Serie B duel: Close contest expected between Palermo and Ascoli

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 27.August
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Renzo Barbera (36349 seats)

Palermo greet Ascoli for another exciting Serie B match here at Stadio Renzo Barbera.

It's quite the trip for Ascoli when visiting Palermo as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.

Both contenders have had enough rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's trust this will be an enthusiastic game!

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Palermo form and stats

Palermo have only played one Serie B game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 13 wins, 5 draws and 0 defeats from 18 matches.

An away draw last time out for Palermo, facing Bari 1908 in a game that ended 1-1. Damiani (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.61/10. Damiani had 27 successful passes (of 32 total).

Ahead of that match, Palermo won a home game hosting Perugia (2-0).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Palermo have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 4 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 1 and lost 1.

Early season league goal statistics from Palermo's 1 home game: 2 goals, 0 conceded.

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Ascoli form and stats

Ascoli delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against SPAL (placed 14th) in their previous game. Gondo, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.82. Gondo scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Before that, Ascoli secured a home win against Ternana with the score 2-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Ascoli playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 5 Ascoli wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

Head 2 Head

Palermo have put together a streak of 4 consecutive games without defeat (3-1-0) when facing Ascoli.

Top Goalscorers

PalermoE. Soleri
E. Soleri
10 goals
PalermoN. Valente
N. Valente
7 goals
PalermoR. Floriano
R. Floriano
5 goals

Palermo missing players

Ascoli missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Palermo Ascoli
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 0 2
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
3 2 0 Scored S 0 0 3
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
50% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3 2 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 7
5.5 6 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 5.5
2 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 14 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 12
5 5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 3.5
30% 40% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 43%
 
14 9 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 11
3 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 4.5
Palermo Last season Ascoli
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 18   Played P   19 39
18 13   Won W   11 19
12 5   Drew D   2 8
6 0   Lost L   6 12
64 42   Scored S   28 52
33 9   Conceded C   24 43
89% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 95%
81% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   79% 72%
53% 56%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 38%
33% 33%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   32% 23%
8% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 13%
47% 39%   BTTS BTTS   53% 49%
44% 61%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 31%
19% 11%   Failed to Score F T   21% 26%
 
5.5 6.6   Corners for (avg) C F   4.7 4.2
4 3.7   Corners against (avg) C A   5.9 5.7
2.6 2.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.6 2.7
10 4   Red cards R C   0 5
 
10.2 10.7   Shots (avg) S (   13.1 14.1
4.4 5.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.1 4.7
41% 46%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 28%
 
6.3 5.3   Shots against (avg) S A   13.5 12.2
2.6 2.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.9 3.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Palermo 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
2 Ascoli 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
3 Genoa 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
4 Reggina 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
5 Brescia 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
6 Cittadella 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Cosenza 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 Frosinone 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
9 Bari 1908 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
10 Parma 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
11 Cagliari 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Como 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Benevento 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
14 SPAL 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
15 Perugia 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1
16 Pisa 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1 0
17 Ternana 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
18 Venezia 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Modena 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
20 Sudtirol 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 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 Bari 1908 36 22 9 5 52 26 18 12 3 3 31 15 18 10 6 2 21 11 26 75
2 Catanzaro 36 19 10 7 57 26 18 11 4 3 32 12 18 8 6 4 25 14 31 67
3 Palermo 36 18 12 6 64 33 18 13 5 0 42 9 18 5 7 6 22 24 31 66
4 Avellino 36 17 13 6 45 26 18 9 8 1 28 14 18 8 5 5 17 12 19 64
5 Monopoli 36 17 8 11 38 31 18 11 4 3 23 10 18 6 4 8 15 21 7 59
6 Virtus Francavilla 36 16 8 12 48 38 18 12 4 2 38 18 18 4 4 10 10 20 10 56
7 Foggia 36 13 15 8 62 51 18 10 5 3 40 26 18 3 10 5 22 25 11 52
8 Turris Neapolis 36 16 4 16 52 49 18 10 0 8 30 20 18 6 4 8 22 29 3 52
9 Nuova Monterosi 36 13 12 11 40 38 18 8 5 5 22 16 18 5 7 6 18 22 2 51
10 Picerno 36 14 8 14 41 45 18 9 3 6 24 16 18 5 5 8 17 29 -4 50
11 Juve Stabia 36 13 12 11 44 36 18 10 6 2 31 11 18 3 6 9 13 25 8 49
12 Latina 36 12 9 15 37 42 18 8 6 4 22 15 18 4 3 11 15 27 -5 45
13 Campobasso 36 11 11 14 51 62 18 5 7 6 25 25 18 6 4 8 26 37 -11 44
14 Taranto 36 8 15 13 31 40 18 6 10 2 16 8 18 2 5 11 15 32 -9 39
15 Messina 36 10 9 17 40 57 18 7 4 7 20 20 18 3 5 10 20 37 -17 39
16 Potenza Calcio 36 8 13 15 37 51 18 5 9 4 22 19 18 3 4 11 15 32 -14 37
17 Fidelis Andria 36 6 12 18 26 45 18 3 7 8 13 21 18 3 5 10 13 24 -19 30
18 Paganese 36 6 8 22 36 69 18 6 3 9 24 31 18 0 5 13 12 38 -33 26
19 Vibonese 36 3 12 21 24 60 18 3 7 8 13 23 18 0 5 13 11 37 -36 21
20 Catania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4
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 Lecce 38 19 14 5 59 31 19 13 5 1 37 14 19 6 9 4 22 17 28 71
2 Cremonese 38 20 9 9 57 39 19 11 6 2 32 18 19 9 3 7 25 21 18 69
3 Monza 38 19 10 9 60 38 19 13 4 2 37 14 19 6 6 7 23 24 22 67
4 Pisa 38 18 13 7 48 35 19 10 8 1 26 13 19 8 5 6 22 22 13 67
5 Brescia 38 17 15 6 55 35 19 8 8 3 30 20 19 9 7 3 25 15 20 66
6 Ascoli 38 19 8 11 52 42 19 8 6 5 24 18 19 11 2 6 28 24 10 65
7 Benevento 38 18 9 11 62 39 19 10 4 5 38 20 19 8 5 6 24 19 23 63
8 Frosinone 38 15 13 10 58 45 19 10 6 3 34 16 19 5 7 7 24 29 13 58
9 Perugia 38 14 16 8 40 32 19 6 8 5 19 16 19 8 8 3 21 16 8 58
10 Ternana 38 15 9 14 58 61 19 9 2 8 30 27 19 6 7 6 28 34 -3 54
11 Cittadella 38 13 13 12 38 36 19 7 5 7 22 18 19 6 8 5 16 18 2 52
12 Parma 38 11 16 11 48 43 19 5 9 5 25 20 19 6 7 6 23 23 5 49
13 Como 38 11 14 13 49 54 19 5 7 7 20 21 19 6 7 6 29 33 -5 47
14 Reggina 38 13 9 16 31 49 19 9 2 8 19 24 19 4 7 8 12 25 -18 46
15 SPAL 38 9 15 14 46 54 19 4 8 7 30 28 19 5 7 7 16 26 -8 42
16 Cosenza 38 8 11 19 36 59 19 8 3 8 21 23 19 0 8 11 15 36 -23 35
17 Vicenza 38 9 7 22 38 59 19 5 5 9 22 26 19 4 2 13 16 33 -21 34
18 Alessandria 38 8 10 20 37 59 19 5 6 8 16 23 19 3 4 12 21 36 -22 34
19 Crotone 38 4 14 20 41 61 19 4 8 7 23 25 19 0 6 13 18 36 -20 26
20 Pordenone 38 3 9 26 29 71 19 2 7 10 19 34 19 1 2 16 10 37 -42 18

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 Palermo 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
2 Ascoli 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
3 Genoa 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
4 Reggina 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
5 Brescia 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
6 Cittadella 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Cosenza 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
8 Frosinone 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
9 Bari 1908 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 2
10 Parma 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
11 Cagliari 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 Como 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Benevento 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
14 SPAL 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
15 Perugia 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1
16 Pisa 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1 0
17 Ternana 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
18 Venezia 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
19 Modena 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
20 Sudtirol 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 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.