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Virtus Entella and Ascoli set for draw in relegation play-off

24/05/18
Virtus Entella and Ascoli set for draw in relegation play-off

On Thursday night, Virtus Entella and Ascoli go head-to-head in the Serie B relegation play-off.

Virtus Entella finished the regular season in 19th place in the Italian second tier, two points behind the visitors. The home side finished the season in poor fashion, winning just one of their last five league games. However, a 1-0 win at fellow strugglers Novara on the last day of the season meant they would be playing in the play-off instead of suffering relegation to Serie C.

Gennaro Volpe’s side has been involved in a number of low scoring games of late in Serie B, as their last five outings in the Italian second tier have produced under 2.5 goals.

Virtus Entella have a poor home record in Serie B of late, winning just two of their last ten games in the Italian second tier. Their recent home games in the league have been low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in seven of their last nine Serie B games on home soil.

Ascoli heads into this crucial clash on a six-game unbeaten run in Serie B. However, four of those six unbeaten games ended in draws. Last time out in the league, Ascoli drew 0-0 at home against Brescia.

The visitor’s recent Serie B games have been low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in their last four league outings.

Ascoli are unbeaten in their last three away league outings, recording two wins and a draw. However, Serse Cosmi’s side has won just two of their last eight away games in the Italian second tier.

Their recent away games in Serie B have been relatively low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in four of their last six outings on their travels in the Italian second tier.

Forebet predicts this game will finish all square to leave the play-off well balanced for next Thursday’s second leg.

Serie B Regular Season
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Parma FC 69 33 20 9 4 27
2
Calcio Como 64 33 19 7 7 14
3
Venezia FC 61 33 18 7 8 22
4
Cremonese 59 33 17 8 8 15
5
Catanzaro 55 33 16 7 10 11
6
Palermo 51 33 14 9 10 10
7
Brescia Calcio 45 33 11 12 10 3
8
Sampdoria 44 33 13 7 13 -1
9
AC Pisa 43 33 11 10 12 -1
10
Cittadella 43 33 11 10 12 -3
11
FC Südtirol 42 33 11 9 13 -1
12
Reggiana 40 33 8 16 9 -4
13
Modena FC 39 33 8 15 10 -7
14
Ternana Calcio 36 33 9 9 15 -7
15
Cosenza Calcio 36 33 8 12 13 -3
16
Spezia 35 33 7 14 12 -15
17
AS Bari 35 33 7 14 12 -10
18
Ascoli 33 33 7 12 14 -5
19
FeralpiSalò 31 33 8 7 18 -16
20
Calcio Lecco 26 33 6 8 19 -29

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