14’ Mirko Valdifiori (SPAL), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 44’ Edimilson Fernandes (Fiorentina), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 67’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Mohamed Fares (SPAL), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Luis Muriel (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Edimilson Fernandes (Fiorentina), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Marco Benassi (Fiorentina), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ Mirco Antenucci (SPAL), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 70’ Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 79’ Jordan Veretout (Fiorentina), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 36’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.63 xG, goal 33’ Luis Muriel (Fiorentina), open play, 0.59 xG, hit the woodwork 80’ Giovanni Simeone (Fiorentina), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 88’ Gerson (Fiorentina), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 14’ Thiago Cionek (SPAL), from a corner, 0.35 xG, blocked 57’ Marco Benassi (Fiorentina), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 5’ Jordan Veretout (Fiorentina), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 85’ Felipe (SPAL), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 36’ Mirko Valdifiori (SPAL), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 31’ Mirco Antenucci (SPAL), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 4’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 12’ Gerson (Fiorentina), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+3’ Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 66’ Jordan Veretout (Fiorentina), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 90’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 4’ Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Luis Muriel (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 7’ Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 7’ Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 15’ Mattia Valoti (SPAL), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 59’ Gerson (Fiorentina), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 42’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 14’ Mirko Valdifiori (SPAL), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Mohamed Fares (SPAL), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Edimilson Fernandes (Fiorentina), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 67’ Federico Chiesa (Fiorentina), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Luis Muriel (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 24’ Nikola Milenkovic (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Edimilson Fernandes (Fiorentina), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Mirco Antenucci (SPAL), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Marco Benassi (Fiorentina), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Cristiano Biraghi (Fiorentina), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Emiliano Viviano GK900 0.000.000
Kevin Bonifazi DEF900 0.000.000
Thiago Cionek DEF901 0.350.000
Felipe DEF881 0.100.000
Manuel Lazzari MID120 0.000.000
Mohamed Fares MID901 0.030.000
Mattia Valoti MID901 0.040.051
Jasmin Kurtic MID900 0.000.351
Mirko Valdifiori MID482 0.130.000
Andrea Petagna FWD9012 0.680.072
Mirco Antenucci FWD902 0.100.132
Alessandro Murgia Sub780 0.000.000
Pasquale Schiattarella Sub420 0.000.101
Sergio Floccari Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

SPAL win 26% Bet365 odds 3.60
Draw 30% Bet365 odds 3.20
Fiorentina win 44% Bet365 odds 2.15

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

Form going into the game

SPAL LDWDL
Fiorentina DDWDD

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Previous and next meeting

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