SPAL vs Hellas Verona
2017/18 Italian Serie A.
Date: Sunday, 10 December 2017
Kick-Off: 14:00 UK,
Venue: Stadio Paolo Mazza (Ferrara).

It’s a relegation dogfight as SPAL and Hellas Verona meet in a desperate scrap on Sunday afternoon.

Both sides were promoted last term, and both sides are looking good to make a swift return right back to Serie B. Neither have fared well and along with newly promoted Benevento, they sit in the bottom three. There are others, like Crotone and Sassuolo who are within their grasp to yank down into the drop zone if they can string some decent results together, but that’s a big if.

Fortunately for both teams, they are playing each other. SPAL perhaps may have a bit of a home pitch advantage since both of their victories have come at the Stadio Paolo Mazza. They also earned a 1-1 draw with Fiorentina and generally have been able to find the back of the net, although they still find themselves in the relegation zone and come into this game having lost Friday to Roma.

Meanwhile, Hellas Verona may have knocked Chievo out of the Coppa Italia, but are also in a bad patch of form. The Gialloblu have lost four of their last five games and come into this game having lost to Genoa. That loss will be even more disappointing as the Grifone are a team they will have felt they could have gotten something against given that they’re not too far ahead of them in the league table.

SPAL vs Hellas Verona: Head-to-head

• Verona are undefeated in their last 8 matches against SPAL in all competitions.


• SPAL have failed to win 12 of their last 13 matches


• There have been under 2.5 goals scored in SPAL’s last 4 home games


• Verona have lost 6 of their last 7 matches

SPAL vs Hellas Verona: Prediction

Given their precarious situations, both SPAL and Hellas Verona could be nervous coming into this game. Neither will want to lose this and four out of their last six games between these two have finished as draws. Two of the last three at SPAL’s home base also finished as draws and the same could take place on Sunday in a rather drab and low-scoring match.

SPAL vs Hellas Verona: Betting tips

• Under 2.5 goals at 1.76


• DRAW at 3.30