Possible nail-biting contest in SPAL - Ascoli game

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 12.March
Match begins: 15:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Paolo Mazza (17900 seats)

Ascoli know they have a strenuous excursion to SPAL and their Stadio Paolo Mazza. This article has all the details you need ahead of the fixture.

Insights:
  • SPAL have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Ascoli have the most scored goals (24) away in Serie B

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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SPAL form and stats

3-6-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie B numbers at home for SPAL so far this season.

SPAL are confident in defense, having played 202 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

SPAL enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Como's place. The match ended 2-0 with Melchiorri and Vido scoring. The striker Vido outdid all the other players in that game and received a match rating of 8.15 out of 10. Vido scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Before that, SPAL drew at home versus Cittadella.

SPAL are traveling soon after this match as the Serie B match at Perugia awaits in four days.

SPAL have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadio Paolo Mazza with 23 goals in 14 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the SPAL defense is not exactly impregnable. 21 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Ascoli form and stats

Playing away, Ascoli have won 8 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the Serie B this season. Ascoli has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Ascoli's last game was the home draw against Frosinone (1-1). Midfielder Bidaoui was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.33. Bidaoui scored one goal and hit one key pass.

A 1-3 defeat away at Lecce before that.

A new game in only four days for Ascoli, the Serie B home match versus Pisa. Busy days.

Ascoli has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 24 goals from 14 games. 19 goals have been conceded by Ascoli in these games.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these two sides face each other this season, as the statistics show this recent match: Ascoli - SPAL 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): SPAL two wins, two draws and Ascoli three victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

AscoliF. Dionisi
F. Dionisi
7 goals
SPALL. Colombo
L. Colombo
6 goals
SPALM. Mancosu
M. Mancosu
6 goals

SPAL missing players

Ascoli missing players

Total First Half Second Half
SPAL Ascoli
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 14 5 Played P 5 14 28
7 3 0 Won W 4 8 12
10 6 3 Drew D 1 2 7
11 5 2 Lost L 0 4 9
33 23 5 Scored S 13 24 39
41 21 8 Conceded C 6 19 36
89% 86% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
75% 86% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 86% 79%
46% 57% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 57% 46%
36% 50% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 80% 43% 29%
14% 29% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 14% 14%
54% 71% 80% BTTS BTTS 80% 64% 61%
25% 21% 20% Clean Sheets C S 20% 21% 21%
32% 21% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 21%
 
5.2 5.8 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.9 4.1
5.1 5.1 4.4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.6 5.6 5.6
2.4 2.1 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.7 2.9
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 4
 
15.2 18.4 20 Shots (avg) S ( 13 12.7 13.5
4.7 5.9 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.1 4.5
25% 28% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 52% 41% 31%
 
13.5 13.1 13 Shots against (avg) S A 12.8 14.2 12.9
4.6 4.4 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 4 4.2
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Ascoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Ascoli have the most scored goals (24) away in Serie B
  • Ascoli haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • SPAL have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 28 14 11 3 46 24 14 9 4 1 31 13 14 5 7 2 15 11 22 53
2 Cremonese 28 15 8 5 43 25 14 8 5 1 24 13 14 7 3 4 19 12 18 53
3 Pisa 28 14 10 4 36 22 14 7 6 1 18 11 14 7 4 3 18 11 14 52
4 Brescia 28 14 9 5 43 28 14 5 6 3 21 17 14 9 3 2 22 11 15 51
5 Monza 28 13 9 6 43 30 14 9 3 2 26 13 14 4 6 4 17 17 13 48
6 Benevento 27 13 8 6 42 24 14 7 4 3 27 14 13 6 4 3 15 10 18 47
7 Frosinone 28 11 12 5 42 29 14 6 6 2 22 12 14 5 6 3 20 17 13 45
8 Ascoli 28 12 7 9 39 36 14 4 5 5 15 17 14 8 2 4 24 19 3 43
9 Perugia 28 10 12 6 31 25 14 4 6 4 14 12 14 6 6 2 17 13 6 42
10 Cittadella 28 11 9 8 32 28 14 6 3 5 19 14 14 5 6 3 13 14 4 42
11 Reggina 28 11 6 11 27 35 14 7 2 5 16 16 14 4 4 6 11 19 -8 39
12 Como 28 8 12 8 34 38 14 4 6 4 15 14 14 4 6 4 19 24 -4 36
13 Parma 28 7 13 8 35 32 14 4 6 4 18 13 14 3 7 4 17 19 3 34
14 Ternana 28 9 7 12 39 45 14 6 1 7 19 19 14 3 6 5 20 26 -6 34
15 SPAL 28 7 10 11 33 41 14 3 6 5 23 21 14 4 4 6 10 20 -8 31
16 Alessandria 28 6 7 15 28 42 14 4 4 6 12 17 14 2 3 9 16 25 -14 25
17 Cosenza 27 5 8 14 24 42 13 5 2 6 13 15 14 0 6 8 11 27 -18 23
18 Vicenza 28 5 6 17 29 47 14 3 4 7 16 21 14 2 2 10 13 26 -18 21
19 Crotone 28 2 10 16 28 47 14 2 7 5 16 20 14 0 3 11 12 27 -19 16
20 Pordenone 28 2 6 20 19 53 14 1 4 9 11 25 14 1 2 11 8 28 -34 12

SPAL:
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 28 14 11 3 46 24 14 9 4 1 31 13 14 5 7 2 15 11 22 53
2 Cremonese 28 15 8 5 43 25 14 8 5 1 24 13 14 7 3 4 19 12 18 53
3 Pisa 28 14 10 4 36 22 14 7 6 1 18 11 14 7 4 3 18 11 14 52
4 Brescia 28 14 9 5 43 28 14 5 6 3 21 17 14 9 3 2 22 11 15 51
5 Monza 28 13 9 6 43 30 14 9 3 2 26 13 14 4 6 4 17 17 13 48
6 Benevento 27 13 8 6 42 24 14 7 4 3 27 14 13 6 4 3 15 10 18 47
7 Frosinone 28 11 12 5 42 29 14 6 6 2 22 12 14 5 6 3 20 17 13 45
8 Ascoli 28 12 7 9 39 36 14 4 5 5 15 17 14 8 2 4 24 19 3 43
9 Perugia 28 10 12 6 31 25 14 4 6 4 14 12 14 6 6 2 17 13 6 42
10 Cittadella 28 11 9 8 32 28 14 6 3 5 19 14 14 5 6 3 13 14 4 42
11 Reggina 28 11 6 11 27 35 14 7 2 5 16 16 14 4 4 6 11 19 -8 39
12 Como 28 8 12 8 34 38 14 4 6 4 15 14 14 4 6 4 19 24 -4 36
13 Parma 28 7 13 8 35 32 14 4 6 4 18 13 14 3 7 4 17 19 3 34
14 Ternana 28 9 7 12 39 45 14 6 1 7 19 19 14 3 6 5 20 26 -6 34
15 SPAL 28 7 10 11 33 41 14 3 6 5 23 21 14 4 4 6 10 20 -8 31
16 Alessandria 28 6 7 15 28 42 14 4 4 6 12 17 14 2 3 9 16 25 -14 25
17 Cosenza 27 5 8 14 24 42 13 5 2 6 13 15 14 0 6 8 11 27 -18 23
18 Vicenza 28 5 6 17 29 47 14 3 4 7 16 21 14 2 2 10 13 26 -18 21
19 Crotone 28 2 10 16 28 47 14 2 7 5 16 20 14 0 3 11 12 27 -19 16
20 Pordenone 28 2 6 20 19 53 14 1 4 9 11 25 14 1 2 11 8 28 -34 12

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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.