Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Hellas Verona & Ascoli face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Coppa Italia. All the pre-match information is available here!
Hellas Verona form and stats
Hellas participated in Coppa Italia the last season, where they reached the 1st round.It's back home for Hellas Verona, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Spezia away with the result 3-1. Faraoni and Ngonge (2) found the net in that victory. Hellas goalkeeper Montipò did an outstanding job against Spezia with eight saves, so vital to securing the victory. The goalie Montipò was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 9.22 out of ten. Montipò saved a penalty.
Before that match, a Serie A win away at Spezia.Ascoli form and stats
Ascoli's mission in Coppa Italia last season failed in the 2nd round.The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie B travels is 6 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats.
Ascoli play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Reggina. Late heartbreak for Ascoli in the Reggina match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime. Šimić, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.43. Šimić won 14 of 17 duels.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Reggina's place.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Ascoli have scored 20 goals in 19 league games away. As opposed to that, Ascoli have seen the ball go into their own net 25 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head to head numbers (for the prior eight meetings): Hellas won five games, two matches ended with a draw and Ascoli have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / four. The games between these clubs have had a tendency to be rough and physical, having seen 4 sending-offs from the last eight duels.
Hellas Verona missing players
Ascoli missing players
| Hellas Verona | Ascoli | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 25 | 15 | Scored | S | 9 | 25 | ||
| 33 | 15 | Conceded | C | 18 | 30 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 40% | ||
| 4 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 3.9 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10.3 | 11.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 14.1 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4 | ||
| 28% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 25% | ||
| 12.8 | 12.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.1 | 11.9 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Frosinone | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 63 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 37 | 80 |
| 2 | Genoa | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 53 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 25 | 73 |
| 3 | Bari 1908 | 38 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 58 | 37 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 21 | 65 |
| 4 | Cagliari | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 50 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 60 |
| 5 | Parma | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 48 | 39 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 60 |
| 6 | Sudtirol | 38 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 38 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 58 |
| 7 | Reggina | 38 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 49 | 45 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 23 | 4 | 50 |
| 8 | Venezia | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 51 | 50 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 49 |
| 9 | Palermo | 38 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 48 | 49 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 32 | -1 | 49 |
| 10 | Modena | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 47 | 53 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 21 | 35 | -6 | 48 |
| 11 | Pisa | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 48 | 42 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 47 |
| 12 | Como | 38 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 47 | 48 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 28 | -1 | 47 |
| 13 | Ascoli | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 47 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 25 | -7 | 47 |
| 14 | Cittadella | 38 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 34 | 45 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -11 | 43 |
| 15 | Ternana | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 52 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 31 | -15 | 43 |
| 16 | Brescia | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 36 | 57 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 35 | -21 | 40 |
| 17 | Cosenza | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 30 | 53 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 35 | -23 | 40 |
| 18 | Perugia | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 52 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 26 | -12 | 39 |
| 19 | SPAL | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 41 | 51 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -10 | 38 |
| 20 | Benevento | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 33 | 49 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 24 | -16 | 35 |