Genoa and Palermo are both doing (very) nicely in the Serie B with their 2nd and 6th positions respectively. Let's hope for a wonderful match!
- Genoa have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Serie B
- Palermo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
This should be an action-packed match with lots of fun and energy as both contenders are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Genoa form and stats
When playing at home in the Serie B, Genoa have managed 4 wins, 6 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 11 games.
Stress levels are on the rise for Genoa's attacking players as they have now played 180 minutes without scoring in a league game. Puscas was their last goal scorer.
In their previous game, the manager Gilardino led his Genoa to a defeat away at Parma. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris. Up until that match this club had gone seven consecutive league meetings without losing. Midfield player Frendrup got a match rating of 7.33 in that game, the max score being 10. Frendrup had 47 successful passes (of 50 total).
Before that, Genoa drew at home versus Pisa.It should be taken into account that a glance at the 10 latest league games reveals that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).
Genoa have scored {10 league goals} here from 11 matches, not a lot. Genoa are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 11 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Palermo form and stats
3-4-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Palermo in their Serie B matches away.
Palermo had fun at their own home (Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris) last time out, beating Reggina 2-1. Brunori and Soleri scored. Soleri came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Reggina last time out, making the manager Corini feel like a tactical genius. Matějů, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.21. Matějů served one assist, hit one key pass and won 4 of 5 duels.
Prior to that result Palermo won their away game at Ascoli. The scoreline was 2-1.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Palermo have scored 13 goals in 11 league games away. As for defending, Palermo rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 17 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
These two sides encountered each other earlier this match year: Palermo - Genoa 1-0. Statistics for the previous ten meetings featuring these two sides are: two wins for Genoa, three draws and five wins for Palermo. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being ill-tempered, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Brunori Sandri 13 goals |  M. Coda 8 goals |  A. Gudmundsson 3 goals |
Genoa missing players
Palermo missing players
| Genoa | Palermo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | 6 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 24 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 13 | 27 |
| 17 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 17 | 27 |
| 83% | 73% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 52% | 36% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 82% | 61% |
| 30% | 9% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 45% | 39% |
| 4% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 17% |
| 4% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 17% |
| 39% | 27% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 55% | 43% |
| 43% | 64% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 35% |
| 35% | 36% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 27% | 30% |
| 5.6 | 6.1 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 3.5 | 4.7 |
| 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | 13.7 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 11 | 12.2 |
| 4.9 | 5 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| 21% | 18% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 28% | 28% |
| 9.5 | 8.7 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 14.2 | 13.8 |
| 3.3 | 2.5 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
- Genoa have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Serie B
- Genoa have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Palermo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- 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 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 23 | 51 |
| 2 | Genoa | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 40 |
| 3 | Reggina | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 39 |
| 4 | Sudtirol | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 38 |
| 5 | Bari 1908 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 36 |
| 6 | Palermo | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 34 |
| 7 | Parma | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 33 |
| 8 | Ternana | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -3 | 33 |
| 9 | Cagliari | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 32 |
| 10 | Pisa | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 31 |
| 11 | Modena | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 31 |
| 12 | Cittadella | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -7 | 27 |
| 13 | Ascoli | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | -4 | 26 |
| 14 | Perugia | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 15 | -4 | 26 |
| 15 | Como | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -8 | 26 |
| 16 | Brescia | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -14 | 25 |
| 17 | SPAL | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 24 |
| 18 | Venezia | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | -6 | 24 |
| 19 | Benevento | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 10 | -6 | 23 |
| 20 | Cosenza | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 21 | -16 | 22 |
