Match Report
In the standings it was Napoli 98th on 12 points, Pescara 785th on 3 — separated by 9. Recent form flatters Pescara's table spot — 634th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 785th. Scoring rates set the scale: Napoli 2 scored and 1.4 conceded per game, Pescara 4.5 and 2, with the league averaging 1.82.
Napoli arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Napoli 13/15, Pescara 6/15.
5 meetings are on record — 4 won by Napoli, 0 by Pescara, 1 drawn, at 3.8 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 80% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-0.