Head-to-Head
- SSC Venezia have won three of the last five head-to-head matches with Palermo, two of those wins coming at home.
- SSC Venezia’s home record in Serie B 2025-2026 is the best in the division (W16, L2).
SSC Venezia
- SSC Venezia’s long wait for a top-flight return ended some weeks ago, but Giovanni Stroppa’s men will be keen to end the season on a high, by beating their direct competitors and showing the nation the true value of their identity.
- The Venezia boss has impressed in Serie B 2025-2026 with his proactive, high-tempo brand of soccer, with his team playing an aggressive, pressing style, with wing-backs providing width in build-up and plenty of positional possession dominance.
- Their home record of 16 wins and just two defeats in the league speaks volumes of their ability to dominate opponents on home soil, scoring 2.33 goals per home game, while conceding an average of just 0.67.
Palermo
- Palermo will provide a different test to the teams Venezia have beaten at the Stadio Pierluigi Penzo though, as Filippo Inzaghi’s men operate with a more conventional, striker-focused approach, where the ball is often played directly into the front men, who hold the ball up and look to play off it, and the rest of the team sit behind in a compact block.
- That’s not to say the home side have a free pass to the win in this game, as Palermo are a stubborn, solid outfit who deserve their place in the promotion play-offs after picking up 72 points in 37 games to sit fourth in the table.
- Palermo are in excellent form, as they are also unbeaten in their last five, but their away record in Serie B 2025-2026 is more modest (W6, D8, L4).
Key Players
- Pohjanpalo: Palermo have a clinical goal-scorer in Pohjanpalo to thank for their promotion push, as the Finnish forward is in superb shape with three goals in his last five Serie B appearances.
- Andrea Adorante: Stroppa’s tweaks to his side have kept them sharp and aggressive, particularly on the break and in terms of pressing, so Andrea Adorante’s recent uptick in form has been well timed.
Betting Insights
The odds are against us getting any value on the home win, but there is still plenty to be gained by backing Venezia at _1.69_ , BTTS - Yes at _1.62_ , and Over 2.5 goals at _1.64_ .
Prediction
Venezia have won three of their last five matches and should be able to continue their form on Friday, but Palermo will create enough chances to ensure that both teams get on the board.
