Cittadella and Ascoli meet at Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato, in a match for the 35th round of Serie B. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 14‑12‑2019, Ascoli won at home by (1 ‑0). The record of direct confrontations played in this stadium indicates total balance between these two teams, since there was 1 draw and 1 victory for each team in the last 3 games. Sure enough, the last time these two teams met at this stadium was on 28‑04‑2019, for Serie B, which ended in a draw by (2‑2). The goals of the match were scored by G. Panico (62 ‘) and G. Moncini (65’), for Cittadella, and N. Valentini (35 ‘) and M. Ardemagni (39′), for Ascoli. The home / away condition deserves particular attention, since despite this being a match between 6th and 15th in the league table, it is actually a match between the 16th ranked in home matches and the 19th ranked away.
Cittadella :
The home team is currently in 6th position, with 43 points won, after 12 wins, 7 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in an away match against Nuova Cosenza, by (1‑2). In the last match, they lost at home to Pordenone by (0‑2). This is a team that usually conquers more positive results as a visitor than at home, since it conquered 24 points away and 19 in its stadium, with 17 goals scored and 11 suffered as a visitor, against 18 goals scored and 21 suffered at home. For the championship, Cittadella conquered 10 points in 30 possible, after 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats in the last 10 matches they played in their stadium. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (6 in 15 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 28 games in this competition, he only got 1 comeback in the 12 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Cittadella comes to this match after a 4-1 defeat in the visit to Salernitana, for the 34th day of the Italian second league. Mario Gargiulo scored the visitors’ lone goal in the 37th minute. With this result, the local team registered its third consecutive defeat for the championship, in which it occupies fifth place, with fifty-two points, the result of fifteen victories, seven draws and twelve defeats. Coach Roberto Venturado must present his team in a 4-3-3, with Giusseppe Panico, Davide Diaw and Michael De Marchi being the offensive references of the local team. In turn, the central zone must be formed by Alessio Vita, Nicola Pavan and Mario Gargiulo. For this game, Coach Cittadella from Cittadella has all available players.
Ascoli :
After 9 wins, 5 draws and 13 losses, the visiting team is currently in 15th position, with 32 points won. In their last match, they lost in an away match against Virtus Entella by (3‑0), after in the previous match having tied at home, in a match against Chievo, by (1‑1). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they conquered 24 points, against only 8 in their away games. For the championship, Ascoli conquered 4 points in 30 possible, after 1 victory, 1 draw and 8 defeats in the last 10 games that he played as a visitor. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their away matches for this competition there is a tendency for goals, since 11 of the last 15 matches have ended with Over 2.5 goals. In 27 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 13 times and only got 1 comeback.
Ascoli Calcio is confident in this match, after a 1×0 home win over Empoli FC, thus adding the fourth consecutive match without proving defeat in this competition, which is currently in thirteenth place, with forty-nine two points, after twelve wins, six draws and sixteen defeats. Mirko Eramo, after twenty minutes, scored the winning goal, which still allows the team to dream of rising to the first division of Italian football. Davide Dionigi’s men should play in the usual 3-4-3, favoring counterattacks, especially on the flanks. The three most advanced players, responsible for putting the rival defensive line in direction, are: Nikola Ninkovic, Gianluca Scamacca and Mirko Eramo. As for the midfield, it must be formed by Leonardo Sernicola, Michele Cavion, Petar Brlek and Simone Padoin. Apparently, the visiting coach has the entire squad at his disposal for this match against Cittadella.
