Palermo vs Cesena betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Serie B match on September 21st, 2024

A football match between Palermo and Cesena of the Serie B will take place in Italy on Saturday, September 21st, 2024, at 13:00h (UTC), check the Palermo vs Cesena betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Palermo vs Cesena will occur

The game is set to be played in the Stadio Renzo Barbera stadium, in the city of Palermo, with a capacity for 36349 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

At Betarena, you can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Palermo vs Cesena betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the Serie B has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.48 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.53 goals per game of the last championship.

Palermo last match

In the last match played, Palermo met Juve Stabia, in a match valid for the Serie B. The match ended in a win by 1-3. The coach A. Dionisi's on that occasion lined the team up with a 4-1-3-2 formation.

A very even game was expected, with odds for the home win at 2.55.

With a fantastic performance, Federico Di Francesco was the big name in the team's victory. Responsible for his best moments, the midfield was a real executioner of the rival in the duel, including, with assistance for goal.

Cesena last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for Serie B, Cesena, who used a 3-4-1-2 formation, faced the Modena team with a final score of 2-2.

A very balanced game was expected, so a draw was somewhat anticipated, with odds around 2.90.

Palermo vs Cesena h2h

Last time these teams faced each other, Palermo occupied 3rd place in Serie B and, team Cesena the 15th place. Palermo entered the field with the tactic 4-4-2, while Cesena arranged their formation in a 4-3-3.

These teams the last time they met which was on 12-05-2018 played out a 0-0 draw in a highly contested Serie B match during the 2017/2018 football season.

Last time a draw between these teams, what to expect now?

Palermo

Serie B leaderboard now

Considering the home team Palermo, standing in 11th place with 7 points in the Serie B competition in Italy. Their performance statistics have been such as 2 wins, 2 losses and, 1 draw.

In the 6th round the team ranks over the Mantova team with the same score which is just below the scoreboard in position 12, and the same points that the Reggiana team that is in the 10th place.

Palermo will try to profit of the home factor to get a win despite being ranked in the middle of the league table in the Italy Serie B and having no high ambitions or relegation concerns.

Palermo analysis

Palermo at the end of round 5 in Serie B had 5 goals scored and 5 conceded.

It appears that Palermo is encountering difficulties in scoring goals, as evidenced by their low number of goals scored and the high number of games in which they have failed to score. This could imply that their attacking play is lacking in quality and they need to work on creating better chances.

With an average ball possession of 49.2% per game in the current league, Palermo cannot call itself a team that holds the game in its hands, rather it prefers the counterattacking strategy. But if they want to try to win the game against Cesena they must try to impose their game to create difficulties for their opponents.

Cesena

Serie B leaderboard now

Cesena arrives in this game with 7 points, and in 9th place in the Serie B, having won twice in total and lost twice, making a total of 1 draw.

Cesena analysis

Currently, in the Serie B, Cesena sums 8 goals for and a total of 7 goals against, after 5 rounds played.

As we approach the Regular Season, Cesena is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 6.4 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Cesena is a more offensive team than Palermo, having 441 attacks vs. 425 from Palermo, having scored 8 times, in comparison, Palermo converted into goal 5 times.

Increasingly more in tune with his teammates, Giacomo Calò, who arrived at the club this season, made another fine performance in the team's last game. The midfielder was very good in the game against Modena, being a key piece for Cesena.

Best goalscorer from Cesena

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Cristian Shpendi. With 3 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Cesena team achieving several victories this season.

It is important to highlight that more than 50% of the goals scored by this player were from the penalty spot. More precisely, 2 of the 3 goals scored have this characteristic.

For punters some entries may be relevant for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

Some study shows us that between 75-90 minutes is where most goals occur, this can be a good bet for those who follow the live game.

The under 2.5 goals market can also be a good alternative since Cesena scores an average of 1 goal per match when playing away from home, and considering that often does not suffer when playing away, it will be a betting market to explore.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.85.

Corners Top Betting Tips

A good thing to note for those wanting to get sports betting results is that there is an average of 4.9 corners per game.

Palermo is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.4 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Palermo in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.2 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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