Match Report
Matelica Calcio went into the game 8th in the table on 56 points; Mantova sat 11th on 49 — a 7-point gap. Mantova had been under-performing their position — 19th on five-round form against 11th in the table. Per game in the league, Matelica Calcio were scoring 1.55 and conceding 1.63, Mantova 1.24 and 1.29, against a competition average of 1.22 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Stadio Helvia Recina in Macerata (capacity 2,000). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.