Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Avellino 1st with 75 points, Picerno 8th with 48, 27 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Avellino 1.79 scored and 0.76 conceded per game, Picerno 1.15 and 0.79, with the league averaging 1.23.
6 matches unbeaten backed Avellino's arrival.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 Avellino wins, 3 for Picerno, 0 draws, at 3.6 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 80% of the meetings. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
Stadio Partenio-Adriano Lombardi staged the fixture, a ground that holds 26,542. On the scoreboard, Avellino led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Avellino: Thiago Cionek (42')
Key stats
Possession: Avellino 43% · Picerno 57% · Total shots: 13-7 · On target: 4-0 · Corners: 4-1