This match features two teams living in the basement of the Serie B, Venezia holding 16th place and Ascoli lying 15th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
Venezia and Ascoli should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Venezia form and stats
With 2 Serie B wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats from their home games, Venezia are certainly not brimming with confidence. With eight home Serie B games in a row without a win, the Venezia fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Livorno game long ago, can be stopped today.
The Venezia crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to Crotone here at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo in a Serie B match. Heartbreak before that as Venezia lost 0-2 at Salernitana's place.
Venezia have scored 11 league goals here from 14 matches, not a lot. Venezia's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ascoli form and stats
There's been little loot from Ascoli's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 15 away games in the Serie B. Ascoli only have 2 wins to counter their 11 defeats and 2 draws. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Ascoli are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Ascoli play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-3 to Virtus Entella (placed 10th). A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Chievo.
Ascoli lost heavily in their last match (against Virtus Entella as mentioned above) and the damage happened in the first half. Something did not go right in the pre-game preparations. Ascoli goalkeeper Nicola Leali had a great day against Virtus Entella, but despite making six saves the loss could not be avoided.
Ascoli have scored 17 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. Ascoli have conceded 30 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Ascoli - Venezia 1-1. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: two - two - one (Venezia wins - draws - Ascoli wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Aramu 7 goals |  G. Scamacca 7 goals | N. Ninković 6 goals |
Venezia missing players
Ascoli missing players
| Venezia | Ascoli | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 27 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 11 | 13 |
| 26 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 17 | 36 |
| 33 | 19 | 4 | Conceded | C | 6 | 30 | 41 |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 71% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 93% | 85% |
| 29% | 36% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 73% | 59% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 33% | 30% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 54% | 57% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 59% |
| 29% | 21% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 7% | 19% |
| 25% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 27% | 22% |
| 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 4 | 4.1 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 2.6 | 2.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 352 | 170 | 48 | Total Shots | T S | 48 | 186 | 313 |
| 103 | 47 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 71 | 119 |
| 25% | 23% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 24% | 30% |
- Ascoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ascoli haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Venezia have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Venezia have won significantly less corners at 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 | Benevento | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 54 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 39 | 69 |
| 2 | Crotone | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 49 |
| 3 | Frosinone | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 47 |
| 4 | Pordenone | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 3 | 45 |
| 5 | Spezia | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 44 |
| 6 | Cittadella | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 43 |
| 7 | Salernitana | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 42 |
| 8 | Chievo | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
| 9 | Empoli | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -1 | 40 |
| 10 | Virtus Entella | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 25 | -1 | 38 |
| 11 | Pisa | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 36 |
| 12 | Perugia | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -7 | 36 |
| 13 | Juve Stabia | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -8 | 36 |
| 14 | Pescara | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 26 | -6 | 35 |
| 15 | Ascoli | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 41 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 30 | -5 | 32 |
| 16 | Venezia | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | -7 | 32 |
| 17 | Cremonese | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -4 | 30 |
| 18 | Trapani | 28 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 52 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 33 | -21 | 25 |
| 19 | Cosenza | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 20 | -6 | 24 |
| 20 | Livorno | 28 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 17 | -22 | 18 |