Match Report
Reggiana, 1st with 81 points, sat 43 points above Alessandria (17th, 38). Alessandria had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. Against a league average of 1.13 goals per team per game, Reggiana ran at 1.66 scored and 0.71 conceded, Alessandria at 0.87 and 1.37.
Seven consecutive wins preceded this game for Reggiana, having scored in 7 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Reggiana 15/15, Alessandria 8/15.
MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore in Reggio Emilia, capacity 21,584, hosted the game. Reggiana led 3-2 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 3-2.