Delightful dogfight as daring Cremonese duel with determined Ascoli

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 30.April
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Giovanni Zini (20034 seats)

2nd position in the Serie B table for Cremonese right now, a competent showing. The match-going followers hope for more points as 7th-placed Ascoli visit Stadio Giovanni Zini.

Insights:
  • Ascoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Cremonese are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Ascoli are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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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Cremonese form and stats

Cremonese have performed here at Stadio Giovanni Zini this season with 11 wins from 18 Serie B matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 6 games and lost 1. In general it's been a long time since Cremonese tasted defeat here at Stadio Giovanni Zini, as they have taken at least one point from their last 15 home games in the league.

In their previous game, the manager Pecchia led his Cremonese to a defeat away at Crotone. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadio Giovanni Zini. Zanimacchia (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.22/10. Zanimacchia scored one goal, hit two key passes and had 24 successful passes (of 29 total).

Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Cosenza.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Cremonese matches with similar probabilities have ended with four wins, one draw and zero defeats (from five games).

A decent goal production from Cremonese in their home games so far, with 32 goals from 18 league matches. Cremonese are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadio Giovanni Zini in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 17 from 18 matches.

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Ascoli form and stats

10 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Ascoli playing as the away team in the Serie B this season.

The Ascoli goalkeeper Nicola Leali is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 332 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Ascoli delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Cittadella (placed 11th) in their previous game. Leali (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.62. Leali topped it up with a clean sheet.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Parma at their stadium, the result 1-0.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Ascoli when being an outsider away as they are today, we find eight matches with the visitors losing two times, drawing four and winning two games.

Ascoli are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 27 times in 18 away games so far. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Ascoli have conceded 24 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these teams meet this season, as the history books show this recent game: Ascoli - Cremonese 1-4. Head-to-head numbers (for the preceeding nine meetings): Cremonese won three games, four matches ended with a tie and Ascoli managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / five

Top Goalscorers

AscoliF. Dionisi
F. Dionisi
9 goals
CremoneseC. Buonaiuto
C. Buonaiuto
8 goals
CremoneseD. Ciofani
D. Ciofani
8 goals

Cremonese missing players

Ascoli missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cremonese Ascoli
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 5 18 36
19 11 3 Won W 1 10 17
9 6 2 Drew D 1 2 8
8 1 1 Lost L 3 6 11
55 32 9 Scored S 4 27 47
37 17 6 Conceded C 8 24 41
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
83% 94% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 75%
50% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 50% 39%
19% 22% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 33% 22%
8% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 11%
58% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 56% 50%
28% 28% 33% Clean Sheets C S 20% 22% 31%
19% 11% 17% Failed to Score F T 40% 22% 25%
 
4.7 4.6 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.8 4.2
4.5 5 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 5.8 5.7
2.3 2.5 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 2.5 2.7
5 4 2 Red cards R C 0 0 4
 
13.3 13.8 12 Shots (avg) S ( 15 13.2 13.9
4.3 4.4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 4.2 4.7
36% 40% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 36% 28%
 
11.8 11.9 12.5 Shots against (avg) S A 12.6 13.8 12.6
3.8 3.8 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 4 3.9
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Ascoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Ascoli 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 Lecce 36 18 14 4 57 29 18 12 5 1 36 14 18 6 9 3 21 15 28 68
2 Cremonese 36 19 9 8 55 37 18 11 6 1 32 17 18 8 3 7 23 20 18 66
3 Monza 36 18 10 8 57 37 18 12 4 2 34 14 18 6 6 6 23 23 20 64
4 Benevento 36 18 9 9 61 34 18 10 4 4 37 18 18 8 5 5 24 16 27 63
5 Brescia 36 16 15 5 52 34 18 7 8 3 27 20 18 9 7 2 25 14 18 63
6 Pisa 36 17 12 7 45 33 18 10 7 1 25 12 18 7 5 6 20 21 12 63
7 Ascoli 36 17 8 11 47 41 18 7 6 5 20 17 18 10 2 6 27 24 6 59
8 Frosinone 36 15 13 8 57 40 18 10 6 2 33 14 18 5 7 6 24 26 17 58
9 Perugia 36 13 16 7 39 31 18 5 8 5 18 16 18 8 8 2 21 15 8 55
10 Ternana 36 14 9 13 56 57 18 8 2 8 29 27 18 6 7 5 27 30 -1 51
11 Cittadella 36 12 13 11 37 35 18 6 5 7 21 18 18 6 8 4 16 17 2 49
12 Reggina 36 13 9 14 30 42 18 9 2 7 18 20 18 4 7 7 12 22 -12 46
13 Parma 36 10 15 11 45 41 18 5 8 5 23 18 18 5 7 6 22 23 4 45
14 Como 36 10 14 12 44 51 18 5 7 6 19 19 18 5 7 6 25 32 -7 44
15 SPAL 36 7 15 14 41 53 18 3 8 7 27 28 18 4 7 7 14 25 -12 36
16 Alessandria 36 8 9 19 35 56 18 5 6 7 16 22 18 3 3 12 19 34 -21 33
17 Cosenza 36 7 10 19 34 58 18 7 3 8 20 23 18 0 7 11 14 35 -24 31
18 Vicenza 36 7 7 22 35 58 18 4 5 9 20 25 18 3 2 13 15 33 -23 28
19 Crotone 36 4 13 19 38 57 18 4 8 6 23 24 18 0 5 13 15 33 -19 25
20 Pordenone 36 3 8 25 26 67 18 2 6 10 16 31 18 1 2 15 10 36 -41 17

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 Lecce 36 18 14 4 57 29 18 12 5 1 36 14 18 6 9 3 21 15 28 68
2 Cremonese 36 19 9 8 55 37 18 11 6 1 32 17 18 8 3 7 23 20 18 66
3 Monza 36 18 10 8 57 37 18 12 4 2 34 14 18 6 6 6 23 23 20 64
4 Benevento 36 18 9 9 61 34 18 10 4 4 37 18 18 8 5 5 24 16 27 63
5 Brescia 36 16 15 5 52 34 18 7 8 3 27 20 18 9 7 2 25 14 18 63
6 Pisa 36 17 12 7 45 33 18 10 7 1 25 12 18 7 5 6 20 21 12 63
7 Ascoli 36 17 8 11 47 41 18 7 6 5 20 17 18 10 2 6 27 24 6 59
8 Frosinone 36 15 13 8 57 40 18 10 6 2 33 14 18 5 7 6 24 26 17 58
9 Perugia 36 13 16 7 39 31 18 5 8 5 18 16 18 8 8 2 21 15 8 55
10 Ternana 36 14 9 13 56 57 18 8 2 8 29 27 18 6 7 5 27 30 -1 51
11 Cittadella 36 12 13 11 37 35 18 6 5 7 21 18 18 6 8 4 16 17 2 49
12 Reggina 36 13 9 14 30 42 18 9 2 7 18 20 18 4 7 7 12 22 -12 46
13 Parma 36 10 15 11 45 41 18 5 8 5 23 18 18 5 7 6 22 23 4 45
14 Como 36 10 14 12 44 51 18 5 7 6 19 19 18 5 7 6 25 32 -7 44
15 SPAL 36 7 15 14 41 53 18 3 8 7 27 28 18 4 7 7 14 25 -12 36
16 Alessandria 36 8 9 19 35 56 18 5 6 7 16 22 18 3 3 12 19 34 -21 33
17 Cosenza 36 7 10 19 34 58 18 7 3 8 20 23 18 0 7 11 14 35 -24 31
18 Vicenza 36 7 7 22 35 58 18 4 5 9 20 25 18 3 2 13 15 33 -23 28
19 Crotone 36 4 13 19 38 57 18 4 8 6 23 24 18 0 5 13 15 33 -19 25
20 Pordenone 36 3 8 25 26 67 18 2 6 10 16 31 18 1 2 15 10 36 -41 17

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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.