Match Report
The table read 5th (Pescara, 55 pts) against 6th (Hellas Verona, 52 pts), 3 points apart. On recent form Hellas Verona sat only 16th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 6th overall. Per game in the league, Pescara were scoring 1.39 and conceding 1.28, Hellas Verona 1.36 and 1.28, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.
6 matches unbeaten backed Pescara's arrival.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by Pescara, 1 by Hellas Verona, 2 drawn, at 2.6 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. 60% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
The venue was Stadio Adriatico-Giovanni Cornacchia in Pescara, with room for 20,515 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.