Ascoli will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today's opponents. The home side are currently 4 points behind Cittadella.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Ascoli form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here as Ascoli have scored 14 goals to get 16 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the Serie B are 5-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The fans are hoping that Ascoli will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Serie B game against Empoli (placed 11th). Heartbreak before that as Ascoli lost 2-3 at Genoa's place.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (14 in 7 games), Ascoli's attacking play is working. Ascoli's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cittadella form and stats
3-2-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Cittadella in their Serie B matches away.
Cittadella are travelling after their nice 4-3 home win in the Serie B against Salernitana (placed 14th). It was a Coppa Italia defeat before that one as the away game against Fiorentina wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Cittadella, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
Cittadella find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 7 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for Ascoli, 2 draws and 4 wins for Cittadella. Over 2,5 goals: 6 times; under 2,5 goals: 4 games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Diaw 8 goals |   A. da Cruz 5 goals |  G. Scamacca 5 goals |
Ascoli missing players
Cittadella missing players
| Ascoli | Cittadella | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 | 14 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| 20 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 87% |
| 93% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 57% | 67% |
| 53% | 57% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 14% | 33% |
| 27% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 20% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 13% |
| 67% | 57% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 40% |
| 13% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 57% | 47% |
| 20% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 29% | 27% |
| 4.3 | 3.6 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 5.7 | 6.1 |
| 4.9 | 4.7 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| 2.6 | 2.7 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 161 | 67 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 33 | 84 | 180 |
| 77 | 32 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 33 | 65 |
| 31% | 44% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 21% | 28% |
- All of Ascoli's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Ascoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ascoli haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Benevento | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 34 |
| 2 | Cittadella | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 25 |
| 3 | Chievo | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 4 | Frosinone | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | Crotone | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | Pordenone | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 22 |
| 7 | Virtus Entella | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| 8 | Perugia | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 22 |
| 9 | Ascoli | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 21 |
| 10 | Pescara | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 21 |
| 11 | Empoli | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 21 |
| 12 | Pisa | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| 13 | Spezia | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| 14 | Salernitana | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 19 |
| 15 | Venezia | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Cremonese | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 17 | Juve Stabia | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -11 | 14 |
| 18 | Cosenza | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 13 |
| 19 | Trapani | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -12 | 13 |
| 20 | Livorno | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | -9 | 11 |