The managers R. Stellone and F. Grosso are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Serie B league table.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
It's quite the trip for Hellas Verona when visiting Palermo as the cities are 1300 kilometers apart.
Palermo form and stats
7 victories, 6 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Palermo have to build on here at Stadio Renzo Barbera. Two home wins in a row for Palermo bring valid hopes of a third.Palermo lost their last game at Pescara after a 2-3 scoreline. Before that, Palermo played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Cosenza.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Palermo handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W3-D3-L0.
Palermo have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadio Renzo Barbera with 25 goals in 14 matches. From these home matches, Palermo have conceded only 11 goals.
Hellas Verona form and stats
Playing away, Hellas Verona have won 5 games, drawn 5 and suffered 5 defeats so far this season. Hellas Verona have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.Hellas Verona delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Brescia in their previous match; a Serie B game. Before that, Hellas Verona travelled to Cremonese and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
Hellas Verona are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 5 wins, 5 draws and 14 defeats. From a total of 24 matches.
Hellas Verona are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 18 away goals from 15 games. As opposed to that, Hellas Verona have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Hellas Verona - Palermo 1-1, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last eight meetings): Palermo won 4 games, 1 match ended with a draw and Hellas Verona has 3 wins.Top Goalscorers
  I. Nestorovski 10 goals / 3 assists |   G. Pazzini 10 goals |  G. Puşcaş 8 goals / 2 assists |
Palermo missing players
Hellas Verona missing players
| Palermo | Hellas Verona | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | Played | 15 | 30 |
| 45 | 25 | Scored | 18 | 44 |
| 29 | 11 | Conceded | 19 | 34 |
| 90% | 86% | Over 0.5 | 93% | 97% |
| 83% | 79% | Over 1.5 | 73% | 80% |
| 55% | 57% | Over 2.5 | 53% | 50% |
| 17% | 21% | Over 3.5 | 13% | 23% |
| 10% | 14% | Over 4.5 | 7% | 7% |
| 66% | 64% | Both teams to score | 60% | 67% |
| 28% | 36% | Clean Sheet | 20% | 20% |
| 17% | 14% | Failed To Score | 27% | 17% |
- Hellas Verona is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
- Palermo is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Brescia | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 62 | 38 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 22 | 24 | 57 |
| 2 | Lecce | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 56 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 54 |
| 3 | Palermo | 29 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 45 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 50 |
| 4 | Benevento | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 47 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 50 |
| 5 | Hellas Verona | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 44 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 10 | 48 |
| 6 | Pescara | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 3 | 48 |
| 7 | Cittadella | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 39 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 45 |
| 8 | Perugia | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 43 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 44 |
| 9 | Spezia | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 43 |
| 10 | Ascoli | 29 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 32 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -12 | 36 |
| 11 | Cremonese | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 35 |
| 12 | Salernitana | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 24 | -7 | 35 |
| 13 | Cosenza | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -9 | 35 |
| 14 | Crotone | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 38 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 20 | -6 | 33 |
| 15 | Foggia | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 37 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -5 | 30 |
| 16 | Venezia | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 20 | -9 | 30 |
| 17 | Livorno | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 28 | -14 | 30 |
| 18 | Carpi | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 55 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 30 | -25 | 25 |
| 19 | Padova | 31 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 29 | 43 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 30 | -14 | 24 |
