Serie B game lowdown: Ascoli vs Cosenza

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 13.May
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca (20550 seats)

Ascoli have won 46 points performing as the hosting team. Cosenza have claimed 39 points playing away. Should we expect a home win?

Insights:
  • Ascoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cosenza have the the worst goal difference (-22) in Serie B

Cosenza are struggling to avoid relegation.

Both participants have had enough days rest since their previous exertion in an official match. Let's hope for an enthusiastic fixture!

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Ascoli form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie B, Ascoli have managed 6 wins, 5 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 18 games. Ascoli are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

Ascoli are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Genoa. The first setback in the shape of a defeat after collecting points in three league rounds. Ascoli's goalkeeper Leali was extremely busy against Genoa, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves. Leali, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 9.33 out of 10 in that game. Leali saved a penalty.

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Pisa.

Ascoli are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 19 goals in 18 games. 21 goals have been conceded.

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Cosenza form and stats

There's been little loot from Cosenza's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 18 away games in the Serie B. Cosenza only have 2 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 5 draws.

Cosenza played 1-1 against Venezia in their previous match. As mentioned above, Cosenza drew the match against Venezia. Manager Viali brought on D'Urso to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked. The attacker Marras got a match rating of 7.44 in that game. Marras hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 30 successful passes (of 37 total).

A 1-2 defeat away at Brescia before that.

Cosenza are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed {9 goals} from 18 away games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Cosenza struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 34 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent archived scoreline featuring both these teams is the Cosenza - Ascoli 1-3 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: five - two - two (Ascoli wins - draws - Cosenza wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

AscoliC. Gondo
C. Gondo
7 goals
AscoliF. Dionisi
F. Dionisi
5 goals
AscoliM. Collocolo
M. Collocolo
4 goals

Ascoli missing players

Cosenza missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ascoli Cosenza
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 6 18 36
12 6 3 Won W 0 2 9
10 5 3 Drew D 1 5 12
14 7 0 Lost L 5 11 15
39 19 8 Scored S 2 9 29
45 21 5 Conceded C 15 34 51
92% 83% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 89% 86%
64% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 72% 67%
39% 44% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 39% 39%
19% 17% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 22% 19%
11% 11% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 11% 8%
50% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 39% 50%
25% 28% 50% Clean Sheets C S 17% 22% 28%
33% 39% 33% Failed to Score F T 67% 50% 36%
 
5 5.7 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 6.7 4.3 4.6
4.2 3.4 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 5.6 5.4
3 2.9 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.6 2.7
9 7 2 Red cards R C 1 2 5
 
12.8 14.6 14.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12 9.8 10.8
3.7 4 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.8 3.5
29% 26% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 11% 18% 23%
 
12.6 11.1 11.3 Shots against (avg) S A 15.5 16.3 15.5
3.9 3.6 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.3 5 4.8
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Ascoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ascoli have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Cosenza have scored away.
  • Cosenza have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Cosenza have the fewest points (11) away in Serie B
  • Cosenza have the fewest scored goals (9) away in Serie B
  • Cosenza have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Serie B
  • Cosenza have the most conceded goals (34) away in Serie B
  • Cosenza have the the worst goal difference (-22) in Serie B
  • Cosenza have the the worst goal difference (-25) away 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 36 22 8 6 57 22 18 13 3 2 32 9 18 9 5 4 25 13 35 74
2 Genoa 36 20 11 5 47 22 18 11 6 1 25 7 18 9 5 4 22 15 25 71
3 Bari 1908 36 16 14 6 54 33 18 6 9 3 29 19 18 10 5 3 25 14 21 62
4 Südtirol 36 14 15 7 36 31 18 6 9 3 20 17 18 8 6 4 16 14 5 57
5 Cagliari 36 13 15 8 47 33 18 10 6 2 26 16 18 3 9 6 21 17 14 54
6 Parma 35 14 10 11 43 38 17 9 2 6 22 15 18 5 8 5 21 23 5 51
7 Palermo 36 11 15 10 45 45 18 8 7 3 23 15 18 3 8 7 22 30 0 48
8 Pisa 36 11 13 12 46 39 18 7 5 6 26 19 18 4 8 6 20 20 7 46
9 Venezia 36 12 10 14 47 46 18 6 5 7 26 25 18 6 5 7 21 21 1 46
10 Ascoli 36 12 10 14 39 45 18 6 5 7 19 21 18 6 5 7 20 24 -6 46
11 Reggina 36 16 4 16 48 44 18 9 2 7 27 22 18 7 2 9 21 22 4 45
12 Modena 36 12 9 15 44 50 18 6 8 4 24 17 18 6 1 11 20 33 -6 45
13 Como 36 9 16 11 44 47 18 7 7 4 25 19 18 2 9 7 19 28 -3 43
14 Ternana 36 11 10 15 34 46 18 8 5 5 19 18 18 3 5 10 15 28 -12 43
15 Cittadella 36 9 14 13 33 44 18 5 7 6 19 22 18 4 7 7 14 22 -11 41
16 Cosenza 36 9 12 15 29 51 18 7 7 4 20 17 18 2 5 11 9 34 -22 39
17 Brescia 35 9 11 15 33 52 18 6 5 7 16 21 17 3 6 8 17 31 -19 38
18 Perugia 36 9 9 18 35 47 18 5 6 7 19 24 18 4 3 11 16 23 -12 36
19 SPAL 36 7 14 15 39 49 18 4 7 7 25 26 18 3 7 8 14 23 -10 35
20 Benevento 36 6 14 16 29 45 18 3 6 9 14 24 18 3 8 7 15 21 -16 32

Table
  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 36 22 8 6 57 22 18 13 3 2 32 9 18 9 5 4 25 13 35 74
2 Genoa 36 20 11 5 47 22 18 11 6 1 25 7 18 9 5 4 22 15 25 71
3 Bari 1908 36 16 14 6 54 33 18 6 9 3 29 19 18 10 5 3 25 14 21 62
4 Südtirol 36 14 15 7 36 31 18 6 9 3 20 17 18 8 6 4 16 14 5 57
5 Cagliari 36 13 15 8 47 33 18 10 6 2 26 16 18 3 9 6 21 17 14 54
6 Parma 35 14 10 11 43 38 17 9 2 6 22 15 18 5 8 5 21 23 5 51
7 Palermo 36 11 15 10 45 45 18 8 7 3 23 15 18 3 8 7 22 30 0 48
8 Pisa 36 11 13 12 46 39 18 7 5 6 26 19 18 4 8 6 20 20 7 46
9 Venezia 36 12 10 14 47 46 18 6 5 7 26 25 18 6 5 7 21 21 1 46
10 Ascoli 36 12 10 14 39 45 18 6 5 7 19 21 18 6 5 7 20 24 -6 46
11 Reggina 36 16 4 16 48 44 18 9 2 7 27 22 18 7 2 9 21 22 4 45
12 Modena 36 12 9 15 44 50 18 6 8 4 24 17 18 6 1 11 20 33 -6 45
13 Como 36 9 16 11 44 47 18 7 7 4 25 19 18 2 9 7 19 28 -3 43
14 Ternana 36 11 10 15 34 46 18 8 5 5 19 18 18 3 5 10 15 28 -12 43
15 Cittadella 36 9 14 13 33 44 18 5 7 6 19 22 18 4 7 7 14 22 -11 41
16 Cosenza 36 9 12 15 29 51 18 7 7 4 20 17 18 2 5 11 9 34 -22 39
17 Brescia 35 9 11 15 33 52 18 6 5 7 16 21 17 3 6 8 17 31 -19 38
18 Perugia 36 9 9 18 35 47 18 5 6 7 19 24 18 4 3 11 16 23 -12 36
19 SPAL 36 7 14 15 39 49 18 4 7 7 25 26 18 3 7 8 14 23 -10 35
20 Benevento 36 6 14 16 29 45 18 3 6 9 14 24 18 3 8 7 15 21 -16 32

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Serie B is the second highest division in Italian football. It usually has 22 teams playing two fixtures against each other. The two top teams of the league table are automatically promoted, with a third following depending on standings and/or a playoff. Matches are usually played on Saturdays.