Match Report
The table gap was wide: 15 points between Virtus Francavilla (15th, 38 pts) and Cavese (19th, 23 pts). Cavese had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 19th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.89/1.22 for Virtus Francavilla and 0.75/1.53 for Cavese (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.2.
Eight consecutive defeats weighed on Cavese.
Stadio Giovanni Paolo II in Francavilla Fontana, capacity 2,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.