Palermo are ready for Nuova Monterosi with hopes of winning all three points. Can they? Check our in-depth preview!
- Palermo have not yet lost a game at home.
Palermo's stadium, Stadio Renzo Barbera, has a grass surface. Nuova Monterosi have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Nuova Monterosi when playing on grass; 16 wins, 16 draws and 9 losses from 41 matches. They have scored 51 goals in these games and conceded 43.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Palermo and Nuova Monterosi 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
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadio Renzo Barbera as Palermo have scored 17 goals to get 24 points from 10 games. The overall stats in the Serie C: Girone C are 7-3-0 (wins-draws-losses). The Palermo fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Stadio Renzo Barbera and will expect new points from this game. Palermo has played twelve games in a row here without a defeat.
Palermo are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 363 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Brunori).
The home team returns to Stadio Renzo Barbera after drawing with Catanzaro (placed 7th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0.
Prior to that, an away loss at Latina.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Palermo matches with similar probabilities have ended with four wins, four draws and one defeat (from nine games).
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as ACR Messina are coming to town in three days.
The Palermo fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 10 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Palermo have only let in 3 goals at home.
Nuova Monterosi form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Nuova Monterosi so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 1-6-4 (win-draw-lose). Visiting Monterosi has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Nuova Monterosi are travelling after their nice 3-1 home win in the fixture against Potenza Calcio (placed 20th).
Before that, Nuova Monterosi travelled to Foggia and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Bari 1908 in just three days.
Goals are few and far between in Nuova Monterosi's away league games. Only 9 goals from 11 travels. Many goals are not expected from the visiting Nuova Monterosi as they have only managed to score 9 times from 11 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Monterosi have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Palermo and Nuova Monterosi have met before this season: Nuova Monterosi - Palermo 1-1.Top Goalscorers
  M. Brunori Sandri 7 goals | E. Soleri 5 goals | G. Fella 4 goals |
Palermo missing players
Nuova Monterosi missing players
| Palermo | Nuova Monterosi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 9 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 25 | 17 | 8 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 22 |
| 16 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 7 | 16 | 30 |
| 81% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 86% |
| 67% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 71% |
| 33% | 40% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 27% | 38% |
| 14% | 10% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 27% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 14% |
| 33% | 30% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 45% | 57% |
| 48% | 70% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 24% |
| 38% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 55% | 33% |
| 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4 |
| 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.1 | 3 |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 10.4 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7.2 | 9 |
| 3.4 | 4.3 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| 35% | 40% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 29% | 37% |
| 7 | 5.9 | 4.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.3 | 9.5 | 10.1 |
| 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4 | 3.2 |
- Palermo have not yet lost a game at home.
- 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 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 | Bari 1908 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 45 |
| 2 | Monopoli | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 38 |
| 3 | Turris | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 36 |
| 4 | Virtus Francavilla | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 36 |
| 5 | Avellino | 21 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 36 |
| 6 | Palermo | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 34 |
| 7 | Catanzaro | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 33 |
| 8 | Foggia | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 31 |
| 9 | Taranto | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 31 |
| 10 | Picerno | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 29 |
| 11 | Latina | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -1 | 28 |
| 12 | Juve Stabia | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 27 |
| 13 | Catania | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 25 |
| 14 | Nuova Monterosi | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -8 | 24 |
| 15 | Campobasso | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -12 | 22 |
| 16 | Paganese | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 24 | -13 | 22 |
| 17 | Fidelis Andria | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -15 | 17 |
| 18 | ACR Messina | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 27 | -18 | 17 |
| 19 | Vibonese | 21 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -13 | 15 |
| 20 | Potenza Calcio | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 23 | -15 | 15 |
