Serie B preview: Can Modena edge out victory against Ascoli?

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 26.Aug
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Alberto Braglia (21151 seats)

Modena will clash heads with Ascoli in this Serie B game. All you must know about the game is found right here!

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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Modena form and stats

In the previous season, Modena's league statistics were 13 wins, 9 draws and 16 losses, leading to 10th spot in the Serie B. Over these 38 matches they scored {47 goals} and let in 53. Performing at their own stadium in the former season Modena generated 7-8-4 (win-draw-lost) with {26 goals} and 18 conceded.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Modena have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 2 and lost 2.

Modena are traveling soon after this match as the Serie B match at Cosenza awaits in three days.

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Ascoli form and stats

Let's have a look at how Ascoli performed last season in the Serie B: They landed a 13th position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 11 draws and 15 defeats. In total they scored 40 and conceded {47 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 5 and lost 8 with 20/25 goals scored/conceded. The visitors' first away game in the Serie B ended in defeat. Last season Ascoli had these away match statistics: Played 19; won 6, drew 5 and lost 8.

Ascoli are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 8 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats. From a total of 18 matches.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting FeralpiSalo in just three days.

{0 goals} so far away for Ascoli, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Modena-Ascoli H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Modena five wins, Ascoli two wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Modena missing players

Ascoli missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Modena Ascoli
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 1 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 3 3
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 100%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 7 7
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 3 3
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 4 4
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 22 22
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 6 6
Modena Last season Ascoli
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
13 7   Won W   6 12
9 8   Drew D   5 11
16 4   Lost L   8 15
47 26   Scored S   20 40
53 18   Conceded C   25 47
92% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 92%
68% 68%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 63%
47% 32%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   32% 37%
26% 26%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   21% 18%
18% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 11%
55% 53%   BTTS BTTS   47% 50%
26% 32%   Clean Sheets C S   21% 24%
26% 26%   Failed to Score F T   32% 34%
 
5 5.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4.2 5
4.9 4.4   Corners against (avg) C A   5.2 4.4
2.2 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.1 2.9
2 1   Red cards R C   3 10
 
12.9 12.7   Shots (avg) S (   11.6 13.3
3.8 3.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 3.9
32% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 27%
 
13.6 12.2   Shots against (avg) S A   14.1 12.6
4.8 3.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 3.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cosenza 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Sampdoria 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1
3 Palermo 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
4 Bari 1908 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Cremonese 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Catanzaro 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
7 Pisa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Reggiana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Cittadella 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Venezia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Como 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Spezia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Parma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Modena 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 FeralpiSalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Sudtirol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Ternana 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Ascoli 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
Last season 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 38 24 8 6 63 26 19 14 3 2 35 11 19 10 5 4 28 15 37 80
2 Genoa 38 21 11 6 53 28 19 12 6 1 29 10 19 9 5 5 24 18 25 73
3 Bari 1908 38 17 14 7 58 37 19 7 9 3 30 19 19 10 5 4 28 18 21 65
4 Cagliari 38 15 15 8 50 34 19 11 6 2 28 17 19 4 9 6 22 17 16 60
5 Parma 38 17 10 11 48 39 19 11 2 6 26 16 19 6 8 5 22 23 9 60
6 Sudtirol 38 14 16 8 38 34 19 6 10 3 21 18 19 8 6 5 17 16 4 58
7 Reggina 38 17 4 17 49 45 19 10 2 7 28 22 19 7 2 10 21 23 4 50
8 Venezia 38 13 10 15 51 50 19 7 5 7 29 27 19 6 5 8 22 23 1 49
9 Palermo 38 11 16 11 48 49 19 8 8 3 25 17 19 3 8 8 23 32 -1 49
10 Modena 38 13 9 16 47 53 19 7 8 4 26 18 19 6 1 12 21 35 -6 48
11 Pisa 38 11 14 13 48 42 19 7 5 7 27 21 19 4 9 6 21 21 6 47
12 Como 38 10 17 11 47 48 19 8 7 4 28 20 19 2 10 7 19 28 -1 47
13 Ascoli 38 12 11 15 40 47 19 6 6 7 20 22 19 6 5 8 20 25 -7 47
14 Cittadella 38 9 16 13 34 45 19 5 8 6 19 22 19 4 8 7 15 23 -11 43
15 Ternana 38 11 10 17 37 52 19 8 5 6 21 21 19 3 5 11 16 31 -15 43
16 Brescia 38 9 13 16 36 57 19 6 6 7 17 22 19 3 7 9 19 35 -21 40
17 Cosenza 38 9 13 16 30 53 19 7 7 5 20 18 19 2 6 11 10 35 -23 40
18 Perugia 38 10 9 19 40 52 19 6 6 7 22 26 19 4 3 12 18 26 -12 39
19 SPAL 38 8 14 16 41 51 19 4 7 8 25 27 19 4 7 8 16 24 -10 38
20 Benevento 38 7 14 17 33 49 19 4 6 9 16 25 19 3 8 8 17 24 -16 35

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 Cosenza 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Sampdoria 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1
3 Palermo 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
4 Bari 1908 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Cremonese 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Catanzaro 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
7 Pisa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Reggiana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Cittadella 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Venezia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Como 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Spezia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Parma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Modena 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 FeralpiSalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Sudtirol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Ternana 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Ascoli 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0

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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.