ASCOLI PICENO. Ascoli and Cittadella didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Ascoli was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).

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 Francesco Meraviglia with the collaboration of Mattia Scarpa and Francesco Cortese. The 4th official was Simone Taricone. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.8 degrees Celsius or 73.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Ascoli

0 - 0

Cittadella

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 9 Total 14
  • 3 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 11
  • 1 Shots blocked 3
  • 114 Attack 72
  • 27 Dangerous attack 33
  • 91 Ball safe 75
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 14 Total 22
  • 4 Yellow Cards 6
  • 1 Double Yellow 1
  • 1 Red Card 2
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Ascoli was in firm control of the ball 59% while Cittadella was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cittadella was more aggressive with 33 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Cittadella to win the match​.

Ascoli shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cittadella shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Ascoli received 3 yellow cards (F. Caligara, C. Gondo and M. Eramo). On the opposite side, Cittadella received 5 yellow cards (D. Del Fabro, D. Donnarumma, N. Pavan, R. Asencio and M. Tounkara).

F. Caligara (Ascoli) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (52′).

Also, Cittadella didn’t end the match with 11 players after D. Del Fabro (Cittadella) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).

R. Asencio (Cittadella) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (49′).

Match Timeline

8'
24'
Fabrizio Caligara- Yellow
29'
41'
Nicola Pavan- Yellow
45'
45'
49'
Fabrizio Caligara(yellowred)
52'
59'
Marcello Falzerano - sub ->C. Lungoyi
59'
Mirko Eramo- sub ->M. Collocolo
74'
S. Giovane- sub ->M. Buchel
74'
74'
74'
Alessandro Salvi- sub ->F. Donati
78'
83'
Giuseppe Carriero- sub ->E. Baldini
89'
90'
Mirko Eramo- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Frosinone
80
38
Genoa
73
38
Bari 1908
65
38
Cagliari
60
38
Parma
60
38
Südtirol
58
38
Reggina
50
38
Venezia
49
38
Palermo
49
38
Modena
48
38
Pisa
47
38
Como
47
38
Ascoli
47
38
Cittadella
43
38
Ternana
43
38
Brescia
40
38
Cosenza
40
38
Perugia
39
38
SPAL
38
38
Benevento
35
38

After this encounter, Ascoli will have 8 points like Genoa to hold in the 4th place. On the other side, Cittadella will have 5 points like SPAL to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie B, Ascoli will host Bari 1908 on the 4th of March with a 6-6 head to head.

Cittadella will play away agasint Bari 1908 on the 1st of May with a 6-3 head to head in favor of Bari 1908 (6 draws).

Ascoli – Formation

Ascoli
G
Nicola Leali 1.Italy
7.2
D
Giuseppe Bellusci 55.Italy
7.3
D
Eric Botteghin 33.Brazil
7.6
D
Nicola Falasco 54.Italy
7.1
D
F. Donati 20.Italy
6.5
74'
M
Marcel Büchel 77.Liechtenstein
7.0
74'
M
Fabrizio Caligara 8.Italy
6.1
52'
M
Michele Collocolo 18.Italy
6.9
74'
F
Soufiane Bidaoui 26.Morocco
6.7
F
Cedric Gondo 15.Ivory Coast
6.8
78' 45'
F
Christopher Lungoyi 7.Switzerland
6.8
59'
Substitutes
G
Enrico Guarna 13.Italy
D
Danilo Quaranta 5.Italy
D
Simone Giordano 21.Italy
D
L. Šimić 4.Croatia
D
Alessandro Salvi 2.Italy
7.0
74'
M
S. Giovane 32.Italy
6.8
74'
M
Marcello Falzerano 23.Italy
6.6
59'
M
Mirko Eramo 27.Italy
7.3
74' 90'
M
Eddy Gnahoré 6.France
F
F. Palazzino 29.Italy
F
Federico Dionisi 9.Italy
6.6
78'
F
Pedro Mendes 90.Portugal

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

The manager Christian Bucchi decided to play with the following team: Nicola Leali (7.2), Francesco Donati (6.5), Eric Botteghin (7.6), Giuseppe Bellusci (7.3), Nicola Falasco (7.1), Michele Collocolo (6.9), Marcel Büchel (7.0), Fabrizio Caligara (6.1), Christophe Lungoyi (6.8), Cedric Gondo (6.8) and Soufiane Bidaoui (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Samuel Giovane (6.8), Marcello Falzerano (6.6), Filippo Palazzino, Mirko Eramo (7.3), Eddy Gnahoré, Danilo Quaranta, Federico Dionisi (6.6), Enrico Guarna, Pedro Mendes, Simone Giordano, Lorenco Šimić and Alessandro Salvi (7.0).

Substitutions

Ascoli made 5 changes: C. Lungoyi for M. Falzerano (59′), M. Collocolo for M. Eramo (73′), M. Buchel for S. Giovane (73′), F. Donati for A. Salvi (74′) and C. Gondo for F. Dionisi (78′).

Best player: Eric Botteghin​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Ascoli was Eric Botteghin.

His rating is (7.6) with 73 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.

Cittadella – Formation

Cittadella
G
Elhan Kastrati 36.Albania
7.0
D
D. Donnarumma 17.Italy
6.6
24'
D
Dario Del Fabro 5.Italy
6.7
90'
D
Domenico Frare 15.Italy
6.8
D
Tommaso Cassandro 84.Italy
7.1
M
Simone Branca 23.Italy
6.7
M
Alessio Vita 16.Italy
6.8
74'
M
Nicola Pavan 26.Italy
7.0
41'
M
Mirko Antonucci 10.Italy
7.1
59'
F
Enrico Baldini 92.Italy
7.1
83'
F
Raúl Asencio 90.Spain
6.0
45' 49'
Substitutes
G
Luca Maniero 77.Italy
D
S. Visentin 6.Argentina
D
Romano Perticone 2.Italy
D
G. Felicioli 3.Italy
M
D. Mazzocco 8.Italy
M
Giuseppe Carriero 20.Italy
6.3
83'
M
Andrea Danzi 72.Italy
F
Giacomo Beretta 11.Italy
F
Mamadou Tounkara 9.Spain
6.6
59' 89'
F
Andrea Magrassi 99.Italy
F
I. Lores 30.Uruguay
6.4
74'

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

Edoardo Gorini played with: Elhan Kastrati (7.0), Tommaso Cassandro (7.1), Dario Del Fabro (6.7), Domenico Frare (6.8), Daniele Donnarumma (6.6), Alessio Vita (6.8), Nicola Pavan (7.0), Simone Branca (6.7), Mirko Antonucci (7.1), Raúl Asencio (6.0) and Enrico Baldini (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mamadou Tounkara (6.6), Andrea Magrassi, Romano Perticone, Luca Maniero, Davide Mazzocco, Giuseppe Carriero (6.3), Ignacio Lores Varela (6.4), Gian Filippo Felicioli, Andrea Danzi, Santiago Visentin and Giacomo Beretta.

Substitutions

Cittadella made 3 changes: M. Antonucci for M. Tounkara (59′), A. Vita for I. Lores (73′) and E. Baldini for G. Carriero (83′).

Best player: Mirko Antonucci​

The most impressive player for Cittadella was Mirko Antonucci.

His rating is (7.1) with 13 passes (76% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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