Match Report
The table read 3rd (Salernitana, 69 pts) against 1st (Benevento, 82 pts), 13 points apart. Benevento had been under-performing their position — 10th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1.24 goals per team per game, Salernitana ran at 1.32 scored and 1.11 conceded, Benevento at 1.95 and 0.74.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 3 Salernitana wins, 4 for Benevento, 3 draws, at 2.3 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 30% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Stadio Arechi (capacity 37,245). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Benevento: Francesco Salvemini (68')
Key stats
Possession: Salernitana 43% · Benevento 57% · Total shots: 3-16 · On target: 1-4 · Corners: 4-3