Match Report
The table gap was wide: 15 points between ChievoVerona (13th, 40 pts) and Hellas Verona (19th, 25 pts). The last five rounds placed ChievoVerona 5th in the league for form — higher than their 13th in the standings. Per game in the league, Hellas Verona were scoring 0.79 and conceding 2.05, ChievoVerona 0.95 and 1.55, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Hellas Verona, 3 draws and 3 for ChievoVerona, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host. The last five meetings averaged 3.4 goals, well above the all-time 2.5.
The match was played at Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi in Verona (capacity 39,045). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.