Spezia vs Verona

6 January 2022 · Serie A · 2021/22 · Referee Maurizio Mariani

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Martin Erlic 85’
  • Gianluca Caprari 59’, 70’

Match summary

Verona beat Spezia 2-1 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

Gianluca Caprari put Verona ahead in the 59th minute, set up by Giovanni Simeone, Caprari made it 0-2 in the 70th minute, set up by Kevin Lasagna, and Martin Erlic pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a header in the 85th minute.

The chances backed that up: Verona created 2.19 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots to Spezia's 1.32 from 9. Spezia had a player sent off.

Match stats

Spezia Verona
9 Shots 22
3 Shots on Target 5
6 Corners 7
3 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
1.32 xG 2.16
1.32 Non-penalty xG 2.16
0 Deep Completions 6

Key events

Spezia Verona
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
59’
Gianluca Caprari
Assist: Giovanni Simeone0-1 (Verona)
70’
Gianluca Caprari
Assist: Kevin Lasagna0-2 (Verona)
Martin Erlic1-2 (Spezia)
85’
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Spezia
  • Kevin Agudelo
  • Daniele Verde
Verona
  • Nicolò Casale
  • Miguel Veloso

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 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.32 2.19 59’ Gianluca Caprari (Verona), 0-1 59’ 70’ Gianluca Caprari (Verona), 0-2 70’ 85’ Martin Erlic (Spezia), 1-2 85’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.32 2.19 59’ Gianluca Caprari (Verona), 0-1 Caprari 59’ 70’ Gianluca Caprari (Verona), 0-2 Caprari 70’ 85’ Martin Erlic (Spezia), 1-2 Erlic 85’
Spezia 1.32 xGVerona 2.19 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Verona attacking Spezia attacking 
85’ Martin Erlic (Spezia), from a corner, 0.63 xG, goal 59’ Gianluca Caprari (Verona), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 33’ Darko Lazovic (Verona), open play, 0.38 xG, hit the woodwork 45’ Martin Erlic (Spezia), set piece, 0.36 xG, off target 90+3’ Antonin Barak (Verona), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 4’ Martin Erlic (Spezia), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 53’ Kevin Lasagna (Verona), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 33’ Darko Lazovic (Verona), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 23’ Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 15’ Kevin Lasagna (Verona), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 18’ Federico Ceccherini (Verona), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 44’ Kevin Lasagna (Verona), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Nicolò Casale (Verona), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 35’ Kevin Lasagna (Verona), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 8’ Giovanni Simeone (Verona), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 64’ Simone Bastoni (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ Nikola Kalinic (Verona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 2’ Giovanni Simeone (Verona), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ Darko Lazovic (Verona), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 12’ Darko Lazovic (Verona), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 70’ Gianluca Caprari (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 83’ Gianluca Caprari (Verona), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 64’ Kevin Lasagna (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 73’ Miguel Veloso (Verona), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 35’ Miguel Veloso (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+3’ Ivan Ilic (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 41’ Kelvin Adou (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Darko Lazovic (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 84’ Martin Erlic (Spezia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+4’ Simone Bastoni (Spezia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 85’ Martin Erlic (Spezia), from a corner, 0.63 xG, goal 59’ Gianluca Caprari (Verona), open play, 0.57 xG, goal 33’ Darko Lazovic (Verona), open play, 0.38 xG, hit the woodwork 45’ Martin Erlic (Spezia), set piece, 0.36 xG, off target 90+3’ Antonin Barak (Verona), open play, 0.32 xG, off target 4’ Martin Erlic (Spezia), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 53’ Kevin Lasagna (Verona), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 33’ Darko Lazovic (Verona), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 23’ Arkadiusz Reca (Spezia), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 18’ Federico Ceccherini (Verona), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 15’ Kevin Lasagna (Verona), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 51’ Nicolò Casale (Verona), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 44’ Kevin Lasagna (Verona), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 35’ Kevin Lasagna (Verona), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 8’ Giovanni Simeone (Verona), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Emmanuel Gyasi (Spezia), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 64’ Simone Bastoni (Spezia), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 81’ Nikola Kalinic (Verona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 2’ Giovanni Simeone (Verona), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ Darko Lazovic (Verona), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 12’ Darko Lazovic (Verona), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 70’ Gianluca Caprari (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 83’ Gianluca Caprari (Verona), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Miguel Veloso (Verona), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 64’ Kevin Lasagna (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+3’ Ivan Ilic (Verona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Miguel Veloso (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 41’ Kelvin Adou (Spezia), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 57’ Darko Lazovic (Verona), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Simone Bastoni (Spezia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 84’ Martin Erlic (Spezia), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ivan Provedel GK900 0.000.000
Kelvin Adou DEF901 0.020.000
Martin Erlic DEF9014 1.120.000
Dimitris Nikolaou DEF900 0.000.000
Arkadiusz Reca DEF711 0.080.000
Jakub Kiwior MID900 0.000.000
David Strelec MID510 0.000.081
Giulio Maggiore MID900 0.000.000
Simone Bastoni MID902 0.060.514
Emmanuel Gyasi MID901 0.050.000
Kevin Agudelo FWD870 0.000.000
Daniele Verde Sub390 0.000.000
Janis Antiste Sub190 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Spezia win 28% Avg odds 3.39
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.43
Verona win 44% Avg odds 2.18

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

Form going into the game

Spezia LDLDW
Verona DWLLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Verona 4-0 Spezia, 03 Oct 21 Next meeting: Verona 1-2 Spezia, 13 Nov 22  All Spezia vs Verona 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.