Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Ascoli 2nd with 77 points, Perugia 14th with 38, 39 apart. Perugia had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall. Against a league average of 1.13 goals per team per game, Ascoli ran at 1.75 scored and 0.64 conceded, Perugia at 1.06 and 1.22.
18 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Ascoli 5, draws 4, Perugia 9, at 2.17 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won. Only 33% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,461. Ascoli led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Ascoli: Simone D'Uffizi (33'), Andrea Rizzo Pinna (90') · Perugia: Gabriele Gori (55' og)
Key stats
Possession: Ascoli 68% · Perugia 32% · Total shots: 14-8 · On target: 5-1 · Corners: 12-3