Avellino

vs

Palermo

Preview

Avellino

• Avellino are 12th with 20 points after the same number of games.
• Avellino have won just once in their last 5, taking 1 draw and losing 3.
• Raffaele Biancolino’s Avellino set up in a pragmatic, compact system that allows the team to adapt to their opponent and stifle their creativity.
• They clog up the middle of the pitch and try to create transitions where they can play in numbers against the opposition’s advanced line, or create danger from set pieces, and have 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats from 7 home games this campaign, scoring 9 goals.
  • Recent home stats:
    • 3 wins, 2 draws, 2 defeats from 7 home games
    • 9 goals scored at home

Palermo

• Palermo have won 3 of their last 5 Serie B games, drawing once and losing once.
• Palermo have won 3 of their last 5 matches, with 3 consecutive wins lifting them into fifth place in the table.
• They thumped Carrarese 5-0 in their most recent home game and claimed a 3-1 road victory at Empoli recently.
• Palermo have taken 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat from their last 3 away, while they have conceded just 6 goals in 7 road games, an average of 0.86 per game.
• Palermo have a different philosophy, using wide overloads via wing-backs and building up the field quickly to break through compact blocks.

Key Players

• Joel Pohjanpalo is on fire for the Pink and Whites, scoring 10 goals in 16 league games, 6 of which have come in the last 5.
• Antonio Palumbo’s 3 assists in the same period have added a bit of a spark in the number 10 role, so Palermo look good value to take all the points this weekend at a shade of odds on.

Betting Insights

• Palermo are 1.78 favourites to win on Saturday, with Avellino 4.47 and the draw 3.54.
• Under 2.5 goals at 1.79 looks like a smart play here.

Prediction

• Palermo look good value to take all the points this weekend at a shade of odds on.
• Palermo have an excellent away record, winning 3 of 7, drawing twice and conceding just 6 goals on their travels.