Italy - Serie BData current as of 01 September 2026

Ascoli vs Benevento: match statistics

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Ascoli vs Benevento: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Ascoli play Benevento in Serie B (Italy). The match date is 5 September 2026.

Current form

Ascoli: 1-1-0, 2.00 points/match. Benevento: 0-1-1, 0.50 points/match.

Goal statistics

Ascoli scores 1.50 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Benevento scores 1.00 and concedes 1.50. League average: 2.65 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Ascoli 100%, Benevento 100%. Over 2.5: Ascoli 50%, Benevento 50%. League level: BTTS 70%, Over 2.5 60%.

xG, shots and style

Benevento has higher xG: 1.87 vs 1.57. Ascoli: 15.0 shots per match, Benevento: 20.0.

Match halves

Ascoli: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 1.50. Benevento: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 0.50.

Goals by minute

Ascoli: 46-60 (2 goals). Benevento: 16-30 (1 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie B: 2.65 goals per match, BTTS 70%, Over 2.5 60%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.15)
(2.90)
(3.20)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.5Goals scored / match1
AscoliBenevento
1Goals conceded / match1.5
AscoliBenevento
63%Average possession51%
AscoliBenevento
4.5Shots on target / match4
AscoliBenevento

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

15Shots per match20
AscoliBenevento
4.5Shots on target4
AscoliBenevento
10%Shot conversion5%
AscoliBenevento
63%Possession51%
AscoliBenevento
1.57xG for1.87
AscoliBenevento
1.89xG against1.13
AscoliBenevento

Shooting quality

Ascoli: DominantBenevento: Attacking
AscoliBenevento
Accuracy (shots on target)30%20%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.09
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.25

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Ascoli is 300% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Ascoli · 0.5 pts / match - Benevento

Ascoli
WD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
50% W50% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-0
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-0
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 at home
0-1-0
D
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.5Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.57Opponent xG: 1.89BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 50%
Benevento
LD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W50% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-1
0.50 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-1
0.50 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 away
0-0-0
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.5xG: 1.87Opponent xG: 1.13BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 50%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Ascoli is 50% better for: goals scored per match.

1.5 goals / match - Ascoli · 1 goals / match - Benevento

Ascoli is 50% better for: goals conceded per match.

1 goals / match - Ascoli · 1.5 goals / match - Benevento

Ascoli scoring profile: very strong

Ascoli scores in 100% of matches (2 of 2 matches), while Benevento keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 2 matches).

Benevento scoring profile: very strong

Benevento scores in 100% of matches (2 of 2 matches), while Ascoli keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 2 matches).

3Goals scored (season)2
AscoliBenevento
2Goals conceded (season)3
AscoliBenevento
2.5Average goals in match2.5
AscoliBenevento
3Goals scored (last 5)2
AscoliBenevento
2Goals conceded (last 5)3
AscoliBenevento

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
AscoliBenevento
50%2 goals0%
AscoliBenevento
0%3 goals0%
AscoliBenevento
0%4 goals0%
AscoliBenevento

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
AscoliBenevento
0%2 goals50%
AscoliBenevento
0%3 goals0%
AscoliBenevento
0%4 goals0%
AscoliBenevento

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
AscoliBenevento
0%BTTS in both halves0%
AscoliBenevento
0%Scored in both halves0%
AscoliBenevento

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
AscoliBenevento
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
AscoliBenevento
100%BTTS - last 5100%
AscoliBenevento

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
AscoliBenevento
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
AscoliBenevento
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
AscoliBenevento

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
AscoliBenevento
100%Min. 2 goals after half-time100%
AscoliBenevento
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
AscoliBenevento

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Benevento is 300% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.5 pts / match - Ascoli · 2 pts / match - Benevento

Ascoli - half-time state
0% leading50% draw50% trailing
Benevento - half-time state
50% leading50% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.5Points per match (1st half)2
AscoliBenevento
0Goals scored (1st half)0.5
AscoliBenevento
0.5Goals conceded (1st half)0
AscoliBenevento
0.5Average goals (1st half)0.5
AscoliBenevento
50%Clean sheet before half-time100%
AscoliBenevento
100%No goal before half-time50%
AscoliBenevento

After half-time (2nd half)

2Points per match (2nd half)0.5
AscoliBenevento
1.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.5
AscoliBenevento
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)1.5
AscoliBenevento
2Average goals (2nd half)2
AscoliBenevento
50%Clean sheet after half-time0%
AscoliBenevento
0%No goal after half-time50%
AscoliBenevento

Ascoli - second-half results

50% W50% R0% P
1
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.50
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Benevento - second-half results

0% W50% R50% P
4
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
1
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding0%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 0%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+1.5

Concedes 1.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Ascoli - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.502.00
Goals scored / match0.01.5
Goals conceded / match0.50.5
Average goals in match0.52.0
1 goal50%100%
2 goals0%100%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet50%50%
No goal100%0%
Goal difference-1+2
Half-time: 0% leading - 50% draw - 50% trailing
2nd half: 50% won - 50% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Benevento - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.000.50
Goals scored / match0.50.5
Goals conceded / match0.01.5
Average goals in match0.52.0
1 goal50%100%
2 goals0%100%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%0%
No goal50%50%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 50% leading - 50% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 50% draw - 50% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Ascoli
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
1
16-30
0
0
31-45
2
1
46-60
0
0
61-75
1
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (2 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Benevento
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
1
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
2
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (1 goal). Concedes most in 61-75 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
94%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
100%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
100%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Ascoli

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.32
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.82
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.89
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
115%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
74%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.5
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

Benevento

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.74
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.24
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.87
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.37
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
74%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
115%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
50% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
50%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Serie B).

Teams vs league

AscoliLigaBenevento
Average goals in match 2.502.65 2.50
Both teams scored 100%70% 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%60% 50%
Clean sheets 0%15% 0%
Goal before half-time 50%75% 50%
Goal after half-time 100%80% 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.65
Average goals per match
70%
Both teams scored
60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
15%
Clean sheets
1.30
Home goals / match
1.35
Away goals / match
+-4%
Home attack advantage
+-4%
Home defence advantage
+-10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
25%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
50%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Ascoli and Benevento play?

Ascoli face Benevento on 5 September 2026 in Serie B. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Ascoli vs Benevento?

Ascoli score 1.50 goals per game on average and Benevento 1.00. The Serie B average is 2.65 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 60% of games. Both teams score in 100% of Ascoli's matches and 100% of Benevento's.

What form are Ascoli and Benevento in?

Over the last 5 games Ascoli have a 1-1-0 record (2.00 points per game) and Benevento 0-1-1 (0.50 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Ascoli vs Benevento?

The statistical background for Ascoli vs Benevento — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.