Ascoli
Palermo
Match summary
Ascoli and Palermo drew 1-1.
Matteo Brunori put Ascoli ahead in the 20th minute and Filippo Ranocchia equalised in the 55th minute.
There was little between the sides on chances: Ascoli created 1.28 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots, Palermo 1.49 from 18.
Ascoli hosted Palermo on matchday 11 in Serie B, with the encounter ending in a 1-1 draw. The home side controlled 57 percent of possession and registered 511 passes with an 85.9 percent accuracy, compared to the visitors' 377 passes at 83.3 percent. Palermo pushed forward with 18 shots and 5 on target against Ascoli's 10 shots and 3 on target. Both teams created similar pressure through 35 dangerous attacks for Ascoli and 36 for Palermo. The expected goals finished at 1.28 for Ascoli and 1.49 for Palermo. Discipline was tidy with 7 fouls by Ascoli and 12 by Palermo, resulting in 1 yellow card shown to the visitors.
The first half broke open in the 19th minute when Matteo Brunori scored for Ascoli with an xG of 0.88, taking the score to 1-0 at half-time. Palermo made a change at the interval, bringing on Filippo Ranocchia, who made an immediate impact by scoring with a right foot shot in the 55th minute to level the match at 1-1. Numerous substitutions followed for both sides across the second period. The only caution of the fixture arrived in the 75th minute when Nahuel Estévez received a yellow card for a foul before being substituted shortly after.
