Match Report
Roma, 5th with 70 points, sat 50 points above SPAL (20th, 20). On the form table Roma stood 1st over the last five rounds, despite being 5th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.71/2.03 for SPAL and 2.03/1.34 for Roma (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.52.
SPAL entered with five losses in a row. Recent form was uneven: 0/15 points for SPAL, 10/15 for Roma.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by SPAL, 3 by Roma, 0 drawn, at 3.2 goals per meeting. 80% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The match was played at Stadio Paolo Mazza in Ferrara (capacity 17,900). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Roma led 2-1 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 1-6.