Match Report
Pescara, 4th with 67 points, sat 32 points above SPAL (17th, 35). SPAL ranked 9th in the league on five-round form, well above their 17th table position. Per game in the league, Pescara were scoring 1.45 and conceding 0.92, SPAL 1.08 and 1.61, against a competition average of 1.18 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for SPAL — five in succession. Over the last five, Pescara had taken 8 of 15 points to SPAL's 0.
Across 5 recorded meetings, Pescara have 2 wins to SPAL's 3, with 0 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 20% of the meetings went to the host.
The match was played at Stadio Adriatico-Giovanni Cornacchia (capacity 20,520). Pescara led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Pescara: Accursio Bentivegna (29') · SPAL: Ludovico D'Orazio (51')
Key stats
Possession: Pescara 60% · SPAL 40% · Total shots: 21-6 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 8-3