Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Virtus (1st, 72 pts) held a 40-point advantage over Pennarossa (11th, 32 pts). Pennarossa had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 11th overall. Per game in the league, Virtus were scoring 2.53 and conceding 0.67, Pennarossa 0.97 and 1.77, against a competition average of 1.41 goals per team per game.
Virtus had not lost in 5 games. The last-five ledger: Virtus 13/15, Pennarossa 5/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 4 Virtus wins, 0 for Pennarossa, 1 draw, at 3.6 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 80% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 60%.
Stadio di Domagnano staged the fixture, a ground that holds 500. Virtus led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Virtus: Stefano Scappini (18'), Matteo Zenoni (36'), Alessandro Golinucci (65') · Pennarossa: Cesare Martini (90')
Key stats
Possession: Virtus 55% · Pennarossa 45% · Total shots: 17-7 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 2-4