2009/2010| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spezia | 15 | D2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9/15 | 7-3 |
| Valenzana | 15 | L1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6/15 | 2-2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spezia | 2 | 34 | 60 | 20 | DWDWL | 7 | -5 |
| Valenzana | 11 | 34 | 41 | -5 | LWLWW | 5 | +6 |
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 2010-04-11
On paper the standings were lopsided — Spezia 2nd with 60 points, Valenzana 11th with 41, 19 apart. Valenzana ranked 5th in the league on five-round form, well above their 11th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.38/0.79 for Spezia and 0.71/0.85 for Valenzana (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.07.
Spezia had not lost in 11 games.
Stadio Alberto Picco in La Spezia staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,336.
