Match Report
Palermo, 4th with 72 points, sat 37 points above Pescara (19th, 35). Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Pescara ran at 1.34 scored and 1.74 conceded, Palermo at 1.61 and 0.87.
Palermo had not lost in 14 games. Over the last five, Pescara had taken 4 of 15 points to Palermo's 13.
The sides have met 11 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Pescara, 4 draws and 4 for Palermo, at 2.73 goals per meeting. The last five meetings averaged 3.8 goals, well above the all-time 2.73.
The match was played at Stadio Adriatico-Giovanni Cornacchia in Pescara (capacity 20,520). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Pescara: Lorenzo Insigne (55'), Lorenzo Meazzi (87') · Palermo: Joel Pohjanpalo (47')
Key stats
Possession: Pescara 53% · Palermo 47% · Total shots: 14-12 · On target: 8-5 · Corners: 9-4