📏 Form Guide

Cosenza

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Cosenza go into this match following on from a 2-2 Serie B drawn result vs Feralpisalò.

In that game, Cosenza had 52% possession and 11 shots on goal with 2 on target. For Cosenza, the goals were scored by Gennaro Tutino (27') and Mirko Antonucci (74'). At the other end, Feralpisalò got 15 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Andrea La Mantia (19', 54') scored for Feralpisalò.

It’s been a rare occasion in recent games that Cosenza haven’t conceded. It will be a concern for them that Cosenza have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, giving up 8 goals during that time. Previous results aside, time will tell whether that pattern shall be replicated in this next game.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Cosenza:

• have not been beaten in the league by Palermo in their last 4 matches.
• are without a win at home for the past 5 matches in the league. Their supporters are understandably frustrated.

Palermo

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In their previous fixture, Palermo drew 2-2 in the Serie B tie with Sampdoria.

In that match, Palermo managed 47% possession and 10 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. For Palermo, goals were scored by Matteo Brunori (23') and Leonardo Mancuso (27'). At the other end, Sampdoria got 15 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Giovanni Leoni (19') and Ebrima Darboe (61') scored for Sampdoria.

Demonstrating their involvement in fruitful matches, goals have been celebrated 26 times in the last six games in which Palermo have sent out their troops, giving an average of 4.33 goals each fixture. Opposing teams have hit 16 of these goals.

Going into this contest, Palermo have not registered a win against Cosenza when having played them away from home in the previous 2 league games.

👥 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head duels going back to 25/01/2003, there has been little between the sides with Cosenza winning 2 of those games, Palermo 2 and 2 being drawn after 90 minutes of play.

An aggregate of 12 goals were produced between them in these games, with 6 from Bruzi and 6 created by Rosaneri. That’s an average goals per game of 2.

The last league contest between these clubs was Serie B match day 6 on 22/09/2023 and the score finished Palermo 0-1 Cosenza.

On that occasion, Palermo had 62% possession and 19 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target.

Cosenza had 14 shots on goal with 4 on target. Luigi Canotto (91') scored.

The referee was Marco Monaldi.

ℹ️ Team News: Cosenza

Looking at personnel, there is just the sole fitness concern for the Cosenza manager William Viali to be concerned with thanks to an almost full-strength squad. Pietro Martino (Achilles tendon rupture) will miss out. Manuel Marras cannot play in this game through suspension.

It seems likely that Bruzi should kick off with a 4-2-3-1 system for this one featuring Alessandro Micai, Bright Gyamfi, Michele Camporese, Andrea Meroni, Aldo Florenzi, Giacomo Calo, Tommaso D'Orazio, Francesco Forte, Idriz Voca, Simone Mazzocchi and Gennaro Tutino.

🗞️ Team News: Palermo

Due to a fully healthy squad available for selection, the Palermo manager Michele Mignani has zero fitness concerns whatsoever ahead of this game. The players who will not be able to play in this game through being suspended are Francesco Di Mariano and Fabio Lucioni.

We believe Rosaneri could decide to elect for a 4-2-3-1 system, choosing Mirko Pigliacelli, Salim Diakite, Leo Stulac, Pietro Ceccaroni, Kristoffer Lund, Alessio Buttaro, Jacopo Segre, Roberto Insigne, Leonardo Mancuso, F. Di Francesco and Matteo Brunori.

🧠 Prediction

In our opinion, Palermo and Cosenza are both capable of scoring here.

Let’s see what happens, but it could well be that we end up with scores level. We’re therefore predicting a very close game with a 1-1 score draw when the referee blows the full-time whistle.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 14:09 13/04/2024