ASCOLI PICENO. Ascoli was eventually too strong for Alessandria with the goal of D. Saric (29′), S. Bidaoui (54′) and E. Botteghin (61′). Alessandria was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca stadium in Ascoli Piceno on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Gianpiero Miele with the support of Niccolò Pagliardini and Fabrizio Lombardo. The 4th official was Gabriele Scatena. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.1 degrees Celsius or 60.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 17 Total 11
- 8 On Target 4
- 9 Off Target 7
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 88 Attack 93
- 45 Dangerous attack 51
- 79 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 7
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 25 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Alessandria had a superior ball possession 61% while Ascoli was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Alessandria was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Ascoli managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
Ascoli shot 17 times, 8 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Alessandria shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Ascoli received 2 yellow cards (F. Baschirotto and G. Bellusci). Regarding the opposition, Alessandria received 2 yellow cards (V. Mantovani and M. Di Gennaro).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Ascoli will have 39 points to sit in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Alessandria will stay with 23 points to sit in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Ascoli will play away against Brescia on the 23rd of February with a 8-7 head to head stats in favor of Ascoli (6 draws).
Alessandria will host Perugia on the 22nd of February with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Perugia (1 draw).
Ascoli – Formation
Ascoli
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Ascoli started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Andrea Sottil decided to play with the following team: Nicola Leali , Federico Baschirotto , Eric Botteghin , Giuseppe Bellusci , Nicola Falasco , Michele Collocolo , Marcel Büchel , Dario Šarić , Federico Ricci , Frank Tsadjout and Soufiane Bidaoui .
The home team had on the bench: Atanas Iliev , Tommaso D’Orazio, Aljaž Tavčar, Federico Dionisi, Fabio Maistro , Enrico Guarna, Andrea De Paoli, Mirko Eramo , Danilo Quaranta, Fabrizio Caligara , Alessandro Salvi and Filippo Palazzino.
Substitutions
Ascoli made 5 changes: F. Baschirotto for A. Salvi (63′), M. Collocolo for F. Caligara (64′), F. Ricci for F. Maistro (64′), F. Tsadjout for A. Iliev (72′) and D. Saric for M. Eramo (77′).
Best player: Eric Botteghin
The player that probably impressed the most for Ascoli was Eric Botteghin.
His rating is with 1 goal, 15 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4.
Alessandria – Formation
Alessandria
Alessandria started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Moreno Longo played with: Matteo Pisseri , Luca Parodi , Matteo Di Gennaro , Valerio Mantovani , Mattia Mustacchio , Federico Casarini , Mirko Gori , Federico Mattiello , Tommaso Milanese , Diego Fabbrini and Simone Corazza .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Giuseppe Prestia, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Simone Benedetti , Abou Ba , Riccardo Chiarello, Michele Marconi, Gabriel Lunetta , Andrea Filipi, Simone Palombi, Aristidi Kolaj , Michele Cerofolini and Lorenzo Crisanto.
Alessandria could not rely on the presence of S. Benedetti (injured).
Substitutions
Alessandria made 5 changes: F. Casarini for A. Kolaj (59′), M. Di Gennaro for S. Benedetti (65′), M. Mustacchio for G. Lunetta (65′), M. Gori for A. Ba (66′) and D. Fabbrini for A. Filipi (81′).
Best player: Diego Fabbrini
The player that probably impressed the most for Alessandria was Diego Fabbrini.
His rating is with 23 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
- Parma – Ternana – 2-3
- Vicenza – SPAL – 1-1
- Reggina – Pordenone – 2-0
- Monza – Pisa – 1-2
- Perugia – Cremonese – 0-0
- Ascoli – Alessandria – 3-0
