Match Report
35 points separated the sides: Mantova 1st on 80, AlbinoLeffe 13th on 45. Mantova had been under-performing their position — 19th on five-round form against 1st in the table. In league terms the two rates read 0.89/0.97 for AlbinoLeffe and 1.89/0.82 for Mantova (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.11.
9 matches unbeaten backed Mantova's arrival, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Over the last five, AlbinoLeffe had taken 5 of 15 points to Mantova's 13.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 3 for AlbinoLeffe, 1 for Mantova and 1 drawn, at 2.2 goals per meeting.
The venue was Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo, with room for 21,747 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.