2012/2013| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuova Cosenza | 7 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12/15 | 8-5 |
| FC Messina | 4 | W2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10/12 | 9-3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuova Cosenza | 2 | 34 | 73 | 24 | DWDWW | 4 | -2 |
| FC Messina | 4 | 34 | 58 | 15 | WWLLD | 10 | -6 |
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 2013-02-17
On the table this was a mismatch: Nuova Cosenza (2nd, 73 pts) held a 15-point advantage over FC Messina (4th, 58 pts). On recent form FC Messina sat only 10th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Against a league average of 1.26 goals per team per game, Nuova Cosenza ran at 1.91 scored and 1.21 conceded, FC Messina at 1.62 and 1.18.
The venue was Stadio San Vito in Cosenza, with room for 24,209 spectators.
