Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Avellino U19 3rd with 53 points, Palermo U19 13th with 27, 26 apart. On recent form Avellino U19 sat only 11th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Against a league average of 1.52 goals per team per game, Avellino U19 ran at 1.8 scored and 1.17 conceded, Palermo U19 at 1.17 and 1.43.
Avellino U19 carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 0 Avellino U19 wins, 2 for Palermo U19, 2 draws, at 4 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 25% of the wins in this matchup. 75% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
The match was played at Stadio Partenio-Adriano Lombardi (capacity 26,542). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Palermo U19 led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
Avellino U19: 3 goals with no recorded scorer · Palermo U19: 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Avellino U19 53% · Palermo U19 47% · Total shots: 21-12 · On target: 9-3 · Corners: 4-8