Match Report
Ascoli went into the game 6th in the table on 7 points; Benevento sat 15th on 4 — a 3-point gap. Per game in the league, Ascoli were scoring 1 and conceding 0.75, Benevento 1.25 and 1.25, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.
11 meetings are on record — 2 won by Ascoli, 4 by Benevento, 5 drawn, at 2.36 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 9% of the meetings went to the host. 1.4 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a drop from the historical 2.36.
The referee was G. Ayroldi, with 70 matches in our database and 2.3 yellows per game on average. The venue was Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca, with room for 12,461 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Ascoli: Matteo Brunori (84')
Key stats
Possession: Ascoli 57% · Benevento 43% · Total shots: 12-4 · On target: 4-0 · Corners: 8-5