Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Virtus Entella 1st with 83 points, Lucchese 16th with 39, 44 apart. On the form table Lucchese stood 4th over the last five rounds, despite being 16th overall. Per game in the league, Lucchese were scoring 1.24 and conceding 1.68, Virtus Entella 1.61 and 0.63, against a competition average of 1.18 goals per team per game.
Virtus Entella entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by Lucchese, 0 by Virtus Entella, 3 drawn, at 0.8 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 20% of the meetings went over two goals.
Stadio Porta Elisa staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,800. Lucchese led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Lucchese: Marco Ballarini (18'), Francesco Fedato (79') · Virtus Entella: Ivan Marconi (90'), Antonio Boccadamo (56')
Key stats
Possession: Lucchese 41% · Virtus Entella 59% · Total shots: 9-8 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 3-3