Palermo receive Lecco as odds-on favourites: Full football preview

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sun 29.Oct
Match begins: 15:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Renzo Barbera (36349 seats)

Palermo are thought of as probable winners of this home match vs Lecco, if the league table is anything to judge by. Or could we be in for a surprise?

Insights:
  • Palermo have the most scored goals in the second half (13) in Serie B
  • Lecco is in the worst form (1-1-4)

It's quite the trip for Lecco when visiting Palermo as the cities are 1500 kilometers apart.

Palermo and Lecco should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Palermo form and stats

2 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Palermo have to build on here at Stadio Renzo Barbera in the Serie B.

The spoils were shared in Palermo's previous game, also at home. Visiting Spezia (placed 17th) travelled back with a draw after a 2-2 scoreline. Late drama in the game against Spezia as Palermo were trailing by a goal near the finishing line until Štulac popped out and made it level in the 90th minute. Štulac was able to secure the draw 2-2 in the game against Spezia after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today? The forward Mancuso outperformed all teammates in that match and got a match rating of 7.45 out of 10. Mancuso scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Before that match, a win away at Modena.

Palermo have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadio Renzo Barbera with 7 goals in 4 league matches.

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Lecco form and stats

Playing away, Lecco have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Serie B this season.

It's the second away game in a row for Lecco, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Pisa (placed 13th) last time out. Hooray; their first three points in the league after seven rounds not winning. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Bonazzoli when Tordini scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 67th minute. Giudici got a match rating of 7.65 in that game, top player of the team. Giudici served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Ascoli.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Lecco as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games in the league. As for defending, Lecco rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 6 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

PalermoL. Mancuso
L. Mancuso
3 goals
PalermoM. Brunori Sandri
M. Brunori Sandri
3 goals
PalermoL. Štulac
L. Štulac
2 goals

Palermo missing players

Lecco missing players

Palermo Lecco
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
9 4 2 Played P 2 4 8
6 2 1 Won W 0 1 1
2 1 1 Drew D 1 1 1
1 1 0 Lost L 1 2 6
16 7 5 Scored S 0 3 7
6 4 2 Conceded C 3 6 16
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 75% 88%
67% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 75% 88%
56% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 75% 62%
33% 25% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 12%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 12%
44% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 50%
44% 25% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 25% 12%
22% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 50%
 
5.2 6.5 4.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 4.2 4.5
5.2 3.5 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6 5.2
2.3 2.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 3 2.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
15.3 19 16 Shots (avg) S ( 14.5 14.2 15.4
5.4 6.2 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.8 5
33% 28% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 16% 18%
 
12.2 10.2 9.5 Shots against (avg) S A 19.5 19.5 16.9
2.2 2.8 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.5 5.5 5.5
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Lecco have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Lecco have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Lecco is in the worst form (1-1-4)
  • Palermo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Palermo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Palermo have scored more than double the goals of Lecco.
  • Palermo have the most scored goals in the second half (13) in Serie B
  • Palermo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Palermo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Parma 10 7 2 1 20 8 6 4 2 0 9 3 4 3 0 1 11 5 12 23
2 Catanzaro 10 6 3 1 18 13 5 3 1 1 9 7 5 3 2 0 9 6 5 21
3 Palermo 9 6 2 1 16 6 4 2 1 1 7 4 5 4 1 0 9 2 10 20
4 Venezia 10 5 3 2 14 9 5 3 1 1 9 6 5 2 2 1 5 3 5 18
5 Modena 10 4 4 2 9 8 5 2 1 2 4 5 5 2 3 0 5 3 1 16
6 Cosenza 10 4 2 4 14 11 5 2 1 2 10 6 5 2 1 2 4 5 3 14
7 Como 9 4 2 3 12 12 4 2 1 1 6 6 5 2 1 2 6 6 0 14
8 Sudtirol 9 3 4 2 13 10 4 1 2 1 6 5 5 2 2 1 7 5 3 13
9 Brescia 8 3 4 1 6 3 5 1 3 1 3 3 3 2 1 0 3 0 3 13
10 Cremonese 10 3 4 3 12 11 6 0 3 3 4 7 4 3 1 0 8 4 1 13
11 Cittadella 10 3 4 3 10 13 5 2 2 1 5 6 5 1 2 2 5 7 -3 13
12 Ascoli 10 3 3 4 12 12 4 2 1 1 6 2 6 1 2 3 6 10 0 12
13 Pisa 10 3 3 4 9 10 5 1 1 3 6 8 5 2 2 1 3 2 -1 12
14 Bari 1908 10 1 8 1 9 9 5 0 5 0 5 5 5 1 3 1 4 4 0 11
15 Reggiana 10 2 5 3 9 13 5 1 3 1 5 6 5 1 2 2 4 7 -4 11
16 Sampdoria 10 2 3 5 10 13 5 1 0 4 5 8 5 1 3 1 5 5 -3 7
17 Spezia 9 1 4 4 8 13 4 0 2 2 1 3 5 1 2 2 7 10 -5 7
18 Ternana 10 1 3 6 9 13 6 1 2 3 5 5 4 0 1 3 4 8 -4 6
19 FeralpiSalo 10 1 2 7 5 19 4 0 1 3 2 6 6 1 1 4 3 13 -14 5
20 Lecco 8 1 1 6 7 16 4 0 0 4 4 10 4 1 1 2 3 6 -9 4

Read more about Serie B

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.