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Catanzaro v Palermo : Serie B match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 17th May, 19:00 BST, Stadio Nicola Ceravolo, Catanzaro

Catanzaro are in Serie B action on Sunday evening, as Alberto Aquilani looks to get one over on Filippo Inzaghi and his Palermo side at the Stadio Nicola Ceravolo. We've analysed both sides' last 20 Serie B matches, as well as trends within the competition and the market, to generate our percentage predictions. All the stats, including head to heads (H2H), are shown below, alongside odds.

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

KickOff's predictive algorithm suggests there is a 78% chance of Catanzaro and Palermo serving up at least a couple of goals in this Serie B match. Recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records are factored into that calculation , and the bookmakers are predicting the same. This over 1.5 goals tip is available at 1.22.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Catanzaro are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 44% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 3.00.

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Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Catanzaro 44%	2/1	7/4
Draw 25%	12/5	9/4
Palermo 31%	5/4	6/5
Draw 1-1 12%	11/2	5/1
Catanzaro 1-0 9%	10/1	8/1
Catanzaro 2-1 9%	10/1	8/1
Palermo 1-0 8%	8/1	7/1
Palermo 2-1 7%	17/2	7/1
Catanzaro 2-0 7%	16/1	11/1
Draw 0-0 6%	10/1	9/1
Draw 2-2 6%	11/1	10/1
Palermo 2-0 5%	11/1	9/1
Catanzaro 3-1 5%	22/1	16/1
Catanzaro 3-0 4%	33/1	20/1
Palermo 3-1 3%	16/1	12/1
Catanzaro 3-2 3%	28/1	20/1
Palermo 3-2 2%	25/1	18/1
Palermo 3-0 2%	20/1	16/1
Over 2.5 Goals 54%	17/20	8/11
Under 2.5 Goals 46%	19/20	10/11
Home 1st Goal 50%	11/10	11/10
Away 1st Goal 46%	4/5	17/20
No 1st Goal 3%	10/1	9/1
BTTS - Yes 57%	4/6	13/20
BTTS - No 43%	11/10	11/10
BTTS - Home Win 22%	9/2	4/1
BTTS - Draw 19%	10/3	16/5
BTTS - Away Win 16%	10/3	3/1
Home/draw 69%	4/7	3/5
Away/draw 56%	4/11	2/5
Home/away 75%	3/10	3/10
Over 1.5 Goals 77%	1/4	2/9
Under 1.5 Goals 23%	11/4	13/5
Over 3.5 Goals 31%	2/1	9/5
Under 3.5 Goals 69%	4/11	7/20
Over 4.5 Goals 16%	5/1	4/1
Under 4.5 Goals 84%	1/8	1/9
Over 5.5 Goals 7%	12/1	17/2
Under 5.5 Goals 93%	1/25	1/40
Over 0.5 Goals 94%	1/20	1/50
Under 0.5 Goals 6%	10/1	17/2
Home DNB 61%	6/5	11/10
Away DNB 49%	8/13	4/6
Catanzaro win to nil 22%	9/2	-
Palermo win to nil 15%	3/1	-
Catanzaro / Catanzaro 17%	15/4	7/2
Catanzaro / Palermo 4%	22/1	18/1
Catanzaro / Draw 7%	12/1	10/1
Draw / Catanzaro 12%	6/1	11/2
Draw / Palermo 14%	9/2	19/4
Draw / Draw 15%	9/2	17/4
Palermo / Catanzaro 3%	28/1	20/1
Palermo / Palermo 22%	11/4	5/2
Palermo / Draw 7%	12/1	10/1

Win / draw / win Serie B table

Catanzaro have played 38 matches so far this season and are in 5th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 2 and won 2. Catanzaro have conceded 14 goals, scored 10, failed to score in 1 match and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Catanzaro have played 20 games at home, winning 10, drawing 8 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 37 goals, conceded 23 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Palermo lay in 4th place on 72 points in the Serie B league table having played 38 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 32 games against teams below them in the table, winning 20, drawing 9 and losing 3 games. They have scored 60 goals and kept 15 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Palermo have conceded 24 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Palermo have played 19 away games, winning 6, drawing 8 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.1 goals per away game.

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Catanzaro Palermo
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Venezia	38	24	10	4	46	82	-	-	-	-
2	Frosinone	38	23	12	3	42	81	-	-	-	-
3	Monza	38	22	10	6	29	76	-	-	-	-
4	Palermo	38	20	12	6	28	72	May 17	May 20	-	-
5	Catanzaro	38	15	14	9	11	59	-	-	May 20	May 17
6	Modena	38	15	10	13	13	55	-	-	-	-
7	Juve Stabia	38	11	18	9	-1	51	-	-	-	-
8	Avellino	38	13	10	15	-12	49	w 3-0F	-	-	-
9	Padova	38	12	10	16	-10	46	-	-	-	-
10	Cesena	38	12	10	16	-11	46	-	-	-	-
11	Mantova	38	13	7	18	-12	46	-	-	-	-
12	Carrarese	38	10	14	14	-5	44	-	-	-	-
13	Sampdoria	38	11	11	16	-13	44	-	-	-	-
14	V.Entella	38	10	12	16	-15	42	-	-	-	-
15	Empoli	38	9	14	15	-7	41	-	-	-	-
16	Sudtirol	38	8	17	13	-10	41	-	-	-	-
17	Bari 1908	38	10	10	18	-22	40	-	-	-	-
18	Reggiana	38	9	10	19	-20	37	-	-	-	-
19	Pescara	38	7	14	17	-15	35	-	-	-	-
20	Spezia	38	8	11	19	-16	35	-	-	-	-

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Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

18 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

2 / 20

Won

Draw

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Catanzaro	3 - 0	Avellino
Catanzaro	2 - 3	Bari 1908
Catanzaro	4 - 2	Spezia
Catanzaro	2 - 2	Modena
Catanzaro	1 - 1	Monza
Catanzaro	3 - 2	Empoli
Catanzaro	2 - 2	Frosinone
Catanzaro	2 - 0	Mantova
Catanzaro	2 - 0	Reggiana
Catanzaro	0 - 0	Sampdoria
Catanzaro	2 - 0	Cesena
Catanzaro	1 - 0	Avellino
Catanzaro	3 - 2	V.Entella
Catanzaro	3 - 3	Pescara
Catanzaro	2 - 1	Venezia
Catanzaro	1 - 0	Palermo
Catanzaro	0 - 1	Padova
Catanzaro	2 - 2	Juve Stabia
Catanzaro	1 - 1	Carrarese
Catanzaro	1 - 1	Sudtirol

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

19 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

1 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Catanzaro	3 - 0	Avellino
H	Catanzaro	2 - 3	Bari 1908
A	Catanzaro	2 - 3	Palermo
H	Catanzaro	4 - 2	Spezia
A	Catanzaro	1 - 1	Juve Stabia
H	Catanzaro	2 - 2	Modena
A	Catanzaro	1 - 1	Avellino
H	Catanzaro	1 - 1	Monza
A	Catanzaro	1 - 3	Cesena
A	Catanzaro	3 - 1	Padova
H	Catanzaro	3 - 2	Empoli
A	Catanzaro	3 - 3	Carrarese
H	Catanzaro	2 - 2	Frosinone
A	Catanzaro	3 - 1	V.Entella
H	Catanzaro	2 - 0	Mantova
A	Catanzaro	2 - 0	Pescara
H	Catanzaro	2 - 0	Reggiana
A	Catanzaro	1 - 2	Sudtirol
H	Catanzaro	0 - 0	Sampdoria
A	Catanzaro	1 - 3	Venezia

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

14 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

6 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Venezia	2 - 0	Palermo
Reggiana	1 - 1	Palermo
Frosinone	1 - 1	Palermo
Padova	0 - 1	Palermo
Monza	3 - 0	Palermo
Carrarese	0 - 1	Palermo
Pescara	2 - 1	Palermo
Sampdoria	3 - 3	Palermo
Bari 1908	0 - 3	Palermo
Modena	0 - 0	Palermo
Mantova	1 - 1	Palermo
Avellino	2 - 2	Palermo
Empoli	1 - 3	Palermo
V.Entella	1 - 1	Palermo
Juve Stabia	1 - 0	Palermo
Catanzaro	1 - 0	Palermo
Spezia	1 - 2	Palermo
Cesena	1 - 1	Palermo
Sudtirol	0 - 2	Palermo
Juve Stabia	1 - 0	Palermo

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

17 / 20

Conceded

11 / 20

Clean sheets

9 / 20

Failed to score

3 / 20

Won

Draw

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Palermo	0 - 2	Venezia
H	Palermo	3 - 2	Catanzaro
A	Palermo	1 - 1	Reggiana
H	Palermo	2 - 0	Cesena
A	Palermo	1 - 1	Frosinone
H	Palermo	2 - 0	Avellino
A	Palermo	1 - 0	Padova
H	Palermo	2 - 2	Juve Stabia
A	Palermo	0 - 3	Monza
A	Palermo	1 - 0	Carrarese
H	Palermo	2 - 1	Mantova
A	Palermo	1 - 2	Pescara
H	Palermo	3 - 0	Sudtirol
H	Palermo	3 - 0	V.Entella
A	Palermo	3 - 3	Sampdoria
H	Palermo	3 - 2	Empoli
A	Palermo	3 - 0	Bari 1908
A	Palermo	0 - 0	Modena
H	Palermo	1 - 0	Spezia
A	Palermo	1 - 1	Mantova

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Catanzaro

Palermo

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

3 / 3

2 / 3

Clean sheets

1 / 3

0 / 3

PAL

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Catanzaro
Catanzaro	1 - 0
	1 - 3	Palermo
Draw	1 - 1	Draw

Palermo

Catanzaro

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

3 / 3

Clean sheets

0 / 3

PAL

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Palermo
Palermo	3 - 2
	1 - 2	Catanzaro
	1 - 2	Catanzaro

Goal Statistics

Catanzaro have been steady in attack of late, finding the net in 18 consecutive Serie B games. Their PG of 1.6 against Palermo on Sunday suggests that run is likely to continue.

	Catanzaro 5th	Palermo 4th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.6 goals	1.3 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 21% 1 33% 2 26% 3 13% 4+ There is a 79% probability that Catanzaro will score 1 or more goals	0 28% 1 36% 2 23% 3 10% 4+ There is a 64% probability that Palermo will score no more than 1 goal

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	+27 Catanzaro have scored 27% more goals at home than predicted	-10 Palermo’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	1.9 average goals scored	1.2 average goals scored
	1.2 conceded	1.1 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Serie B - 2025/2026 season

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PAL

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Games scored	33		30
Failed to score	6		8
Scored first	23		22
Goals scored	65		61
Avg. goals scored	1.7		1.6
Avg. shots per game	10		10
Avg. shots per goal	6		7
Conversion rate for	17		15
Avg. XG for	0		0
KickOff rating		+10%

PAL

23%

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Games conceded	29		21
Clean sheets	10		17
Conceded first	13		13
Goals conceded	51		33
Avg. goals conceded	1.3		0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded	9		9
Avg. shots/goal conceded	7		10
Conversion rate against	14%		10%
Avg. XG against	0		0
KickOff rating		+23%

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Catanzaro Serie B squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
38	12	9	9
M Pigliacelli	F Pittarello	P Iemmello	N Brighenti

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
M Pigliacelli GLK	38			2 -
M. Antonini Lui DEF	37	3	1	7 -
C Favasuli MID	37	2	5	4 -
S Pontisso MID	36	5	6	5 -
T Cassandro DEF	34	4	2	6 -
P Iemmello FWD	34	11	9	5 -
F. Rispoli MID	32	1		3 -
F Pittarello FWD	30	12	7	5 -
N Brighenti DEF	28	1		8 1
J Petriccione MID	28	2	2	9 -
P Nuamah FWD	28		2	4 1
R. Frosinini MID	27	1		4 1
M D'Alessandro FWD	26	2	4	1 -
M. Liberali MID	24	3	3	2 -
A Cissè MID	22	6	1	3 -
G. Alesi MID	21	3		1 1
M Pompetti MID	18	1		-
B. Verrengia DEF	15	2		1
F Francesco FWD	15	1	2	1 -
D Buglio MID	14			1 -
G Chiara DEF	13		1	1 -
D Bettella DEF	12			4 -
L Pandolfi FWD	11			-
R Oudin MID	10			-
E. Bashi DEF	6			-
N Buso FWD	4	1		1 -
C. Marietta GLK	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
12	31	9	15
F Pittarello	F Pittarello	P Iemmello	S Pontisso

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
F Pittarello FWD	12	31	7	7
P Iemmello FWD	11	27	9	13
A Cissè MID	6	19	1	3
S Pontisso MID	5	18	6	15
T Cassandro DEF	4	12	2	4
M. Antonini Lui DEF	3	6	1	1
M. Liberali MID	3	13	3	5
G. Alesi MID	3	5		1
C Favasuli MID	2	12	5	4
J Petriccione MID	2	4	2	5
M D'Alessandro FWD	2	5	4	4
B. Verrengia DEF	2	2		1
F. Rispoli MID	1	4
N Brighenti DEF	1	2
R. Frosinini MID	1	3
M Pompetti MID	1	3
F Francesco FWD	1	3	2	3
N Buso FWD	1	1
P Nuamah FWD		1	2	1
D Buglio MID		1
G Chiara DEF			1	2
D Bettella DEF		1
L Pandolfi FWD		2
R Oudin MID		4		3

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1853	99	230
S Pontisso	C Favasuli	C Favasuli

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
S Pontisso MID	1853	34	93
M. Antonini Lui DEF	1837	40	206
J Petriccione MID	1502	36	97
M Pigliacelli GLK	1440		17
N Brighenti DEF	1216	37	112
T Cassandro DEF	1187	58	164
C Favasuli MID	919	99	230
P Iemmello FWD	862	16	80
F. Rispoli MID	818	27	118
A Cissè MID	575	19	124
D Bettella DEF	488	14	44
B. Verrengia DEF	471	6	14
M. Liberali MID	407	24	101
R. Frosinini MID	384	23	68
M D'Alessandro FWD	383	25	56
M Pompetti MID	369	9	18
F Pittarello FWD	295	19	146
F Francesco FWD	256	7	30
G. Alesi MID	252	13	43
G Chiara DEF	242	16	37
R Oudin MID	201	5	18
D Buglio MID	199	5	14
P Nuamah FWD	195	11	45
E. Bashi DEF	102	5	13
L Pandolfi FWD	56		22
C. Marietta GLK	32
N Buso FWD	25	4	5

Palermo Serie B squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
37	24	10	9
T Augello	J Pohjanpalo	A Palumbo	M Bani

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
T Augello DEF	38	1	3	3 -
J Pohjanpalo FWD	38	24	7	-
J Segre MID	37	4	3	2 -
J Douaron FWD	37	5	6	3 -
N Pierozzi DEF	36	5	4	6 -
P Ceccaroni DEF	36	3	2	4 1
J Joronen GLK	35			2 -
A Palumbo MID	35	3	10	8 -
P Peda DEF	33		1	6 -
F Ranocchia MID	32	6	2	7 1
M Bani DEF	31	3		9 -
C Gomes MID	27	1		2 -
A Vasic MID	23		2	2 -
E Gyasi MID	22			5 -
A Blin MID	21			2 2
B Bereszynski DEF	20			6 -
S Giovane MID	16			-
S Diakité DEF	14	1		3 1
G Corona FWD	13			1 -
D Veroli DEF	11		1	1 -
M Brunori FWD	11	1	1	3 -
A Gomis GLK	3			-
F Bardi GLK	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
24	36	10	20
J Pohjanpalo	J Pohjanpalo	A Palumbo	A Palumbo

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
J Pohjanpalo FWD	24	36	7	5
F Ranocchia MID	6	22	2	7
J Douaron FWD	5	14	6	6
N Pierozzi DEF	5	9	4	7
J Segre MID	4	14	3	1
P Ceccaroni DEF	3	16	2	3
A Palumbo MID	3	12	10	20
M Bani DEF	3	11
T Augello DEF	1	5	3	9
C Gomes MID	1	2
S Diakité DEF	1	4		1
M Brunori FWD	1	3	1	1
P Peda DEF		6	1	1
A Vasic MID		3	2	5
E Gyasi MID		5		1
B Bereszynski DEF		1		2
S Giovane MID		2
G Corona FWD		1		1
D Veroli DEF			1	1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1658	63	207
F Ranocchia	F Ranocchia	M Bani

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
F Ranocchia MID	1658	63	164
T Augello DEF	1583	36	135
P Ceccaroni DEF	1576	44	147
M Bani DEF	1289	51	207
J Joronen GLK	1059	2	14
A Palumbo MID	1057	41	94
N Pierozzi DEF	770	53	191
J Segre MID	765	61	150
P Peda DEF	718	38	158
J Pohjanpalo FWD	560	10	110
A Blin MID	365	13	41
B Bereszynski DEF	354	22	48
J Douaron FWD	345	9	136
C Gomes MID	235	10	30
S Diakité DEF	221	13	57
E Gyasi MID	220	12	50
D Veroli DEF	179	6	21
A Vasic MID	164	12	58
M Brunori FWD	122	3	19
S Giovane MID	93	7	19
A Gomis GLK	66
G Corona FWD	35	5	23
F Bardi GLK	15		1

Italian Serie B match betting previews, predictions and odds

Catanzaro v Palermo : Serie B match betting preview, prediction and odds

Catanzaro have played 38 matches so far this season and are in 5th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

Home league performance

Palermo lay in 4th place on 72 points in the Serie B league table having played 38 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

Away league performance

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