Serie B match preview: Ascoli versus Cremonese

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Fri 19.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca (20550 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Serie B, Ascoli holding 18th place and Cremonese lying 14th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

Insights:
  • Ascoli have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Serie B
  • Cremonese haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Ascoli form and stats

Ascoli, who have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Serie B, have played 14 Serie B games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-4-6 (wins-draws-losses).

A strong away win for Ascoli against Pescara the last match, as Federico Dionisi, Riad Bajić and Soufiane Bidaoui were on target. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Venezia that ended 1-1.

Manager A. Sottil felt very clever after Riad Bajić scored the winning goal against Pescara, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 73rd minute. A late climax in the match against Pescara as the winning goal came two minutes into overtime; scored by Riad Bajić.

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 (11 from 14 games). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 18 goals have been conceded.

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Cremonese form and stats

The visitors are W4-D4-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Serie B.

The Cremonese goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 256 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

It's the second away game in a row for Cremonese, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Virtus Entella (placed 20th) in the Serie B last time out. Before that, Cremonese secured a home win against Reggiana with the score 3-0.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Cremonese have scored 16 goals in 14 league games away. Cremonese have conceded 18 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Cremonese - Ascoli 3-3. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Ascoli two wins, three draws and Cremonese two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

CremoneseD. Ciofani
D. Ciofani
9 goals
AscoliR. Bajić
R. Bajić
8 goals
AscoliA. Sabiri
A. Sabiri
5 goals

Ascoli missing players

Cremonese missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ascoli Cremonese
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 5 Played P 4 14 29
6 4 1 Won W 3 4 9
9 4 1 Drew D 1 4 8
14 6 3 Lost L 0 6 12
25 11 3 Scored S 7 16 35
39 18 8 Conceded C 2 18 36
93% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
76% 86% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 79% 76%
34% 29% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 43% 45%
7% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 21% 21%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
52% 43% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 64% 52%
10% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 14% 21%
45% 50% 60% Failed to Score F T 0% 21% 31%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.8 2.9 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.6 2.4
9 5 3 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
13.1 12.5 11.8 Shots (avg) S ( 15.8 16.8 15.5
4.3 3.4 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 4.6 4.6
20% 23% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 25% 26%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Ascoli have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Serie B
  • Cremonese haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Empoli 29 14 14 1 52 24 14 7 7 0 25 10 15 7 7 1 27 14 28 56
2 Monza 29 13 11 5 39 22 14 7 5 2 22 8 15 6 6 3 17 14 17 50
3 Lecce 29 12 13 4 55 36 15 5 8 2 30 21 14 7 5 2 25 15 19 49
4 Salernitana 29 12 12 5 31 27 14 7 6 1 19 9 15 5 6 4 12 18 4 48
5 Venezia 29 12 10 7 38 29 15 8 2 5 22 16 14 4 8 2 16 13 9 46
6 Cittadella 29 12 9 8 40 27 15 7 5 3 21 12 14 5 4 5 19 15 13 45
7 Chievo 29 11 10 8 36 27 15 8 3 4 22 12 14 3 7 4 14 15 9 43
8 SPAL 29 10 12 7 34 32 14 6 5 3 21 15 15 4 7 4 13 17 2 42
9 Pisa 29 9 13 7 39 40 15 5 9 1 18 14 14 4 4 6 21 26 -1 40
10 Brescia 29 10 9 10 40 40 15 6 4 5 24 21 14 4 5 5 16 19 0 39
11 Frosinone 29 9 11 9 28 33 14 3 6 5 11 15 15 6 5 4 17 18 -5 38
12 Reggina 29 9 9 11 28 33 14 6 2 6 12 14 15 3 7 5 16 19 -5 36
13 Vicenza 29 7 14 8 39 40 14 2 9 3 17 18 15 5 5 5 22 22 -1 35
14 Cremonese 29 9 8 12 35 36 15 5 4 6 19 18 14 4 4 6 16 18 -1 35
15 Pordenone 29 7 13 9 28 28 14 2 9 3 17 15 15 5 4 6 11 13 0 34
16 Cosenza 29 4 16 9 23 29 15 1 9 5 10 15 14 3 7 4 13 14 -6 28
17 Reggiana 29 8 4 17 24 46 14 5 3 6 14 17 15 3 1 11 10 29 -22 28
18 Ascoli 29 6 9 14 25 39 14 4 4 6 11 18 15 2 5 8 14 21 -14 27
19 Pescara 29 5 8 16 22 46 15 2 4 9 13 24 14 3 4 7 9 22 -24 23
20 Virtus Entella 29 4 9 16 24 46 15 3 3 9 14 26 14 1 6 7 10 20 -22 21

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 Empoli 29 14 14 1 52 24 14 7 7 0 25 10 15 7 7 1 27 14 28 56
2 Monza 29 13 11 5 39 22 14 7 5 2 22 8 15 6 6 3 17 14 17 50
3 Lecce 29 12 13 4 55 36 15 5 8 2 30 21 14 7 5 2 25 15 19 49
4 Salernitana 29 12 12 5 31 27 14 7 6 1 19 9 15 5 6 4 12 18 4 48
5 Venezia 29 12 10 7 38 29 15 8 2 5 22 16 14 4 8 2 16 13 9 46
6 Cittadella 29 12 9 8 40 27 15 7 5 3 21 12 14 5 4 5 19 15 13 45
7 Chievo 29 11 10 8 36 27 15 8 3 4 22 12 14 3 7 4 14 15 9 43
8 SPAL 29 10 12 7 34 32 14 6 5 3 21 15 15 4 7 4 13 17 2 42
9 Pisa 29 9 13 7 39 40 15 5 9 1 18 14 14 4 4 6 21 26 -1 40
10 Brescia 29 10 9 10 40 40 15 6 4 5 24 21 14 4 5 5 16 19 0 39
11 Frosinone 29 9 11 9 28 33 14 3 6 5 11 15 15 6 5 4 17 18 -5 38
12 Reggina 29 9 9 11 28 33 14 6 2 6 12 14 15 3 7 5 16 19 -5 36
13 Vicenza 29 7 14 8 39 40 14 2 9 3 17 18 15 5 5 5 22 22 -1 35
14 Cremonese 29 9 8 12 35 36 15 5 4 6 19 18 14 4 4 6 16 18 -1 35
15 Pordenone 29 7 13 9 28 28 14 2 9 3 17 15 15 5 4 6 11 13 0 34
16 Cosenza 29 4 16 9 23 29 15 1 9 5 10 15 14 3 7 4 13 14 -6 28
17 Reggiana 29 8 4 17 24 46 14 5 3 6 14 17 15 3 1 11 10 29 -22 28
18 Ascoli 29 6 9 14 25 39 14 4 4 6 11 18 15 2 5 8 14 21 -14 27
19 Pescara 29 5 8 16 22 46 15 2 4 9 13 24 14 3 4 7 9 22 -24 23
20 Virtus Entella 29 4 9 16 24 46 15 3 3 9 14 26 14 1 6 7 10 20 -22 21

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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.