Friday , 3 July 2026

Venezia FC vs Palermo FC, Serie B 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Serie B · 2025-26
Venezia FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Palermo FC
Fri 8 May 2026 · 18:30 UTC Stadio Pierluigi Penzo HT 45' · FT 45'
Issa Doumbia 46' 1–0
Mattia Compagnon 90+4' 2–0
Y 7' Bartosz Bereszynski
Y 31' Patryk Peda
Issa Doumbia 74' Y
Mattia Compagnon 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Venezia FC vs Palermo FC — Serie B at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo.

Match Details

  • Referee Andrea Zanotti (Italy)
  • Assistant 1 Matteo Passeri
  • Assistant 2 Andrea Bianchini (Italy)
15 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/game

Standings

# 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

2
1
1
Venezia FC 4 games · Avg 2.3 goals Palermo FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-08 Venezia FC 2–0 Palermo FC 2025-09-30 Palermo FC 0–0 Venezia FC 2024-03-15 Palermo FC 0–3 Venezia FC 2023-09-26 Venezia FC 1–3 Palermo FC

Recent Form

Venezia FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May Palermo FC H 2–0 W
01 May Spezia Calcio A 2–2 D
25 Apr Empoli FC H 2–0 W
18 Apr SSC Bari A 3–0 W
11 Apr ACD Virtus Entella A 1–1 D
06 Apr SS Juve Stabia H 3–1 W
Palermo FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May Venezia FC A 0–2 L
01 May US Catanzaro H 3–2 W
25 Apr AC Reggiana A 1–1 D
18 Apr AC Cesena H 2–0 W
10 Apr Frosinone Calcio A 1–1 D
05 Apr Calcio Avellino SSD H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Venezia FC Palermo FC
#1 Position #4
82 Points 72
38 Played 38
24 / 10 / 4 W / D / L 20 / 12 / 6
77 Scored 61
31 Conceded 33
+46 GD +28
2.16 PPG 1.89
63% Win % 53%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
Venezia FC this season
45% Clean Sheets
Palermo FC this season

Venezia FC are 1st (82 pts). Palermo FC are 4th (72 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Venezia FC is hosting Palermo FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Alexis Blin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 7' Bartosz Bereszynski is having his name booked by the referee on 7.
  • 12' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Venezia FC winning 50% of all matches.
  • 17' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Aljosa Vasic made 114 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 22' Venezia 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.
  • 27' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Venezia FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 31' It’s a booking for Palermo FC player. Patryk Peda gets a card.
  • 36' 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 Jesse Joronen suffering a number of foals already.
  • 41' It’s high time Filippo Inzaghi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 46' GOAL! Issa Doumbia scores on 46. Assisted by John Yeboah
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' Venezia FC is showing some good football. However, Venezia FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jacopo Segre, as he is very good at scoring at Stadio Pierluigi Penzo with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 66' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 71' It looks surprising Palermo FC does not make any changes. Gianluca Busio has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 74' The referee calls foul for Issa Doumbia. He receives a card.
  • 79' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 84' The travelling Palermo FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 89' Palermo FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 90' Venezia FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • With this win, Venezia FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Venezia FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giovanni Stroppa

Palermo FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Filippo Inzaghi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joel Pohjanpalo 3
Matteo Brunori Sandri 3
Mattia Compagnon 1
Issa Doumbia 1
Christian Gytkjaer 1

Head to Head

2026-05-08 Venezia FC 2–0 Palermo FC 2025-09-30 Palermo FC 0–0 Venezia FC 2024-03-15 Palermo FC 0–3 Venezia FC 2023-09-26 Venezia FC 1–3 Palermo FC

Venezia FC Form

2026-05-08 Venezia FC 2–0 Palermo FC W 2026-05-01 Spezia Calcio 2–2 Venezia FC D 2026-04-25 Venezia FC 2–0 Empoli FC W 2026-04-18 SSC Bari 0–3 Venezia FC W 2026-04-11 ACD Virtus Entella 1–1 Venezia FC D 2026-04-06 Venezia FC 3–1 SS Juve Stabia W

Palermo FC Form

2026-05-08 Venezia FC 2–0 Palermo FC L 2026-05-01 Palermo FC 3–2 US Catanzaro W 2026-04-25 AC Reggiana 1–1 Palermo FC D 2026-04-18 Palermo FC 2–0 AC Cesena W 2026-04-10 Frosinone Calcio 1–1 Palermo FC D 2026-04-05 Palermo FC 2–0 Calcio Avellino SSD W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.68 Venezia FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.77 Palermo FC xG
I would bet for: Venezia FC to win 58% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Venezia FC58% Draw25% Palermo FC17%
Actual: Venezia FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.45
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Venezia FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Palermo FC
42%
Venezia FC or Palermo FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Venezia FC40% Draw47% Palermo FC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.7%
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.7%
2 – 1
9%
3 – 0
6.5%
0 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
5.1%
1 – 2
4.1%
2 – 2
3.5%
4 – 0
2.8%
0 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Venezia FC

Handicap Venezia FC covers Push Palermo FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 18% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 25% 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

Venezia FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
Palermo FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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