Palermo vs Vicenza Virtus Prediction

Recent form across all competitions

Palermo's last 20 matches, taken across Serie B, Coppa Italia and some pre-season friendlies, show 11 wins, five draws and four losses, with 38 goals scored and 22 conceded. It's a decent return, though a chunk of that sample comes from friendly fixtures against varied opposition rather than pure league form.

Palermo: 20 completed matches; Vicenza Virtus: 20 completed matches.

Palermo

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

38

Conceded

22

Difference

+16

Vicenza Virtus

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

38

Conceded

32

Difference

+6

Vicenza Virtus's equivalent sample reads 9 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses from 20 matches, with 38 scored and 30 conceded. That run stretches back through last season's football as well as this one, so it blends different levels and competitions rather than giving a clean read on where they stand right now.

Palermo's broader sample looks tidier at the back, but both records need some caution given how mixed the fixtures are.

Comparative Team Statistics: Palermo vs Vicenza Virtus

Only one meeting on record

These two have only met once in the data available, a Coppa Italia tie back in August 2018 that finished 3-3. That's a long time ago and tells us little about either side's current form or how this fixture might go.

With no other recorded meetings, there isn't really a head-to-head pattern to lean on here.

Early-season table tells a story

Five games into the league campaign, Palermo sit top with 13 points from four wins and a draw, and they've not lost yet. Vicenza Virtus are down in 16th with just five points, having won once, drawn twice and lost twice.

That's a big early gap in a short table, built on only five matches each. Palermo have also conceded fewer goals than they've let in, which lines up with their position at the top.

It's a small sample, but right now the numbers clearly favour Palermo.

Who's doing the damage up front

Palermo's D. Johnsen has scored three goals in his last five appearances, with D. Vavassori chipping in two over the same stretch. For Vicenza Virtus, S. Merkaj has also found the net twice in his last five games.

Palermo:

Best scorers:

D. Johnsen - 3

D. Vavassori - 2

Penalty cards:

M. Bani x 2

Vicenza Virtus:

Best scorers:

S. Merkaj - 2

Palermo's M. Bani has picked up two yellow cards in his last five matches without a red, which is worth keeping an eye on, though this is only a partial list rather than a full squad picture or confirmed lineup.