Saturday , 14 November 2026

AS Cittadella vs Palermo FC, Serie B 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Serie B · 2023-24
AS Cittadella
2 – 0
Full Time
Palermo FC
Sat 13 Jan 2024 · 13:00 UTC Piercesare Tombolato HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 30' Leo Stulac
YR 50' Leo Stulac
Simone Branca 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AS Cittadella vs Palermo FC — Serie B at Piercesare Tombolato.

Match Details

  • Referee Luca Massimi

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Palermo FC 11 27
2 Modena FC 2018 11 23
3 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC 11 20
4 Mantova 1911 SSD 11 19
5 Benevento Calcio 11 16
6 Calcio Avellino SSD 11 16
7 Hellas Verona FC 11 16
8 AC Pisa 1909 11 16
9 US Cremonese 11 15
10 Padova Calcio 11 15
11 AC Cesena 11 15
12 FC Südtirol 11 15
13 SS Juve Stabia 11 12
14 SS Arezzo 11 11
15 UC Sampdoria 11 11
16 ACD Virtus Entella 11 10
17 Carrarese Calcio 11 10
18 L.R. Vicenza Virtus 11 9
19 Empoli FC 11 9
20 US Catanzaro 11 6

Head-to-Head

4
AS Cittadella 4 games · Avg 1.8 goals Palermo FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-01-13 AS Cittadella 2–0 Palermo FC 2023-11-12 Palermo FC 0–1 AS Cittadella

Recent Form

AS Cittadella
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jan Palermo FC H 2–0 W
26 Dec Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC A 0–0 D
23 Dec Spezia Calcio H 4–1 W
16 Dec Modena FC 2018 A 1–1 D
09 Dec Cosenza Calcio H 2–0 W
02 Dec FeralpiSalo A 1–0 W
Palermo FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jan AS Cittadella A 0–2 L
26 Dec US Cremonese H 3–2 W
23 Dec Como 1907 A 3–3 D
16 Dec AC Pisa 1909 H 3–2 W
10 Dec Parma Calcio 1913 A 3–3 D
01 Dec US Catanzaro H 1–2 L

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
Palermo FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Palermo FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
6/3
61-75
5/3
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Palermo FC
Dennis Johnsen 7 G 5 A
Dominic Vavassori 6 G 1 A
Joel Pohjanpalo 2 G 3 A
Antonio Palumbo 2 G 1 A
Filippo Ranocchia 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for AS Cittadella to score. At the same time, Palermo FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Edoardo Gorini will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' The travelling Palermo FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' It looks surprising AS Cittadella does not make any changes. Claudio Gomes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. AS Cittadella must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' AS Cittadella are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 26' The deadlock is broken! Luca Pandolfi gets on the scoresheet on 26 minutes.
  • 30' That looks like a foul for a card for Leo Stulac.
  • 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alessandro Salvi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 40' Palermo FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 50' Leo Stulac is having his name booked by the referee on 50.
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 57' A tactical swap from Palermo FC — Claudio Gomes on, Liam Henderson off on 57 minutes.
  • 62' Kristoffer Lund is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Palermo FC so far.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Tommy Maistrello. He replaces Luca Pandolfi on 66 minute.
  • 71' The energy levels are beginning to show. Edoardo Gorini might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 73' The whistle greets Giuseppe Carriero as he departs to be replaced by Emil Kornvig.
  • 74' Domenico Frare gets the nod from AS Cittadella. He replaces Stefano Negro and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' Palermo FC make a change. Matteo Brunori Sandri trudges off to be replaced by Edoardo Soleri on 77 minutes.
  • 80' A stunning finish from Alessio Vita — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 82' Claudio Cassano makes way for Andrea Tessiore at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from AS Cittadella.
  • 87' With 0 assists to his name this season, Matteo Brunori Sandri is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Palermo FC.
  • 90' Simone Branca catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • 2-0 the final result. Palermo FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

AS Cittadella Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Edoardo Gorini

Palermo FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Eugenio Corini

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.78 AS Cittadella xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85 Palermo FC xG
I would bet for: AS Cittadella to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AS Cittadella59% Draw24% Palermo FC17%
Actual: AS Cittadella win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

AS Cittadella or Draw
83%
Draw or Palermo FC
41%
AS Cittadella or Palermo FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AS Cittadella41% Draw46% Palermo FC13%
Actual: AS Cittadella win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12%
1 – 1
11.7%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
9.1%
3 – 0
6.5%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
5.2%
1 – 2
4.4%
2 – 2
4%
4 – 0
2.9%
4 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — AS Cittadella

Handicap AS Cittadella covers Push Palermo FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 18% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 24% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AS Cittadella keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Palermo FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.