Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Virtus Entella 1st with 83 points, Sassari Torres 3rd with 68, 15 apart. Recent form told a different story for Sassari Torres: only 7th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Against a league average of 1.18 goals per team per game, Virtus Entella ran at 1.61 scored and 0.63 conceded, Sassari Torres at 1.45 and 0.95.
Virtus Entella carried a 15-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Over the last five, Virtus Entella had taken 13 of 15 points to Sassari Torres's 4.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Virtus Entella 3, draws 0, Sassari Torres 1, at 1.75 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 25% of the meetings went over two goals.
Stadio Comunale Chiavari staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,500. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Virtus Entella: Andrea Tiritiello (42') · Sassari Torres: Giuseppe Mastinu (28')
Key stats
Possession: Virtus Entella 44% · Sassari Torres 56% · Total shots: 8-5 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 5-5