Italy - Serie BData current as of 22 July 2026

Palermo vs Virtus Entella: match statistics

Palermo crest
Palermo
3 : 0half-time 2:0
Virtus Entella crest
Virtus Entella
170%(1.61)
X20%(3.75)
210%(5.17)

Palermo demonstrates a decisive advantage in all key statistics. The hosts occupy 4th place in the table with an impressive record of 67% home wins and only 8% defeats at their own stadium. Virtus Entella has not won any away match this season (0% Win%), losing as many as 67% of their away games. The form from the last 5 matches clearly favors Palermo (2.2 PTS/match) over Virtus Entella (1.2 PTS/match). Additionally, the hosts have a significantly better offensive efficiency (1.75 goals/match at home) and defensive efficiency (0.58 goals conceded/match at home), while the visitors score on average only 0.58 goals away, conceding 1.75 goals. The difference in goal difference (+14 for Palermo at home vs -14 for Virtus Entella away) and the advantage in Expected Goals (xG 1.66 vs 1.14) further confirm the hosts' dominance.

Palermo vs Virtus Entella: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Palermo play Virtus Entella in Serie B (Italy). The match date is 14 February 2026 at 15:00. Final score: 3:0.

Current form

Palermo: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Virtus Entella: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Palermo scores 1.58 and concedes 0.90 goals per match. Virtus Entella scores 0.95 and concedes 1.34. League average: 2.55 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Palermo 40%, Virtus Entella 53%. Over 2.5: Palermo 45%, Virtus Entella 37%. League level: BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Palermo has higher xG: 1.55 vs 1.38. Palermo: 14.2 shots per match, Virtus Entella: 12.9.

Match halves

Palermo: half-time lead 48%, second-half goals 0.90. Virtus Entella: half-time lead 24%, second-half goals 0.58.

Goals by minute

Palermo: 76-90+ (16 goals). Virtus Entella: 76-90+ (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie B: 2.55 goals per match, BTTS 53%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Palermo demonstrates a decisive advantage in all key statistics. The hosts occupy 4th place in the table with an impressive record of 67% home wins and only 8% defeats at their own stadium. Virtus Entella has not won any away match this season (0% Win%), losing as many as 67% of their away games. The form from the last 5 matches clearly favors Palermo (2.2 PTS/match) over Virtus Entella (1.2 PTS/match). Additionally, the hosts have a significantly better offensive efficiency (1.75 goals/match at home) and defensive efficiency (0.58 goals conceded/match at home), while the visitors score on average only 0.58 goals away, conceding 1.75 goals. The difference in goal difference (+14 for Palermo at home vs -14 for Virtus Entella away) and the advantage in Expected Goals (xG 1.66 vs 1.14) further confirm the hosts' dominance.

Half-by-half

2 : 0
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

46Possession (%)54
PalermoVirtus Entella
7Shots21
PalermoVirtus Entella
3Shots on target5
PalermoVirtus Entella
1xG1.96
PalermoVirtus Entella
3Corners8
PalermoVirtus Entella
47Dangerous attacks39
PalermoVirtus Entella
10Fouls12
PalermoVirtus Entella
0Cards0
PalermoVirtus Entella

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

PalermoVirtus Entella
1.58Goals scored / match0.95
PalermoVirtus Entella
0.9Goals conceded / match1.34
PalermoVirtus Entella
49%Average possession46%
PalermoVirtus Entella
4.45Shots on target / match3.71
PalermoVirtus Entella

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

14.18Shots per match12.92
PalermoVirtus Entella
4.45Shots on target3.71
PalermoVirtus Entella
11.1%Shot conversion7.3%
PalermoVirtus Entella
49%Possession46%
PalermoVirtus Entella
1.55xG for1.38
PalermoVirtus Entella
1.33xG against1.36
PalermoVirtus Entella

Shooting quality

Palermo: AttackingVirtus Entella: Balanced
PalermoVirtus Entella
Accuracy (shots on target)31%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.360.26

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Virtus Entella is 14% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Palermo · 1.6 pts / match - Virtus Entella

Palermo
DWLLW
Season result split
53% W30% R18% P
Season (W-D-L)
21-12-7
1.88 pts / match · goal difference +27
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
15-4-1
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
DWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.58Opponent xG: 1.46BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Virtus Entella
DDWLW
Season result split
26% W32% R42% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-12-16
1.11 pts / match · goal difference -15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-5-13
Last 5 away
1-1-3
WLLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.48Opponent xG: 1.04BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Palermo is 66% better for: goals scored per match.

1.58 goals / match - Palermo · 0.95 goals / match - Virtus Entella

Palermo is 49% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.9 goals / match - Palermo · 1.34 goals / match - Virtus Entella

Palermo scoring profile: very strong

Palermo scores in 78% of matches (31 of 40 matches), while Virtus Entella keeps a clean sheet in 18% (7 of 38 matches).

Virtus Entella scoring profile: mixed

Virtus Entella scores in 68% of matches (26 of 38 matches), while Palermo keeps a clean sheet in 45% (18 of 40 matches).

63Goals scored (season)36
PalermoVirtus Entella
36Goals conceded (season)51
PalermoVirtus Entella
2.48Average goals in match2.29
PalermoVirtus Entella
6Goals scored (last 5)5
PalermoVirtus Entella
8Goals conceded (last 5)5
PalermoVirtus Entella

How often they score at least...

78%1 goal68%
PalermoVirtus Entella
48%2 goals18%
PalermoVirtus Entella
23%3 goals8%
PalermoVirtus Entella
5%4 goals0%
PalermoVirtus Entella

How often they concede at least...

55%1 goal82%
PalermoVirtus Entella
25%2 goals34%
PalermoVirtus Entella
10%3 goals16%
PalermoVirtus Entella
0%4 goals3%
PalermoVirtus Entella

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

53%
League average

Goal patterns

8%BTTS at half-time8%
PalermoVirtus Entella
3%BTTS in both halves0%
PalermoVirtus Entella
35%Scored in both halves13%
PalermoVirtus Entella

BTTS and goal count

25%Min. 3 goals and BTTS26%
PalermoVirtus Entella
20%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
PalermoVirtus Entella
40%BTTS - last 560%
PalermoVirtus Entella

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

78%Min. 1 goal before half-time63%
PalermoVirtus Entella
23%Min. 2 goals before half-time18%
PalermoVirtus Entella
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time3%
PalermoVirtus Entella

2nd half

73%Min. 1 goal after half-time87%
PalermoVirtus Entella
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time39%
PalermoVirtus Entella
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
PalermoVirtus Entella

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Palermo is 47% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.7 pts / match - Palermo · 1.16 pts / match - Virtus Entella

Palermo - half-time state
48% leading28% draw25% trailing
Virtus Entella - half-time state
24% leading45% draw32% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.7Points per match (1st half)1.16
PalermoVirtus Entella
0.68Goals scored (1st half)0.37
PalermoVirtus Entella
0.38Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
PalermoVirtus Entella
1.05Average goals (1st half)0.87
PalermoVirtus Entella
70%Clean sheet before half-time61%
PalermoVirtus Entella
45%No goal before half-time68%
PalermoVirtus Entella

After half-time (2nd half)

1.65Points per match (2nd half)1.16
PalermoVirtus Entella
0.9Goals scored (2nd half)0.58
PalermoVirtus Entella
0.53Goals conceded (2nd half)0.84
PalermoVirtus Entella
1.43Average goals (2nd half)1.42
PalermoVirtus Entella
63%Clean sheet after half-time37%
PalermoVirtus Entella
43%No goal after half-time50%
PalermoVirtus Entella

Palermo - second-half results

43% W38% R20% P
68
Half-time points
27
Half-time goals
+12
Goal difference (1st half)
66
Second-half points
+15
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.70
PPG before half-time
Lead holding110%

Leads at half-time in 48% of matches and wins 53%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Virtus Entella - second-half results

29% W29% R42% P
44
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
44
Second-half points
-10
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.16
PPG before half-time
Lead holding108%

Leads at half-time in 24% of matches and wins 26%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Palermo - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.001.60
Goals scored / match0.60.6
Goals conceded / match1.20.4
Average goals in match1.81.0
1 goal80%60%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals40%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference-3+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
Virtus Entella - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.40
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match0.81.2
1 goal80%100%
2 goals0%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Palermo
ScoredConceded
10
5
0-15
8
2
16-30
9
8
31-45
13
5
46-60
7
8
61-75
16
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (16 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +8 - wins late phases.

Virtus Entella
ScoredConceded
4
4
0-15
3
6
16-30
7
9
31-45
6
10
46-60
6
9
61-75
10
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.38
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
94%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
47%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-16%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
53%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Palermo

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.22
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.46
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-15.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.43
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
107%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
84%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.48
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Virtus Entella

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.41
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.43
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
89%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
91%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.49
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Serie B).

Teams vs league

PalermoLigaVirtus Entella
Average goals in match 2.482.55 2.29
Both teams scored 40%53% 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 45%48% 37%
Clean sheets 45%27% 18%
Goal before half-time 78%70% 63%
Goal after half-time 73%78% 87%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.55
Average goals per match
53%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.48
Home goals / match
1.07
Away goals / match
+38%
Home attack advantage
+28%
Home defence advantage
+21%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
32%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Palermo 0 - 1 - 0 Virtus Entella. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Palermo vs Virtus Entella?

The Serie B match finished Palermo 3:0 Virtus Entella. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Palermo vs Virtus Entella?

Palermo score 1.58 goals per game on average and Virtus Entella 0.95. The Serie B average is 2.55 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 40% of Palermo's matches and 53% of Virtus Entella's.

What form are Palermo and Virtus Entella in?

Over the last 5 games Palermo have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Virtus Entella 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Palermo vs Virtus Entella?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.