Match guide: Genoa the front runner when Ascoli comes to visit

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 06.May
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris (36599 seats)

Serie B: Genoa host Ascoli in what should be an intriguing football game. Tipsway gives you all the pre-match info you need!

Insights:
  • Genoa have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Serie B
  • Ascoli haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and bustle as both contenders are well refreshed since they last played a game. Game on!

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Genoa form and stats

36 points is a decent return from 17 Serie B games here at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris for Genoa. The data says 10 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss. Genoa has a nice streak going on as they have played twelve consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away).

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Josep Martinez Riera not having conceded a league goal in 272 minutes.

Genoa shared the glory with Südtirol in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Bani, defender, was given a rating of 7.81/10 in that game, top of the team. Bani hit one key pass and won 1 of 6 duels.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Cittadella and winning 1-0.

It should be taken into account that a look at the 10 most recent league fixtures reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).

Genoa are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 23 goals in 17 games. Defensively Genoa have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (6 in 17 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Ascoli form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie B matches, Ascoli have produced an overall stat of 6-5-6 so far.

Mendes and Marsura scored in Ascoli's previous match, the home game against Pisa that ended 2-1. Marsura came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Pisa last time out, making the manager Breda feel like a tactical genius. Midfielder Mendes was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.6. Mendes scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

A 1-1 draw at Como's stadium before that.

Low-scoring game? 9 of this team's most recent 12 league fixtures have had two goals or less.

The visiting Ascoli have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 19 goals from 17 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Ascoli have seen the ball go into their own net 22 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Ascoli - Genoa 0-0 was the scoreline in these sides' latest H2H game, played this season. Last three meetings involving these participants: Genoa won one, Ascoli triumphed in one and we saw one draw. two games with over 2,5 goals, one match with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

GenoaM. Coda
M. Coda
10 goals
GenoaA. Gudmundsson
A. Gudmundsson
9 goals
AscoliC. Gondo
C. Gondo
7 goals

Genoa missing players

Ascoli missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Genoa Ascoli
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 17 6 Played P 5 17 35
19 10 4 Won W 2 6 12
11 6 2 Drew D 1 5 10
5 1 0 Lost L 2 6 13
45 23 6 Scored S 6 19 38
21 6 1 Conceded C 8 22 43
83% 82% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 91%
54% 47% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 76% 63%
34% 18% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 29% 37%
11% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 24% 20%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 11%
31% 18% 17% BTTS BTTS 40% 47% 49%
57% 76% 83% Clean Sheets C S 40% 24% 26%
29% 24% 17% Failed to Score F T 20% 29% 34%
 
5.7 6.5 6 Corners for (avg) C F 2.2 4.5 5.1
3.6 2.9 1.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 4.9 4.1
2.3 2.2 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.8 3.1 3
4 3 1 Red cards R C 1 2 9
 
13.7 15.2 14 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 10.9 12.8
4.7 5.4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.5 3.7
27% 25% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 32% 29%
 
9.4 8.1 7.8 Shots against (avg) S A 16.2 13.9 12.5
2.8 2.1 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.1 3.8
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Ascoli haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Genoa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Genoa have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in Serie B
  • Genoa have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Serie B
  • Genoa have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.

  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 35 21 8 6 54 21 18 13 3 2 32 9 17 8 5 4 22 12 33 71
2 Genoa 35 19 11 5 45 21 17 10 6 1 23 6 18 9 5 4 22 15 24 67
3 Bari 1908 35 16 13 6 53 32 18 6 9 3 29 19 17 10 4 3 24 13 21 61
4 Südtirol 35 13 15 7 35 31 18 6 9 3 20 17 17 7 6 4 15 14 4 54
5 Parma 35 14 10 11 43 38 17 9 2 6 22 15 18 5 8 5 21 23 5 52
6 Cagliari 35 12 15 8 42 33 18 10 6 2 26 16 17 2 9 6 16 17 9 51
7 Pisa 35 11 13 11 45 36 17 7 5 5 25 16 18 4 8 6 20 20 9 46
8 Reggina 35 15 4 16 46 43 17 8 2 7 25 21 18 7 2 9 21 22 3 46
9 Ascoli 35 12 10 13 38 43 18 6 5 7 19 21 17 6 5 6 19 22 -5 46
10 Venezia 35 12 9 14 46 45 18 6 5 7 26 25 17 6 4 7 20 20 1 45
11 Palermo 35 10 15 10 43 44 17 7 7 3 21 14 18 3 8 7 22 30 -1 45
12 Modena 35 12 8 15 43 49 17 6 7 4 23 16 18 6 1 11 20 33 -6 44
13 Como 35 9 16 10 43 45 18 7 7 4 25 19 17 2 9 6 18 26 -2 43
14 Ternana 35 11 10 14 34 45 17 8 5 4 19 17 18 3 5 10 15 28 -11 43
15 Cittadella 35 8 14 13 30 43 17 4 7 6 16 21 18 4 7 7 14 22 -13 38
16 Brescia 35 9 11 15 33 52 18 6 5 7 16 21 17 3 6 8 17 31 -19 38
17 Cosenza 35 9 11 15 28 50 17 7 6 4 19 16 18 2 5 11 9 34 -22 38
18 Perugia 35 9 9 17 35 42 17 5 6 6 19 19 18 4 3 11 16 23 -7 36
19 SPAL 35 7 14 14 38 47 18 4 7 7 25 26 17 3 7 7 13 21 -9 35
20 Benevento 35 6 14 15 28 42 18 3 6 9 14 24 17 3 8 6 14 18 -14 32

Genoa:
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 35 21 8 6 54 21 18 13 3 2 32 9 17 8 5 4 22 12 33 71
2 Genoa 35 19 11 5 45 21 17 10 6 1 23 6 18 9 5 4 22 15 24 67
3 Bari 1908 35 16 13 6 53 32 18 6 9 3 29 19 17 10 4 3 24 13 21 61
4 Südtirol 35 13 15 7 35 31 18 6 9 3 20 17 17 7 6 4 15 14 4 54
5 Parma 35 14 10 11 43 38 17 9 2 6 22 15 18 5 8 5 21 23 5 52
6 Cagliari 35 12 15 8 42 33 18 10 6 2 26 16 17 2 9 6 16 17 9 51
7 Pisa 35 11 13 11 45 36 17 7 5 5 25 16 18 4 8 6 20 20 9 46
8 Reggina 35 15 4 16 46 43 17 8 2 7 25 21 18 7 2 9 21 22 3 46
9 Ascoli 35 12 10 13 38 43 18 6 5 7 19 21 17 6 5 6 19 22 -5 46
10 Venezia 35 12 9 14 46 45 18 6 5 7 26 25 17 6 4 7 20 20 1 45
11 Palermo 35 10 15 10 43 44 17 7 7 3 21 14 18 3 8 7 22 30 -1 45
12 Modena 35 12 8 15 43 49 17 6 7 4 23 16 18 6 1 11 20 33 -6 44
13 Como 35 9 16 10 43 45 18 7 7 4 25 19 17 2 9 6 18 26 -2 43
14 Ternana 35 11 10 14 34 45 17 8 5 4 19 17 18 3 5 10 15 28 -11 43
15 Cittadella 35 8 14 13 30 43 17 4 7 6 16 21 18 4 7 7 14 22 -13 38
16 Brescia 35 9 11 15 33 52 18 6 5 7 16 21 17 3 6 8 17 31 -19 38
17 Cosenza 35 9 11 15 28 50 17 7 6 4 19 16 18 2 5 11 9 34 -22 38
18 Perugia 35 9 9 17 35 42 17 5 6 6 19 19 18 4 3 11 16 23 -7 36
19 SPAL 35 7 14 14 38 47 18 4 7 7 25 26 17 3 7 7 13 21 -9 35
20 Benevento 35 6 14 15 28 42 18 3 6 9 14 24 17 3 8 6 14 18 -14 32

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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.