Perugia vs Ascoli match preview: Even contest expected at Stadio Renato Curi

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 28.August
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Renato Curi (28000 seats)

After the first round it's Perugia - Ascoli 3-3 in points. Who will achieve victory in this second Serie B game of the season?

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Perugia form and stats

Last season, Perugia's league stats were 23 wins, 10 draws and 5 losses, producing 2nd spot in the Serie C: Girone B. From these 38 matches they scored 67 goals and gave away 30. Playing as the home side in the former season Perugia produced 14-4-1 (win-draw-lost) with 42 goals and 14 conceded. In general it's been a long time since Perugia tasted defeat here at Stadio Renato Curi, as they have taken at least one point from their last 17 home games in the league.

A good away victory last time out for Perugia, who won 1-0 against Pordenone (placed 16th). Attacking player Jacopo Murano bested all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 7.34 out of 10. Murano scored one goal.

A Coppa Italia defeat was the result before that one, 2-3 away at Genoa.

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 Perugia have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won two, drawn one and lost three.

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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 16th position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 11 draws and 16 defeats. In total they scored 37 and conceded 48 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 6 and lost 10 with 19/29 goals scored/conceded.

Ascoli go into this game after a win, the home game against Cosenza that ended 1-0. Eric Botteghin was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.73. The defender Botteghin won 5 of 9 duels.

Prior to that match, the Ascoli manager A. Sottil faced defeat when travelling to Udinese and losing 1-3.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Ascoli in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Ascoli, two draws and three defeats.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings featuring these sides: Perugia won five, Ascoli triumphed in one and we saw four draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

PerugiaJ. Murano
J. Murano
1 goals
AscoliS. Bidaoui
S. Bidaoui
1 goals

Perugia missing players

Ascoli missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Perugia Ascoli
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
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%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
1 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 2
3 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 6
8 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 12
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 2
33% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 50%
Perugia Last season Ascoli
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
23 14   Won W   3 11
10 4   Drew D   6 11
5 1   Lost L   10 16
67 42   Scored S   19 37
30 14   Conceded C   29 48
92% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   95% 92%
76% 89%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 76%
47% 63%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 39%
24% 32%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   16% 8%
11% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 5%
45% 47%   BTTS BTTS   63% 50%
53% 53%   Clean Sheets C S   5% 18%
11% 5%   Failed to Score F T   37% 39%
 
5 5.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.9 4.6
4.7 4.2   Corners against (avg) C A   4.5 5
2 1.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.8 2.9
2 0   Red cards R C   4 9
 
10.3 11.7   Shots (avg) S (   13.3 13
4.4 4.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.2 4.4
40% 47%   Goal Efficiency G E   19% 22%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cremonese 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Brescia 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 Benevento 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Ascoli 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Cittadella 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Perugia 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Pisa 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Como 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Crotone 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Frosinone 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Parma 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
12 Monza 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Reggina 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Alessandria 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1 0
15 Cosenza 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 Pordenone 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 SPAL 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 Vicenza 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
19 Ternana 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
20 Lecce 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 Calcio Padova 38 24 7 7 68 26 19 13 4 2 36 8 19 11 3 5 32 18 42 79
2 Perugia 38 23 10 5 67 30 19 14 4 1 42 14 19 9 6 4 25 16 37 79
3 Sudtirol 38 21 12 5 66 29 19 12 5 2 33 12 19 9 7 3 33 17 37 75
4 Modena 38 21 7 10 51 28 19 13 3 3 37 12 19 8 4 7 14 16 23 70
5 FeralpiSalo 38 17 9 12 54 46 19 11 2 6 31 18 19 6 7 6 23 28 8 60
6 Triestina 38 15 14 9 48 40 19 11 5 3 28 17 19 4 9 6 20 23 8 59
7 Cesena 38 15 12 11 51 42 19 6 6 7 24 25 19 9 6 4 27 17 9 57
8 Matelica Calcio 38 16 8 14 59 62 19 11 6 2 39 21 19 5 2 12 20 41 -3 56
9 Sambenedettese 38 14 12 12 43 43 19 7 6 6 22 22 19 7 6 6 21 21 0 50
10 Virtus Verona 38 11 16 11 43 44 19 4 11 4 22 20 19 7 5 7 21 24 -1 49
11 Mantova 38 12 13 13 47 49 19 6 5 8 22 28 19 6 8 5 25 21 -2 49
12 Gubbio 38 12 12 14 40 45 19 6 7 6 22 25 19 6 5 8 18 20 -5 48
13 Fermana 38 9 15 14 31 44 19 8 6 5 20 17 19 1 9 9 11 27 -13 42
14 Vis Pesaro 38 11 8 19 41 57 19 7 4 8 20 26 19 4 4 11 21 31 -16 41
15 Carpi 38 10 11 17 45 62 19 7 8 4 28 18 19 3 3 13 17 44 -17 41
16 Legnago Salus 38 8 14 16 35 47 19 6 5 8 21 20 19 2 9 8 14 27 -12 38
17 Imolese 38 9 8 21 34 55 19 4 6 9 15 24 19 5 2 12 19 31 -21 35
18 Fano 38 5 18 15 32 47 19 2 9 8 18 22 19 3 9 7 14 25 -15 33
19 Ravenna 38 6 12 20 32 62 19 5 7 7 17 24 19 1 5 13 15 38 -30 30
20 Arezzo 38 5 14 19 37 66 19 3 7 9 20 34 19 2 7 10 17 32 -29 29
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 Empoli 38 19 16 3 68 35 19 11 8 0 38 15 19 8 8 3 30 20 33 73
2 Salernitana 38 19 12 7 46 34 19 11 6 2 26 13 19 8 6 5 20 21 12 69
3 Monza 38 17 13 8 51 33 19 9 6 4 27 16 19 8 7 4 24 17 18 64
4 Lecce 38 16 14 8 68 47 19 6 9 4 36 28 19 10 5 4 32 19 21 62
5 Venezia 38 15 14 9 53 39 19 10 3 6 28 19 19 5 11 3 25 20 14 59
6 Cittadella 38 15 12 11 48 35 19 9 7 3 25 14 19 6 5 8 23 21 13 57
7 Chievo 38 14 14 10 50 37 19 10 5 4 29 14 19 4 9 6 21 23 13 56
8 Brescia 38 15 11 12 61 53 19 9 5 5 36 27 19 6 6 7 25 26 8 56
9 SPAL 38 14 14 10 44 42 19 8 6 5 25 19 19 6 8 5 19 23 2 56
10 Reggina 38 12 14 12 42 45 19 8 4 7 20 22 19 4 10 5 22 23 -3 50
11 Frosinone 38 12 14 12 38 42 19 4 9 6 16 21 19 8 5 6 22 21 -4 50
12 Cremonese 38 12 12 14 46 44 19 7 6 6 27 22 19 5 6 8 19 22 2 48
13 Pisa 38 11 15 12 54 59 19 7 10 2 26 19 19 4 5 10 28 40 -5 48
14 Vicenza 38 11 15 12 48 53 19 5 9 5 22 24 19 6 6 7 26 29 -5 48
15 Pordenone 38 10 15 13 40 39 19 5 10 4 27 19 19 5 5 9 13 20 1 45
16 Ascoli 38 11 11 16 37 48 19 8 5 6 18 19 19 3 6 10 19 29 -11 44
17 Cosenza 38 6 17 15 29 47 19 3 9 7 15 20 19 3 8 8 14 27 -18 35
18 Reggiana 38 9 7 22 31 57 19 6 5 8 19 23 19 3 2 14 12 34 -26 34
19 Pescara 38 7 11 20 29 60 19 4 5 10 18 29 19 3 6 10 11 31 -31 32
20 Virtus Entella 38 4 11 23 30 64 19 3 4 12 17 35 19 1 7 11 13 29 -34 23

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 Cremonese 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
2 Brescia 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 Benevento 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Ascoli 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Cittadella 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Perugia 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Pisa 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
8 Como 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Crotone 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Frosinone 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Parma 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
12 Monza 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Reggina 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Alessandria 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1 0
15 Cosenza 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 Pordenone 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
17 SPAL 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
18 Vicenza 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
19 Ternana 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
20 Lecce 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.