Football betting preview: Messina vs Palmese

Competition: Italy Serie D: Girone I
Date: Sun 31.March
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Comunale Franco Scoglio (37895 seats)

Messina hope to sell all 37895 tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 25 points and a 14th position in the Serie D: Girone I table. Visiting Palmese holds 9th place with 32.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Messina form and stats

5-3-4 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Messina so far this season.

Messina manager and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Portici (placed 7th) in the Serie D: Girone I. The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Citta di Messina.

Messina have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadio Comunale Franco Scoglio with 20 goals in 12 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 18 goals have been conceded.

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Palmese form and stats

As the visiting team Palmese have produced an overall stat of 4-5-3 so far.

Palmese delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Bari 1908 (placed 1st) in their previous match; a Serie D: Girone I game. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Rotonda wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

The attacking power of Palmese when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored in 12 matches. It's not easy to score on Palmese as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Palmese - Messina 3-0 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: 0 wins for Messina, 2 draws and 1 win for Palmese.

Top Goalscorers

G. Corona
11 goals

Messina missing players

Palmese missing players

Messina Palmese
Total Home Statistic Away Total
28 14 Played 14 28
82% 79% Over 0.5 64% 75%
61% 64% Over 1.5 50% 57%
54% 64% Over 2.5 36% 29%
25% 29% Over 3.5 7% 7%
14% 21% Over 4.5 0% 0%
36% 36% Both teams to score 43% 39%
36% 43% Clean Sheet 57% 50%
46% 43% Failed To Score 36% 36%

  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 Bari 1908 24 18 4 2 54 13 12 10 2 0 29 4 12 8 2 2 25 9 41 58
2 Turris Neapolis 24 15 4 5 50 21 13 12 1 0 37 6 11 3 3 5 13 15 29 47
3 Acireale 24 11 6 7 39 31 13 6 4 3 18 14 11 5 2 4 21 17 8 39
4 Marsala 24 9 10 5 32 22 12 7 4 1 17 6 12 2 6 4 15 16 10 37
5 Cittanovese 24 11 4 9 38 38 12 6 4 2 19 16 12 5 0 7 19 22 0 37
6 Gela 24 10 6 8 38 35 12 3 5 4 16 15 12 7 1 4 22 20 3 36
7 Portici 24 9 9 6 31 30 12 4 6 2 17 12 12 5 3 4 14 18 1 36
8 Castrovillari 24 8 10 6 27 27 13 4 5 4 13 15 11 4 5 2 14 12 0 34
9 Palmese 24 7 11 6 22 20 12 3 6 3 11 10 12 4 5 3 11 10 2 32
10 Troina 24 7 11 6 26 26 11 7 3 1 14 6 13 0 8 5 12 20 0 32
11 Nocerina 24 7 11 6 21 24 11 3 6 2 9 8 13 4 5 4 12 16 -3 32
12 Citta di Messina 24 7 6 11 21 31 12 6 2 4 16 15 12 1 4 7 5 16 -10 27
13 Locri 1909 24 7 5 12 28 40 13 4 3 6 18 21 11 3 2 6 10 19 -12 26
14 Messina 24 6 7 11 27 36 12 5 3 4 20 18 12 1 4 7 7 18 -9 25
15 Roccella 24 5 10 9 25 35 11 5 3 3 17 12 13 0 7 6 8 23 -10 25
16 Sancataldese 24 6 6 12 30 39 12 6 2 4 20 15 12 0 4 8 10 24 -9 24
17 Rotonda 24 4 5 15 16 34 11 2 2 7 12 20 13 2 3 8 4 14 -18 17
18 Igea Virtus 24 3 7 14 14 37 12 2 5 5 7 16 12 1 2 9 7 21 -23 16

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