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Serie B Betting Preview: Palermo vs Spezia

Palermo take on Spezia at Stadio Renzo Barbera, with kick-off set for 11:15 on Sunday 18 January.

Palermo Could Prove Too Strong

It could be beneficial to back Palermo when they clash with Spezia. There’s loads of value in the -152 that the home team get the job done and we’re therefore going to play the Full-Time Result market.

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2-1 Victory for Palermo in Pair’s Last Battle

Palermo faced Mantova away when last in action. It was a 1-1 draw at Stadio Danilo Martelli. The Sicily team enjoyed just 37% possession and had four shots on target, with Pietro Ceccaroni registering the goal.

Spezia have been defeated in back-to-back Serie B away games. In their previous league game, Sudtirol won 2-1 at Stadio M. Druso. Roberto Donadoni's side boasted 62% possession and recorded three shots on goal, with Vanja Vlahovic on the scoresheet.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Palermo are unbeaten in the past three games against Spezia. Their last encounter saw Palermo enjoy a 2-1 away victory at Stadio Alberto Picco. The previous 6 H2H meetings have featured three draws, two wins for Palermo and just one for Spezia.

Serie B G W D L GF GA GD GD P
4 Palermo logo Palermo 19 9 7 3 29 14 15 29:14 34
17 Spezia logo Spezia 19 4 5 10 18 27 -9 18:27 17
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Palermo – Last 10 League Games

5 wins, 2 losses and 3 draws, averaging 1.9 goals from 4.9 shots on goal and 10.0 attempts. Palermo have had 49.0% possession and 4.9 corners per game. On average, their opponents have scored 0.9 goals from 3.8 shots on goal and 7.2 attempts, while being awarded 5.1 corners.

Top scorer Joel Pohjanpalo has found the net 8 times, with Jeremy Le Douaron, Jacopo Segre and Niccolo Pierozzi getting 2 each. Antonio Palumbo is the top assists maker with 4.

Spezia – Last 10 League Games

Spezia have won 3, lost 5 and drawn 2, with an average of 7.8 attempts, 4.0 shots on goal and 0.9 goals. Aquilotti average 46.1% possession, 4.5 corners awarded and 6.8 corners against them, while 1.4 goals have been conceded from 5.4 shots on goal and 10.6 attempts.

Gabriele Artistico is top of the team’s scoring charts with 3, while Vanja Vlahovic, Giuseppe Di Serio, Pietro Beruatto and Giuseppe Aurelio have 1. Vanja Vlahovic has been the chief assist maker in the previous 10 games with 2.

Predicted & Confirmed Lineups

Palermo predicted lineup (3-4-2-1): Jesse Joronen (GK), Patryk Peda, Mattia Bani, Pietro Ceccaroni, Niccolò Pierozzi, Jacopo Segre, Filippo Ranocchia, Tommaso Augello, Antonio Palumbo, Aljosa Vasic, Joel Pohjanpalo.

Spezia predicted lineup (3-5-2): Boris Radunovic (GK), Przemyslaw Wisniewski, Petko Hristov, Pietro Beruatto, Luca Vignali, Ádám Nagy, Francesco Cassata, Rachid Kouda, Giuseppe Aurelio, Vanja Vlahovic, Giuseppe Di Serio.

Palermo vs Spezia Prediction & Betting Tips

We cover the essential Palermo vs Spezia betting angles, featuring our main match prediction, correct score pick, corners recommendation and a carefully crafted bet builder.

Match Prediction

We think that Palermo can win this Serie B game and we’re drawn to the odds of -152 which look like value. Our pick is appealing and we’re confident this selection will be on the money.

We take note of any injuries or suspensions affecting each side before going ahead with our football predictions. The Serie B form guide and stats also help the team at Sportsgambler.com crunch the numbers ahead of the action.

Key Palermo vs Spezia league stats:

  • Palermo have won 4 consecutive games at home.
  • Palermo have won 6 of their last 10 games at home.
  • Palermo have won 11 of their last 20 games at home.
  • Spezia have lost 4 of their last 5 games on the road.
  • Spezia have lost 11 of their last 20 games.
  • Spezia have lost their last 2 games on the road.
Palermo to Win Probability

According to the top bookmakers, our pick has a 60.2% chance of landing a return. After careful examination, our experts calculate this probability to be somewhere between 65-70%. This bet can therefore be backed with confidence.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Palermo Palermo logo 2 - 0 Spezia logo Spezia

Our prediction for the correct score is Palermo to land a 2-0 victory and this is available at +480. It’s a fun wager to place which lands a bigger potential return.

Corners Prediction

Palermo Under 5.5 Corners -125 BetMGM logo

In their past three home games, Palermo have not covered the 5.5 corners line, while the previous three Spezia away matches have involved them conceding under 5.5 corners. There is juice when it comes to going under the Palermo Team Corners line and this is priced at -125.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Palermo Logo Palermo
Total
10.00 4.90 5.10
Home
9.30 5.10 4.20
Away
9.90 5.00 4.90
Spezia Logo Spezia
Total
11.30 4.50 6.80
Home
10.60 4.70 5.90
Away
9.50 4.40 5.10
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Bet Builder Tips

Full-Time Result Palermo -152
Total Goals Under 2.5 -128
Team Corners Palermo Under 5.5 -125

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Palermo vs Spezia Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Palermo Could Have Edge According to Bookies

The latest Palermo odds are -152 which leads to them being favourites in this Serie B clash. It’s also implied by the bookmakers that they have a 60% prospect of securing a victory. Spezia are an outside chance to get the job done and you can now back them at +390.

Taking Palermo -0.75 against Spezia means a full Asian Handicap payout at -127 if they win by 2+ goals. The second prize is a half-stake payout and half-stake refund if they win by one.

Under 2.5 Goals is available as the favourite and a bet on this pick means that you don’t want more than two goals to be netted. Both Teams to Score betting is highly popular and the No pick on the BTTS market is chalked up at -128.

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Palermo Have the Winning Habit at Home

Palermo have won each of their last four games at Stadio Renzo Barbera. The Sicily team have managed six victories, three draws and one loss in the last 10 home matches, recording an average of 1.70 goals per game and conceding 0.50.

Spezia have recorded five losses, three draws and two wins in the previous 10 away games, scoring an average of 1.00 goals per match and conceding 1.30.

Palermo overcame Spezia 2-0 when the sides last met at Stadio Renzo Barbera. The previous 3 H2H meetings at Stadio Renzo Barbera have featured two draws and one Palermo victory.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Palermo logo Palermo Home Stats 6-3-1 2.20 1.70 0.50 4 6 2 8
Spezia logo Spezia Away Stats 2-3-5 2.30 1.00 1.30 4 6 5 5
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Palermo logo Palermo League Stats
Spezia logo Spezia League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 5 wins, 2 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 6 wins, 1 defeat and 3 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 3 wins, 5 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 2 wins, 5 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists
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Palermo vs Spezia Lineups & Team News

Make sure to look over the Palermo vs Spezia team news before betting. We’ll bring you the expected and confirmed lineups for Serie B along with up-to-date injury news.

Palermo Predicted Lineup 3-4-2-1

Spezia Predicted Lineup 3-5-2

Palermo Predicted Lineup 3-4-2-1

66 Jesse Joronen
29 Patryk Peda 13 Mattia Bani 32 Pietro Ceccaroni
27 Niccolò Pierozzi 8 Jacopo Segre 10 Filippo Ranocchia 3 Tommaso Augello
5 Antonio Palumbo 14 Aljosa Vasic
20 Joel Pohjanpalo
22 Boris Radunovic
2 P. Wisniewski 55 Petko Hristov 11 Pietro Beruatto
32 Luca Vignali 8 Ádám Nagy 29 Francesco Cassata 80 Rachid Kouda 31 Giuseppe Aurelio
99 Vanja Vlahovic 20 Giuseppe Di Serio

Spezia Predicted Lineup 3-5-2

Previous Palermo Lineups

11 Jan Serie B
Mantova 1-1 Palermo
27 Dec Serie B
Palermo 1-0 Calcio Padova
20 Dec Serie B
Avellino 2-2 Palermo
12 Dec Serie B
Palermo 1-0 Sampdoria
07 Dec Serie B
Empoli 1-3 Palermo
29 Nov Serie B
Palermo 5-0 Carrarese

Previous Spezia Lineups

10 Jan Serie B
Sudtirol 2-1 Spezia
27 Dec Serie B
Spezia 2-1 Pescara
20 Dec Serie B
Frosinone 2-1 Spezia
13 Dec Serie B
Spezia 0-2 Modena
08 Dec Serie B
Entella 0-1 Spezia
30 Nov Serie B
Spezia 1-0 Sampdoria

Injuries & Suspensions

Palermo Injury Table
Type Name Info
Alexis Blin Yellow cards
Spezia Injury Table
Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.
Team Squads

Palermo Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Filippo Inzaghi

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Joel Pohjanpalo 20 F 19 1698 19 0 12 4 0 0
Jesse Joronen 66 G 18 1620 18 1 0 0 1 0
Pietro Ceccaroni 32 D 18 1583 18 0 1 1 1 1
Tommaso Augello 3 D 19 1573 19 0 0 1 3 0
Niccolo Pierozzi 27 D 18 1398 17 1 4 4 3 0

Spezia Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Roberto Donadoni

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Przemyslaw Wisniewski 2 D 18 1620 18 0 0 0 2 0
Ales Mateju 37 D 16 1425 16 3 0 0 3 0
Adam Nagy 8 M 16 1159 15 4 0 2 2 0
Diego Mascardi 12 G 12 1080 12 7 0 0 0 0
Antonio Candela 2 D 16 1038 11 8 0 0 1 0
Italy FlagSerie B Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Frosinone 19 12 5 2 36:16 41
2 Venezia 19 11 5 3 34:15 38
3 Monza 19 11 4 4 27:15 37
4 Palermo 19 9 7 3 29:14 34
5 Catanzaro 19 8 7 4 26:21 31
6 Cesena 19 9 4 6 25:21 31
7 Modena 19 8 5 6 26:17 29
8 Empoli 19 7 6 6 26:24 27
9 Juve Stabia 19 6 9 4 21:22 27
10 Calcio Padova 19 6 7 6 19:20 25
11 Avellino 19 6 7 6 23:31 25
12 Carrarese 19 5 8 6 25:29 23
13 Reggiana 19 5 5 9 23:28 20
14 Entella 20 4 8 8 18:27 20
15 Sudtirol 19 3 10 6 18:22 19
16 Sampdoria 20 4 6 10 20:28 18
17 Spezia 19 4 5 10 18:27 17
18 Bari 19 3 8 8 16:29 17
19 Mantova 19 4 4 11 16:28 16
20 Pescara 19 2 8 9 25:37 14
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Venezia 9 8 0 1 20:4 24
2 Monza 9 7 1 1 14:5 22
3 Palermo 10 6 3 1 17:5 21
4 Frosinone 9 6 2 1 20:7 20
5 Juve Stabia 10 5 5 0 12:5 20
6 Catanzaro 10 5 4 1 16:11 19
7 Modena 10 5 2 3 16:9 17
8 Entella 10 4 5 1 12:8 17
9 Carrarese 10 4 4 2 13:9 16
10 Empoli 10 3 6 1 17:11 15
11 Cesena 9 4 3 2 13:9 15
12 Sampdoria 10 4 3 3 13:11 15
13 Avellino 9 4 3 2 13:15 15
14 Bari 9 3 4 2 11:10 13
15 Reggiana 9 3 3 3 12:11 12
16 Calcio Padova 9 2 5 2 11:11 11
17 Sudtirol 9 3 2 4 10:10 11
18 Mantova 10 3 2 5 12:17 11
19 Pescara 10 2 4 4 14:15 10
20 Spezia 10 2 3 5 8:14 9