Mantova vs Ascoli prediction and preview
Serie B · Saturday 5 December 2026, 14:00 UTC
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Mantova vs Ascoli
Serie B · Saturday 5 December 2026, 14:00 UTC · Stadio Danilo Martelli, Mantova
Mantova vs Ascoli preview
Mantova welcome Ascoli at Stadio Danilo Martelli in Mantova on Saturday 5 December 2026 (14:00 UTC) in Serie B. Mantova go into the round 4th, on 18 points from 10 games, while Ascoli go into the round 3rd, on 19 points from 10 games.
Mantova come into the game with a D-L-W-L-W run in the league (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5), while Ascoli's recent sequence reads D-W-W-D-D. Over their last 6, Mantova have scored 1.2 and conceded 1.3 goals per game, with 2 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Ascoli average 2.0 scored and 0.5 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.
The sides have met 6 times in the records we hold: Mantova won 1, 2 games were drawn and Ascoli won 3. Those games averaged 1.7 goals, 2 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 2. The most recent meeting, on 6 Feb 2010, ended Mantova 0-0 Ascoli.
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Mantova expected line-up (3-4-2-1)
Francesco Bardi, Stefano Cella, Alessio Castellini, Bodin Tomasevic, Fahem Benaïssa, Simone Trimboli, Francesco Ruocco, Rareș Ilie
Ascoli expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Samuele Vitale, Abdoul Guiebre, Nicholas Rizzo, Marcos Curado, Simone D'Uffizi, Giovanni Corradini, Andrea Silipo, Gennaro Acampora
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