Match Report
15 points separated the sides: Palermo 6th on 56, Ascoli 17th on 41. Ascoli's recent output outran their position: 6th on form over five rounds, 17th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Palermo 1.63 scored and 1.39 conceded per game, Ascoli 1 and 1.11, with the league averaging 1.26.
Palermo were winless in 6.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Palermo 5, draws 1, Ascoli 1, at 2.86 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 29% of meetings won. Goals tend to flow: 71% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 57%.
Stadio Renzo Barbera in Palermo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 36,349. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Palermo led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-2.