Italy - Serie BData current as of 11 September 2026

Pescara vs Palermo: match statistics

Pescara crest
Pescara
2 : 1half-time 0:0
Palermo crest
Palermo
120%(4.13)
X25%(3.64)
255%(1.82)

Palermo is the clear favorite for this match, sitting in 4th place in the table with impressive form – 4 wins and 1 draw in their last 5 matches (2.6 points per game). Pescara is in last, 20th place, with only a 15% home win rate and just 1 win in their last 5 matches (0.8 points per game). The goal difference is stark: Palermo has a +6 away goal difference, while Pescara has a -5 at home. The visitors show a significantly better shot conversion rate (11% vs the hosts' 7%) and a more solid defense (1.0 goals conceded per away game vs the hosts' 1.62 at home). Palermo has scored 14 goals in their last 5 matches, confirming their excellent offensive form. Considering all statistics, an away win for Palermo is the most likely outcome.

Pescara vs Palermo: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Pescara played Palermo in Serie B (Italy). The match was played on 1 March 2026. Final score: 2:1.

Current form

Pescara: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Palermo: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

Pescara scores 1.15 and concedes 1.96 goals per match. Palermo scores 1.73 and concedes 0.73. League average: 2.47 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Pescara 65%, Palermo 38%. Over 2.5: Pescara 62%, Palermo 46%. League level: BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 47%.

xG, shots and style

Pescara has higher xG: 1.53 vs 1.52. Pescara: 14.7 shots per match, Palermo: 14.0.

Match halves

Pescara: half-time lead 19%, second-half goals 0.65. Palermo: half-time lead 54%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

Pescara: 76-90+ (9 goals). Palermo: 76-90+ (11 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie B: 2.47 goals per match, BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 47%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 5.00, BTTS 0%.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Palermo is the clear favorite for this match, sitting in 4th place in the table with impressive form – 4 wins and 1 draw in their last 5 matches (2.6 points per game). Pescara is in last, 20th place, with only a 15% home win rate and just 1 win in their last 5 matches (0.8 points per game). The goal difference is stark: Palermo has a +6 away goal difference, while Pescara has a -5 at home. The visitors show a significantly better shot conversion rate (11% vs the hosts' 7%) and a more solid defense (1.0 goals conceded per away game vs the hosts' 1.62 at home). Palermo has scored 14 goals in their last 5 matches, confirming their excellent offensive form. Considering all statistics, an away win for Palermo is the most likely outcome.

View the statistical overview

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

53Possession (%)47
PescaraPalermo
15Shots12
PescaraPalermo
9Shots on target5
PescaraPalermo
1.84xG1.4
PescaraPalermo
9Corners4
PescaraPalermo
36Dangerous attacks39
PescaraPalermo
10Fouls14
PescaraPalermo
4Cards2
PescaraPalermo

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.

1.15Goals scored / match1.73
PescaraPalermo
1.96Goals conceded / match0.73
PescaraPalermo
49%Average possession49%
PescaraPalermo
4.46Shots on target / match4.38
PescaraPalermo

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

14.73Shots per match13.96
PescaraPalermo
4.46Shots on target4.38
PescaraPalermo
7.8%Shot conversion12.4%
PescaraPalermo
49%Possession49%
PescaraPalermo
1.53xG for1.52
PescaraPalermo
1.66xG against1.33
PescaraPalermo

Shooting quality

Pescara: AttackingPalermo: Balanced
PescaraPalermo
Accuracy (shots on target)30%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.260.39

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.

Palermo is 225% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Pescara · 2.6 pts / match - Palermo

Pescara
DLLWL
Season result split
12% W35% D54% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-9-14
0.69 pts / match · goal difference -21
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-5-6
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
LWLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.62Opponent xG: 1.64BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Palermo
WWDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
54% W35% D12% L
Season (W-D-L)
14-9-3
1.96 pts / match · goal difference +26
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-6-2
Last 5 away
1-4-0
DDDWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 3.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.53Opponent xG: 1.54BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 100%

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 50% better for: goals scored per match.

1.15 goals / match - Pescara · 1.73 goals / match - Palermo

Palermo is 168% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.96 goals / match - Pescara · 0.73 goals / match - Palermo

Pescara scoring profile: mixed

Pescara scores in 73% of matches (19 of 26 matches), while Palermo keeps a clean sheet in 50% (13 of 26 matches).

Palermo scoring profile: very strong

Palermo scores in 77% of matches (20 of 26 matches), while Pescara keeps a clean sheet in 8% (2 of 26 matches).

30Goals scored (season)45
PescaraPalermo
51Goals conceded (season)19
PescaraPalermo
3.12Average goals in match2.46
PescaraPalermo
5Goals scored (last 5)15
PescaraPalermo
9Goals conceded (last 5)5
PescaraPalermo

How often they score at least...

73%1 goal77%
PescaraPalermo
31%2 goals50%
PescaraPalermo
8%3 goals31%
PescaraPalermo
4%4 goals8%
PescaraPalermo

How often they concede at least...

92%1 goal50%
PescaraPalermo
69%2 goals15%
PescaraPalermo
23%3 goals8%
PescaraPalermo
8%4 goals0%
PescaraPalermo

* 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.

Goal patterns

31%BTTS at half-time4%
PescaraPalermo
12%BTTS in both halves4%
PescaraPalermo
19%Scored in both halves38%
PescaraPalermo

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS23%
PescaraPalermo
12%Min. 3 goals without BTTS23%
PescaraPalermo
40%BTTS - last 540%
PescaraPalermo

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

81%Min. 1 goal before half-time81%
PescaraPalermo
35%Min. 2 goals before half-time19%
PescaraPalermo
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
PescaraPalermo

2nd half

92%Min. 1 goal after half-time69%
PescaraPalermo
58%Min. 2 goals after half-time42%
PescaraPalermo
27%Min. 3 goals after half-time23%
PescaraPalermo

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 85% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - Pescara · 1.85 pts / match - Palermo

Pescara - half-time state
19% leading42% draw38% trailing
Palermo - half-time state
54% leading23% draw23% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)1.85
PescaraPalermo
0.5Goals scored (1st half)0.73
PescaraPalermo
0.73Goals conceded (1st half)0.27
PescaraPalermo
1.23Average goals (1st half)1
PescaraPalermo
35%Clean sheet before half-time73%
PescaraPalermo
54%No goal before half-time42%
PescaraPalermo

After half-time (2nd half)

0.85Points per match (2nd half)1.69
PescaraPalermo
0.65Goals scored (2nd half)1
PescaraPalermo
1.23Goals conceded (2nd half)0.46
PescaraPalermo
1.88Average goals (2nd half)1.46
PescaraPalermo
19%Clean sheet after half-time65%
PescaraPalermo
54%No goal after half-time42%
PescaraPalermo

Pescara - second-half results

19% W27% D54% L
26
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
-15
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding63%

Leads at half-time in 19% of matches and wins 12%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Palermo - second-half results

42% W42% D15% L
48
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
+12
Goal difference (1st half)
44
Second-half points
+14
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.85
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 54% of matches and wins 54%. 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.

Pescara - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.00
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match1.00.8
Average goals in match1.41.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet20%20%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-3-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2
Palermo - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.202.40
Goals scored / match1.21.8
Goals conceded / match0.20.8
Average goals in match1.42.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals0%60%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal20%0%
Goal difference+5+5
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 0% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 6

* 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.

Pescara
ScoredConceded
5
4
0-15
2
10
16-30
6
5
31-45
2
13
46-60
6
7
61-75
9
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Palermo
ScoredConceded
5
1
0-15
6
0
16-30
8
6
31-45
10
3
46-60
5
4
61-75
11
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

* 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

2.79
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.9 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
113%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
52%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+79%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Pescara

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.68
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.38
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.30
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
83%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
181%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.11
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

Palermo

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.81
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-15.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.21
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.60
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
160%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
53%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.64
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

* 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

PescaraLigaPalermo
Average goals in match 3.122.47 2.46
Both teams scored 65%54% 38%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 62%47% 46%
Clean sheets 8%27% 50%
Goal before half-time 81%71% 81%
Goal after half-time 92%74% 69%

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

2.47
Average goals per match
54%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.39
Home goals / match
1.08
Away goals / match
+29%
Home attack advantage
+22%
Home defence advantage
+15%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. PalermoYellow cardPatryk Peda
  2. PalermoSubstitutionOn: Bartosz BereszyńskiOff: Patryk Peda
  3. PescaraYellow cardGennaro Acampora
  4. PalermoYellow cardFilippo Ranocchia
  5. PescaraSubstitutionOn: Lorenzo BerardiOff: Gennaro Acampora
  6. PescaraSubstitutionOn: Lorenzo MeacciOff: Lorenzo Insigne
  7. PalermoSubstitutionOn: Claudio Amarildo GomesOff: Jacopo Segre
  8. PalermoSubstitutionOn: Davide VeroliOff: Giangiacomo Magnani
  9. PescaraSubstitutionOn: Giorgio AltareOff: Marco Davide Faraoni
  10. PescaraYellow cardDavide Bettella
  11. PescaraYellow cardAntonio Di Nardo
  12. PescaraYellow cardGastón Brugman

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Pescara 0 - 0 - 1 Palermo. Average goals 5.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Palermo
5 : 0
Pescara

FAQ

What was the result of Pescara vs Palermo?

The Serie B match finished Pescara 2:1 Palermo. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Pescara vs Palermo?

Pescara score 1.15 goals per game on average and Palermo 1.73. The Serie B average is 2.47 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 65% of Pescara's matches and 38% of Palermo's.

What form are Pescara and Palermo in?

Over the last 5 games Pescara have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Palermo 4-1-0 (2.60 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Pescara vs Palermo — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.