2005/2006| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modica | 8 | L1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4/15 | 4-9 |
| Taranto | 6 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9/15 | 5-4 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modica | 16 | 34 | 31 | -14 | LLWLL | 17 | -1 |
| Taranto | 2 | 34 | 58 | 12 | WDLWL | 8 | -6 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2006-02-25
On the table this was a mismatch: Taranto (2nd, 58 pts) held a 27-point advantage over Modica (16th, 31 pts). Taranto had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Against a league average of 1.04 goals per team per game, Modica ran at 0.88 scored and 1.29 conceded, Taranto at 1.03 and 0.68.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
