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Football Italy - Serie B Stadio Alberto Picco Sun 12 Apr 11:15
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Serie B Betting Preview: Spezia vs Mantova

Spezia go head-to-head with Mantova at Stadio Alberto Picco, with kick-off set for 11:15 on Sunday 12 April.

We Predict a Close Encounter

Mantova +0.25 at -108 on the Asian Handicap could be the bet to have. We’re expecting them to avoid defeat against Spezia, with our stake divided equally between 0 and +0.5 in the hope the away team can land a win.

4-1 Victory for Mantova in Pair’s Previous H2H

Spezia have lost back-to-back Serie B games. Away from home, they recently suffered a 3-1 defeat against Carrarese at Stadio Dei Marmi. Luca D'Angelo's side had most of the ball enjoying 58% possession and five shots on target, with Mattia Valoti getting the goal.

Mantova claimed a 1-0 home win over Entella at Stadio Danilo Martelli in their previous game. I Virgiliani had six shots on goal and enjoyed 55% possession, with Tommaso Marras scoring the winner in the final few minutes.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Mantova have avoided defeat against Spezia in the past three meetings. Their last clash took place at Stadio Danilo Martelli and Mantova claimed a 4-1 home victory. The past 3 H2H matches have involved two draws and one Mantova win.

Serie B G W D L GF GA GD GD P
12 Mantova logo Mantova 33 10 7 16 37 48 -11 37:48 37
20 Spezia logo Spezia 33 7 9 17 32 49 -17 32:49 30
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Spezia – Last 10 League Games

Spezia have 2 wins, 5 losses and 3 draws, averaging 1.2 goals from 8.9 attempts and 4.3 shots on goal. Aquilotti have averaged 53.1% possession and 4.4 corners per game, conceding 1.9 goals and 4.1 corners from 9.4 attempts and 4.6 shots on goal.

Gabriele Artistico leads the way with 6 goals, Giuseppe Aurelio has 3, with Mattia Valoti and two others on 1. Giuseppe Aurelio and Leonardo Sernicola have racked up the most assists with 2 each.

Mantova – Last 10 League Games

Mantova have won 4, lost 4 and drawn 2, averaging 3.5 shots on goal, 8.2 attempts and 1.3 goals. The Mantua team average 52.1% possession, 5.1 corners taken and 4.6 corners against them, while 1.1 goals have been conceded from 7.7 attempts and 3.4 shots on goal.

The top scorers have been Davide Bragantini on 5, followed by Tommaso Marras and Leonardo Mancuso with 2. Nicolo Buso is the top assists provider in the last 10 games with 2.

Predicted & Confirmed Lineups

Spezia predicted lineup (3-5-1-1): Boris Radunovic (GK), Ales Matějů, Petko Hristov, Andrea Bertoncini, Luca Vignali, Leonardo Sernicola, Alessandro Romano, Filippo Bandinelli, Giuseppe Aurelio, Gianluca Lapadula, Gabriele Artistico.

Mantova predicted lineup (3-4-2-1): Francesco Bardi (GK), Ali Dembélé, Stefano Cella, Tommaso Maggioni, Tommaso Marras, Simone Trimboli, David Wieser, Fahem Benaissa-Yahia, Davide Bragantini, Nicolò Buso, Leonardo Mancuso.

Spezia vs Mantova Prediction & Betting Tips

Unlock a complete betting breakdown for Spezia vs Mantova, featuring our expert match prediction, expected final score, corners insight and a ready-to-play bet builder.

Match Prediction

If you echo our view that Mantova can swerve defeat in this Serie B encounter, then you can take them with a +0.25 goal start at -108. There are strong reasons to back the visitors.

The latest Serie B injuries and suspensions can affect the overall outcome and we use this information as well as the form guide. The same applies to the stats so that we can get the best understanding of how things might pan out.

Key Spezia vs Mantova league stats:

  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Mantova in 4 of their last 5 games.
  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Mantova in 6 of their last 10 games.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Spezia in 4 consecutive games.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Spezia in 8 of their last 10 games.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Spezia in 14 of their last 20 games.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Spezia in 3 consecutive games against Mantova.
Mantova +0.25 Probability

According to the top betting sites, our pick has a 51.8% chance of landing a return. After careful examination, our experts have this probability somewhere between 55-60%. It is therefore regarded as a value wager.

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Correct Score Prediction

Spezia Spezia logo 1 - 2 Mantova logo Mantova

We’ve picked out a correct score of 2-1 being landed by Mantova. You can secure odds of +750 and this provides an alternative way to place a wager.

Corners Prediction

Under 9.5 Corners -112 BetMGM logo

We’ve not seen the 9.5 Total Corners line covered in five consecutive Spezia games. Let’s stick with this betting trend and back the sides to go under the Total Corners line at odds of -112.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Spezia Logo Spezia
Total
8.50 4.40 4.10
Home
11.30 4.70 6.60
Away
10.70 5.80 4.90
Mantova Logo Mantova
Total
9.70 5.10 4.60
Home
9.80 5.60 4.20
Away
9.60 4.00 5.60
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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap Mantova +0.25 -108
Total Goals Over 2.5 -119
Total Corners Under 9.5 -112

Our same-game multi is compiled of the following: Mantova on the Asian Handicap at +0.25, Over 2.5 accompanied by Under 9.5 corners.

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Spezia vs Mantova Odds

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Bookies Giving Spezia Plenty of Respect

The bookmakers have Spezia as +107 favourites for this Serie B encounter, with the 1x2 odds suggesting that they are 48% likely to triumph. Mantova are trading at a bigger price than their opponents and the outsiders can be backed at +230.

There’s the option to get some insurance on your bet by going down the Draw No Bet route. This allows you to back Spezia at -200 with a safety net or alternatively opt for Mantova at +138.

You can get -119 for the Over 2.5 Goals pick and the same applies to Under 2.5 Goals. If you’re anticipating that both teams will score, the BTTS Yes option can be wagered at -152.

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Spezia Have Four Wins From Past Ten Home Clashes

Spezia have racked up four victories, three draws and three defeats in the previous 10 home games, netting an average of 1.10 goals per match and conceding 1.10.

Mantova have failed to win in their last six matches on their travels. I Virgiliani have six defeats, three draws and one win in the last 10 away games, scoring an average of 1.00 goals per match and conceding 1.80.

The previous Stadio Alberto Picco encounter involved a 1-1 draw between Spezia and Mantova.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Spezia logo Spezia Home Stats 4-3-3 2.20 1.10 1.10 2 8 5 5
Mantova logo Mantova Away Stats 1-3-6 2.80 1.00 1.80 7 3 6 4
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Spezia logo Spezia League Stats
Mantova logo Mantova League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 2 wins, 5 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 3 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 4 wins, 4 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 1 win, 6 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists
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Spezia vs Mantova Lineups & Team News

Get the latest team news for Spezia vs Mantova before you bet. We’ll update you with predicted and confirmed Serie B lineups plus current injury reports.

Spezia Predicted Lineup 3-5-1-1

Mantova Predicted Lineup 3-4-2-1

Spezia Predicted Lineup 3-5-1-1

22 Boris Radunovic
37 Ales Matějů 55 Petko Hristov 24 Andrea Bertoncini
32 Luca Vignali 17 Leonardo Sernicola 60 Alessandro Romano 25 Filippo Bandinelli 31 Giuseppe Aurelio
10 Gianluca Lapadula
9 Gabriele Artistico
24 Francesco Bardi
3 Ali Dembélé 29 Stefano Cella 96 Tommaso Maggioni
23 Tommaso Marras 21 Simone Trimboli 10 David Wieser 50 Fahem Benaissa-Yahia
30 Davide Bragantini 77 Nicolò Buso
9 Leonardo Mancuso

Mantova Predicted Lineup 3-4-2-1

Previous Spezia Lineups

06 Apr Serie B
Carrarese 3-1 Spezia
21 Mar Serie B
Juve Stabia 3-1 Spezia
17 Mar Serie B
Spezia 1-1 Empoli
13 Mar Serie B
Modena 3-0 Spezia
07 Mar Serie B
Spezia 4-2 Monza
03 Mar Serie B
Calcio Padova 2-2 Spezia

Previous Mantova Lineups

06 Apr Serie B
Mantova 1-0 Entella
21 Mar Serie B
Modena 2-1 Mantova
17 Mar Serie B
Mantova 3-0 Cesena
14 Mar Serie B
Empoli 2-2 Mantova
08 Mar Serie B
Mantova 2-0 Juve Stabia
04 Mar Serie B
Palermo 2-1 Mantova

Injuries & Suspensions

Spezia Injury Table
Type Name Info
Mattia Valoti Red card (direc
Emanuele Adamo Red card (direc
Mantova Injury Table
Type Name Info
Nicolo Radaelli Yellow cards
Flavio Paoletti Yellow cards
Alessio Castellini Yellow cards
Team Squads

Spezia Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Luca D'Angelo

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Giuseppe Aurelio 31 D 28 1993 21 7 5 3 2 0
Ales Mateju 37 D 24 1991 23 5 0 0 7 0
Marco Ruggero 4 D 25 1907 23 8 1 0 7 1
Gabriele Artistico 9 F 28 1827 19 10 11 1 3 0
Pietro Beruatto 11 D 28 1683 19 11 1 3 5 0

Mantova Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Francesco Modesto

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Simone Trimboli 21 M 32 2782 32 0 0 4 9 0
Alessio Castellini 27 D 30 2661 30 2 0 1 5 0
Stefano Cella 29 M 29 2534 28 1 2 0 5 0
Nicolo Radaelli 17 D 25 1796 21 6 0 4 11 1
Andrea Meroni 13 D 20 1647 19 11 2 0 5 1
Italy FlagSerie B Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Venezia 33 21 8 4 67:28 71
2 Frosinone 34 19 12 3 65:33 69
3 Monza 33 19 9 5 51:27 66
4 Palermo 34 18 11 5 55:28 65
5 Catanzaro 32 14 11 7 50:39 53
6 Modena 32 14 8 10 43:28 50
7 Juve Stabia 33 10 15 8 39:41 45
8 Cesena 33 12 8 13 42:48 44
9 Carrarese 33 10 12 11 44:43 42
10 Avellino 33 10 9 14 37:53 39
11 Sudtirol 33 8 15 10 35:36 39
12 Mantova 33 10 7 16 37:48 37
13 Sampdoria 33 9 10 14 32:43 37
14 Empoli 33 8 12 13 43:48 36
15 Calcio Padova 33 8 10 15 32:45 34
16 Entella 33 8 10 15 31:46 34
17 Bari 33 8 10 15 33:51 34
18 Pescara 33 7 11 15 46:59 32
19 Reggiana 33 7 9 17 31:52 30
20 Spezia 33 7 9 17 32:49 30
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Venezia 17 15 0 2 40:12 45
2 Palermo 17 12 4 1 33:10 40
3 Monza 16 12 3 1 29:10 39
4 Frosinone 17 10 5 2 34:15 35
5 Catanzaro 16 8 7 1 26:16 31
6 Juve Stabia 16 7 8 1 22:13 29
7 Sampdoria 17 8 5 4 21:17 29
8 Modena 17 8 4 5 25:14 28
9 Carrarese 17 7 6 4 24:15 27
10 Entella 16 7 6 3 23:16 27
11 Mantova 17 8 3 6 25:25 27
12 Avellino 16 7 4 5 22:24 25
13 Cesena 17 6 5 6 25:25 23
14 Bari 17 6 5 6 21:22 23
15 Empoli 17 4 10 3 26:20 22
16 Pescara 16 5 5 6 25:22 20
17 Sudtirol 16 5 5 6 17:16 20
18 Reggiana 16 4 6 6 17:22 18
19 Spezia 16 4 5 7 15:21 17
20 Calcio Padova 16 3 7 6 18:22 16