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

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sun 15.January
Match begins: 15:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Libero Liberati (22000 seats)

Ternana are set for a new task after their 0-3 versus Frosinone last time out. Ascoli are coming to town!

Insights:
  • Ascoli haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

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Ternana form and stats

The story so far in the Serie B for Ternana at their home stadium (Stadio Libero Liberati) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

Ternana are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 352 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Falletti).

Ternana faced defeat in their previous match, away at Frosinone (0-3). Midfielder Palumbo was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.1 (out of ten) in that game. Palumbo hit one key pass and had 52 successful passes (of 61 total).

Ahead of that match, Ternana lost 0-3 at home to Como.

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 Ternana have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won 9 times, drawn 1 and lost 3.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Ternana here at Stadio Libero Liberati in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (8 from 9 games). Ternana have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Ascoli form and stats

4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Ascoli playing as the away team in the Serie B this season.

Home advantage was not enough for Ascoli in their previous game as they lost hosting Reggina, 0-1. Botteghin, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.83. Botteghin won 12 of 15 duels.

Before that one, a nice away victory 3-1 at Cosenza.

We have checked recent matches where Ascoli have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 18 games were 7 victories, 4 draws and 7 defeats.

Ascoli are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 14 times in 9 away games so far. As opposed to that, Ascoli have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Ascoli have been victorious in every one of the 4 most recent battles against this opponent. Something to take note of?

The teams have met each other already this season, with the result Ascoli - Ternana 2-1 written in the official records. The games between these sides have sometimes been a bit wild, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

AscoliC. Gondo
C. Gondo
5 goals
TernanaA. Partipilo
A. Partipilo
4 goals
TernanaA. Favilli
A. Favilli
4 goals

Ternana missing players

Ascoli missing players

Ternana Ascoli
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 9 3 Played P 3 9 19
7 4 2 Won W 1 4 6
5 3 1 Drew D 2 3 7
7 2 0 Lost L 0 2 6
20 8 4 Scored S 6 14 24
24 6 0 Conceded C 5 10 23
79% 78% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
63% 44% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 89% 74%
53% 33% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 33% 42%
21% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 33% 26%
16% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 11% 11%
42% 22% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 56% 58%
47% 67% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 22% 21%
32% 33% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 22% 32%
 
4.7 4.8 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 4.3 4.3
5.2 5.9 6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 5.1 4.5
2.5 2.3 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 3.3 3.1
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 6
 
12.4 13.6 11 Shots (avg) S ( 9.7 11 11.1
4.3 3.9 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.3 4.1 3.4
24% 23% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 38% 38%
 
14.8 13.7 16.7 Shots against (avg) S A 13.7 13 12.1
4.1 2.9 1.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.3 4 3.7
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Ascoli haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Frosinone 19 12 3 4 28 11 9 7 2 0 15 2 10 5 1 4 13 9 17 39
2 Reggina 19 11 3 5 30 16 9 5 2 2 19 9 10 6 1 3 11 7 14 36
3 Genoa 19 9 6 4 21 14 9 3 5 1 9 6 10 6 1 3 12 8 7 33
4 Bari 1908 19 7 9 3 30 19 9 2 5 2 16 12 10 5 4 1 14 7 11 30
5 Pisa 19 7 8 4 30 20 9 5 2 2 17 8 10 2 6 2 13 12 10 29
6 Parma 19 7 6 6 25 20 10 5 1 4 14 11 9 2 5 2 11 9 5 27
7 Südtirol 19 6 8 5 21 24 10 2 6 2 11 12 9 4 2 3 10 12 -3 26
8 Ternana 19 7 5 7 20 24 9 4 3 2 8 6 10 3 2 5 12 18 -4 26
9 Ascoli 19 6 7 6 24 23 10 2 4 4 10 13 9 4 3 2 14 10 1 25
10 Modena 19 7 4 8 28 28 9 3 3 3 15 12 10 4 1 5 13 16 0 25
11 Cagliari 19 6 7 6 23 23 10 5 3 2 14 12 9 1 4 4 9 11 0 25
12 Brescia 19 6 7 6 20 26 10 4 4 2 11 9 9 2 3 4 9 17 -6 25
13 Palermo 19 6 6 7 19 22 10 4 3 3 11 9 9 2 3 4 8 13 -3 24
14 Benevento 19 5 7 7 17 20 10 2 3 5 7 12 9 3 4 2 10 8 -3 22
15 Como 19 5 7 7 22 27 10 4 3 3 11 10 9 1 4 4 11 17 -5 22
16 SPAL 19 4 8 7 21 23 10 3 2 5 14 13 9 1 6 2 7 10 -2 20
17 Venezia 19 5 5 9 23 28 10 2 2 6 11 17 9 3 3 3 12 11 -5 20
18 Perugia 19 5 4 10 16 24 9 3 2 4 7 11 10 2 2 6 9 13 -8 19
19 Cittadella 19 4 7 8 13 24 9 2 4 3 7 12 10 2 3 5 6 12 -11 19
20 Cosenza 19 4 5 10 17 32 9 3 2 4 12 13 10 1 3 6 5 19 -15 17

Read more about Serie B

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.