Match Report
30 points separated the sides: Palermo 4th on 72, Virtus Entella 14th on 42. On the form table Virtus Entella stood 7th over the last five rounds, despite being 14th overall. Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Palermo ran at 1.61 scored and 0.87 conceded, Virtus Entella at 0.95 and 1.34.
Palermo had not lost in 12 games.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Palermo, 2 draws and 0 for Virtus Entella, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 25% of the wins in this fixture. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 75% of the meetings.
Stadio Renzo Barbera in Palermo staged the fixture, a ground that holds 36,365.
Goal scorers
Palermo: Filippo Ranocchia (41'), Niccolò Pierozzi (50'), Joel Pohjanpalo (4')
Key stats
Possession: Palermo 46% · Virtus Entella 54% · Total shots: 7-21 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 3-8