Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Lumezzane (9th, 53 pts) held a 33-point advantage over Alessandria (20th, 20 pts). Lumezzane's recent output outran their position: 4th on form over five rounds, 9th in the table. Against a league average of 1.11 goals per team per game, Lumezzane ran at 1.29 scored and 1.26 conceded, Alessandria at 0.53 and 1.26.
Alessandria had gone 10 games without a win. The five-game form split read 10/15 points for Lumezzane against 1/15 for Alessandria.
Nuovo Stadio Comunale in Lumezzane, capacity 4,150, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Lumezzane led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.