Match Report
The table gap was wide: 42 points between Modena (1st, 88 pts) and Olbia (9th, 46 pts). The last five rounds placed Olbia 4th in the league for form — higher than their 9th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.22 goals per team per game, Modena ran at 1.82 scored and 0.66 conceded, Olbia at 1.16 and 1.24.
Momentum sat with Modena, winners of their last eight, having scored in 12 consecutive games. A win had eluded Olbia for 5 matches. Modena had banked 15 of the last 15 points on offer; Olbia, 2.
The match was played at Stadio Alberto Braglia in Modena (capacity 21,151). On the scoreboard, Olbia led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.