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Competition: Italy Serie D: Girone I
Date: Sun 05.January
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)

Palmese hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 8 points and a 18th position in the Serie D: Girone I table. Visiting Acireale holds 7th place with 28 pts.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

Acireale play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artificial turf. Recent stats for Acireale when playing on artificial turf are 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats from eight matches. They have scored 14 goals and conceded 13 times in these games.

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Palmese form and stats

Palmese's struggle is real here with only 5 points collected from 8 Serie D: Girone I games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-2-5. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Palmese, their manager and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

The Palmese crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-4 to Cittanovese here in a Serie D: Girone I match. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Messina (0-2).

Palmese are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 8 games. Palmese are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (18 from 8 played).

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Acireale form and stats

The visitors are W3-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Serie D: Girone I.

Acireale play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 2-4 to Savoia (placed 2nd). Preceding that, the 2-3 home loss versus SSC Giugliano.

A huge disappointment for Acireale in their last match (vs Savoia). Leading 2-0 the victory seemed almost certain, but a fascinating collapse turned everything around and in the end all points were lost in a 2-4 defeat.

Acireale are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 9 games (in the league). Acireale have conceded 14 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Acireale - Palmese 4-1 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: 1 - 0 - 4 (Palmese wins - draws - Acireale wins). As for goals, 3 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 had two or less.

Palmese missing players

Acireale missing players

Palmese Acireale
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
17 8 3 Played P 2 9 17
1 1 0 Won W 1 3 8
5 2 1 Drew D 0 3 4
11 5 2 Lost L 1 3 5
13 9 3 Scored S 3 13 29
33 18 8 Conceded C 2 14 23
82% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
76% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 78% 76%
41% 62% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 56% 53%
35% 50% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 44% 41%
29% 38% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 24%
47% 62% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 65%
18% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 18%
53% 38% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 22% 18%
 
4.6 4.8 5 Corners For (avg) C F 2 1 2.3
6.8 6.8 8 Corners Against (avg) C A 4 7.2 6
2.6 2.8 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 4 2.8 2.7
1 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 3 5
 
23 15 1 Total Shots T S 13 26 61
11 7 1 Shots on Target S O 4 15 28
27% 43% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 47% 43%
Key stats in Serie D: Girone I this season:
  • Acireale has the most matches over the total-line (6)
  • Acireale have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Acireale have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Acireale have scored more than double the goals of Palmese.
  • Acireale have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Acireale haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Palmese has the fewest clean sheets (1) at home
  • Palmese has the fewest points (5) at home
  • Palmese has the most conceded goals (18) at home
  • Palmese has the most conceded goals in the first half (19)
  • Palmese has the the worst goal difference (-9) at home
  • Palmese have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Palmese have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 +/- P
1 Palermo 17 13 2 2 29 10 9 6 1 2 20 9 8 7 1 0 9 1 19 41
2 Savoia 17 11 5 1 26 12 9 7 2 0 16 7 8 4 3 1 10 5 14 38
3 Licata 17 9 4 4 26 18 9 6 2 1 18 8 8 3 2 3 8 10 8 31
4 FC Messina 17 8 5 4 29 17 9 4 2 3 11 9 8 4 3 1 18 8 12 29
5 SSC Giugliano 17 9 2 6 26 18 9 7 1 1 21 6 8 2 1 5 5 12 8 29
6 Troina 17 9 2 6 21 18 8 5 0 3 12 9 9 4 2 3 9 9 3 29
7 Acireale 17 8 4 5 29 23 8 5 1 2 16 9 9 3 3 3 13 14 6 28
8 Cittanovese 17 9 1 7 25 21 9 6 1 2 13 6 8 3 0 5 12 15 4 28
9 Messina 17 8 2 7 20 16 8 6 1 1 12 4 9 2 1 6 8 12 4 26
10 Biancavilla 17 7 5 5 17 15 9 4 4 1 10 6 8 3 1 4 7 9 2 26
11 Castrovillari 17 5 5 7 25 22 8 4 2 2 12 5 9 1 3 5 13 17 3 20
12 Nola 1925 17 5 5 7 17 20 9 3 2 4 6 9 8 2 3 3 11 11 -3 20
13 Marsala 17 5 3 9 18 25 8 3 2 3 11 12 9 2 1 6 7 13 -7 18
14 Marina di Ragusa 17 3 6 8 16 24 8 3 3 2 9 8 9 0 3 6 7 16 -8 15
15 Roccella 17 2 6 9 8 15 8 1 5 2 4 6 9 1 1 7 4 9 -7 12
16 San Tommaso 16 3 3 10 18 35 8 3 1 4 11 15 8 0 2 6 7 20 -17 12
17 Corigliano Calabro 16 3 3 10 14 35 8 2 2 4 7 13 8 1 1 6 7 22 -21 12
18 Palmese 17 1 5 11 13 33 8 1 2 5 9 18 9 0 3 6 4 15 -20 8

Read more about Serie D: Girone I

Serie D is the fourth level of football in Italy and the highest non-professional level. It is divided into nine regional divisions, often referred to as Girone (or group) A to I. The first-placed team from each division is promoted to Serie C each year. Each division usually holds 18 teams.