VENEZIA. Venezia prevailed over Ascoli 3-1 thanks to C. Gytkjær who scored in the 26th and 89th minute. Venezia got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Christian Gytkjær (26′) and Giorgio Altare (30′). Ascoli tried to recover with a goal from Patrizio Masini (47′). However, the contest was closed by a goal (89′) scored by Christian Gytkjær for Venezia. Venezia capitalized on its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stadio Pierluigi Penzo stadium in Venezia on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Giovanni Ayroldi with the assistance of Marco Bresmes and Federico Fontani. The 4th official was Lorenzo Maccarini. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 13.34 degrees Celsius or 56.01 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Venezia

3 - 1

Ascoli

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 23 Total 17
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 10 Off Target 6
  • 7 Shots blocked 7
  • 90 Attack 129
  • 45 Dangerous attack 50
  • 91 Ball safe 64
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 11 Total 15
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Venezia had a strong ball possession 60% while Ascoli was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Ascoli was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Venezia succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Venezia shot 23 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Ascoli shot 17 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Venezia received 1 yellow card (Giorgio Altare). On the other side, Ascoli received 3 yellow cards (Vincenzo Millico, Nicola Falasco and Francesco Di Tacchio).

Match Timeline

Christian Gytkjaer(goal)Dennis Johnsen
26'
Giorgio Altare(goal)Gianluca Busio
30'
42'
Francesco Di Tacchio- Yellow
47'
Patrizio Masini (goal)
Mato Jajalo- sub ->Mikael Ellertsson
54'
57'
Nicola Falasco - Yellow
Giorgio Altare- Yellow
59'
61'
61'
Tommaso Milanese- sub ->Eddy Gnahoré
Maximilian Ullmann- sub ->Francesco Zampano
61'
Bjarki Bjarkason- sub ->Dennis Johnsen
62'
72'
S. D'Uffizi- sub ->Patrizio Masini
82'
S. Giovane- sub ->Brian Bayeye
82'
Lorenzo Busato- sub ->Marco Modolo
87'
Ali Dembélé- sub ->Nicholas Pierini
87'
Christian Gytkjaer(goal)
89'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Parma
76
38
Como
73
38
Venezia
70
38
Cremonese
67
38
Catanzaro
60
38
Palermo
56
38
Sampdoria
55
38
Brescia
51
38
Cosenza
47
38
Südtirol
47
38
Modena
47
38
Reggiana
47
38
Pisa
46
38
Cittadella
46
38
Spezia
44
38
Ternana
43
38
Ascoli
41
38
Bari 1908
41
38
FeralpiSalò
33
38
Lecco
26
38

After playing this encounter, Venezia will have 33 points like Parma to remain in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Ascoli will stay with 13 points like Lecco to remain in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie B, Venezia will host Bari 1908 on the 9th of March with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Venezia (0 draws).

Ascoli will host Bari 1908 on the 20th of January with a 8-7 head to head record in favor of Bari 1908 (4 draws).

Venezia – Formation

Venezia
G
Bruno Bertinato 12.Brazil
6.3
D
Francesco Zampano 7.Italy
7.0
61'
D
Marco Modolo 13.Italy
7.0
87'
D
Giorgio Altare 15.Italy
8.2
59' 30'
D
Antonio Candela 27.Italy
6.8
M
G. Busio 6.United States
8.1
M
T. Tessmann 8.United States
8.4
M
Mikael Egill Ellertsson 77.Iceland
6.4
54'
F
Christian Gytkjaer 9.Denmark
8.5
26', 89'
F
Nicholas Pierini 10.Italy
7.1
87'
F
Dennis Johnsen 17.Norway
7.3
62'
Substitutes
G
Jesse Joronen 1.Finland
G
M. Grandi 23.Italy
D
Ali Dembélé 25.France
7.0
87'
D
Maximilian Ullmann 31.Austria
6.8
61'
D
Lorenzo Busato 60.Italy
6.4
87'
M
Mato Jajalo 18.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.1
54'
M
Bjarki Bjarkason 19.Iceland
7.0
62'
M
Denis Cheryshev 21.Russia
M
Nunzio Lella 24.Italy
M
Magnus Kofod Andersen 38.Denmark
F
H. Mikaelsson 28.Iceland

Venezia started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Paolo Vanoli decided to play with the following team: Bruno Bertinato (6.3), Antonio Candela (6.8), Giorgio Altare (8.2), Marco Modolo (7.0), Francesco Zampano (7.0), Gianluca Busio (8.1), Tanner Tessmann (8.4), Mikael Ellertsson (6.4), Nicholas Pierini (7.1), Christian Gytkjær (8.5) and Dennis Johnsen (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jesse Joronen, Mato Jajalo (7.1), Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason (7.0), Denis Cheryshev, Matteo Grandi, Nunzio Lella, Ali Dembélé (7.0), Hilmir Rafn Mikaelsson, Maximilian Ullmann (6.8), Magnus Kofod Andersen and Lorenzo Busato (6.4).

Substitutions

Venezia made 5 changes: Nicholas Pierini for Ali Dembélé (87′), Francesco Zampano for Maximilian Ullmann (61′), Dennis Johnsen for Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason (62′), Mikael Ellertsson for Mato Jajalo (54′) and Marco Modolo for Lorenzo Busato (87′).

Player of the match: Christian Gytkjær​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Venezia was Christian Gytkjær.

His rating is (8.5) with 2 goals, 26 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 13.

Ascoli – Formation

Ascoli
G
Emiliano Viviano 2.Italy
6.3
D
Danilo Quaranta 14.Italy
7.5
D
Claud Adjapong 17.Italy
7.0
D
Eric Botteghin 33.Brazil
7.1
M
Eddy Gnahoré 5.France
7.0
61'
M
Francesco Di Tacchio 18.Italy
7.0
82' 42'
M
Brian Bayeye 40.France
6.4
82'
M
Nicola Falasco 54.Italy
7.8
57'
M
Patrizio Masini 73.Italy
7.5
72' 47'
F
Pedro Mendes 90.Portugal
7.5
F
Pablo Rodríguez 99.Spain
6.8
61'
Substitutes
G
D. Barosi 1.Italy
G
L. Bolletta 12.Italy
D
K. Haveri 3.Albania
M
S. Giovane 8.Italy
6.3
82'
M
Tommaso Milanese 20.Italy
6.3
61'
M
Yehiya Maiga Silvestri 94.
F
Vincenzo Millico 7.Italy
6.8
82' 90'
F
S. D'Uffizi 15.Italy
7.0
72'
F
G. Manzari 28.Italy
6.8
61'

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

Fabrizio Castori played with: Emiliano Viviano (6.3), Claud Adjapong (7.0), Eric Botteghin (7.1), Danilo Quaranta (7.5), Brian Bayeye (6.4), Eddy Gnahoré (7.0), Francesco Di Tacchio (7.0), Nicola Falasco (7.8), Patrizio Masini (7.5), Pedro Mendes (7.5) and Pablo Rodríguez (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Davide Barosi, Kevin Haveri, Vincenzo Millico (6.8), Samuel Giovane (6.3), Luca Bolletta, Simone D’Uffizi (7.0), Tommaso Milanese (6.3), Giacomo Manzari (6.8), Yehiya Maiga Silvestri and Emiliano Rossi.

Substitutions

Ascoli made 5 changes: Eddy Gnahoré for Tommaso Milanese (61′), Pablo Rodríguez for Giacomo Manzari (61′), Patrizio Masini for Simone D’Uffizi (72′), Brian Bayeye for Samuel Giovane (82′) and Francesco Di Tacchio for Vincenzo Millico (82′).

Player of the match: Nicola Falasco​

The most impressive player for Ascoli was Nicola Falasco.

His rating is (7.8) with 33 passes (52% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 18 crosses.

Results of the day

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