This looks to be an appealing game as Ascoli have their presumed home advantage, while Cremonese lead them by 3 points in the Serie B standings.
- Ascoli have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Cremonese have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This has all the signs of an entertaining fixture with lots of spark and energy as both contenders are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Get this show on the road!
Ascoli form and stats
Ascoli have played 8 Serie B games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-3-3 (wins-draws-losses). Ascoli have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Sabiri was the last player to score a league goal for Ascoli and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Ascoli haven't scored in 215 minutes.
Ascoli faced defeat in their previous match, away at Cittadella (0-2). Eric Botteghin, defender, was given a rating of 7.54/10 in that game, top of the team. Botteghin won 7 of 7 duels.
In the match before that, Ascoli hosted Parma and drew the game 0-0.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 (7 from 8 games). On the other hand, Ascoli have conceded 9 goals.
Cremonese form and stats
4 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Cremonese playing as the away team in the Serie B this season.
Cremonese won their last game, 3-2 versus Crotone played at home. Zanimacchia came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Crotone last time out, making the manager Pecchia feel like a tactical genius. Midfielder Nicolò Fagioli was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.44. Fagioli scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 21 successful passes (of 25 total).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Cosenza at their stadium, the result 2-0.The visiting Cremonese have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 9 goals from 8 games. Cremonese are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the previous eight meetings involving these two participants are: two wins for Ascoli, four draws and two wins for Cremonese. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  F. Dionisi 7 goals |  C. Buonaiuto 4 goals | A. Sabiri 3 goals |
Ascoli missing players
Cremonese missing players
| Ascoli | Cremonese | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 21 | 7 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 23 |
| 20 | 9 | 7 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 94% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 76% |
| 41% | 25% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 38% | 35% |
| 24% | 12% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 12% | 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 59% | 50% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 38% | 47% |
| 24% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 24% | 38% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 24% |
| 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 6.2 | 6.4 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
| 3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 17 | 14 | 13.5 |
| 4.6 | 4.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
| 27% | 19% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 26% | 33% |
| 12.6 | 11.1 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 10.8 | 11.5 |
| 3.7 | 3.8 | 5.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.8 | 3.9 |
- Ascoli have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Cremonese have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Cremonese 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 | Pisa | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 35 |
| 2 | Brescia | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 33 |
| 3 | Lecce | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 31 |
| 4 | Benevento | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 31 |
| 5 | Monza | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 31 |
| 6 | Cremonese | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 29 |
| 7 | Cittadella | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 28 |
| 8 | Ascoli | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 26 |
| 9 | Frosinone | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 10 | Perugia | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 25 |
| 11 | Ternana | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 22 |
| 12 | Reggina | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 22 |
| 13 | Como | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 21 |
| 14 | SPAL | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| 15 | Parma | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 19 |
| 16 | Cosenza | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -12 | 16 |
| 17 | Alessandria | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -12 | 14 |
| 18 | Crotone | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -15 | 8 |
| 19 | Pordenone | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -19 | 8 |
| 20 | Vicenza | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -16 | 7 |