Spezia vs Salernitana prediction: ITALY: Serie A betting tips on match 2023-04-01 13:00.
While this game doesn’t rank amongst the highest profile in Serie A (SA) this weekend, it does have potential ramifications for both Spezia and Salernitana as they look to keep their heads above water in the race for survival. Despite sitting just one place above the dotted line, Spezia enter the weekend five points above the relegation zone, though their three-match resurgence (W1, D2) was ended by Sassuolo before the international break.
Boss Leonardo Semplici will be looking to build on a stunning 2-1 victory over Inter in their last home outing, as Spezia have largely banked on home comforts this season, winning 16 of their 24 SA points this term on their own turf. They ought to be confident of adding to that impressive tally too, as they take on a Salernitana side who they’ve never lost a home H2H against (W7, D1).
Salernitana sit three points ahead of Spezia before kick-off, although that gap could have been bigger if they hadn’t squandered a lead twice to draw 2-2 with Bologna before the break. That made it three draws in succession for the Granata, their joint-longest run of stalemates since February 2022 (four), though those draws aren’t too much of an issue given their comfortable eight-point gap to the drop ahead of the round.
It’s on the road where manager Paulo Sousa will be targeting an improvement, as Salernitana have won just one of their last seven SA away games (D2, L4). Slow starts are costing them dear, netting the first goal in just two of their 13 road trips in the league this season, while their leaking rearguard has conceded the joint-most away goals in the division ahead of this round (27).
Players to watch: Spezia may look towards Daniele Verde for some impact, especially if they fall behind as four of his last six SA home goals served to make the score 1-1. He may be trying to counteract the impact of Boulaye Dia, who has netted in back-to-back games for Salernitana.
Hot stat: With 13 blanks this season, only Sampdoria have failed to score in more SA games than Spezia.