Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Pescara 4th with 67 points, Ascoli 15th with 40, 27 apart. Ascoli ranked just 19th in the league on five-round form despite their 15th table position. Against a league average of 1.18 goals per team per game, Pescara ran at 1.45 scored and 0.92 conceded, Ascoli at 0.97 and 1.21.
The sides have met 15 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Pescara, 3 draws and 7 for Ascoli, at 2.87 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 67%.
Stadio Adriatico-Giovanni Cornacchia staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,520. Pescara led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Pescara: Edoardo Pierozzi (26') · Ascoli: S. D'Uffizi (52'), M. Gagliardi (90')
Key stats
Possession: Pescara 53% · Ascoli 47% · Total shots: 14-8 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 6-2