Match Report
In the standings it was Ancona 16th on 42 points, Virtus Entella 12th on 45 — separated by 3. Ancona had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Ancona 1.08 scored and 1.34 conceded per game, Virtus Entella 0.87 and 0.92, with the league averaging 1.2.
5 games without a win framed Ancona's arrival.
The match was played at Stadio del Conero in Ancona (capacity 23,976). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.