Benevento have outdone Ascoli this season, but every match begins at 0-0. Here's all the details you need before kickoff:
- Benevento have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ascoli have the most scored goals (21) away in Serie B
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Benevento form and stats
Benevento have played 11 Serie B games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Benevento drew their last game, 1-1 away at Lecce (placed 1st). Midfielder Acampora was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.1 (out of ten) in that game. Acampora hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 4 of 6 times.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Parma that ended 0-0.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Benevento handle that role? We have found ten games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are six wins, two draws and two defeats.
There will be little rest for Benevento after this match as they are travelling to Cittadella for a Serie B game in only four days.
The Benevento fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 11 league matches.
Ascoli form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 2 draws and only 2 losses in the Serie B. Momentum is building for Ascoli in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
There were no winners in Ascoli's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Como (placed 12th). Botteghin was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.64. The defender Botteghin hit one key pass and won 7 of 16 duels.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Perugia.Ascoli are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is four wins, one draw and nine defeats. From a total of 14 matches.
A quick return to home after this game, as Ascoli are hosting Alessandria in the Serie B only three days away.
Ascoli has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 11 games. As opposed to that, Ascoli have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have played each other previously this season, with the match result Ascoli - Benevento 0-2 written in the official records. Benevento-Ascoli H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Benevento five wins, Ascoli one win, three draws. five of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The matches between these teams have had a tendency to be brutal, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last nine duels.Top Goalscorers
  G. Lapadula 10 goals |   F. Dionisi 7 goals |  A. Tello Muñoz 5 goals |
Benevento missing players
Ascoli missing players
| Benevento | Ascoli | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 1 | 11 | 22 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 34 | 21 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 21 | 30 |
| 21 | 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 14 | 29 |
| 86% | 73% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 73% | 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 73% |
| 36% | 64% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 64% | 45% |
| 27% | 45% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 45% | 32% |
| 18% | 27% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 18% |
| 45% | 45% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 73% | 64% |
| 36% | 45% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 18% |
| 32% | 36% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 23% |
| 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
| 5.6 | 5.4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 15.5 | 16.5 | 17.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 11.9 | 13 |
| 4 | 4.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| 39% | 46% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 44% | 30% |
| 12.4 | 12 | 15.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 14.2 | 12.9 |
| 4.3 | 4.3 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 4 | 4.2 |
- Ascoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ascoli have the most scored goals (21) away in Serie B
- Ascoli haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Benevento have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | Lecce | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 42 |
| 2 | Cremonese | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 41 |
| 3 | Pisa | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 41 |
| 4 | Brescia | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 40 |
| 5 | Monza | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 38 |
| 6 | Benevento | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 37 |
| 7 | Frosinone | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 37 |
| 8 | Perugia | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 34 |
| 9 | Ascoli | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 33 |
| 10 | Cittadella | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 32 |
| 11 | Parma | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 28 |
| 12 | Como | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 28 |
| 13 | Ternana | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 28 |
| 14 | Reggina | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -12 | 26 |
| 15 | SPAL | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 23 |
| 16 | Alessandria | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -9 | 22 |
| 17 | Cosenza | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | -16 | 19 |
| 18 | Crotone | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -13 | 14 |
| 19 | Vicenza | 22 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 21 | -19 | 12 |
| 20 | Pordenone | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 24 | -25 | 12 |
