Struggling Ascoli will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Venezia in the upcoming league round. It’s 18th vs 4th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Ascoli have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Serie B
- Venezia is in the best form (4-1-1)
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Ascoli form and stats
Overall Serie B stats at home this season for Ascoli, who have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Serie B, are 4-3-6 (wins-draw-losses). Ascoli are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca, having lost their two previous games here.
N. Mosti was the last player to score a league goal for Ascoli and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Ascoli haven't scored in 202 minutes.
Ascoli drew their last game, 0-0 away at Virtus Entella (placed 20th). Preceding that match was the home game against Pisa that was lost 0-2.
The manager A. Sottil will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Pescara in only three days.
Ascoli have scored 10 league goals here from 13 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Ascoli have conceded 17 in these home matches.
Venezia form and stats
As the visiting team in Serie B matches, Venezia have produced an overall stat of 4-7-2 so far.
Venezia's previous game was their home loss versus Brescia (0-1). A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Reggiana.
After this away game Venezia return home for a Serie B game against Lecce. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The visiting Venezia have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 15 goals from 13 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far).
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Venezia - Ascoli 2-1 entered in the official records. Ascoli-Venezia H2H statistics last seven meetings regardless of arena: Ascoli one win, Venezia four wins, two draws. three of these seven matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  F. Forte 11 goals |  R. Bajić 6 goals | M. Aramu 6 goals |
Ascoli missing players
Venezia missing players
| Ascoli | Venezia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 2 | Played | P | 6 | 13 | 27 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 21 | 10 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 15 | 35 |
| 36 | 17 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 25 |
| 93% | 92% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 77% | 85% |
| 74% | 85% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 77% | 74% |
| 33% | 31% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 38% | 41% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 19% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 48% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 54% | 48% |
| 11% | 15% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 83% | 38% | 37% |
| 48% | 54% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 31% | 30% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.8 | 12.2 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.5 | 12.8 | 13 |
| 4.1 | 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4 | 4.4 |
| 19% | 23% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 29% | 29% |
- Ascoli have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Serie B
- Venezia is in the best form (4-1-1)
| 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 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 49 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 25 | 50 |
| 2 | Monza | 27 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 47 |
| 3 | Salernitana | 27 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 46 |
| 4 | Venezia | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 45 |
| 5 | Chievo | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 42 |
| 6 | Cittadella | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 41 |
| 7 | SPAL | 27 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 41 |
| 8 | Lecce | 26 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 44 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 40 |
| 9 | Pisa | 27 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 36 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 24 | -2 | 37 |
| 10 | Frosinone | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | -4 | 37 |
| 11 | Pordenone | 27 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 33 |
| 12 | Brescia | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 19 | -2 | 33 |
| 13 | Reggina | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -5 | 33 |
| 14 | Vicenza | 26 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 36 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 31 |
| 15 | Cremonese | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 36 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -6 | 29 |
| 16 | Reggiana | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 24 | -13 | 28 |
| 17 | Cosenza | 27 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -6 | 26 |
| 18 | Ascoli | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -15 | 23 |
| 19 | Pescara | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 43 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -23 | 22 |
| 20 | Virtus Entella | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -20 | 20 |