Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Juve Stabia 1st with 79 points, Monopoli 17th with 42, 37 apart. Monopoli had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 6th in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. Per game in the league, Monopoli were scoring 1.08 and conceding 1.34, Juve Stabia 1.5 and 0.63, against a competition average of 1.18 goals per team per game.
Juve Stabia's unbeaten run stood at 9.
Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani in Monopoli staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,880. On the scoreboard, Monopoli led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-3.