Ascoli are receiving Sampdoria for yet another highly important game after their 1-1 result against 11th-placed Brescia.
- Ascoli have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Sampdoria have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Serie B
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Ascoli form and stats
Ascoli have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Serie B. A decent catch, still with room for improvement. When Ascoli hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like FeralpiSalo, Reggiana, Ascoli, Ternana, Lecco and Spezia), they have won 2 of 2 matches!
Ascoli shared the glory with Brescia in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Botteghin, defender, was given a rating of 8.31/10 in that game, top of the team. Botteghin won 3 of 5 duels.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Ternana.A decent goal production from Ascoli in their home games so far, with 5 goals from 3 league matches. Defensively Ascoli have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 3 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sampdoria form and stats
As the visiting team in Serie B matches, Sampdoria have produced an overall stat of 1-2-1 so far.
This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Catanzaro with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Esposito, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.11. Esposito hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Como wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.{4 goals} so far away for Sampdoria, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 4. All from 4 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Sampdoria have not lost in the last 5 matches (2-3-0) versus Ascoli.The matches between these sides have sometimes been rough and physical, having seen 4 red cards from the last seven duels.
Top Goalscorers
  P. Lobo Peixoto Mineiro Mendes 5 goals |   E. Pedrola Fortuny 3 goals |  P. Delgado 2 goals |
Ascoli missing players
Sampdoria missing players
| Ascoli | Sampdoria | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | 5 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 50% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 25% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 75% |
| 25% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 4.1 | 5.7 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3 | 4.6 |
| 6.2 | 7 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.8 | 4 |
| 2.2 | 0.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.4 | 15.7 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 10.5 | 12.5 |
| 3.9 | 3.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| 29% | 45% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 21% | 19% |
| 13.6 | 11 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 13 | 11 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 6.2 | 5.2 |
- Ascoli have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Ascoli haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sampdoria have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Sampdoria have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Serie B
- Sampdoria have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sampdoria haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Parma | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 20 |
| 2 | Palermo | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | Venezia | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Catanzaro | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | Como | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Modena | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | Cittadella | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 12 |
| 8 | Cosenza | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 9 | Südtirol | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | Cremonese | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Brescia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 12 | Bari 1908 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | Pisa | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| 14 | Ascoli | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 8 |
| 15 | Reggiana | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 16 | Ternana | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 5 |
| 17 | Spezia | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 5 |
| 18 | FeralpiSalo | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -11 | 4 |
| 19 | Sampdoria | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 20 | Lecco | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 1 |
