Serie BKT 2026/27 | #VeronaAscoli: Stats and Where to Watch the Match

Verona - The statistics, numbers and facts provided by Opta - Stats Perform ahead of Hellas Verona-Ascoli, the first matchday of Serie BKT 2026/27, scheduled for Sunday 23 August (7PM) at the ‘Bentegodi’ Stadium.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Tomorrow will see the 23rd Serie B meeting between Hellas Verona and Ascoli. In the previous encounters, the Gialloblù have recorded 10 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats.

The last meeting between the two sides in Serie B dates back to 16 March 2019, when the match ended 1-1, with Pazzini scoring for Verona.

FUN FACTS

A 5-0 scoreline has occurred several times in meetings between Verona and Ascoli: Verona have beaten the side from the Marche region by this score on three occasions. The first came on 2 April 1983, in the Coppa Italia, at the ‘Bentegodi’; the second on 11 June 1995, in Serie B, again in Verona; and the third on 27 April 2013, once more in Serie B, this time at the ‘Del Duca’.

Tomorrow’s match will be the first Serie B meeting between Verona and Ascoli to be played in August.

PLAYER FOCUS

Nicola Leali is the only player in the current Gialloblù squad to have previously played for Ascoli. The goalkeeper wore the Bianconeri shirt from 2019 to 2023. Salvatore Cerbone also has a connection with Ascoli, having been part of the club’s youth academy during the 2024/25 season.

Pawel Dawidowicz scored in the last match played at the ‘Bentegodi’ against Ascoli, in the Coppa Italia fixture on 12 August 2023. His goal, along with strikes from Mboula and Djuric, helped Verona to a 3-1 victory over the side from the Marche region.

Matchday 1, Serie BKT 2026/27
HELLAS VERONA-ASCOLI
Sunday 23 August, 7PM
‘Bentegodi’ Stadium - Verona
Live on DAZN and LaB Channel, available on Amazon Prime and OneFootball