Match preview for Serie B: Palermo - Genoa at Stadio Renzo Barbera

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Fri 09.September
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Renzo Barbera (36349 seats)

Genoa have come here for an entertaining fight versus the home side Palermo. Get smart on the match with this thorough Serie B preview!

Insights:
  • Genoa have the most points (6) away in Serie B

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Genoa, who are travelling more than 1300 kilometers to play this game.

Both teams have had time to rest since their last game. Let's have faith in that this will be an animated match!

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Palermo form and stats

Only two Serie B home games for Palermo so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

No payout for Palermo in their previous match, an away game at Reggina that ended in defeat 0-3. Midfielder Štulac was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.13 (out of ten) in that game. Štulac hit three key passes and had 74 successful passes (of 84 total).

Before that game, the home loss against Ascoli with the scoreline 2-3.

Palermo has scored 4 goals so far and conceded 3 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Genoa form and stats

Genoa are yet to lose a point on their Serie B travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games. Genoa love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

There were no winners in Genoa's previous match, the home game that ended 3-3 vs Parma (placed 10th). A bonkers game with plenty of goals last time out for Genoa, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that entertaining match, will this match be as refreshing? Defender Hefti was the best team player with a rating of 7.33. Hefti scored one goal and won 5 of 12 duels.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Pisa.

Genoa have the goal stats of 3-1 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Statistics for the previous ten meetings featuring these two squads are: five wins for Palermo, three draws and two wins for Genoa. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.

Top Goalscorers

PalermoM. Brunori Sandri
M. Brunori Sandri
2 goals
PalermoN. Valente
N. Valente
1 goals
PalermoS. Elia
S. Elia
1 goals

Palermo missing players

Genoa missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Palermo Genoa
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 0 2 4
1 1 0 Won W 0 2 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 2
2 1 1 Lost L 0 0 0
5 4 2 Scored S 0 3 6
7 3 3 Conceded C 0 1 4
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 75%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 50%
50% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 50%
25% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 25%
25% 50% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 25%
50% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 50%
25% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 50%
25% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 25%
 
6.5 7 12 Corners for (avg) C F 0 7 6.5
3.8 4 2 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2 2.5
2.2 2.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2.8
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.5 13 12 Shots (avg) S ( 0 13.5 14.2
4.5 5.5 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 6 6.2
28% 36% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 24%
 
11.8 9.5 10 Shots against (avg) S A 0 11.5 10.2
4 3 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4.5 3.8
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Genoa have the most points (6) away in Serie B
Palermo Last season Genoa
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
36 18   Played P   19 38
18 13   Won W   1 4
12 5   Drew D   8 16
6 0   Lost L   10 18
64 42   Scored S   13 27
33 9   Conceded C   35 60
89% 89%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   84% 79%
81% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   68% 61%
53% 56%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 42%
33% 33%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   37% 29%
8% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   16% 13%
47% 39%   BTTS BTTS   42% 42%
44% 61%   Clean Sheets C S   16% 26%
19% 11%   Failed to Score F T   58% 53%
 
5.5 6.6   Corners for (avg) C F   3.2 4.1
4 3.7   Corners against (avg) C A   5 5.1
2.6 2.8   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2.4
10 4   Red cards R C   1 3
 
10.2 10.7   Shots (avg) S (   9.7 11.1
4.4 5.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.6 3
41% 46%   Goal Efficiency G E   26% 24%
 
6.3 5.3   Shots against (avg) S A   15.4 14.4
2.6 2.3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.2 4.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Reggina 4 3 0 1 10 2 2 2 0 0 7 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 8 9
2 Frosinone 4 3 0 1 7 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 5 9
3 Brescia 4 3 0 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 9
4 Ascoli 4 2 2 0 6 4 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 8
5 Genoa 4 2 2 0 6 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 8
6 Benevento 4 2 1 1 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 7
7 Cagliari 4 2 1 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 7
8 Cosenza 4 2 1 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 7
9 Bari 1908 4 1 3 0 8 6 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 6
10 Parma 4 1 3 0 6 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 6
11 Cittadella 4 1 2 1 6 6 2 1 1 0 5 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 5
12 SPAL 4 1 2 1 5 6 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 -1 5
13 Palermo 4 1 1 2 5 7 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 4 -2 4
14 Venezia 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 -2 4
15 Ternana 4 1 1 2 4 7 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 2 6 -3 4
16 Modena 4 1 0 3 5 5 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 3
17 Como 4 0 2 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 4 -3 2
18 Pisa 3 0 1 2 5 7 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 3 4 -2 1
19 Perugia 4 0 1 3 2 7 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 4 -5 1
20 Sudtirol 3 0 0 3 1 8 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 6 -7 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bari 1908 36 22 9 5 52 26 18 12 3 3 31 15 18 10 6 2 21 11 26 75
2 Catanzaro 36 19 10 7 57 26 18 11 4 3 32 12 18 8 6 4 25 14 31 67
3 Palermo 36 18 12 6 64 33 18 13 5 0 42 9 18 5 7 6 22 24 31 66
4 Avellino 36 17 13 6 45 26 18 9 8 1 28 14 18 8 5 5 17 12 19 64
5 Monopoli 36 17 8 11 38 31 18 11 4 3 23 10 18 6 4 8 15 21 7 59
6 Virtus Francavilla 36 16 8 12 48 38 18 12 4 2 38 18 18 4 4 10 10 20 10 56
7 Foggia 36 13 15 8 62 51 18 10 5 3 40 26 18 3 10 5 22 25 11 52
8 Turris Neapolis 36 16 4 16 52 49 18 10 0 8 30 20 18 6 4 8 22 29 3 52
9 Nuova Monterosi 36 13 12 11 40 38 18 8 5 5 22 16 18 5 7 6 18 22 2 51
10 Picerno 36 14 8 14 41 45 18 9 3 6 24 16 18 5 5 8 17 29 -4 50
11 Juve Stabia 36 13 12 11 44 36 18 10 6 2 31 11 18 3 6 9 13 25 8 49
12 Latina 36 12 9 15 37 42 18 8 6 4 22 15 18 4 3 11 15 27 -5 45
13 Campobasso 36 11 11 14 51 62 18 5 7 6 25 25 18 6 4 8 26 37 -11 44
14 Taranto 36 8 15 13 31 40 18 6 10 2 16 8 18 2 5 11 15 32 -9 39
15 Messina 36 10 9 17 40 57 18 7 4 7 20 20 18 3 5 10 20 37 -17 39
16 Potenza Calcio 36 8 13 15 37 51 18 5 9 4 22 19 18 3 4 11 15 32 -14 37
17 Fidelis Andria 36 6 12 18 26 45 18 3 7 8 13 21 18 3 5 10 13 24 -19 30
18 Paganese 36 6 8 22 36 69 18 6 3 9 24 31 18 0 5 13 12 38 -33 26
19 Vibonese 36 3 12 21 24 60 18 3 7 8 13 23 18 0 5 13 11 37 -36 21
20 Catania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Milan 38 26 8 4 69 31 19 12 4 3 28 12 19 14 4 1 41 19 38 86
2 Inter 38 25 9 4 84 32 19 14 3 2 48 16 19 11 6 2 36 16 52 84
3 Napoli 38 24 7 7 74 31 19 11 3 5 37 16 19 13 4 2 37 15 43 79
4 Juventus 38 20 10 8 57 37 19 10 5 4 25 14 19 10 5 4 32 23 20 70
5 Lazio 38 18 10 10 77 58 19 10 6 3 42 25 19 8 4 7 35 33 19 64
6 Roma 38 18 9 11 59 43 19 10 6 3 26 16 19 8 3 8 33 27 16 63
7 Fiorentina 38 19 5 14 59 51 19 13 2 4 38 20 19 6 3 10 21 31 8 62
8 Atalanta 38 16 11 11 65 48 19 4 8 7 31 29 19 12 3 4 34 19 17 59
9 Hellas Verona 38 14 11 13 65 59 19 9 3 7 34 25 19 5 8 6 31 34 6 53
10 Torino 38 13 11 14 46 41 19 8 5 6 29 21 19 5 6 8 17 20 5 50
11 Sassuolo 38 13 11 14 64 66 19 6 6 7 27 30 19 7 5 7 37 36 -2 50
12 Udinese 38 11 14 13 61 58 19 6 7 6 31 29 19 5 7 7 30 29 3 47
13 Bologna 38 12 10 16 44 55 19 8 4 7 25 24 19 4 6 9 19 31 -11 46
14 Empoli 38 10 11 17 50 70 19 4 5 10 28 44 19 6 6 7 22 26 -20 41
15 Sampdoria 38 10 6 22 46 63 19 6 3 10 29 32 19 4 3 12 17 31 -17 36
16 Spezia 38 10 6 22 41 71 19 5 3 11 21 30 19 5 3 11 20 41 -30 36
17 Salernitana 38 7 10 21 33 78 19 3 6 10 17 39 19 4 4 11 16 39 -45 31
18 Cagliari 38 6 12 20 34 68 19 3 6 10 20 33 19 3 6 10 14 35 -34 30
19 Genoa 38 4 16 18 27 60 19 3 8 8 14 25 19 1 8 10 13 35 -33 28
20 Venezia 38 6 9 23 34 69 19 3 5 11 21 38 19 3 4 12 13 31 -35 27

Genoa:
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 Reggina 4 3 0 1 10 2 2 2 0 0 7 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 8 9
2 Frosinone 4 3 0 1 7 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 5 9
3 Brescia 4 3 0 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 3 1 9
4 Ascoli 4 2 2 0 6 4 3 1 2 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 8
5 Genoa 4 2 2 0 6 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 8
6 Benevento 4 2 1 1 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 7
7 Cagliari 4 2 1 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 7
8 Cosenza 4 2 1 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 7
9 Bari 1908 4 1 3 0 8 6 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 6
10 Parma 4 1 3 0 6 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 6
11 Cittadella 4 1 2 1 6 6 2 1 1 0 5 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 5
12 SPAL 4 1 2 1 5 6 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 -1 5
13 Palermo 4 1 1 2 5 7 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 0 1 1 1 4 -2 4
14 Venezia 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 0 0 2 1 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 -2 4
15 Ternana 4 1 1 2 4 7 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 2 6 -3 4
16 Modena 4 1 0 3 5 5 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 3
17 Como 4 0 2 2 3 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 2 4 -3 2
18 Pisa 3 0 1 2 5 7 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 3 4 -2 1
19 Perugia 4 0 1 3 2 7 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 4 -5 1
20 Sudtirol 3 0 0 3 1 8 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 6 -7 0

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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.