Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Palermo & Monopoli face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Coppa Italia Serie C. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Palermo nor Monopoli as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Palermo form and stats
Palermo have not come this way in the Coppa Italia Serie C without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Picerno.It’s been three wins in a row for Palermo here at Stadio Renzo Barbera, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
The fans are hoping that Palermo will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the Serie C: Girone C game against Taranto.
A 1-1 draw away in the Serie C: Girone C before that, with ACR Messina the opponent.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Serie C: Girone C game versus Catanzaro in only four days. This game is also played here at Stadio Renzo Barbera.
Palermo have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and one practice match played. These training games have ended with 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Palermo scored 1 goal and let in 2 goals during these one game.
Monopoli form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Potenza Calcio in order to reach 2nd round of Coppa Italia Serie C. Monopoli was sent out of Coppa Italia Serie C in the 2nd round last season.Monopoli had fun at their own home (Stadio Renzo Barbera) last time out, beating ACR Messina 2-1. E. Starita and F. Grandolfo scored.
Prior to that result Monopoli won their away game at Turris in the Serie C: Girone C. The scoreline was 2-1.Head 2 Head
Data for the former two meetings involving these two squads are: one win for Palermo, zero draws and one win for Monopoli. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Top Goalscorers
  E. Starita 4 goals |  E. Soleri 2 goals |  A. Almici 1 goals |
Palermo missing players
Monopoli missing players
| Palermo | Monopoli | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 36 | 20 | Scored | S | 12 | 36 | ||
| 30 | 16 | Conceded | C | 16 | 32 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 64% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 12% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 20% | ||
| 4.6 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 4 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.2 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8.5 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.9 | 6.9 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.9 | ||
| 45% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 50% | ||