Benevento and Spezia compose a quarterfinal pair of Serie B playoffs to advance to the Italian elite. At this stage, the teams will play one match at the pitch of a team, which has occupied higher position in the tournament table, i.e. Benevento. The winner will advance to semifinal, where it will meet with Perugia. Bookmakers see the favorite in the host team and it is hard to disagree with that.
Within the last four matches, Benevento didn’t lose a single time: three victories over Avellino, Frosinone and Pisa with one draw against Ascoli. After 42 rounds, played in Serie B, Benevento are situated on the fifth position in the tournament table with 65 points. Verona, which have occupied the second position in the tournament table, have secured themselves a position in the elite for the future season, got nine points with Benevento. The future hosts have had 21 games at their home ground and lost only two matches.
Spezia are a very pronounced domestic team, therefore the future guests have little chances on success in the upcoming game. All in all, Spezia have had 21 encounters within Serie B, achieved only four victories, the efficiency has been very low: 12 scored goals with sixteen conceded. The team’s defense is its strong side, but there are obvious problems in attack.
Benevento have had a good season, the team has a chance to break into elite, but to do so, they need to overcome Spezia’s resistance in the domestic match. Considering Benevento’s domestic statistics and Spezia’s away one, we can make a conclusion, that the future hosts must win.
Prediction for the match: Benevento to win with 0.0 Asian handicap.
