Match Report
The table gap was wide: 32 points between Monopoli (3rd, 57 pts) and ACR Messina (18th, 25 pts). Recent form flatters ACR Messina's table spot — 2nd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 18th. Scoring rates set the scale: Monopoli 1.06 scored and 0.74 conceded per game, ACR Messina 0.85 and 1.56, with the league averaging 1.23.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Monopoli 1, draws 2, ACR Messina 1, at 2 goals per meeting. Both teams scored in 75% of the meetings.
The venue was Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani, with room for 6,880 spectators. On the scoreboard, ACR Messina led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Monopoli: Francesco Grandolfo (68'), Jacopo Pellegrini (47') · ACR Messina: Francesco Dell'Aquila (26')
Key stats
Possession: Monopoli 55% · ACR Messina 45% · Total shots: 16-8 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 10-7