Spezia Calcio vs Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC, Serie B 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Spezia Calcio vs Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC — Serie B at Alberto Picco.
- Spezia Calcio 38 games · 35 pts (2025/26)
- Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Simone Sozza
27 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 3.9 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Venezia FC 38 82 2 Frosinone Calcio 38 81 3 AC Monza 38 76 4 Palermo FC 38 72 5 US Catanzaro 38 59 6 Modena FC 2018 38 55 7 SS Juve Stabia 38 51 8 Calcio Avellino SSD 38 49 9 Mantova 1911 SSD 38 46 10 Padova Calcio 38 46 11 AC Cesena 38 46 12 Carrarese Calcio 38 44 13 UC Sampdoria 38 44 14 ACD Virtus Entella 38 42 15 Empoli FC 38 41 16 FC Sudtirol 38 41 17 SSC Bari 38 40 18 AC Reggiana 38 37 19 Spezia Calcio 38 35 20 Delfino Pescara 1936 38 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Apr Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC H 2–1 W 16 Mar AC Reggiana A 0–0 D 09 Mar FC Sudtirol H 2–1 W 03 Mar SSC Bari A 1–1 D 28 Feb FeralpiSalo H 0–2 L 25 Feb Modena FC 2018 A 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Apr Spezia Calcio A 1–2 L 17 Mar Calcio Lecco 1912 H 4–1 W 11 Mar UC Sampdoria A 1–2 L 03 Mar AC Reggiana H 0–0 D 27 Feb Brescia Calcio H 1–1 D 24 Feb FeralpiSalo A 1–0 W Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history16% Clean Sheets
Spezia Calcio this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Spezia Calcio0-151/216-301/431-452/146-601/–61-754/476+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Spezia Calcio to score. At the same time, Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC is showing some good football. However, Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' Dimitrios Nikolaou has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 12' Luca Vignali puts Spezia Calcio on the lead.
- 17' It’s a booking for Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC player. Jeremiah Streng gets a card.
- 22' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 24' What a strike from Pablo Rodriguez Delgado! The score is 1-1.
- 29' Supporters expect more eagerness from Danilo Quaranta, as he is very good at scoring at Alberto Picco with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 32' A meaty challenge results in booking for Adam Nagy on 32.
- 35' The Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC manager makes a substitution. Sauli Vaisanen departs to be replaced by Danilo Quaranta.
- 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 45' The travelling Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 50' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 52' Petko Hristov puts Spezia Calcio on the lead.
- 57' It’s high time Luca D'Angelo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 60' Time for substitution for Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC. Raffaele Celia is replaced by Brian Bayeye.
- 61' David Duris is replacing Samuel Giovane for the Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC side.
- 66' Sauli Vaisanen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 71' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 75' Another change for Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC made on 75 minute. Patrizio Masini leaves to be changed by Simone D'Uffizi.
- 78' Another change for Spezia Calcio made on 78 minute. Daniele Verde leaves to be changed by Francesco Esposito.
- 83' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Fabrizio Caligara suffering a number of foals already.
- 86' Another substitution for Spezia Calcio to replace Diego Falcinelli by Filip Jagiello on 86 minute.
- 87' Another change for Spezia Calcio made on 87 minute. Salvatore Elia leaves to be changed by Gregorio Tanco.
- With this win, Spezia Calcio is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Spezia Calcio Lineups
Starting XI
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Salvatore Elia ↓ Gregorio Tanco 87'
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- 16
- 8
- 55
- 10
- 25
- 37
- 14
- 99
- 43
Bench
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97
Filip Jagiello ↑ 86'
- 24
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Gregorio Tanco ↑ 87'
- 40
- 77
- 15
- 36
- 80
- 21
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Francesco Esposito ↑ 78'
- 33
- 26
Coach Luca D'AngeloAscoli Calcio 1898 FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 16
- 55
- 3
- 18
- 7
- 99
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13
Raffaele Celia ↓ Brian Bayeye 60'
- 32
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Samuel Giovane ↓ David Duris 61'
- 73
- 11
Bench
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14
Danilo Quaranta ↑ 35'
- 41
- 17
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29
David Duris ↑ 61'
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Fabrizio Caligara ↑ 61'
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Brian Bayeye ↑ 60'
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Simone D'Uffizi ↑ 75'
- 94
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Coach Massimo Carrera -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Petko Hristov 2 Daniele Verde 1 Giuseppe Bellusci 1 Luca Vignali 1 Pablo Rodriguez Delgado 1 Head to Head
Spezia Calcio Form
Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC Form
2024-04-01 Spezia Calcio 2–1 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC L 2024-03-17 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC 4–1 Calcio Lecco 1912 W 2024-03-11 UC Sampdoria 2–1 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC L 2024-03-03 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC 0–0 AC Reggiana D 2024-02-27 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC 1–1 Brescia Calcio D 2024-02-24 FeralpiSalo 0–1 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.54 Spezia Calcio xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.09 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Spezia Calcio winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.63Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 74% 26% ± 2.5 48% 52% ± 3.5 27% 73% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
Spezia Calcio or Draw 76%Draw or Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC 50%Spezia Calcio or Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13%1 – 0 10.2%0 – 0 9.2%2 – 1 Actual2 – 0 8.4%0 – 1 6.8%1 – 2 6.3%2 – 2 4.9%3 – 1 4.7%3 – 0 4.2%0 – 2 4.2%3 – 2 2.6%Asian Handicap — Spezia Calcio
Handicap Spezia Calcio covers Push Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 14% 76% -1.5 24% — 76% -1 24% 22% 54% -0.5 46% — 54% +0.5 75% — 25% +1 75% 15% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Spezia Calcio keeps clean sheet 34% ✓Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.