Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Ternana 2nd with 74 points, SPAL 17th with 35, 39 apart. Ternana had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, SPAL were scoring 1.08 and conceding 1.61, Ternana 1.68 and 0.61, against a competition average of 1.18 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Ternana, winners of their last four. SPAL had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Ternana, 12.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for SPAL, 2 draws and 3 for Ternana, at 3 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 71% of the meetings went to the host.
The venue was Stadio Paolo Mazza, with room for 17,900 spectators. Ternana led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Ternana: Emanuele Cicerelli (3'), Pietro Cianci (58'), Alexis Ferrante (87')
Key stats
Possession: SPAL 52% · Ternana 48% · Total shots: 12-10 · On target: 3-6 · Corners: 6-6