Match Report
The table gap was wide: 28 points between Catania (2nd, 70 pts) and Cavese (13th, 42 pts). Catania's recent output lagged their position: 14th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Against a league average of 1.24 goals per team per game, Catania ran at 1.42 scored and 0.66 conceded, Cavese at 0.95 and 1.11.
Catania were unbeaten in 6, having scored in 6 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Catania held 11 points of 15 and Cavese 4.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Catania 3, draws 1, Cavese 0, at 1.5 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 0% of those meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 0% of the meetings went over two goals.
Stadio Angelo Massimino staged the fixture, a ground that holds 23,266. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Catania: Matteo Di Gennaro (88'), Salvatore Caturano (90')
Key stats
Possession: Catania 50% · Cavese 50% · Total shots: 17-9 · On target: 7-0 · Corners: 7-5