Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Monopoli 3rd with 57 points, Taranto 20th with 0, 57 apart. On recent form Monopoli sat only 9th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall.
11 matches unbeaten backed Monopoli's arrival. Four consecutive defeats weighed on Taranto. Monopoli had banked 9 of the last 15 points on offer; Taranto, 3.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 2 Monopoli wins, 3 for Taranto, 1 draw, at 2.17 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 67% of the meetings won by the home side. Historically tight: 33% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani in Monopoli, capacity 6,880, hosted the game. Monopoli led 3-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 4-0 full-time score.