2005/2006| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prato | 2 | L1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/6 | 1-2 |
| Cavese | 9 | W1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10/15 | 5-1 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prato | 15 | 34 | 37 | -11 | WDWDW | 2 | +13 |
| Cavese | 1 | 34 | 66 | 29 | DWLWD | 5 | -4 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2006-02-25
On the table this was a mismatch: Cavese (1st, 66 pts) held a 29-point advantage over Prato (15th, 37 pts). Prato had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 15th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Prato 0.79 scored and 1.12 conceded per game, Cavese 1.38 and 0.53, with the league averaging 0.99.
The match was played at Stadio Lungobisenzio in Prato (capacity 4,000).
