Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Como 2nd with 73 points, Bari 1908 18th with 41, 32 apart. The last five rounds placed Bari 1908 12th in the league for form — higher than their 18th in the standings. Per game in the league, Como were scoring 1.53 and conceding 1.05, Bari 1908 1 and 1.29, against a competition average of 1.26 goals per team per game.
Como had won three straight, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Bari 1908's winless run stood at 7. Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Como, 2/15 for Bari 1908.
5 meetings are on record — 0 won by Como, 1 by Bari 1908, 4 drawn, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 20% of those meetings. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 80% of the meetings.
Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia in Como, capacity 13,602, hosted the game. Como led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.