Down To Ten
Benevento
Benevento played the closing 48 minutes a man down after a 42′ dismissal.
- Sent off
- 42′
- Player
- Antonio Prisco
Serie B · Matchday 3
Ascoli
M. Brunori 84'
1 – 0
FT
HT 0–0
Benevento
Serie B
Matchday 3Ascoli1–0Benevento
2.37
Expected goals
0.07
42′84′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: ASC 2.37, BEN 0.07.
Match report
Ascoli 1-0 Benevento
Ascoli edged out Benevento 1-0 at Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca in Serie B. Brunori opened the scoring for Ascoli on 84' from the penalty spot.
Expected goals finished Ascoli 2.37, Benevento 0.07. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Ascoli held 57.0% of the ball.
The game turned on a dismissal: Prisco was sent off on 42', leaving Benevento 48 minutes to play a man short. It was settled late — Brunori struck on 84' to swing it Ascoli's way with the game otherwise level.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Ascoli graded out for wasteful finishing — 2.37 expected goals and 1 goals. Ascoli graded out for better chances — 0.20 xg per shot and 12 v 4 shots.
Gianmarco Vannucchi came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.2 for Benevento across 90 minutes.
It was a niggly afternoon: 19 fouls between them and 7 yellow cards, with Benevento conceding the most free-kicks (12).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
57%Possession43%
12Shots4
2.37xG0.07
What the numbers say
4 readsWasteful Finishing
Ascoli
Ascoli created more than enough to win it and did not take it — 2.37 xG for 1 goal.
- Expected goals
- 2.37
- Goals
- 1
- Shortfall
- −1.37
Better Chances
Ascoli
Ascoli did not shoot more, they shot better — 0.20 xG per attempt against 0.02.
- xG per shot
- 0.20
- Opponent
- 0.02
- Shots
- 12 v 4
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Ascoli scored on 84′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 84′
Timeline
🟨20'
Antonio Prisco
Foul
Nicholas Rizzo
Argument
🟨42'
🟨42'
Antonio Prisco
Argument
🟥42'
Antonio Prisco
Argument
Marcos Curado
Foul
🟨45'
Half-time
🔄46'
C. Dalle Mura ↑ M. Tumminello ↓
🔄46'
C. Kouan ↑ L. Cherubini ↓
M. Brunori ↑ S. Perciun ↓
🔄53'
G. De Pieri ↑ A. Silipo ↓
🔄54'
M. A. Chakir ↑ G. Gori ↓
🔄54'
Marcos Curado · Penalty cancelled
📺58'
🔄64'
A. Siatounis ↑ D. Lamesta ↓
🟨66'
Pietro Beruatto
Foul
🟨68'
Mattia Maita
Argument
🔄69'
E. Pierozzi ↑ P. Beruatto ↓
G. Acampora ↑ S. Damiani ↓
🔄73'
M. Brunori (Pen)
⚽84'
🔄85'
D. Okereke ↑ P. Saio ↓
🟨86'
Christian Kouan
Foul
F. Gattoni ↑ T. Milanese ↓
🔄88'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueStadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca, Ascoli Piceno
RefereeGiovanni Ayroldi, Italy
CompetitionSerie B
Season2026
RoundMatchday 3
StatusMatch Finished