Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Juve Stabia 1st with 79 points, Crotone 9th with 52, 27 apart. Recent form told a different story for Juve Stabia: only 6th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. In league terms the two rates read 1.5/0.63 for Juve Stabia and 1.42/1.24 for Crotone (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.18.
Crotone had gone 5 games without a win. Juve Stabia had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Crotone, 2.
9 meetings are on record — 2 won by Juve Stabia, 1 by Crotone, 6 drawn, at 3.22 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 33% of the wins in this matchup. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 78% of the meetings.
Stadio Comunale Romeo Menti in Castellammare di Stabia staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,000. Juve Stabia led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.