Ascoli comes into this match following a very dynamic and fascinating match at home against underdogs from Como in which they took a point in a 3:3 draw. The host team entered the late part of the contest with a 3:2 disadvantage, and a player fewer on the field, but managed to preserve their focus and level up in the 83rd over Simic, avoiding a bad surprise in this fight.
Ascoli is ninth in the overall rankings, two points ahead of their opponents in the next match. Ascoli Calcio, like the hosts, will be without one of their important players on Thursday evening owing to suspension. Cedric Gondo received a straight red card in the 3-3 draw with Como, and the 26-year-old center-forward would serve the first of his three-match ban here.
Match details
- NAME: Pisa – Ascoli
- DATE: 8 Dec 2022
- TIME: 17:00 UTC
- VENUE: Arena Garibaldi-Romeo Anconetani, Pisa, Italy
Prediction
Pisa will try to extend their undefeated streak to 10 games when they face Ascoli Calcio on Thursday evening. Although the hosts are unlikely to gain three points here, having only secured four wins throughout their undefeated streak, the fact that three of those triumphs occurred on this pitch will be a major lift. Aside from the fact that Luca D’Angelo’s men have struggled to win, the fact that the majority of their recent games have concluded with fewer than 2.5 goals has also made headlines.
Head to head
| Head To Head | ||
| Wins | Draws | Wins |
| Statistics | ||
| 7 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | Yellow cards | 19 |
| 19 | Goals | 17 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Lineup
Pisa squad is:
- Forwards: Gaetano Masucci, Moustapha Cissé, Ernesto Torregrossa, Ettore Gliozzi, Giuseppe Sibilli, Gabriele Piccinini
- Midfielders: Matteo Tramoni, Lisandru Tramoni, Roko Jureskin, Robert Gucher, Olimpiu Moruțan, Ádám Nagy, Marius Marin, Artur Ioniță, Idrissa Toure, Giuseppe Mastinu, Alessandro De Vitis
- Defenders: Hjörtur Hermannsson, Federico Barba, Tomás Esteves, Adrian Rus, Pietro Beruatto, Simone Canestrelli, Arturo Calabresi, Antonio Caracciolo
- Goalkeepers: Johan Guadagno, Vladan Đekić, Nicolas, Alessandro Livieri
Ascoli squad is:
- Forwards: Soufiane Bidaoui, Diego Fabbrini, Pedro Mendes, Cedric Gondo, Atanas Iliev, Federico Dionisi, Christophe Lungoyi, Filippo Palazzino, Alessio Re
- Midfielders: Marcello Falzerano, Michele Collocolo, Fabrizio Caligara, Amato Ciciretti, Anthony Fontana, Samuel Giovane, Eddy Gnahoré, Marcel Büchel, Mirko Eramo, Andrea Franzolini
- Defenders: Giuseppe Bellusci, Danilo Quaranta, Eric Botteghin, Lorenco Šimić, Claud Adjapong, Francesco Donati, Nicola Falasco, Simone Giordano, Alessandro Salvi
- Goalkeepers: Enrico Guarna, Luca Bolletta, Nicola Leali, Noam Baumann.
Betting tips
- When SC Pisa is playing at home, the most usual outcome of matches between SC Pisa and Ascoli Calcio 1898 is 2-1. This is the outcome of four matches.
- SC Pisa has won 5 of the last 8 home matches against Ascoli Calcio 1898, while the other two have been drawn. SC Pisa has a goal differential of 11-7.
- SC Pisa has won 7 of the past 16 encounters, with 3 draws, while Ascoli Calcio 1898 has won 6 of the last 16. SC Pisa leads with a goal differential of 19-17.
- The last time Ascoli Calcio 1898 defeated SC Pisa on the road was in 2015.
- Matches from last season: 1-1 (at home vs SC Pisa) and 2-0 (Ascoli Calcio 1898 at home).
- SC Pisa has won three consecutive home games in Serie B.
Where to watch
Because Serie B is the second-tier domestic tournament, only a few regional organisations have broadcast rights. Sky Calcio 1, 2, 7, and 10, Sky Supercalcio HD, and Sky Sport 1 HD Italia broadcast Serie B matches. The match between Genoa and Südtirol will be broadcast on DAZN and Serie BKT Soccer.