Match Report
The table read 21st (Pro Vercelli, 40 pts) against 17th (Pescara, 48 pts), 8 points apart. The last five rounds placed Pro Vercelli 13th in the league for form — higher than their 21st in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.12/1.67 for Pro Vercelli and 1.19/1.52 for Pescara (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.28.
Pro Vercelli had not won in 11 games. Pescara had gone 10 games without a win.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 1 Pro Vercelli win, 4 for Pescara, 0 draws, at 3.4 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 80% of the meetings won by the home side. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings.
Stadio Silvio Piola in Vercelli staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,500. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.