Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca: Ascoli vs Empoli Serie B preview

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Tue 20.April
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca (20550 seats)

Struggling Ascoli will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Empoli in the upcoming league round. It’s 16th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Ascoli have the fewest clean sheets (5) in Serie B
  • Empoli have the fewest conceded goals (28) in Serie B

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Ascoli and Empoli.

Empoli are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

W W W L D

Ascoli form and stats

When playing at home in the Serie B, Ascoli, who have the fewest clean sheets (5) in Serie B, have managed 6 wins, 5 draws and suffered 6 defeats from 17 games. Ascoli has recorded two wins in a row here at Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Ascoli are returning here after visiting SPAL in a Serie B game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Riad Bajić and Abdelhamid Sabiri scored the goal(s). Ahead of that match, Ascoli won a home game hosting Monza (1-0).

There will be little rest for Ascoli after this match as they are travelling to Reggina for a Serie B game in only three days.

Ascoli have scored 14 league goals here from 17 matches, not a lot. 19 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

W D W W W

Empoli form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie B matches, Empoli, who have the fewest conceded goals (28) in Serie B, have produced an overall stat of 8-8-1 so far. In general it has been a productive period now for Empoli as they haven't lost any of their last 27 games. Empoli are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played 14 in a row without losing.

Empoli go into this game after a win, the home game against Brescia that ended 4-2. A 2-2 draw at Cremonese's stadium before that.

As you can tell from the result, the match against Brescia was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?

A quick return to home after this game, as Empoli are hosting Cosenza in the Serie B only three days away.

Empoli are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 30 times in 17 away games so far. Empoli are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 16 times in 17 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Empoli - Ascoli 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Ascoli two wins, two draws and Empoli six victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

EmpoliL. Mancuso
L. Mancuso
17 goals
AscoliR. Bajić
R. Bajić
9 goals
EmpoliA. La Mantia
A. La Mantia
8 goals

Ascoli missing players

Empoli missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ascoli Empoli
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 17 4 Played P 6 17 33
9 6 1 Won W 5 8 17
10 5 1 Drew D 1 8 15
15 6 2 Lost L 0 1 1
31 14 2 Scored S 12 30 60
43 19 5 Conceded C 3 16 28
91% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 94% 91%
74% 76% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 88% 79%
38% 29% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 41% 45%
6% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 29% 33%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 6% 9%
53% 41% 25% BTTS BTTS 33% 59% 58%
15% 24% 25% Clean Sheets C S 67% 35% 39%
41% 47% 50% Failed to Score F T 17% 12% 12%
 
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 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.8 1.7
9 5 1 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
12.9 12.4 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 14.3 14.7 16.9
4.2 3.4 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 5 5.5
22% 25% 13% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 35% 33%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Ascoli have the fewest clean sheets (5) in Serie B
  • Ascoli have the most points from losing position (20) in Serie B
  • Empoli have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Empoli have scored at least twice as many goals away as Ascoli have scored home.
  • Empoli have the fewest conceded goals (28) in Serie B
  • Empoli have the the best goal difference (+32) in Serie B
  • Empoli is in the best form (5-1-0)

  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 33 17 15 1 60 28 16 9 7 0 30 12 17 8 8 1 30 16 32 66
2 Lecce 34 16 13 5 64 39 17 6 8 3 33 23 17 10 5 2 31 16 25 61
3 Salernitana 34 16 12 6 38 30 17 10 6 1 23 10 17 6 6 5 15 20 8 60
4 Monza 34 14 13 7 44 30 17 8 6 3 26 14 17 6 7 4 18 16 14 55
5 Venezia 34 14 11 9 47 35 17 9 2 6 25 18 17 5 9 3 22 17 12 53
6 Cittadella 34 13 11 10 43 31 17 8 6 3 23 13 17 5 5 7 20 18 12 50
7 SPAL 34 12 14 8 40 37 17 7 6 4 24 18 17 5 8 4 16 19 3 50
8 Chievo 33 12 12 9 40 30 17 9 4 4 25 13 16 3 8 5 15 17 10 48
9 Reggina 34 12 11 11 37 36 17 8 3 6 18 16 17 4 8 5 19 20 1 47
10 Brescia 34 11 11 12 49 49 17 7 5 5 29 23 17 4 6 7 20 26 0 44
11 Cremonese 34 11 10 13 41 41 17 6 5 6 23 21 17 5 5 7 18 20 0 43
12 Pisa 33 10 13 10 43 46 17 6 9 2 21 15 16 4 4 8 22 31 -3 43
13 Vicenza 34 9 14 11 43 47 17 4 9 4 20 20 17 5 5 7 23 27 -4 41
14 Pordenone 33 9 13 11 35 34 16 4 9 3 22 15 17 5 4 8 13 19 1 40
15 Frosinone 34 9 13 12 29 40 17 3 8 6 12 19 17 6 5 6 17 21 -11 40
16 Ascoli 34 9 10 15 31 43 17 6 5 6 14 19 17 3 5 9 17 24 -12 37
17 Cosenza 34 5 17 12 26 38 17 2 9 6 12 17 17 3 8 6 14 21 -12 32
18 Reggiana 34 8 7 19 28 52 17 5 5 7 17 21 17 3 2 12 11 31 -24 31
19 Pescara 33 6 10 17 27 50 16 3 4 9 16 25 17 3 6 8 11 25 -23 28
20 Virtus Entella 33 4 10 19 25 54 17 3 4 10 15 30 16 1 6 9 10 24 -29 22

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 33 17 15 1 60 28 16 9 7 0 30 12 17 8 8 1 30 16 32 66
2 Lecce 34 16 13 5 64 39 17 6 8 3 33 23 17 10 5 2 31 16 25 61
3 Salernitana 34 16 12 6 38 30 17 10 6 1 23 10 17 6 6 5 15 20 8 60
4 Monza 34 14 13 7 44 30 17 8 6 3 26 14 17 6 7 4 18 16 14 55
5 Venezia 34 14 11 9 47 35 17 9 2 6 25 18 17 5 9 3 22 17 12 53
6 Cittadella 34 13 11 10 43 31 17 8 6 3 23 13 17 5 5 7 20 18 12 50
7 SPAL 34 12 14 8 40 37 17 7 6 4 24 18 17 5 8 4 16 19 3 50
8 Chievo 33 12 12 9 40 30 17 9 4 4 25 13 16 3 8 5 15 17 10 48
9 Reggina 34 12 11 11 37 36 17 8 3 6 18 16 17 4 8 5 19 20 1 47
10 Brescia 34 11 11 12 49 49 17 7 5 5 29 23 17 4 6 7 20 26 0 44
11 Cremonese 34 11 10 13 41 41 17 6 5 6 23 21 17 5 5 7 18 20 0 43
12 Pisa 33 10 13 10 43 46 17 6 9 2 21 15 16 4 4 8 22 31 -3 43
13 Vicenza 34 9 14 11 43 47 17 4 9 4 20 20 17 5 5 7 23 27 -4 41
14 Pordenone 33 9 13 11 35 34 16 4 9 3 22 15 17 5 4 8 13 19 1 40
15 Frosinone 34 9 13 12 29 40 17 3 8 6 12 19 17 6 5 6 17 21 -11 40
16 Ascoli 34 9 10 15 31 43 17 6 5 6 14 19 17 3 5 9 17 24 -12 37
17 Cosenza 34 5 17 12 26 38 17 2 9 6 12 17 17 3 8 6 14 21 -12 32
18 Reggiana 34 8 7 19 28 52 17 5 5 7 17 21 17 3 2 12 11 31 -24 31
19 Pescara 33 6 10 17 27 50 16 3 4 9 16 25 17 3 6 8 11 25 -23 28
20 Virtus Entella 33 4 10 19 25 54 17 3 4 10 15 30 16 1 6 9 10 24 -29 22

More from Italy - Serie B

Read more about Serie B

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.