Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Fiorentina 8th with 60 points, Salernitana 20th with 17, 43 apart. The last five rounds placed Fiorentina 2nd in the league for form — higher than their 8th in the standings. Per game in the league, Salernitana were scoring 0.84 and conceding 2.13, Fiorentina 1.61 and 1.21, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game.
Salernitana were winless in 15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 1 Salernitana win, 3 for Fiorentina, 1 draw, at 3.8 goals per meeting. 80% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture leans high-scoring: 100% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 60%.
Stadio Arechi in Salerno staged the fixture, a ground that holds 37,180. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-2 full-time score.