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Palermo vs Spezia Prediction & Betting tips
Palermo and Spezia meet at Stadio Renzo Barbera, in a match for the 36 th round of Serie B. The two teams tied (1-1), on 23-12-2018, in the previous match for this edition of the league. The record of direct confrontations of the last 3 years is favorable to the home team, which in the last 4 matches won 1 and tied 3. The Spezia has considerable differences in their results at home and as a visitor, so in this match the home factor may be decisive.
Palermo:
The home team is currently in the 3 rd position, with 58 points won, after 15 wins, 13 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Calcio Padova, by (1-1). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Livorno, by (2-2). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses as a visitor. against 8 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss at their stadium. For the championship, Palermo won 17 points out of 30 possible, after 4 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (7 out of 16 matches). The team has conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 33 matches in this competition, they only got 2 comebacks in the 9 matches in which they suffered the first goal. There are 2 periods that stand out in the last 16 home matches for this competition: they scored 11 of their 27 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘); He suffered 6 of his 12 goals between the minutes (76’-90 ‘).
Palermo is making a good campaign in Serie B, comes from 4 games without losing, but tied their last 2 games and goes in search of 3 points to decrease the difference for the zone of direct access to Serie A. The team is characterized by a good balance, because it has the fourth best attack of the competition, with 51 goals in 33 games, and the second best defense, with only 33 goals suffered, being a team that creates several goal opportunities, without leaving many spaces in his defense, acting in a fairly organized manner and knowing when to attack and when to slow down the game. At home, Palermo is the team that lost fewer times in Serie B, but is the fourth most times tied, with 7 draws in 16 games. It is important to note that he comes from 6 games without losing and has not suffered more than 1 goal in any of them, so much that he has the second best defense in the host status. For the game against Spezia, coach Rossi will not be able to count on Bellusci, for suspension.
Spezia:
The away team is currently in the 7 th position of the league, with 47 points won, after 13 wins, 8 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Nuova Cosenza, by (1-0). In the last match, they tied in a home match against Perugia, by (1-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 19 goals scored and 23 conceded; against 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses at their stadium, with 25 goals scored and 16 conceded. In the last 10 away league matches Spezia has a record of 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, so they have won 11 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (6 out of 16 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 33 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 17 times and only managed 4 comebacks.
El Spezia is making a reasonable campaign in Serie B, but has fallen in performance in recent days, has only 1 victory in the last 4 games and is looking for a recovery to stay in the zone of promotion to the first division. The team has a good quality attack, which scored 48 goals in 33 games and is the fifth best of the competition, but his defense needs to be more solid, he suffered 42 goals and is only the tenth best among the 19 teams of the championship, so much that it suffered goals in all the last eight days, being a team that likes to act more offensively, but ends up leaving many spaces in its defense. Outside the home, Spezia has acted badly, has lost 4 of the last 5 games and has not scored goals in 3 of these defeats, so he needs to rediscover his best football in this type of situation.
Palermo vs Spezia head to head matches
23.12.18 SB Spezia Palermo 1 : 1
20.01.18 SB Spezia Palermo 0 : 0
26.08.17 SB Palermo Spezia 2 : 0
30.11.16 COP Palermo Spezia 0 : 1 (0 : 0)
22.02.14 SB Palermo Spezia 1 : 1