Match Report
52 points for Hellas Verona (6th), 39 for Livorno (14th): a 13-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Hellas Verona: only 16th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 6th. Against a league average of 1.3 goals per team per game, Hellas Verona ran at 1.36 scored and 1.28 conceded, Livorno at 1.06 and 1.42.
Hellas Verona were winless in 6. Livorno had not won in 6 games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 5 Hellas Verona wins, 0 for Livorno, 2 draws, at 2.14 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 29% of those meetings. Historically tight: 29% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The match was played at Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi (capacity 39,045). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Livorno led 2-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-3.
Goal scorers
Hellas Verona: P. Dawidowicz (45'), Karim Laribi (70') · Livorno: N. Giannetti (25'), F. Raicevic (42'), Murilo (51')
Key stats
Possession: Hellas Verona 60% · Livorno 40% · Total shots: 8-9 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 6-5