Match Report
Pontedera, 10th on 48 points, faced a 35-point deficit to Virtus Entella (1st, 83). Pontedera ranked 2nd in the league on five-round form, well above their 10th table position. Against a league average of 1.18 goals per team per game, Virtus Entella ran at 1.61 scored and 0.63 conceded, Pontedera at 1.42 and 1.42.
Virtus Entella had not lost in 15 games, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 3 Virtus Entella wins, 2 for Pontedera, 1 draw, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 33% of the wins in this fixture. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 67% of the meetings.
Stadio Comunale Chiavari in Chiavari, capacity 5,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Virtus Entella led 3-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-1.




