Match Report
Pontedera went into the game 8th in the table on 49 points; Salernitana sat 9th on 46 — a 3-point gap. The last five rounds placed Pontedera 2nd in the league for form — higher than their 8th in the standings. Per game in the league, Pontedera were scoring 1.66 and conceding 1.44, Salernitana 1.38 and 1.03, against a competition average of 1.22 goals per team per game.
Pontedera had not won in 5 games. Level finishes had become the habit for Salernitana: three in a row.
Stadio Ettore Mannucci in Pontedera staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,700. Pontedera led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-0.