ASCOLI PICENO. Ascoli and Benevento didn’t manage to score any goal on Sunday. Ascoli was much superior in terms of ball possession (61%)​.

The match was played at the Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca stadium in Ascoli Piceno on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Francesco Cosso who had the assistance of Fabiano Preti and Sergio Ranghetti. The 4th official was Giorgio Vergaro. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.7 degrees Celsius or 44.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Ascoli had a strong ball possession 61% while Benevento was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Ascoli was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Ascoli to win the match​.

Ascoli shot 23 times, 4 on target, 19 off target. Talking about the opposition, Benevento shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Ascoli received 2 yellow cards (Federico Proia and Christopher Lungoyi). Regarding the opposition, Benevento received 2 yellow cards (Riccardo Improta and Maxime Leverbe).

Also, Benevento didn’t end the match with 11 players after Riccardo Improta (Benevento) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (35′).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Ascoli will have 33 points like Cittadella to hold in the 12th place. On the other side, Benevento will have 27 points to sit in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie B, Ascoli will host Bari 1908 on the 5th of March with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of Ascoli (4 draws).

Benevento will play away agasint Bari 1908 on the 1st of April with a 1-1 head to head.

Ascoli – Formation

Ascoli started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Christian Bucchi decided to play with the following team: Nicola Leali (7.3), Claud Adjapong (6.5), Eric Botteghin (7.3), Giuseppe Bellusci (7.3), Nicola Falasco (7.3), Michele Collocolo (7.6), Marcel Büchel (7.9), Fabrizio Caligara (6.7), Marcello Falzerano (7.3), Amato Ciciretti (6.8) and Pedro Mendes (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Lorenco Šimić (6.4), Mirko Eramo, Federico Proia (6.4), Christophe Lungoyi (6.7), Aljaž Tavčar, Simone Giordano, Alassane Sidibe, Luca Bolletta, Francesco Donati (6.8), Enrico Guarna, Federico Dionisi (6.8) and Danilo Quaranta.

Substitutions

Ascoli made 5 changes: Claud Adjapong for Francesco Donati (56′), Fabrizio Caligara for Federico Proia (67′), Amato Ciciretti for Federico Dionisi (67′), Federico Proia for Christopher Lungoyi (81′) and Pedro Mendes for Lorenco Šimić (81′).

Best player: Marcel Büchel​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ascoli was Marcel Büchel.

His rating is (7.9) with 63 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 11.

Benevento – Formation

Benevento started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Roberto Stellone played with: Alberto Paleari (7.4), Hamza El Kaouakibi (6.2), Maxime Leverbe (7.1), Alin Toșca (6.9), Riccardo Improta (6.8), Gennaro Acampora (7.7), Mattia Viviani (6.5), Nermin Karić (6.9), Daam Foulon (6.8), Antonino La Gumina (6.4) and Andrés Tello (7.0).

They had on the bench: Siriki Sanogo, Simy (6.3), Krzysztof Kubica, Lorenzo Carfora, Roko Jureskin (6.4), Niccolò Manfredini, Christian Pastina (6.5), Igor Lucatelli, Gaetano Letizia (7.0), Francesco Perlingieri and Ilias Koutsoupias.

Substitutions

Benevento made 4 changes: Hamza El Kaouakibi for Gaetano Letizia (62′), Gennaro Acampora for Christian Pastina (62′), Antonino La Gumina for Simy (70′) and Daam Foulon for Roko Jureskin (70′).

Best player: Gennaro Acampora​

The most impressive player for Benevento was Gennaro Acampora.

His rating is (7.7) with 20 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie B.​

• Ascoli – Benevento – 0-0