Match Report
11 points and 3 places separated them: Palermo 3rd with 63, Hellas Verona 6th with 52. Hellas Verona ranked just 16th in the league on five-round form despite their 6th table position. Against a league average of 1.3 goals per team per game, Palermo ran at 1.58 scored and 1.06 conceded, Hellas Verona at 1.36 and 1.28.
Hellas Verona's last three games had all finished level, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Palermo 3, draws 1, Hellas Verona 3, at 2.57 goals per meeting. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 71% of the meetings.
Stadio Renzo Barbera in Palermo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 36,349. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.