SPAL vs Roma

16 March 2019 · Serie A · 2018/19 · Referee Gianluca Rocchi

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Mohamed Fares 22’
  • Andrea Petagna 59’ (pen)
  • Diego Perotti 53’ (pen)

Match summary

SPAL beat Roma 2-1. SPAL led 1-0 at half-time.

Mohamed Fares put SPAL ahead with a header in the 22nd minute, set up by Thiago Cionek, Diego Perotti equalised from the penalty spot in the 53rd minute, and Andrea Petagna won it from the penalty spot in the 59th minute.

Roma can feel hard done by, creating 1.58 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to SPAL's 1.22 from 10.

Match stats

SPAL Roma
10 Shots 10
6 Shots on Target 5
3 Corners 5
4 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
1.22 xG 1.58
0.46 Non-penalty xG 0.82
3 Deep Completions 13

Key events

SPAL Roma
Kick-off
Mohamed Fares
Assist: Thiago Cionek1-0 (SPAL)
22’
Half-time1-0
53’
Diego Perotti
Penalty1-1 (Roma)
Andrea Petagna
Penalty2-1 (SPAL)
59’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

SPAL
  • Francesco Vicari
  • Thiago Cionek
  • Mohamed Fares
  • Simone Missiroli
Roma
  • Juan Jesus
  • Steven N'Zonzi
  • Bryan Cristante
  • Edin Dzeko
  • Diego Perotti

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 1.22 1.58 22’ Mohamed Fares (SPAL), 1-0 22’ 53’ Diego Perotti (Roma), 1-1 53’ 59’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), 2-1 59’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.22 1.58 22’ Mohamed Fares (SPAL), 1-0 Fares 22’ 53’ Diego Perotti (Roma), 1-1 Perotti 53’ 59’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), 2-1 Petagna 59’
SPAL 1.22 xGRoma 1.58 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Roma attacking SPAL attacking 
53’ Diego Perotti (Roma), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 59’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 73’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 29’ Manuel Lazzari (SPAL), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 79’ Thiago Cionek (SPAL), from a corner, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 27’ Patrik Schick (Roma), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 9’ Francesco Vicari (SPAL), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 34’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 37’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 43’ Patrik Schick (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 61’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 28’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Mirco Antenucci (SPAL), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 8’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+4’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Mirco Antenucci (SPAL), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 25’ Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 19’ Justin Kluivert (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Mohamed Fares (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 39’ Manuel Lazzari (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Roma), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 53’ Diego Perotti (Roma), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 59’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 73’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 29’ Manuel Lazzari (SPAL), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 79’ Thiago Cionek (SPAL), from a corner, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 27’ Patrik Schick (Roma), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 9’ Francesco Vicari (SPAL), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 43’ Patrik Schick (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 34’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 37’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 61’ Andrea Petagna (SPAL), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 28’ Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Mirco Antenucci (SPAL), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 8’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+4’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 56’ Mirco Antenucci (SPAL), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 78’ Edin Dzeko (Roma), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 25’ Jasmin Kurtic (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 19’ Justin Kluivert (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 22’ Mohamed Fares (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 39’ Manuel Lazzari (SPAL), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Bryan Cristante (Roma), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Nicolo Zaniolo (Roma), open play, 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 0.000.031
Francesco Vicari DEF901 0.060.000
Thiago Cionek DEF9011 0.100.021
Manuel Lazzari MID782 0.130.000
Mohamed Fares MID9011 0.020.072
Simone Missiroli MID900 0.000.101
Alessandro Murgia MID850 0.000.173
Jasmin Kurtic MID811 0.020.061
Mirco Antenucci FWD902 0.060.000
Andrea Petagna FWD9012 0.810.000
Vasco Regini Sub120 0.000.000
Pasquale Schiattarella Sub90 0.000.000
Lorenco Simic Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

SPAL win 22% Bet365 odds 4.33
Draw 26% Bet365 odds 3.60
Roma win 52% Bet365 odds 1.83

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Roma 0-2 SPAL, 20 Oct 18 Next meeting: Roma 3-1 SPAL, 15 Dec 19  All SPAL vs Roma 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.