Match Report
The table gap was wide: 35 points between Taverne (3rd, 60 pts) and Höngg (15th, 25 pts). Höngg ranked just 35th in the league on five-round form despite their 15th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Taverne 1.77 scored and 1.03 conceded per game, Höngg 1.07 and 2.07, with the league averaging 1.71.
Taverne came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Over the last five, Taverne had taken 13 of 15 points to Höngg's 5.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Taverne 2, draws 2, Höngg 1, at 2.2 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 80% of the meetings.
The venue was Campo comunale Taverne, with room for 1,500 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Taverne led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-1.