Ascoli have 32 points running out as the team playing at home. Benevento have got 26 points being the away side. Will this be a home win?
- Ascoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Benevento have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Serie B
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Ascoli form and stats
3 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Ascoli have to build on here at Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca in the Serie B.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Ascoli, as their goalkeeper Nicola Leali has completely shut out the opponents for 192 minutes in the Serie B.
It's back home for Ascoli, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Parma away with the result 1-0. Gondo found the net in that victory. Defender Botteghin got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 9.05/10. Botteghin hit one key pass and won 11 of 13 duels.
Before that, Ascoli had a home game versus Perugia which ended with a victory 1-0.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Ascoli have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 11 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 3 and lost 4.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Ascoli as they are travelling to their away game against Modena in the Serie B. That match is three days after this one.
15 goals have been conceded.
Benevento form and stats
The visitors are W3-D5-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Serie B. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Benevento are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Benevento had fun at their own home (Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca) last time out, beating Brescia 1-0. Tello scored. Yippee; their first three points in the league after seven games not winning. Midfielder Improta was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.64. Improta served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
A 0-1 defeat away at Cagliari before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 8 similar matches played by Benevento in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Benevento, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
Low-scoring game? 9 of this side's latest 11 league fixtures have contained two goals or less.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Südtirol in just three days.
The attacking power of Benevento when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 12 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Benevento are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 11 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The fixture history shows this score when the teams played each other earlier this campaign; Benevento - Ascoli 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Ascoli two wins, four draws and Benevento four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less. The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being rough and physical, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Gondo 6 goals |  M. Collocolo 4 goals | F. Dionisi 4 goals |
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| Ascoli | Benevento | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 28 | 12 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 21 |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 11 | 27 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 68% | 58% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 58% | 60% |
| 40% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 28% |
| 20% | 17% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 8% | 8% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 52% | 58% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 48% |
| 24% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 24% |
| 32% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 36% |
| 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
| 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 5.5 | 4.8 |
| 3.1 | 2.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11.8 | 12.7 | 16.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 10.8 | 11.4 |
| 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3 |
| 33% | 30% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 29% | 28% |
| 12.5 | 11.5 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.5 | 11.5 | 12 |
| 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
- Ascoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Benevento have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Serie B
- Benevento have the most matches under the total-line (18) in Serie B
| 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 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 26 | 55 |
| 2 | Genoa | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 43 |
| 3 | Bari 1908 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 41 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 40 |
| 4 | Südtirol | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 40 |
| 5 | Reggina | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 39 |
| 6 | Cagliari | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 36 |
| 7 | Pisa | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 35 |
| 8 | Modena | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 35 |
| 9 | Palermo | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -2 | 35 |
| 10 | Parma | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 34 |
| 11 | Ternana | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -6 | 34 |
| 12 | Ascoli | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | -2 | 32 |
| 13 | Cittadella | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 30 |
| 14 | Perugia | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 16 | -2 | 29 |
| 15 | Venezia | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | -5 | 28 |
| 16 | Como | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -8 | 28 |
| 17 | Benevento | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -6 | 26 |
| 18 | SPAL | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 25 |
| 19 | Brescia | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -16 | 25 |
| 20 | Cosenza | 25 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 23 | -17 | 23 |
