Match Report
In the standings it was Casertana 16th on 32 points, ACR Messina 18th on 25 — separated by 7. ACR Messina's recent output outran their position: 2nd on form over five rounds, 18th in the table. Per game in the league, Casertana were scoring 0.88 and conceding 1.12, ACR Messina 0.85 and 1.56, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
Casertana had been beaten in four straight games. ACR Messina arrived off five straight defeats.
5 meetings are on record — 0 won by Casertana, 2 by ACR Messina, 3 drawn, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 20% of the wins in this fixture. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 80% of the meetings.
The match was played at Stadio Comunale Alberto Pinto (capacity 7,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: ACR Messina led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Casertana: Destiny Egharevba (63') · ACR Messina: Carmine De Sena (26')
Key stats
Possession: Casertana 50% · ACR Messina 50% · Total shots: 22-10 · On target: 9-2 · Corners: 6-1