Match report
Silipo brace sinks Avellino as Ascoli fight back from behind
Ascoli came from behind to beat Avellino 3-1 at the Cino e Lillo Del Duca in Serie B's fifth round, overturning a half-time deficit with three second-half goals. Raffaele Russo had given the visitors an early lead, but the hosts responded after the break to take control of the contest.
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Russo opened the scoring in the 17th minute, finishing off an assist from Martin Palumbo to put Avellino ahead at the break, with the away side leading 1-0 at half-time. Ascoli levelled four minutes into the second half when Patrick Enrici turned the ball into his own net, setting the platform for the hosts to push forward.
Andrea Silipo then took charge, converting an assist from Tommaso Milanese in the 72nd minute to put Ascoli 2-1 up before adding a second in the 86th minute, this time set up by Gabriele Gori, to complete the turnaround. The result lifted Ascoli to third in the table on 10 points from five games, while Avellino remained sixth with seven points.
Andrea Silipo scored twice in the second half to turn the match in Ascoli's favour, finishing with a rating of 9.58, the highest of any player on the pitch.
Ascoli dominated territory with 63 per cent possession, underlining their control after falling behind early on.
Ascoli beat Avellino 3–1 (half-time 0–1).
Ascoli met Avellino in the Serie B (Regular Season - 5). Kick-off was Saturday, 19 September 2026, 17:30 UTC at Cino e Lillo Del Duca. Referee: Matteo Marchetti.
Key moments
- 17' Goal: Raffaele Russo (assist: Martin Palumbo) — 0–1
- 49' Goal (own goal): Patrick Enrici — 1–1
- 72' Goal: Andrea Silipo (assist: Tommaso Milanese) — 2–1
- 86' Goal: Andrea Silipo (assist: Gabriele Gori) — 3–1
Starting line-ups
Ascoli (3-5-2)
- 1 Samuele Vitale
- 33 Nicholas Rizzo
- 30 Marcos Curado
- 62 Tommaso Milanese
- 19 Abdoul Guiébré
- 77 Don Bolsius
- 4 Samuele Damiani
- 8 Giovanni Corradini
- 7 Andrea Silipo
- 15 Simone D'Uffizi
- 99 Matteo Brunori
Avellino (3-5-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Ascoli 43%, the draw 37%, Avellino 20%. It finished Ascoli 3–1 Avellino.
Level sides, Ascoli's control of the ball swings it — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Ascoli's control of the ball gives Ascoli the lean. The draw at 37% is helped by a draw-heavy league.
Why Ascoli in front?
Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1449 to 1415. Sides this close won 45.6% of 14,661 home games (draw 26.5%, visitors 27.9%). Ascoli hold 6 more possession points (56 to 50 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, home teams with this control edge won 47.9% of 5,225 games, vs 43.9% when styles were level.
Why only 43%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Serie B home sides under-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (32.2% vs 24.9% norm) and away wins (26.1% vs 30.2%). Serie B homes won 41.7% of 4,053 games vs 44.9% across all 100,303 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Ascoli's column. Across 11,181 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.7% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.0 — negative in every season since 2018.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Avellino win?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.5 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,851. Serie B runs draw-heavy, adding 7.4 points. Early-season fixtures add 2.0 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Ascoli are newly promoted — game 5 of their first ten at this level, where our rating knows them least. Promoted sides ran below their rating in nine of the last ten seasons — 26.5% wins in their first ten games where the rating expected 30.0% (2,793 games since 2012), fading but still visible through game nineteen. Ascoli won 2 of the last 4 meetings with Avellino. The record is 2 wins for Ascoli, 2 draws and 0 wins for Avellino. These were 4 Serie B games played at both grounds between 3 December 2016 and 5 May 2018. Latest meeting: 5 May 2018 — Ascoli 1–1 Avellino. In 5,104 historical matches between similarly rated teams, home sides with the stronger head-to-head record won 43.0%.
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About this match
On this page: the Ascoli vs Avellino final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Serie B fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Ascoli 3–1 Avellino. Explore more on the Ascoli and Avellino team pages or the Serie B page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Ascoli vs Avellino?
Ascoli beat Avellino 3–1 (half-time 0–1).
›Who scored in Ascoli vs Avellino?
Raffaele Russo (17') for Avellino; Patrick Enrici (49') (own goal) for Ascoli; Andrea Silipo (72') for Ascoli; Andrea Silipo (86') for Ascoli.
›Where can I watch Ascoli vs Avellino highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Ascoli 3–1 Avellino are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Ascoli and Avellino?
Ascoli and Avellino have met 4 times — 2 wins for Ascoli, 0 wins for Avellino and 2 draws.