An important duel in the bottom section of the Serie B, with both Ascoli and Cremonese experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 14th and the visitors in 17th place.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Ascoli form and stats
23 points is a decent return from 11 Serie B games here at Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca for Ascoli. The data says 7 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.
In their previous game, the manager P. Zanetti led his Ascoli to a defeat in the Serie B match away at Spezia. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca. Before that, Ascoli drew at home versus Juve Stabia.
This is expected to be a close game, with Ascoli perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Ascoli as a small favourite), we find 15 games. Ascoli has won eight of these, drawn five and lost two.
A decent goal production from Ascoli in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 11 league matches. Ascoli have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Cremonese form and stats
There's been little loot from Cremonese's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 12 away games in the Serie B. Cremonese only have 1 win to counter their 7 defeats and 4 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Cremonese have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Venezia game.
The supporters enjoyed Cremonese's previous game versus Trapani (placed 19th), a Serie B 5-0 win played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Spezia wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.
As you can tell from the results above, Cremonese was very dominant against Trapani, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-0 (!) with Antonio Piccolo, Simone Palombi (2), Gianluca Gaetano and Francesco Migliore providing the goals.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Cremonese playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were one Cremonese win, seven draws and five defeats.
The attacking power of Cremonese when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 12 league matches away. Cremonese have conceded 18 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Cremonese - Ascoli 1-0 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: two - two - one (Ascoli wins - draws - Cremonese wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Scamacca 7 goals |  N. Ninković 5 goals |   S. Palombi 5 goals |
Ascoli missing players
Cremonese missing players
| Ascoli | Cremonese | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 9 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 34 | 18 | 10 | Scored | S | 3 | 8 | 24 |
| 35 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 7 | 18 | 29 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 92% | 88% |
| 83% | 73% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 67% | 62% |
| 58% | 45% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 25% | 29% |
| 33% | 27% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 17% | 17% |
| 8% | 9% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 17% | 17% |
| 58% | 45% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 46% |
| 21% | 36% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 8% | 25% |
| 21% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 42% |
| 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
| 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 283 | 117 | 59 | Total Shots | T S | 37 | 152 | 335 |
| 112 | 46 | 26 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 53 | 119 |
| 30% | 39% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 15% | 20% |
- Ascoli have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Cremonese have scored away.
- Ascoli haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Cremonese have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored 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 | Benevento | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 28 | 57 |
| 2 | Spezia | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 40 |
| 3 | Frosinone | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 40 |
| 4 | Crotone | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 37 |
| 5 | Salernitana | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 36 |
| 6 | Cittadella | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 36 |
| 7 | Pordenone | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 0 | 36 |
| 8 | Virtus Entella | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 4 | 35 |
| 9 | Chievo | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 34 |
| 10 | Empoli | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -2 | 33 |
| 11 | Perugia | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 33 |
| 12 | Pescara | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 33 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| 13 | Juve Stabia | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 32 |
| 14 | Ascoli | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 25 | -1 | 31 |
| 15 | Pisa | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 30 |
| 16 | Venezia | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 11 | -4 | 28 |
| 17 | Cremonese | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -5 | 26 |
| 18 | Cosenza | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | -1 | 23 |
| 19 | Trapani | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 47 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 30 | -24 | 19 |
| 20 | Livorno | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 15 | -21 | 14 |