At 2.60 odds, the bookmakers have placed Benevento as slight favourites against Ascoli, the visitors should have little problems avoiding defeat against Ascoli, therefore a bet on away win or draw (+0.5), is a better option to bet on in this fixture.

The quarter finals of the Serie B promotion sees Benevento travel to face Ascoli at the Cino e Lillo Del Duca stadium on Friday.

Benevento and Ascoli finished sixth and fifth respectively in the Serie B to reach the playoffs for a spot in the Serie A ahead of next season. Not much seperates both teams after the end of the regular season, Benevento are just behind by two points.

Attacking wise, Benevento are slightly the better team here, scoring an average of 1.63 odds after thirty eight league games compared to Ascoli's 1.37 goals per game during the same period.

Benevento are also the better team defensively, Fabio Caserta's side conceded 1.03 goals per game compared to Ascoli's 1.11 goals conceded per game in Serie B this season.

Benevento have avoided defeat in seventy seven percent of their total meetings with Ascoli, and the visitors are very capable of picking up a win or a draw to move to the finals of the Serie A playoffs.

In the recent fixtures against Ascoli, Fabio Caserta's team have only lost once in the last five meetings, winning three and drawing one of those games.

With qualification to the finals on the line, Benevento are slightly favourites to win, and they have a better squad with experience than Ascoli.

Despite the better head to head and recent performances, Ascoli have the home advantage and there is a chance that this game ends in a draw, so backing Benevento to win or draw (+0.5), is the best option to bet on in this fixture.

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在意甲四分之一决赛中，贝内文托将于周五在杜卡球场迎战阿斯科利。

贝尼文托和阿斯科利在乙级联赛中分别取得了第6名和第5名的成绩，并为下赛季进军甲级联赛进军了季后赛。常规赛结束后，两队的差距并不大，贝纳文托仅落后两分。

在进攻方面，贝尼文托略胜一筹，在38场联赛后平均得分1.63，而阿斯科利在同一时期平均每场进球1.37。

贝尼文托的防守也更好，法比奥·卡塞塔的球队场均失球1.03个，而阿斯科利本赛季乙级联赛场均失球1.11个。

贝尼文托在与阿斯科利的全部交锋中有77%没有输球，客队很有能力赢得一场胜利或一场平局，晋级意甲季后赛决赛。

在最近对阵阿斯科利的比赛中，法比奥·卡塞塔的球队在过去的五场比赛中只输了一场，三胜一平。

由于预选赛即将进入决赛，贝尼文托是夺冠的热门，而且他们的阵容比阿斯科利更有经验。

尽管阿斯科利有更好的正面交锋和最近的表现，但阿斯科利有主场优势，而且这场比赛有可能以平局结束，所以支持贝尼文托赢或平局是这场比赛的最佳选择。