Serie B game preview and facts: Cagliari fight Palermo

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 13.May
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sardegna Arena (16233 seats)

Cagliari have delivered great football so far, being 5th position in the table. Palermo have an outlook both ways from the 7th place.

Insights:
  • Palermo have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Serie B

Palermo are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Cagliari form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Sardegna Arena as Cagliari have scored 26 goals to get 36 points from 18 games. The overall stats in the Serie B are 10-6-2 (wins-draws-losses). The Cagliari fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Sardegna Arena and will expect new points from this game. Cagliari has played 14 games in a row here without a defeat.

It's back home for Cagliari, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Perugia away with the result 5-0. Lapadula (2), Mancosu, Azzi and Kourfalidis found the net in that victory. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Cagliari played a great game against Perugia and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. Lapadula, a striker, was the champion performer for the side in that fixture, and was presented with a rating of 8.82 (out of 10). Lapadula scored two goals, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Ahead of that match, Cagliari won a home game hosting Ternana (2-1).

Cagliari are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 26 goals in 18 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Cagliari are not conceding a lot of goals here at Sardegna Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 16 from 18 matches.

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Palermo form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Palermo so far with only 17 points returning home. The records show 3-8-7 (win-draw-lose).

Palermo won their last game, 2-1 versus SPAL played at home. Those three points felt sweet as this side had gone five league games without winning. Attacker Brunori got a player rating of 7.81 in the game. "Man of the match" Brunori scored one goal and hit two key passes.

Before that, Palermo travelled to Como and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

Betting fact: Both teams have scored in 10 of this club's latest 12 league matches.

Palermo have scored 22 goals on their travels this season, from 18 away games in the league. Palermo struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 30 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The two duelists also encountered each other earlier this campaign: Palermo - Cagliari 2-1. Data for the prior ten meetings involving these two participants are: four wins for Cagliari, three draws and three wins for Palermo. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

CagliariG. Lapadula
G. Lapadula
19 goals
PalermoM. Brunori Sandri
M. Brunori Sandri
16 goals
CagliariL. Pavoletti
L. Pavoletti
6 goals

Cagliari missing players

Palermo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cagliari Palermo
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 5 18 36
13 10 3 Won W 0 3 11
15 6 2 Drew D 2 8 15
8 2 1 Lost L 3 7 10
47 26 10 Scored S 3 22 45
33 16 7 Conceded C 7 30 45
83% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
69% 72% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 89% 69%
39% 39% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 44% 39%
19% 17% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 19%
11% 17% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 22% 19%
53% 61% 67% BTTS BTTS 60% 67% 56%
36% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 28%
28% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 22% 28%
 
5.5 5.8 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 4.1 4.9
4.3 3.9 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 4.8 4.9
2.3 2.1 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.3 2.3
5 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
14.1 15.6 15.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10.4 11.1 12.3
4.1 4.8 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.8 4.2
32% 30% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 32% 30%
 
11.5 10.4 10 Shots against (avg) S A 12.6 12.8 13
3.8 3.3 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.6 4.7 4.5
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Palermo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Palermo have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Serie B
  • Palermo have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Palermo haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Frosinone 36 22 8 6 57 22 18 13 3 2 32 9 18 9 5 4 25 13 35 74
2 Genoa 36 20 11 5 47 22 18 11 6 1 25 7 18 9 5 4 22 15 25 71
3 Bari 1908 36 16 14 6 54 33 18 6 9 3 29 19 18 10 5 3 25 14 21 62
4 Südtirol 36 14 15 7 36 31 18 6 9 3 20 17 18 8 6 4 16 14 5 57
5 Cagliari 36 13 15 8 47 33 18 10 6 2 26 16 18 3 9 6 21 17 14 54
6 Parma 35 14 10 11 43 38 17 9 2 6 22 15 18 5 8 5 21 23 5 51
7 Palermo 36 11 15 10 45 45 18 8 7 3 23 15 18 3 8 7 22 30 0 48
8 Pisa 36 11 13 12 46 39 18 7 5 6 26 19 18 4 8 6 20 20 7 46
9 Venezia 36 12 10 14 47 46 18 6 5 7 26 25 18 6 5 7 21 21 1 46
10 Ascoli 36 12 10 14 39 45 18 6 5 7 19 21 18 6 5 7 20 24 -6 46
11 Reggina 36 16 4 16 48 44 18 9 2 7 27 22 18 7 2 9 21 22 4 45
12 Modena 36 12 9 15 44 50 18 6 8 4 24 17 18 6 1 11 20 33 -6 45
13 Como 36 9 16 11 44 47 18 7 7 4 25 19 18 2 9 7 19 28 -3 43
14 Ternana 36 11 10 15 34 46 18 8 5 5 19 18 18 3 5 10 15 28 -12 43
15 Cittadella 36 9 14 13 33 44 18 5 7 6 19 22 18 4 7 7 14 22 -11 41
16 Cosenza 36 9 12 15 29 51 18 7 7 4 20 17 18 2 5 11 9 34 -22 39
17 Brescia 35 9 11 15 33 52 18 6 5 7 16 21 17 3 6 8 17 31 -19 38
18 Perugia 36 9 9 18 35 47 18 5 6 7 19 24 18 4 3 11 16 23 -12 36
19 SPAL 36 7 14 15 39 49 18 4 7 7 25 26 18 3 7 8 14 23 -10 35
20 Benevento 36 6 14 16 29 45 18 3 6 9 14 24 18 3 8 7 15 21 -16 32

Cagliari:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Frosinone 36 22 8 6 57 22 18 13 3 2 32 9 18 9 5 4 25 13 35 74
2 Genoa 36 20 11 5 47 22 18 11 6 1 25 7 18 9 5 4 22 15 25 71
3 Bari 1908 36 16 14 6 54 33 18 6 9 3 29 19 18 10 5 3 25 14 21 62
4 Südtirol 36 14 15 7 36 31 18 6 9 3 20 17 18 8 6 4 16 14 5 57
5 Cagliari 36 13 15 8 47 33 18 10 6 2 26 16 18 3 9 6 21 17 14 54
6 Parma 35 14 10 11 43 38 17 9 2 6 22 15 18 5 8 5 21 23 5 51
7 Palermo 36 11 15 10 45 45 18 8 7 3 23 15 18 3 8 7 22 30 0 48
8 Pisa 36 11 13 12 46 39 18 7 5 6 26 19 18 4 8 6 20 20 7 46
9 Venezia 36 12 10 14 47 46 18 6 5 7 26 25 18 6 5 7 21 21 1 46
10 Ascoli 36 12 10 14 39 45 18 6 5 7 19 21 18 6 5 7 20 24 -6 46
11 Reggina 36 16 4 16 48 44 18 9 2 7 27 22 18 7 2 9 21 22 4 45
12 Modena 36 12 9 15 44 50 18 6 8 4 24 17 18 6 1 11 20 33 -6 45
13 Como 36 9 16 11 44 47 18 7 7 4 25 19 18 2 9 7 19 28 -3 43
14 Ternana 36 11 10 15 34 46 18 8 5 5 19 18 18 3 5 10 15 28 -12 43
15 Cittadella 36 9 14 13 33 44 18 5 7 6 19 22 18 4 7 7 14 22 -11 41
16 Cosenza 36 9 12 15 29 51 18 7 7 4 20 17 18 2 5 11 9 34 -22 39
17 Brescia 35 9 11 15 33 52 18 6 5 7 16 21 17 3 6 8 17 31 -19 38
18 Perugia 36 9 9 18 35 47 18 5 6 7 19 24 18 4 3 11 16 23 -12 36
19 SPAL 36 7 14 15 39 49 18 4 7 7 25 26 18 3 7 8 14 23 -10 35
20 Benevento 36 6 14 16 29 45 18 3 6 9 14 24 18 3 8 7 15 21 -16 32

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Serie B is the second highest division in Italian football. It usually has 22 teams playing two fixtures against each other. The two top teams of the league table are automatically promoted, with a third following depending on standings and/or a playoff. Matches are usually played on Saturdays.