Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Fiorentina (10th, 49 pts) held a 29-point advantage over SPAL (20th, 20 pts). Fiorentina had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. Against a league average of 1.52 goals per team per game, SPAL ran at 0.71 scored and 2.03 conceded, Fiorentina at 1.34 and 1.26.
SPAL's winless run stood at 11. The last-five ledger: SPAL 1/15, Fiorentina 10/15.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — SPAL 0, draws 2, Fiorentina 3, at 2.2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won.
Stadio Paolo Mazza in Ferrara staged the fixture, a ground that holds 17,900. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.