Match Report
5 points and 6 places separated them: Cittadella 19th with 39, Mantova 13th with 44. Mantova had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. Per game in the league, Cittadella were scoring 0.79 and conceding 1.47, Mantova 1.24 and 1.47, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Cittadella in 5 games.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Cittadella, 0 draws and 1 for Mantova, at 4 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 75% of the meetings won by the home side. The fixture leans high-scoring: 75% of meetings brought at least three goals.
The match was played at Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato in Cittadella (capacity 7,623). Mantova led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Cittadella: Alessio Vita (59') · Mantova: Leonardo Mancuso (52'), Francesco Ruocco (34')
Key stats
Possession: Cittadella 46% · Mantova 54% · Total shots: 20-11 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 6-2