Balanced ball game between Ascoli and Lecce expected

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 03.October
Match begins: 14:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca (20550 seats)

It's game two of the Serie B season and everything to play for. Read our full preview of Ascoli-Lecce!

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Ascoli form and stats

Ascoli travelled for their previous game, a trip to Brescia that ended 1-1. Ahead of that match, Ascoli lost 2-4 at home to Benevento.

Last season, Ascoli's league statistics were 13 wins, 7 draws and 18 losses, resulting in a 15th position in the Serie B. Over these 38 matches they scored 50 goals and conceded 58. Playing at home last season Ascoli managed 9-5-5 (win-draw-lost) with 29 goals and 24 conceded.

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Lecce form and stats

There were no winners in Lecce's previous match, a Serie B home game that ended 0-0 vs Pordenone (placed 15th). Preceding that, the 3-4 home loss versus Parma.

Let's have a look at how Lecce performed last season in the Serie A: They landed a 18th position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 8 draws and 21 defeats. In total they scored 52 and conceded 85 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 3 and lost 11 with 22/44 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Ascoli won three, Lecce won four and three draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

AscoliM. Cavion
M. Cavion
1 goals

Ascoli missing players

Lecce missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ascoli Lecce
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
15 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 21
2 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 4
50% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Ascoli Last season Lecce
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
13 9   Won W   5 9
7 5   Drew D   3 8
18 5   Lost L   11 21
50 29   Scored S   22 52
58 24   Conceded C   44 85
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 97%
79% 74%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   89% 87%
58% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   79% 76%
32% 37%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   53% 55%
11% 16%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   21% 24%
61% 58%   BTTS BTTS   58% 68%
18% 26%   Clean Sheets C S   11% 8%
21% 16%   Failed to Score F T   37% 26%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
3 2.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.7 2.6
7 2   Red cards R C   4 5
 
439 209   Total Shots T S   243 509
152 70   Shots on Target S O   81 174
33% 41%   Goal Efficiency G E   27% 30%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cittadella 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
2 Empoli 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 Venezia 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Pisa 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
5 Reggiana 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Ascoli 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
7 Brescia 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Reggina 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Salernitana 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Chievo 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Cosenza 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Lecce 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Monza 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Pescara 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Pordenone 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
16 SPAL 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
17 Virtus Entella 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
18 Vicenza 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
19 Cremonese 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
20 Frosinone 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
Last season 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 38 26 8 4 67 27 19 14 4 1 39 9 19 12 4 3 28 18 40 86
2 Crotone 38 20 8 10 63 40 19 12 5 2 33 14 19 8 3 8 30 26 23 68
3 Spezia 38 17 10 11 54 40 19 10 4 5 30 18 19 7 6 6 24 22 14 61
4 Pordenone 38 16 10 12 48 46 19 11 5 3 25 12 19 5 5 9 23 34 2 58
5 Cittadella 38 17 7 14 49 49 19 7 4 8 23 26 19 10 3 6 26 23 0 58
6 Chievo 38 14 14 10 48 38 19 10 4 5 29 18 19 4 10 5 19 20 10 56
7 Pisa 38 14 12 12 49 45 19 10 5 4 28 20 19 4 7 8 21 25 4 54
8 Frosinone 38 14 12 12 41 38 19 10 5 4 29 18 19 4 7 8 12 20 3 54
9 Empoli 38 14 12 12 47 48 19 7 8 4 26 23 19 7 4 8 21 25 -1 54
10 Salernitana 38 14 10 14 53 50 19 10 6 3 35 23 19 4 4 11 18 27 3 52
11 Venezia 38 12 14 12 37 40 19 5 6 8 18 24 19 7 8 4 19 16 -3 50
12 Cremonese 38 12 13 13 42 43 19 7 6 6 22 19 19 5 7 7 20 24 -1 49
13 Virtus Entella 38 12 12 14 46 50 19 8 6 5 21 18 19 4 6 9 25 32 -4 48
14 Cosenza 38 12 10 16 50 49 19 6 5 8 21 22 19 6 5 8 29 27 1 46
15 Ascoli 38 13 7 18 50 58 19 9 5 5 29 24 19 4 2 13 21 34 -8 46
16 Pescara 38 12 9 17 48 55 19 7 8 4 31 23 19 5 1 13 17 32 -7 45
17 Perugia 38 12 9 17 38 49 19 7 5 7 19 19 19 5 4 10 19 30 -11 45
18 Trapani 38 11 13 14 48 60 19 8 6 5 27 20 19 3 7 9 21 40 -12 44
19 Juve Stabia 38 11 8 19 47 63 19 9 3 7 30 29 19 2 5 12 17 34 -16 41
20 Livorno 38 5 6 27 30 67 19 3 2 14 19 42 19 2 4 13 11 25 -37 21
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Juventus 38 26 5 7 76 43 19 16 2 1 46 17 19 10 3 6 30 26 33 83
2 Inter 38 24 10 4 81 36 19 11 6 2 40 17 19 13 4 2 41 19 45 82
3 Atalanta 38 23 9 6 98 48 19 12 2 5 51 26 19 11 7 1 47 22 50 78
4 Lazio 38 24 6 8 79 42 19 14 3 2 46 17 19 10 3 6 33 25 37 78
5 Roma 38 21 7 10 77 51 19 10 4 5 36 27 19 11 3 5 41 24 26 70
6 Milan 38 19 9 10 63 46 19 9 6 4 31 20 19 10 3 6 32 26 17 66
7 Napoli 38 18 8 12 61 50 19 10 3 6 31 24 19 8 5 6 30 26 11 62
8 Sassuolo 38 14 9 15 69 63 19 8 3 8 44 33 19 6 6 7 25 30 6 51
9 Fiorentina 38 12 13 13 51 48 19 5 8 6 22 22 19 7 5 7 29 26 3 49
10 Parma 38 14 7 17 56 57 19 7 2 10 26 24 19 7 5 7 30 33 -1 49
11 Hellas Verona 38 12 13 13 47 51 19 9 5 5 29 25 19 3 8 8 18 26 -4 49
12 Bologna 38 12 11 15 52 65 19 5 8 6 25 29 19 7 3 9 27 36 -13 47
13 Cagliari 38 11 12 15 52 56 19 7 4 8 32 28 19 4 8 7 20 28 -4 45
14 Udinese 38 12 9 17 37 51 19 6 6 7 18 23 19 6 3 10 19 28 -14 45
15 Sampdoria 38 12 6 20 48 65 19 6 4 9 25 30 19 6 2 11 23 35 -17 42
16 Torino 38 11 7 20 46 68 19 7 4 8 23 30 19 4 3 12 23 38 -22 40
17 Genoa 38 10 9 19 47 73 19 7 1 11 24 31 19 3 8 8 23 42 -26 39
18 Lecce 38 9 8 21 52 85 19 4 5 10 30 41 19 5 3 11 22 44 -33 35
19 Brescia 38 6 7 25 35 79 19 3 5 11 21 34 19 3 2 14 14 45 -44 25
20 SPAL 38 5 5 28 27 77 19 2 4 13 16 40 19 3 1 15 11 37 -50 20

Lecce:
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 Cittadella 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
2 Empoli 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 Venezia 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Pisa 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
5 Reggiana 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Ascoli 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
7 Brescia 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Reggina 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Salernitana 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Chievo 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Cosenza 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Lecce 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Monza 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Pescara 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Pordenone 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
16 SPAL 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
17 Virtus Entella 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
18 Vicenza 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
19 Cremonese 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
20 Frosinone 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0

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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.