Serie B (Week 23) : Ascoli beats Lanciano 1-0
ITALY, Jan. 23, 2016 (AMP) — Serie B / Match day 23: After losing 4-0 to Virtus Entella on January 18, Picchio returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Virtus Lanciano this Saturday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Jankto Jakub in the 63rd minute.
Ascoli Calcio 1898 climbed to 16th place with 26 points from 23 games, only one point behind Ternana Calcio.
View : Full Serie B table (as of January 23, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crotone | 23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 51 |
| 2 | Cagliari | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 21 | 23 | 49 |
| 3 | Novara | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 40 |
| 4 | Pescara | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 40 |
| 5 | Bari | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 39 |
| 6 | Brescia | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 38 |
| 7 | Cesena | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 35 |
| 8 | Avellino | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 35 |
| 9 | Virtus Entella | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 31 |
| 10 | Perugia | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 30 |
| 11 | Spezia | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 30 |
| 12 | Trapani | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 29 |
| 13 | Latina | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 28 |
| 14 | Vicenza | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 27 |
| 15 | Ternana | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 27 |
| 16 | Ascoli | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 33 | -13 | 26 |
| 17 | Modena | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 25 |
| 18 | Pro Vercelli | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 24 |
| 19 | Livorno | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 23 |
| 20 | Salernitana | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 23 |
| 21 | Virtus Lanciano | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 22 |
| 22 | Como | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 36 | -18 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : Serie B 2015-2016
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Overview
Ascoli Calcio 1898
- Position: 16 +3
- Best performance of the season:Como 0-4 Ascoli (3 Oct.)
- Previous game:Virtus Entella 4-0 Ascoli (18 Jan.)
- Next game:Cesena - Ascoli (30 Jan.)
Virtus Lanciano
- Position: 21 -1
- Best performance of the season:Virtus Lanciano 2-0 Ascoli (12 Sep.)
- Previous game:Virtus Lanciano 1-0 Pro Vercelli (16 Jan.)
- Next game:Virtus Lanciano - Trapani (30 Jan.)
Ascoli
1:0
Virtus Lanciano
1:0 (0:0)
- 23 January 2016
- 15:00
- ascoli-piceno
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Crotone | 51 |
| 2 |  Cagliari | 49 |
| 3 | Novara | 40 |
| 4 |  Pescara | 40 |
| 5 |  Bari | 39 |
Week 23 Results
| Friday 22 January 2016 | ||||
| Salernitana | 3-0 | Brescia |  | |
| Saturday 23 January 2016 | ||||
 | Pro Vercelli | 0-1 | Spezia |  |
| Ascoli | 1-0 | Virtus Lanciano | | |
| Novara | 0-1 | Crotone | | |
| Cagliari | 1-0 | Ternana |  |
| Bari | 2-1 | Vicenza |  |
 | Trapani | 1-2 | Latina |  |
 | Cesena | 2-0 | Virtus Entella |  |
 | Modena | 1-1 | Avellino |  |
| Sunday 24 January 2016 | ||||
 | Perugia | 17:30 | Pescara | |
| Monday 25 January 2016 | ||||
 | Livorno | 20:30 | Como | |