The Serie B clash at Stadio Guido Teghil on Saturday sees hosts Pordenone welcome opponents Ascoli.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for Pordenone v Ascoli including the latest game odds.
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Form Guide
Pordenone
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Pordenone will be looking for an improved result here after the 1-0 Serie B defeat in their last game at the hands of Reggina.
In that match, Pordenone had 47% possession and 9 shots on goal with 1 on target. Reggina had 8 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. Michael Folorunsho (63') was the scorer for Reggina.
It’s been a rare occasion in recent games where Pordenone have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. It will be a concern for them that Ramarri del Noncello have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, shipping 6 goals during that time. We will just have to see whether or not that trend will be sustained into this next match.
Coming into this meeting, Pordenone are without a win at home for the past 3 league games.
Ascoli
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Since tasting defeat last time out to Salernitana in Serie B competition, Ascoli and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
In that match, Ascoli managed 68% possession and 16 shots at goal with 4 on target. Salernitana got 12 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Gennaro Tutino (2', 24') was the scorer for Salernitana.
The stats tell the story, and Ascoli have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing their opponents hit 6 goals in all. Defensively, Bianconeri have seen their frailties exposed.
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Head to head
The last league fixture featuring these sides was Serie B match day 6 on 31/10/2020 which finished with the scoreline of Ascoli 0-1 Pordenone.
On that day, Ascoli managed 55% possession and 9 shots at goal with 0 of them on target.
On the other side, Pordenone had 25 shots on goal with 8 on target. Manuel Scavone (39') scored.
The match was refereed by Luca Massimi.
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Team News: Pordenone
Luca Zanon (Unknown Injury), Simone Pasa (Unknown Injury), Alessandro Bassoli (Heel pain) and Mattia Finotto (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) won’t be able to feature for Pordenone gaffer Attilio Tesser.
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Team News: Ascoli
Ascoli manager Andrea Sottil has not got a full squad to pick from. Gabriel Charpentier (Knee Injury) and Soufiane Bidaoui (Unknown Injury) miss out here. Simone Simeri is ineligible for this match because of suspension.
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Prediction
We’re thinking that Ascoli will need to put in a solid display to breach the defence of this Pordenone lineup who will likely get a goal themselves and run out victorious.
That’s why we have predicted a very competitive game with a 1-0 winning score for Pordenone when all is said and done.
Should be a close one.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura,
00:21 23/02/2021
🏟️ Team Focus:
Pordenone
Formed: 1920
Stadium: Stadio Guido Teghil (5,000)
Captain: Mirko Stefani
Chairman: Mauro Lovisa
Manager: Attilio Tesser
Competitions: Serie B position 10
🔑 Key Man: Patrick Ciurria
Usually deployed in the Striker position, Patrick Ciurria was born in Sassuolo, Italy. Having made a first senior appearance for Spezia in the 2013 - 2014 season, the goalscoring Forward has netted 4 league goals in this Serie B 2020 - 2021 campaign to date coming from a total of 23 appearances.