Ascoli v Empoli

3rd1–118th

13:00 UTC

Match statistics

Full-time statistics
Ascoli		Empoli
9	Shots	16
2	Shots on target	3
6	Corners	7
11	Fouls	17
1	Yellow cards	1
—	Red cards	—
2	Offsides	1
482	Passes	291
62%	Possession %	38%
1.55	xG	0.80

Over 1.5: 75%
Over 2.5: 50%
Over 3.5: 28%
Both score: 53%

Model pick: Ascoli 50%
Likely score: 1-1 12%
Expected goals: 1.62 – 1.05

Advised bets

No advised bet on this fixture. The available prices are close enough to our own numbers that there is nothing worth backing. Most fixtures end up here, and manufacturing a selection for every game is exactly how tipster records get destroyed.

Our probabilities against the market

Our probability and fair price for every market we publish, next to the best price we last captured and the probability it implies (bookmaker margin included).
Market	Selection	Ours	Fair	Best price	Implied	Gap
Match result	Ascoli	50.2%	1.99	1.91 Dafabet	52.4%	-2.2
Match result	Draw	25.9%	3.85	3.60 Betfair	27.8%	-1.8
Match result	Empoli	23.9%	4.19	4.30 Betano	23.3%	+0.6
Total goals	Over 1.5	75.1%	1.33	1.30 Betano	76.9%	-1.8
Total goals	Under 1.5	24.9%	4.02	3.75 Bet365	26.7%	-1.8
Total goals	Over 2.5	49.8%	2.01	1.91 Betano	52.4%	-2.5
Total goals	Under 2.5	50.2%	1.99	2.00 Betano	50.0%	+0.2
Total goals	Over 3.5	27.9%	3.59	3.25 Bet365	30.8%	-2.9
Total goals	Under 3.5	72.1%	1.39	1.37 Betano	73.0%	-0.8
Both teams to score	Both teams to score — Yes	52.6%	1.90	1.80 Betfair	55.6%	-2.9
Both teams to score	Both teams to score — No	47.4%	2.11	2.05 Betano	48.8%	-1.4

A positive gap means our probability is higher than the price implies. That is information, not a recommendation: a pick is only published where the gap clears our bar after allowing for model error, and those appear above.

Ascoli favoured against Empoli

Our model makes Ascoli 50% to win this Serie B fixture, with the draw at 26% and Empoli at 24%. The goal projection is 1.62 for Ascoli against 1.05 for Empoli — a substantial edge to Ascoli on expected output. A combined 2.67 goals points to an open game around the league average, which puts over 2.5 at 50% and both teams to score at 53%. The single most likely scoreline is 1-1 at 12%, though no individual scoreline is ever likely in absolute terms — that is the nature of a low-scoring sport. This sits in the awkward middle of the distribution, where the model has a view but not a strong one. All figures come from a Dixon–Coles adjusted Poisson model fitted on recent results and expected goals. They are estimates, not forecasts of fact.

Most likely scores: 1-1 12%; 1-0 11%; 2-1 10%; 2-0 9%; 0-0 8%

This season

Season records for Ascoli and Empoli
Ascoli		Empoli
11	Played	11
5-5-1	W-D-L	2-3-6
1.82	Pts / game	0.82
1.55	Goals for / game	1.09
0.64	Goals against / game	1.73
27%	Over 2.5	55%
55%	BTTS	64%
36%	Clean sheets	18%
27%	Failed to score	18%
3-3-0	Home record	1-1-3
2-2-1	Away record	1-2-3
D2	Streak	D2

2026/27 league matches only, computed from results on record. Ascoli · Empoli

Full-match statistics, per game this season

Produced

Season per-match averages, produced
11.7	Shots	12.3
4.0	Shots on target	4.3
6.2	Corners	4.3
1.33	Cards	1.83
9.8	Fouls	12.1
63	Possession %	44
1.46	xG	1.19
6 matches	sample	7 matches

Conceded

Season per-match averages, conceded
14.2	Shots	19.1
4.7	Shots on target	5.7
4.3	Corners	5.4
1.67	Cards	2.14
16.0	Fouls	14.0
38	Possession %	56
1.19	xG	1.97
6 matches	sample	7 matches

Form comparison

Per-match averages over the last 5 matches (5 in sample), captured when this prediction was published and never recomputed since.
Ascoli	Metric	Empoli
1.40 (better)	Goals scored	0.80
0.80 (better)	Goals conceded	1.20
1.67 (better)	Expected goals (xG)	0.73
	Big chances
4.80 (better)	Shots on target	3.00
15.40 (better)	Total shots	10.20
	Touches in opp. box
6.80 (better)	Corners	4.00
62.0 (better)	Possession %	44.6
462 (better)	Passes	397
	Tackles
11.20 (better)	Fouls	15.20
1.50	Offsides	1.25 (better)
	Throw-ins
2.60	Yellow cards	2.40 (better)
0.00 (better)	Red cards	1.00

Big chances, Touches in opp. box, Throw-ins are not supplied by our current data provider (api-football). Rather than estimate them and present the estimate as a measurement, we show nothing.

Head to head

Full record →

Ascoli wins: 0
Draws: 1
Empoli wins: 0
Goals / game: 2.00
Over 2.5: 0%
Both score: 100%

Ascoli v Empoli1–12026-10-17

Serie B table

League table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts	Form
1	Palermo	11	8	3	0	+12	27	Palermo won 3 of the last 5
2	Modena	11	7	2	2	+10	23	Modena won 3 of the last 5
3	Ascoli	11	5	5	1	+10	20	Ascoli won 2 of the last 5
4	Mantova	11	5	4	2	+4	19	Mantova won 1 of the last 5
5	Hellas Verona	11	4	4	3	+6	16	Hellas Verona won 2 of the last 5
6	Avellino	11	4	4	3	+5	16	Avellino won 1 of the last 5
7	Benevento	11	4	4	3	+4	16	Benevento won 1 of the last 5
8	Pisa	11	4	4	3	+3	16	Pisa won 1 of the last 5
9	Juve Stabia	11	4	4	3	+1	16	Juve Stabia won 3 of the last 5
10	Cremonese	11	4	3	4	+2	15	Cremonese won 3 of the last 5
11	Sudtirol	11	3	6	2	+1	15	Sudtirol won 0 of the last 5
12	Padova	11	4	3	4	-1	15	Padova won 2 of the last 5
13	Cesena	11	3	6	2	-2	15	Cesena won 2 of the last 5
14	Sampdoria	11	3	2	6	-7	11	Sampdoria won 2 of the last 5
15	Arezzo	11	3	2	6	-11	11	Arezzo won 1 of the last 5
16	Virtus Entella	11	2	4	5	-3	10	Virtus Entella won 1 of the last 5
17	Carrarese	11	3	1	7	-5	10	Carrarese won 2 of the last 5
18	Empoli	11	2	3	6	-7	9	Empoli won 0 of the last 5
19	Vicenza Virtus	10	1	3	6	-11	6	Vicenza Virtus won 1 of the last 5
20	Catanzaro	10	1	3	6	-11	6	Catanzaro won 0 of the last 5