Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Avellino (1st, 75 pts) held a 23-point advantage over Benevento (6th, 52 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Avellino 1.79 scored and 0.76 conceded per game, Benevento 1.5 and 1, with the league averaging 1.23.
Avellino entered with six wins in a row, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Benevento's last six games had all finished level. The five-game form split read 15/15 points for Avellino against 5/15 for Benevento.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 Avellino wins, 1 for Benevento, 2 draws, at 2.2 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win.
Stadio Partenio-Adriano Lombardi, capacity 26,542, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Avellino: Marco Armellino (49'), Martin Palumbo (78') · Benevento: Marco Pinato (64')
Key stats
Possession: Avellino 51% · Benevento 49% · Total shots: 6-6 · On target: 2-2 · Corners: 3-7