The Serie B league standings tell a tale about these participants to this date, with Palermo ahead of Spezia by 13 points. Tipsway full preview:
- Palermo is in the best form (5-0-1) in Serie B
- Spezia have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Serie B
It should be mentioned that Spezia play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Spezia on grass are 7 victories, 8 draws and 24 defeats from 39 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 35-73. You can compare this with overall results below.
Spezia have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Palermo and Spezia 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.
Palermo form and stats
Palermo must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Serie B games here at Stadio Renzo Barbera.
Palermo are returning here after visiting Modena and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Mancuso and Henderson scored the goal(s). Midfielder Henderson was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.93 (out of ten) in that game. Henderson scored one goal and hit two key passes.
Before that, Palermo had a home game versus Sudtirol which ended with a victory 2-1.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Palermo have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 5 and lost 1.
The Palermo fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 league matches. From these home matches, Palermo have conceded only 2 goals.
Spezia form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie B travels is 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Spezia delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Pisa (placed 13th) in their previous game. Defender Amian was the best team player with a rating of 7.81. Amian hit one key pass and won 8 of 9 duels.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus FeralpiSalo at their stadium, the result 2-1.We have checked recent matches where Spezia have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 11 games were 1 victory, 4 draws and 6 defeats.
The visiting Spezia have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 5 goals from 4 games.
Head 2 Head
Palermo have put together a streak of 6 consecutive matches without losing (1-5-0) when facing Spezia.Top Goalscorers
  M. Brunori Sandri 3 goals |  L. Mancuso 2 goals |   L. Moro 2 goals |
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| Palermo | Spezia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | 11 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 62% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 50% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 50% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 62% |
| 5.4 | 7.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4 | 5.2 |
| 5.2 | 3 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 3.2 | 4 |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15.2 | 20 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.5 | 15.2 | 14.6 |
| 5.2 | 6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 33% | 28% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 17% |
| 12.5 | 10.3 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
- Palermo have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Palermo have scored more than double the goals of Spezia.
- Palermo have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Palermo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Palermo is in the best form (5-0-1) in Serie B
- Spezia have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Spezia have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Spezia have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Serie B
- Spezia have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Spezia 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 | Parma | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 20 |
| 2 | Palermo | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 3 | Venezia | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Catanzaro | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 18 |
| 5 | Cosenza | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Como | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Cremonese | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 8 | Cittadella | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 13 |
| 9 | Modena | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Brescia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | Sudtirol | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 12 | Bari 1908 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | Pisa | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 9 |
| 14 | Ascoli | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 9 |
| 15 | Reggiana | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 16 | Ternana | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 6 |
| 17 | Spezia | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 6 |
| 18 | FeralpiSalo | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -11 | 5 |
| 19 | Sampdoria | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 20 | Lecco | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 1 |
