SSC Bari vs Palermo FC, Serie B 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
SSC Bari vs Palermo FC — Serie B at San Nicola.
- SSC Bari 38 games · 40 pts (2026/27)
- Palermo FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Fabio Maresca
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venezia FC | 38 | 82 |
| 2 | Frosinone Calcio | 38 | 81 |
| 3 | AC Monza | 38 | 76 |
| 4 | SSC Bari | 38 | 40 |
| 5 | AC Reggiana | 38 | 37 |
| 6 | Delfino Pescara 1936 | 38 | 35 |
| 7 | Spezia Calcio | 38 | 35 |
| 8 | Palermo FC | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | US Catanzaro | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Modena FC 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | SS Juve Stabia | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Calcio Avellino SSD | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Padova Calcio | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | AC Cesena | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Mantova 1911 SSD | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Carrarese Calcio | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | UC Sampdoria | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | ACD Virtus Entella | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Empoli FC | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FC Südtirol | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Benevento Calcio | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Hellas Verona FC | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | L.R. Vicenza Virtus | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | AC Pisa 1909 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | SS Arezzo | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | US Cremonese | 0 | 0 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug | Palermo FC | H | 0–0 | D |
Season Stats
| SSC Bari | Palermo FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #4 | Position | #8 |
| 40 | Points | 0 |
| 38 | Played | 0 |
| 10 / 10 / 18 | W / D / L | 0 / 0 / 0 |
| 38 | Scored | 0 |
| 60 | Conceded | 0 |
| -22 | GD | +0 |
| 1.05 | PPG | – |
| 26% | Win % | – |
Key Stats
17%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
H2H (6 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
SSC Bari are 4th (40 pts). Palermo FC are 8th (0 pts).
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! SSC Bari welcome Palermo FC for this crunch clash at San Nicola.
- 5' A quiet spell here at San Nicola. SSC Bari seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 10' Ahmad Benali has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 15' The SSC Bari manager makes a substitution. Davide Diaw departs to be replaced by Aurelien Scheidler.
- 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 24' The referee calls foul for Ivan Marconi. He receives a card.
- 29' 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.
- 34' Giuseppe Sibilli has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 39' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ivan Marconi made 38 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 44' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 49' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 50' It’s gonna be a card for Mattia Maita.
- 51' It’s a booking for SSC Bari player. Giuseppe Sibilli gets a card.
- 56' needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 61' The whistle greets Marco Nasti as he departs to be replaced by Jeremy Menez.
- 64' That is a card for Palermo FC. Matteo Brunori Sandri will be fuming at that decision.
- 66' That looks like a foul for a card for Valerio Di Cesare.
- 67' The referee shows SSC Bari player a card on 67.
- 69' Time for substitution for Palermo FC. Leo Stulac is replaced by Leonardo Mancuso.
- 70' The referee calls foul for Ahmad Benali. He receives a card.
- 73' Aljosa Vasic picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 75' The referee calls foul for Roberto Insigne. He receives a card.
- 78' Another change for Palermo FC made on 78 minute. Aljosa Vasic leaves to be changed by Dario Saric.
- 83' SSC Bari started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 83.
- 85' SSC Bari manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Malcom Edjouma is hanging Aurelien Scheidler on the field on 85 minute.
- 90' It’s gonna be a card for Jeremy Menez.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
Lineups
SSC Bari Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 18
-
8
Ahmad Benali ↓ Raffaele Pucino 85'
- 23
- 6
- 17
- 31
- 22
-
9
Marco Nasti ↓ Jeremy Menez 61'
-
20
Giuseppe Sibilli ↓ Zan Zuzek 61'
- 93
Bench
- 1
- 77
-
25
Raffaele Pucino ↑ 85'
- 10
- 3
-
21
Zan Zuzek ↑ 61'
-
44
Aurelien Scheidler ↑ 15'
-
7
Jeremy Menez ↑ 61'
- 24
- 5
- 19
- 29
Palermo FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
15
Ivan Marconi ↓ Alessio Buttaro 69'
- 10
- 4
- 11
-
6
Leo Stulac ↓ Leonardo Mancuso 69'
- 37
- 32
- 22
- 5
- 9
-
20
Aljosa Vasic ↓ Dario Saric 78'
Bench
- 8
-
23
Dario Saric ↑ 78'
-
7
Leonardo Mancuso ↑ 69'
- 18
- 21
- 1
-
27
Edoardo Soleri ↑ 78'
- 2
- 12
-
25
Alessio Buttaro ↑ 69'
-
30
Nicola Valente ↑ 78'
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Filippo Ranocchia | 1 |
| Jacopo Segre | 1 |
| Pietro Ceccaroni | 1 |
| Jeremy Le Douaron | 1 |
| Joel Pohjanpalo | 1 |
| Lorenco Simic | 1 |
| Giulio Maggiore | 1 |
Head to Head
SSC Bari Form
Palermo FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.3
SSC Bari xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3
Palermo FC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 97% + Under — clean sheet likely 90%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 0.6
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 42% |
|
58% |
| ± 1.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
| ± 2.5 | 3% |
|
97% |
| ± 3.5 | 1% |
|
99% |
| ± 4.5 | 0% |
|
100% |
Double Chance
SSC Bari or Draw
79%
Draw or Palermo FC
74%
SSC Bari or Palermo FC
46%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
14%
1 – 0
14%
1 – 1
7.1%
0 – 2
1.9%
2 – 0
1.9%
1 – 2
1.1%
2 – 1
1.1%
2 – 2
0.3%
0 – 3
0.2%
3 – 0
0.2%
1 – 3
0.1%
Asian Handicap — SSC Bari
| Handicap | SSC Bari covers | Push | Palermo FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 0% | — | 100% |
| -2 | 0% | 2% | 98% |
| -1.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -1 | 2% | 15% | 83% |
| -0.5 | 17% | — | 83% |
| +0.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
| +1 | 83% | 15% | 2% |
| +1.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
| +2 | 98% | 2% | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
SSC Bari keeps clean sheet
74%
✓
Palermo FC keeps clean sheet
74%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

