2008/2009| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prato | 13 | D2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8/15 | 4-3 |
| Rovigo | 14 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12/15 | 7-2 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prato | 5 | 34 | 54 | 6 | LDDLL | 18 | -13 |
| Rovigo | 18 | 34 | 30 | -14 | WDDWL | 5 | +13 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2009-01-18
24 points separated the sides: Prato 5th on 54, Rovigo 18th on 30. Recent form told a different story for Prato: only 18th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Scoring rates set the scale: Prato 1.21 scored and 1.03 conceded per game, Rovigo 0.85 and 1.26, with the league averaging 1.06.
The match was played at Stadio Lungobisenzio in Prato (capacity 4,000).
