Balanced ball game between Ascoli and Pisa expected

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Mon 01.May
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca (20550 seats)

Serie B: The average league table spots tell a story of the journey Ascoli and Pisa have been on so far. Both teams are set to play; bring it!

Insights:
  • Ascoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Pisa have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Ascoli and Pisa should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Ascoli form and stats

The story so far in the Serie B for Ascoli at their home stadium (Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca) is 5 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Ascoli after consecutive victories at their own ground.

The home team returns to Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca after drawing with Como (placed 13th) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. Dionisi, an attacker, was the champion performer for the team in that game, collecting a rating of 7.8 (out of 10). Dionisi scored one goal.

Ahead of that match, Ascoli won a home game hosting Südtirol (1-0).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Ascoli have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 15 matches with the results: Won 6, drawn 4 and lost 5.

It should be added that a glance at the 12 latest league games reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).

Ascoli's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Pisa form and stats

Playing away, Pisa have won 4 games, drawn 8 and suffered 5 defeats in the Serie B this season. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Pisa are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Pisa's previous game was their home loss versus Bari 1908 (1-2). Attacker Torregrossa got a player rating of 7.44 in the game. "Man of the match" Torregrossa scored one goal.

Prior to that match, the Pisa manager D'Angelo faced defeat when travelling to Ternana and losing 1-2.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Pisa playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were 4 Pisa wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats.

Low on goals? 10 of this club's last 13 league matches have contained two goals or less.

Pisa have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 17 league away games 19 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Pisa have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The duelists have fought before this season: Pisa - Ascoli 2-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Ascoli victories, one draw and six Pisa wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, seven matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

PisaE. Gliozzi
E. Gliozzi
9 goals
AscoliC. Gondo
C. Gondo
7 goals
PisaE. Torregrossa
E. Torregrossa
6 goals

Ascoli missing players

Pisa missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ascoli Pisa
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 5 17 34
11 5 1 Won W 1 4 11
10 5 1 Drew D 2 8 13
13 7 3 Lost L 2 5 10
36 17 7 Scored S 8 19 44
42 20 9 Conceded C 8 18 34
91% 82% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 76% 82%
62% 47% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 53% 62%
35% 41% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 35% 41%
21% 18% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 24% 24%
12% 12% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 9%
47% 47% 80% BTTS BTTS 60% 47% 50%
26% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 41% 35%
35% 41% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 35% 32%
 
5 5.5 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.1 4
4.2 3.6 4 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.9 5.4
3 2.9 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.5 2.6
9 7 2 Red cards R C 0 3 6
 
12.7 14.4 15.6 Shots (avg) S ( 10 11.4 12.1
3.7 3.9 3.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.6 3.7
29% 26% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 31% 35%
 
12.4 10.9 11.4 Shots against (avg) S A 14.4 13.2 12
3.9 3.6 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.4 3.8 3.6
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Ascoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Pisa have won significantly less corners away then at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Frosinone 34 20 8 6 51 20 17 12 3 2 29 8 17 8 5 4 22 12 31 68
2 Genoa 34 19 10 5 45 21 17 10 6 1 23 6 17 9 4 4 22 15 24 66
3 Bari 1908 34 16 12 6 52 31 17 6 8 3 28 18 17 10 4 3 24 13 21 60
4 Südtirol 34 13 14 7 35 31 17 6 8 3 20 17 17 7 6 4 15 14 4 53
5 Parma 34 14 9 11 41 36 17 9 2 6 22 15 17 5 7 5 19 21 5 51
6 Cagliari 34 11 15 8 40 32 17 9 6 2 24 15 17 2 9 6 16 17 8 48
7 Pisa 34 11 13 10 44 34 17 7 5 5 25 16 17 4 8 5 19 18 10 46
8 Reggina 34 15 4 15 45 40 17 8 2 7 25 21 17 7 2 8 20 19 5 46
9 Modena 34 12 8 14 43 44 17 6 7 4 23 16 17 6 1 10 20 28 -1 44
10 Palermo 34 10 14 10 42 43 17 7 7 3 21 14 17 3 7 7 21 29 -1 44
11 Ascoli 34 11 10 13 36 42 17 5 5 7 17 20 17 6 5 6 19 22 -6 43
12 Ternana 34 11 10 13 33 43 17 8 5 4 19 17 17 3 5 9 14 26 -10 43
13 Como 34 9 15 10 42 44 17 7 6 4 24 18 17 2 9 6 18 26 -2 42
14 Venezia 34 11 9 14 41 45 17 5 5 7 21 25 17 6 4 7 20 20 -4 42
15 Cosenza 34 9 11 14 27 48 17 7 6 4 19 16 17 2 5 10 8 32 -21 38
16 Cittadella 34 8 13 13 29 42 17 4 7 6 16 21 17 4 6 7 13 21 -13 37
17 Perugia 34 9 8 17 34 41 17 5 6 6 19 19 17 4 2 11 15 22 -7 35
18 Brescia 34 8 11 15 31 51 17 5 5 7 14 20 17 3 6 8 17 31 -20 35
19 SPAL 34 7 13 14 37 46 17 4 6 7 24 25 17 3 7 7 13 21 -9 34
20 Benevento 34 6 13 15 26 40 17 3 5 9 12 22 17 3 8 6 14 18 -14 31

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 Frosinone 34 20 8 6 51 20 17 12 3 2 29 8 17 8 5 4 22 12 31 68
2 Genoa 34 19 10 5 45 21 17 10 6 1 23 6 17 9 4 4 22 15 24 66
3 Bari 1908 34 16 12 6 52 31 17 6 8 3 28 18 17 10 4 3 24 13 21 60
4 Südtirol 34 13 14 7 35 31 17 6 8 3 20 17 17 7 6 4 15 14 4 53
5 Parma 34 14 9 11 41 36 17 9 2 6 22 15 17 5 7 5 19 21 5 51
6 Cagliari 34 11 15 8 40 32 17 9 6 2 24 15 17 2 9 6 16 17 8 48
7 Pisa 34 11 13 10 44 34 17 7 5 5 25 16 17 4 8 5 19 18 10 46
8 Reggina 34 15 4 15 45 40 17 8 2 7 25 21 17 7 2 8 20 19 5 46
9 Modena 34 12 8 14 43 44 17 6 7 4 23 16 17 6 1 10 20 28 -1 44
10 Palermo 34 10 14 10 42 43 17 7 7 3 21 14 17 3 7 7 21 29 -1 44
11 Ascoli 34 11 10 13 36 42 17 5 5 7 17 20 17 6 5 6 19 22 -6 43
12 Ternana 34 11 10 13 33 43 17 8 5 4 19 17 17 3 5 9 14 26 -10 43
13 Como 34 9 15 10 42 44 17 7 6 4 24 18 17 2 9 6 18 26 -2 42
14 Venezia 34 11 9 14 41 45 17 5 5 7 21 25 17 6 4 7 20 20 -4 42
15 Cosenza 34 9 11 14 27 48 17 7 6 4 19 16 17 2 5 10 8 32 -21 38
16 Cittadella 34 8 13 13 29 42 17 4 7 6 16 21 17 4 6 7 13 21 -13 37
17 Perugia 34 9 8 17 34 41 17 5 6 6 19 19 17 4 2 11 15 22 -7 35
18 Brescia 34 8 11 15 31 51 17 5 5 7 14 20 17 3 6 8 17 31 -20 35
19 SPAL 34 7 13 14 37 46 17 4 6 7 24 25 17 3 7 7 13 21 -9 34
20 Benevento 34 6 13 15 26 40 17 3 5 9 12 22 17 3 8 6 14 18 -14 31

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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.