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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 18.March
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca (20550 seats)

Enjoying a 6 point edge in the league table, Ascoli regulars crave to see their gladiators win max points from this game against Venezia.

Insights:
  • Ascoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Venezia have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Serie B

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Ascoli form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Serie B this season. Ascoli have only managed 3 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca.

No payout for Ascoli in their previous match, an away game at Cagliari that ended in defeat 1-4. Midfielder Collocolo was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.44 (out of ten) in that game. Collocolo served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Preceding that match was the home game against Bari 1908 that was lost 0-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Ascoli perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Ascoli as a small favourite), we find 12 games. Ascoli has won 4 of these, drawn 4 and lost 4.

Ascoli have scored {12 league goals} here from 14 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. On the other hand, Ascoli have conceded 16 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Venezia form and stats

The visitors, who have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Serie B, are W4-D4-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Serie B. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Venezia are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Venezia played 1-1 against Brescia in their previous match. Ceppitelli, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 6.85. Ceppitelli won 3 of 4 duels.

A 0-3 defeat away at Frosinone before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Venezia in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Venezia, 3 draws and 3 defeats.

The visiting Venezia have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 15 goals from 14 games. 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, Venezia have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams get together this season, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Venezia - Ascoli 0-2. Head-to-head totals (for the previous ten meetings): Ascoli won three games, three matches ended with a tie and Venezia got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be rough and physical, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

VeneziaJ. Pohjanpalo
J. Pohjanpalo
10 goals
AscoliC. Gondo
C. Gondo
6 goals
AscoliM. Collocolo
M. Collocolo
4 goals

Ascoli missing players

Venezia missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Ascoli Venezia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 4 14 29
9 3 1 Won W 2 4 7
9 5 3 Drew D 1 4 9
11 6 0 Lost L 1 6 13
30 12 2 Scored S 7 15 30
35 16 1 Conceded C 4 18 39
90% 79% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
62% 50% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 71% 79%
38% 43% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 43% 45%
21% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 14% 14%
10% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 7% 3%
48% 50% 25% BTTS BTTS 50% 57% 62%
28% 29% 75% Clean Sheets C S 25% 7% 10%
34% 43% 50% Failed to Score F T 25% 36% 31%
 
4.9 4.9 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 3.8 4.3
4.2 3.7 5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 4.6 5.6
3 2.6 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.5 2.4
8 6 1 Red cards R C 0 1 5
 
12 13.3 15.5 Shots (avg) S ( 13.5 12.6 12.3
3.3 3.2 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 4.4 4.1
31% 27% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 25% 25%
 
12.2 10.8 10.2 Shots against (avg) S A 15 14.1 14.4
3.9 3.4 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.5 4.4
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Ascoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Venezia have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Serie B
  • Venezia have the most conceded goals in the second half (26) in Serie B
  • Venezia haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 29 19 5 5 48 18 14 11 2 1 27 7 15 8 3 4 21 11 30 62
2 Bari 1908 29 13 11 5 45 27 15 5 7 3 24 16 14 8 4 2 21 11 18 50
3 Genoa 28 14 9 5 35 19 14 7 6 1 19 6 14 7 3 4 16 13 16 50
4 Sudtirol 29 12 12 5 32 28 15 5 8 2 18 16 14 7 4 3 14 12 4 48
5 Pisa 29 10 12 7 40 29 14 6 4 4 22 14 15 4 8 3 18 15 11 42
6 Reggina 28 13 3 12 39 31 14 7 2 5 23 15 14 6 1 7 16 16 8 42
7 Cagliari 29 10 12 7 34 29 15 9 4 2 23 14 14 1 8 5 11 15 5 42
8 Parma 29 11 8 10 35 31 15 7 2 6 18 13 14 4 6 4 17 18 4 41
9 Palermo 29 9 12 8 33 35 14 6 5 3 15 11 15 3 7 5 18 24 -2 39
10 Modena 29 11 5 13 39 38 14 6 4 4 22 15 15 5 1 9 17 23 1 38
11 Como 29 8 12 9 33 36 14 6 4 4 19 15 15 2 8 5 14 21 -3 36
12 Ascoli 29 9 9 11 30 35 14 3 5 6 12 16 15 6 4 5 18 19 -5 36
13 Ternana 28 9 9 10 28 35 14 6 5 3 15 12 14 3 4 7 13 23 -7 36
14 Cittadella 29 8 11 10 28 37 14 4 7 3 16 17 15 4 4 7 12 20 -9 35
15 Perugia 28 8 6 14 30 34 13 5 4 4 17 14 15 3 2 10 13 20 -4 30
16 Venezia 29 7 9 13 30 39 15 3 5 7 15 21 14 4 4 6 15 18 -9 30
17 Benevento 29 6 11 12 23 31 15 3 4 8 10 18 14 3 7 4 13 13 -8 29
18 SPAL 28 6 10 12 31 39 15 4 4 7 21 22 13 2 6 5 10 17 -8 28
19 Brescia 29 6 10 13 23 41 15 4 5 6 13 17 14 2 5 7 10 24 -18 28
20 Cosenza 28 6 8 14 23 47 14 5 5 4 16 15 14 1 3 10 7 32 -24 26

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 29 19 5 5 48 18 14 11 2 1 27 7 15 8 3 4 21 11 30 62
2 Bari 1908 29 13 11 5 45 27 15 5 7 3 24 16 14 8 4 2 21 11 18 50
3 Genoa 28 14 9 5 35 19 14 7 6 1 19 6 14 7 3 4 16 13 16 50
4 Sudtirol 29 12 12 5 32 28 15 5 8 2 18 16 14 7 4 3 14 12 4 48
5 Pisa 29 10 12 7 40 29 14 6 4 4 22 14 15 4 8 3 18 15 11 42
6 Reggina 28 13 3 12 39 31 14 7 2 5 23 15 14 6 1 7 16 16 8 42
7 Cagliari 29 10 12 7 34 29 15 9 4 2 23 14 14 1 8 5 11 15 5 42
8 Parma 29 11 8 10 35 31 15 7 2 6 18 13 14 4 6 4 17 18 4 41
9 Palermo 29 9 12 8 33 35 14 6 5 3 15 11 15 3 7 5 18 24 -2 39
10 Modena 29 11 5 13 39 38 14 6 4 4 22 15 15 5 1 9 17 23 1 38
11 Como 29 8 12 9 33 36 14 6 4 4 19 15 15 2 8 5 14 21 -3 36
12 Ascoli 29 9 9 11 30 35 14 3 5 6 12 16 15 6 4 5 18 19 -5 36
13 Ternana 28 9 9 10 28 35 14 6 5 3 15 12 14 3 4 7 13 23 -7 36
14 Cittadella 29 8 11 10 28 37 14 4 7 3 16 17 15 4 4 7 12 20 -9 35
15 Perugia 28 8 6 14 30 34 13 5 4 4 17 14 15 3 2 10 13 20 -4 30
16 Venezia 29 7 9 13 30 39 15 3 5 7 15 21 14 4 4 6 15 18 -9 30
17 Benevento 29 6 11 12 23 31 15 3 4 8 10 18 14 3 7 4 13 13 -8 29
18 SPAL 28 6 10 12 31 39 15 4 4 7 21 22 13 2 6 5 10 17 -8 28
19 Brescia 29 6 10 13 23 41 15 4 5 6 13 17 14 2 5 7 10 24 -18 28
20 Cosenza 28 6 8 14 23 47 14 5 5 4 16 15 14 1 3 10 7 32 -24 26

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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.