Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Benevento 1st with 82 points, Monopoli 8th with 56, 26 apart. Benevento had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Monopoli were scoring 1.03 and conceding 1.08, Benevento 1.95 and 0.74, against a competition average of 1.24 goals per team per game.
Benevento came in having won five on the spin, having scored in 11 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Monopoli 7/15, Benevento 15/15.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Monopoli 3, draws 1, Benevento 1, at 1.8 goals per meeting.
Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani, capacity 6,880, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Monopoli: Salvatore Longo (38'), Salvatore Longo (68') · Benevento: Matteo Della Morte (45')
Key stats
Possession: Monopoli 39% · Benevento 61% · Total shots: 10-8 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 4-7