Palermo FC vs AS Cittadella, Serie B 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Palermo FC vs AS Cittadella — Serie B at Stadio Renzo Barbera.
- Palermo FC 38 games · 72 pts (2025/26)
- AS Cittadella 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Francesco Fourneau
- Assistant 1 Alessandro Giallatini
- Assistant 2 Federico Fontani (Italy)
16 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 4.6 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Venezia FC 38 82 2 Frosinone Calcio 38 81 3 AC Monza 38 76 4 Palermo FC 38 72 5 US Catanzaro 38 59 6 Modena FC 2018 38 55 7 SS Juve Stabia 38 51 8 Calcio Avellino SSD 38 49 9 Mantova 1911 SSD 38 46 10 Padova Calcio 38 46 11 AC Cesena 38 46 12 Carrarese Calcio 38 44 13 UC Sampdoria 38 44 14 ACD Virtus Entella 38 42 15 Empoli FC 38 41 16 FC Sudtirol 38 41 17 SSC Bari 38 40 18 AC Reggiana 38 37 19 Spezia Calcio 38 35 20 Delfino Pescara 1936 38 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 Nov AS Cittadella H 0–1 L 30 Oct Mantova 1911 SSD A 0–0 D 26 Oct AC Reggiana H 2–0 W 19 Oct Modena FC 2018 A 2–2 D 06 Oct US Salernitana 1919 H 0–1 L 30 Sep FC Sudtirol A 3–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 Nov Palermo FC A 1–0 W 30 Oct UC Sampdoria H 0–0 D 26 Oct Carrarese Calcio A 0–3 L 19 Oct Cosenza Calcio H 0–0 D 05 Oct US Sassuolo Calcio A 1–6 L 27 Sep Frosinone Calcio H 1–2 L Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history45% Clean Sheets
Palermo FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Palermo FC0-153/116-301/131-45–/146-60–/161-751/176+3/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Stadio Renzo Barbera that hosts another battle between Palermo FC and AS Cittadella.
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. AS Cittadella is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 9' Simone Rabbi is having his name booked by the referee on 9.
- 14' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 19' Palermo FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 19.
- 24' The travelling AS Cittadella supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 29' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 29 minutes.
- 34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 39' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andrea Tessiore made 75 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 44' Palermo FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 49' It’s high time Alessio Dionisi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 54' It looks surprising AS Cittadella does not make any changes. Luca Pandolfi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 59' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 60' The referee shows Palermo FC player a card on 60.
- 65' AS Cittadella is showing some good football. However, AS Cittadella are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 66' Palermo FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Salim Diakite is hanging Niccolo Pierozzi on the field on 66 minute.
- 67' Andrea Tessiore has so much to prove this time. He replaces Simone Tronchin on 67 minute.
- 72' Palermo FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 75' The referee calls foul for Claudio Gomes. He receives a card.
- 76' Palermo FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matteo Brunori Sandri is hanging Valerio Verre on the field on 76 minute.
- 81' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 82' Palermo FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Filippo Ranocchia is hanging Claudio Gomes on the field on 82 minute.
- 83' The whistle greets Simone Branca as he departs to be replaced by Francesco D'Alessio.
- 84' Alessandro Salvi was booked on 84.
- 89' Supporters expect more eagerness from Pietro Ceccaroni, as he is very good at scoring at Stadio Renzo Barbera with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 90' GOAL! Luca Pandolfi scores on 90. Assisted by Francesco D'Alessio
- 90' Luca Pandolfi is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- 90' Another substitution for AS Cittadella to replace Alessio Vita by Andrea Cecchetto on 90 minute.
- Another three points for AS Cittadella.
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Lineups
Palermo FC Lineups
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 26
- 8
- 6
- 11
- 17
- 32
- 43
- 18
- 21
- 1
- 27
Bench
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10
Filippo Ranocchia ↑ 82'
- 7
- 46
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20
Thomas Henry ↑ 66'
- 29
- 19
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3
Kristoffer Lund ↑ 66'
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9
Matteo Brunori Sandri ↑ 76'
- 14
- 12
- 25
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23
Salim Diakite ↑ 66'
Coach Alessio DionisiAS Cittadella Lineups
3-5-2Starting XI
- 23
- 2
- 36
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21
Simone Rabbi ↓ Andrea Magrassi 66'
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7
Luca Pandolfi ↓ Mario Ravasio 90'
- 32
- 8
- 24
- 26
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16
Alessio Vita ↓ Andrea Cecchetto 90'
- 17
Bench
- 78
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91
Mario Ravasio ↑ 90'
- 35
- 28
- 11
- 10
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19
Francesco D'Alessio ↑ 83'
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9
Andrea Magrassi ↑ 66'
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18
Andrea Tessiore ↑ 67'
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64
Andrea Cecchetto ↑ 90'
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Coach Alessandro Dal Canto -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Luca Pandolfi 3 Alessio Vita 2 Kristoffer Lund 1 Edoardo Masciangelo 1 Head to Head
Palermo FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.14 Palermo FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.01 AS Cittadella xGI would bet for: Palermo FC or Draw 68% + Under 2.5 goals 64%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: AS Cittadella winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.15Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 86% 14% ± 1.5 63% 37% ± 2.5 36% 64% ± 3.5 18% 82% ± 4.5 7% 93% Double Chance
Palermo FC or Draw 68%Draw or AS Cittadella 64%Palermo FC or AS Cittadella 68%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14.4%0 – 0 14%1 – 0 12%0 – 1 Actual2 – 1 7.4%2 – 0 7.2%1 – 2 6.6%0 – 2 5.7%2 – 2 3.9%3 – 1 2.9%3 – 0 2.7%1 – 3 2.2%Asian Handicap — Palermo FC
Handicap Palermo FC covers Push AS Cittadella covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 11% 84% -1.5 16% — 84% -1 16% 21% 63% -0.5 37% — 63% +0.5 70% — 30% +1 70% 19% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 8% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Palermo FC keeps clean sheet 37% ✓AS Cittadella keeps clean sheet 33% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.