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

Stadio Danilo Martelli, Mantova

Davide Possanzini welcomes Filippo Inzaghi to the Stadio Danilo Martelli on Sunday afternoon, as their Mantova and Palermo troops go head to head in the Serie B. All of the key stats for the clash, including head-to-heads, predictions and the best odds across 17 markets are covered in this preview. It's all designed to help you make a well informed, intelligent bet.

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Mantova's next match is v Venezia at 14:00 on Saturday 24th January
Palermo's next match is v Modena at 16:15 on Saturday 24th January
The last Italian Serie B meeting between Mantova and Palermo was on Sunday 11th January 2026
Italian Serie B
January 11th 2026
Mantova 1
1 Palermo
 
T. Marras 90'8' P. Ceccaroni
 
PAL
Shots On
2
6
Shots Off
4
8
Corners
3
6
Possession
64%
36%
Fouls
7
18
Yellow/red cards
3/0
3/0
 
MantovaPalermo
 
C. Bani
D. Wieser
C. Falletti dos Santos (D. Bragantini 76')
F. Ruocco (D. Mensah 59')
S. Trimboli (F. Zuccon 60')
F. Bardi
A. Castellini
S. Cella
T. Maggioni (F. Paoletti 59')
L. Mancuso
A. Fiori (T. Marras 76')
J. Joronen
T. Augello
M. Bani
(A. Blin 70') A. Palumbo
(S. Giovane 82') J. Segre
(C. Gomes 70') F. Ranocchia
(J. Le Douaron 64') A. Vasic
N. Pierozzi
(B. Bereszyński 70') P. Peda
football iconP. Ceccaroni
J. Pohjanpalo

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Mantova or Palermo are in a rich vein of form that would have us feeling confident in tipping a match winner, so we've opted for over 1.5 goals. The stats tell us that both have form in this market, both individually and when facing one another head-to-head. Our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 75% chance of two goals or more.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 49% chance of Palermo coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Mantova
27%
11/466/1
Draw
25%
12/514/1
Palermo
49%
10/111/300
Draw 1-1
12%
11/217/2
Palermo 1-0
10%
7/11/6
Palermo 2-1
9%
15/233/1
Palermo 2-0
8%
17/27/1
Mantova 1-0
7%
11/19/1
Mantova 2-1
7%
12/155/1
Draw 0-0
6%
10/117/2
Draw 2-2
5%
12/1125/1
Palermo 3-1
5%
14/1100/1
Palermo 3-0
5%
16/140/1
Mantova 2-0
4%
20/114/1
Palermo 3-2
3%
25/1150/1
Mantova 3-1
2%
28/1125/1
Palermo 4-1
2%
33/1100/1
Mantova 3-2
2%
33/1100/1
Over 2.5 Goals
52%
17/2040/1
Under 2.5 Goals
48%
19/201/1000
Home 1st Goal
44%
11/829/20
Away 1st Goal
52%
4/64/6
No 1st Goal
4%
10/117/2
BTTS - Yes
54%
7/1014/1
BTTS - No
46%
21/201/100
BTTS - Home Win
13%
6/155/1
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/38/1
BTTS - Away Win
23%
3/133/1
Home/draw
51%
4/514/1
Away/draw
73%
1/41/1000
Home/away
75%
3/101/150
Over 1.5 Goals
76%
1/413/2
Under 1.5 Goals
24%
11/41/18
Over 3.5 Goals
30%
2/1100/1
Under 3.5 Goals
70%
4/111/200
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
5/11/50
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
1/81/50
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
12/11/50
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/251/50
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/201/25
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/18/1
Home DNB
44%
7/455/1
Away DNB
66%
2/51/1000
Mantova win to nil
13%
6/1-
Palermo win to nil
26%
5/2-
Mantova / Mantova
13%
5/170/1
Mantova / Palermo
4%
22/190/1
Mantova / Draw
6%
14/180/1
Draw / Mantova
10%
7/122/1
Draw / Palermo
16%
4/118/1
Draw / Draw
15%
9/218/1
Palermo / Mantova
3%
33/19/1
Palermo / Palermo
27%
11/52/5
Palermo / Draw
6%
12/110/3
Win / draw / win Serie B table

Mantova have played 18 matches so far this season and are in 19th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

17 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 11 games, drawn 3 and won 3. Mantova have conceded 26 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 8 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Mantova have played 9 games at home, winning 3, drawing 1 and losing 5 fixtures. They have scored 11 goals, conceded 16 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Palermo lay in 4th place on 33 points in the Serie B league table having played 18 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 15 games against teams below them in the table, winning 9, drawing 4 and losing 2 games. They have scored 28 goals and kept 6 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Palermo have conceded 10 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Palermo have played 8 away games, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Mantova
Palermo
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Frosinone2012622042 
l
 
1-5A
May 9
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 11
2
Venezia2012532141 
Jan 24
l
 
3-0A
d
 
0-00-0
May 9
3
Monza2011541238 
May 1
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-3A
Mar 14
4
Palermo2010731637 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 4
-
-
5
Cesena201046534 
Mar 17
l
 
3-2F
Apr 18
d
 
1-1A
6
Modena209561132 
l
 
1-3A
Mar 21
d
 
1-1F
Jan 24
7
Catanzaro20875331 
l
 
1-3F
Feb 14
May 1
l
 
1-0A
8
Juve Stabia20794030 
Mar 8
l
 
2-1A
Mar 17
l
 
1-0A
9
Empoli20767127 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 14
Feb 7
w
 
1-3F
10
Carrarese20686-326 
Mar 1
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
5-0F
Mar 8
11
Padova20677-225 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
Mar 21
12
Avellino20677-925 
Apr 18
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 6
d
 
2-2A
13
Sudtirol204106-322 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
Feb 21
w
 
0-2F
14
Reggiana205510-620 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 10
w
 
2-1F
Apr 25
15
V.Entella20488-920 
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
Feb 14
d
 
1-1A
16
Mantova205411-1119 
-
-
Mar 4
d
 
1-1F
17
Sampdoria204610-818 
Feb 21
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
Feb 10
18
Spezia204511-1017 
w
 
4-1A
Apr 11
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
19
Bari 190820389-1417 
Feb 7
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-0F
Jan 30
20
Pescara202810-1414 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 31
w
 
5-0F
Mar 1
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Mantova 19TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
Palermo 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
Goal Statistics

Palermo have been steady in front of goal of late, finding the net in 6 consecutive Serie B games. Their PG of 1.6 against Mantova on Sunday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Mantova 19th Palermo 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
1.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
32%
1
37%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 69% probability that Mantova will score no more than 1 goal
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Palermo will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-1
Mantova’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+14
Palermo have scored 14% more goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Serie B - 2025/2026 season
Mantova
PG (predicted goals)
Palermo
1.1
1.6
Attack rating
PAL
34%
better
view stats
Games scored10
13
Failed to score8
5
Scored first5
10
Goals scored15
28
Avg. goals scored0.8
1.6
Avg. shots per game11
10
Avg. shots per goal13
7
Conversion rate for8
15
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+34%
Defence rating
PAL
39%
better
view stats
Games conceded14
10
Clean sheets4
8
Conceded first11
6
Goals conceded27
13
Avg. goals conceded1.5
0.7
Avg. shots/game conceded11
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
11
Conversion rate against14%
9%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+39%

Mantova v Palermo Serie B lLine ups will show here when available.

Mantova Serie B squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19537
S TrimboliF. RuoccoS TrimboliC Bani
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Bardi GLK2
-
T Maggioni DEF17
-
S Cella DEF181
3
-
A. Castellini DEF18
3
-
C Bani MID16
7
-
S Trimboli MID193
6
-
D Wieser MID171
2
-
A. Fiori MID102
1
-
C Falletti FWD121
1
-
F. Ruocco FWD135
2
-
L Mancuso FWD174
1
-
Subs
L Andrenacci GLK
-
A Vuković GLK
-
S Mullen DEF2
-
T. Pittino DEF1
-
F Zuccon MID5
-
G. Fedel MID4
-
F Paoletti MID16
4
-
D Mensah FWD172
1
-
T. Marras FWD133
-
D Bragantini FWD111
1
-
Palermo Serie B squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
201255
T AugelloJ PohjanpaloA PalumboM Bani
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Joronen GLK19
1
-
P Peda DEF18
2
-
M Bani DEF161
5
-
P Ceccaroni DEF1911
1
1
N Pierozzi MID1943
3
-
J Segre MID2042
2
-
F Ranocchia MID161
2
1
T Augello MID201
3
-
A Palumbo FWD1915
4
-
A Vasic FWD112
2
-
J Pohjanpalo FWD20125
-
Subs
M. Avella GLK
-
A Gomis GLK
-
E Gyasi DEF10
1
-
B Bereszynski DEF12
3
-
S Diakité DEF141
3
1
D Veroli DEF71
1
-
C Gomes MID161
1
-
S Giovane MID10
-
A Blin MID14
2
-
J Douaron FWD2032
1
-
G Corona FWD7
1
-