SPAL vs Brescia Predictions

• These two are placed 19th and 20th in the table.
• Brescia are on a 7 game losing run.
• The visitors have lost 10 times in the league this season.
• SPAL have won 7 of their last 10 meetings with promoted sides.

Bottom Two Face-Off

Clashes between these two in the top flight are a rarity. Each of the six Serie A meetings between SPAL and Brescia were played in the ’60s: SPAL won two, Brescia one (D3). Now the pair are both back at the top level, having clashed in Serie B back in 2017.

However, both sides are heading back to the second tier as things stand, with the pair placed 19th and 20th respectively. They’re heading for relegation, but will their latest top flight clash play out like the others? SPAL are hoping for a home win, with Brescia on a terrible run of form.

Back to the Future for Brescia

The visitors have installed Eugenio Corini as their new manager, less than a month after sacking him. Brescia lost every game since sacking him and turning to Fabio Grosso, so they are hoping that the boss can turn things around. He led them to promotion last season, but both he and Grosso struggled to get Brescia competitive at this level.

The visitors have lost each of their previous seven matches, which has put them in danger of the drop. That losing streak has left them bottom, but this has been a difficult campaign from the start. Brescia have lost 10 Serie A matches this season; 13 of the 14 sides with as many defeats after the first 13 league games were relegated at the end of the season – only Crotone in 2016/17 avoided the drop. If they’re going to avoid relegation, then beating the next-worst side in the division would be a start.

Boost for SPAL

The hosts haven’t made a managerial change despite their poor form, given that boss Leonardo Semplici is among the highest-rated managers in Italy. His side did claim a 5-1 victory over newly-promoted Lecce at home in the Coppa Italia in midweek, while they could be on for another success at home to a Serie A newcomer.

SPAL have won seven of their last 10 Serie A meetings against promoted teams, as they’ve targeted the weaker sides for points to beat the drop in recent years. They should be confident of getting a result against this Brescia side who have lost their last four away trips. After seven straight defeats and the worst record in the league, SPAL are worthy favourites. When they last met in the 2016/17 season, SPAL won home and away. We’re backing them for another win this week.

Brescia have failed to score in their last three matches in the league, while the hosts have scored exactly one goal in four of their last five home matches in Serie A. We’re going for a 1-0 victory for the home side as our correct score prediction, as Brescia have lost by a single goal in 60% of their league defeats this term.