Match Report
Benevento went into the game 7th in the table on 63 points; Cremonese sat 2nd on 69 — a 6-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Cremonese: only 14th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. In league terms the two rates read 1.63/1.03 for Benevento and 1.5/1.03 for Cremonese (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.24.
Benevento arrived on a run of three straight wins. Cremonese's unbeaten run stood at 6.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Benevento, 1 draw and 1 for Cremonese, at 1.8 goals per meeting. Only 20% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The venue was Stadio Ciro Vigorito, with room for 16,867 spectators. The referee was D. Minelli, with 46 matches in our database and 2.5 yellows per game on average. It was 1-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-1.
Goal scorers
Benevento: Riccardo Improta (33') · Cremonese: Jaime Báez (36')
Key stats
Possession: Benevento 48% · Cremonese 52% · Total shots: 9-11 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 6-5