Palermo – Livorno Prediction & Picks (15.12.2018)

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Palermo – Livorno SOCCER PICKS

Palermo and Livorno face off at Stadio Renzo Barbera, in a match for the 16 th round of Serie B. There is no record of direct confrontations between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last match was played on 07-03-2010 and ended with the score: Palermo (1-0) Livorno. Despite being a match between 1st and 19th of the table, it is actually a match between the 6th classified in home games and the 19th as a visitor.

Palermo:

The home team is currently in the 1 st position of the league, with 29 points won, after 8 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Benevento, by (0-0). In the last match, they won in an away match against Calcio Padova, by (1-3). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, usually conquer as many points at home as outside. In his last games he scored 13 goals and suffered 5 at home, against 12 scored and 6 suffered as a visitor.

For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 7 home matches. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 14 matches in the competition, they have conceded the first goal 5 times, but have won the first leg in 2. There are 2 periods that stand out in the last 20 home matches for all competitions: they have scored 13 of their 35 goals between the minutes (76 minutes) -90 ‘); He suffered 8 of his 13 goals between the minutes (76’-90 ‘).

Palermo is doing an excellent campaign in Serie B, leads with a good advantage, is the team that lost the least number of times and is looking for another positive result to stay calm in the 1st position. The team is characterized by an excellent balance between the offensive and defensive sectors, since it scored 25 goals, being the second best attack of the competition, and suffered 11 goals, having the third best defense, being a team that attacks a lot, creates several goal opportunities and still leaves few spaces in his defense. At home, as in Saturday’s match, Palermo is one of the 2 undefeated teams in the competition, has accumulated 4 wins and 3 draws and it should be noted that they suffered only 2 goals in the last 5 games in this type of situation, evidencing again its enormous defensive strength. For the game against Livorno, coach Stellone has no problems in the team considered as a starter and must repeat the alignment of the last game, when he won a great victory away from home.

Livorno:

After 2 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses, the away team is currently in the 19 th position of the league, with 9 points won. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Brescia, by (2-0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Foggia, by (3-1). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they have won 7 points, against only 2 in their away matches. In the last 7 away league matches Livorno has a record of 2 draws and 5 losses, so they have won 2 points out of 21 possible.

In this competition, he has lost the last 4 games away and has not won any of the last 7 appearances as a visitor. Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. This is a team that usually scores a few times first: it only opened the scoring in 3 of its last 14 games for Serie B, of these 3 it reached the break in advantage in 2 and won at the end of the 90 ‘in 2. In 14 matches in this tournament, suffered the first goal 10 times and never got the comeback. In the last 7 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 4 of their 9 goals between minutes (31’-45 ‘).

The Livorno is making a campaign below what was expected in Serie B, is the team that won the least number of times, the one that lost the most and is looking for a recovery to try to get out of the last position. The team presents serious problems, both in the offensive and in the defensive sector, as it scored only 11 goals, being the worst attack of the competition, and suffered 22, having the fifth worst defense, being a team that creates little and still leaves many spaces in his defense. As a visitor, Livorno has acted very badly, has the worst campaign of the competition, is the team that most times lost and the third that scored the least goals, with only 4 goals scored in 7 games, evidencing the enormous difficulty of acting far from their domains, where usually it is easy prey for the adversaries. For the clash with Palermo, coach Breda must maintain the alignment of the last day, when he won his second victory in the competition.


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