A total of 30 games are played and Ascoli are 8 points on top of Brescia. What will happen?
- Ascoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Brescia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
This has all the signs of an engrossing game with lots of action and bustle as both squads are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Bring it on!
Ascoli form and stats
Ascoli's results here at Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca in the Serie B have been very modest with 3 victories, 5 draws and 7 defeats. Ascoli has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Breda and the players.
The Ascoli fans got no joy from their last match, also played here at Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca: A 0-1 defeat against Venezia (placed 16th). Heartbreak for Ascoli in their last match as Venezia's Carboni scored the winning goal deep into overtime. Collocolo (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.31/10. Collocolo hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Cagliari (1-4).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Ascoli have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 4 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 2 and lost 0.
It should be considered that a glance at the 12 latest league games reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Ascoli here at Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (12 from 15 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Ascoli have conceded 17 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Brescia form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Brescia so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 2-5-7 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.
Home advantage was not enough for Brescia in their previous game as they lost hosting Genoa, 0-3. That defeat was their first after three consecutive league fixtures winning points. Midfielder Bisoli was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.45. Bisoli hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A 1-1 draw at Venezia's stadium before that.We have checked recent matches where Brescia have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 10 games were 4 victories, 1 draw and 5 defeats.
A tale of few goals? 17 of this club's latest 21 league fixtures have contained zero, one or two goals.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Brescia rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 24 goals from these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
This happened when the contenders met earlier this campaign; Brescia - Ascoli 1-1. Data for the prior ten meetings between these two contenders are: two wins for Ascoli, five draws and three wins for Brescia. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Gondo 6 goals |   F. Aye 5 goals | M. Collocolo 4 goals |
Ascoli missing players
Brescia missing players
| Ascoli | Brescia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 14 | 30 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 30 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 23 |
| 36 | 17 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 24 | 44 |
| 90% | 80% | 60% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 86% | 93% |
| 60% | 47% | 20% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 64% | 73% |
| 37% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 43% | 30% |
| 20% | 13% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 21% | 13% |
| 10% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 3% |
| 47% | 47% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 43% | 43% |
| 27% | 27% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 21% | 20% |
| 37% | 47% | 60% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 50% | 43% |
| 5 | 5.3 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
| 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 3 | 2.7 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 12.2 | 13.5 | 15.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17 | 12.3 | 11.6 |
| 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| 30% | 24% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 21% | 21% |
| 12.3 | 10.9 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.7 | 11.3 | 12.2 |
| 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
- Ascoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Brescia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Brescia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 48 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 29 | 62 |
| 2 | Genoa | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 39 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 56 |
| 3 | Südtirol | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 34 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 51 |
| 4 | Bari 1908 | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 45 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 50 |
| 5 | Pisa | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 45 |
| 6 | Cagliari | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 38 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 45 |
| 7 | Reggina | 29 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 42 |
| 8 | Palermo | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 38 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 1 | 42 |
| 9 | Parma | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 41 |
| 10 | Como | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -1 | 39 |
| 11 | Ternana | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 24 | -7 | 39 |
| 12 | Modena | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 41 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 28 | -2 | 38 |
| 13 | Ascoli | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 36 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | -6 | 36 |
| 14 | Cittadella | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -11 | 35 |
| 15 | Perugia | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 20 | -2 | 33 |
| 16 | Venezia | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | -8 | 33 |
| 17 | Cosenza | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 32 | -22 | 32 |
| 18 | Benevento | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 15 | -10 | 29 |
| 19 | SPAL | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -11 | 28 |
| 20 | Brescia | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 44 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -21 | 28 |
