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Palermo and Bari set for draw in big Serie B clash

30/04/18
Palermo and Bari set for draw in big Serie B clash

Two of the promotion candidates in Serie B meet on Monday night, as second-place Palermo host sixth-place Bari at the Stadio Renzo Barbera.

The Italian second tier is very tight, with just three points separating the two teams in the table. Furthermore, eight teams are competing for the automatic promotion spots.

Palermo are currently level on points with third-place Parma, so the Sicilian side cannot afford any slip-ups in the race for a place in Serie A for next season.

However, the home side has struggled for form in recent games, winning just one of their last six league games. Last time out they suffered a 3-0 defeat against promotion rivals, Venezia.

Palermo do however have a decent recent home record in Serie B, winning five of their last eight home games in the Italian league. The Sicilian side has also kept clean sheets in seven of their last 11 league games on home soil.

The visitors could move level on points with the home side with a win and blow the promotion race open.

Bari heads into this game on the back of a six-game unbeaten run in Serie B. However, the visitors have drawn four of those unbeaten games, including four of their last five outings. However, a run of four straight draws in the Italian top-flight ended last time out with a 1-0 win over Virtus Entella.

The visitor’s recent Serie B outings have been low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in four of their last five league outings.

Bari’s recent away form has not been great, as the visitors have won just one of their five games on their travels in Serie B.

Forebet predicts that both teams will be frustrated in their pursuit of three points with this game finishing all square.

Serie B Regular Season
OVERALL TABLE PTS GP W D L +/-
1
Parma FC 70 34 20 10 4 27
2
Calcio Como 67 34 20 7 7 17
3
Venezia FC 64 34 19 7 8 23
4
Cremonese 60 34 17 9 8 15
5
Catanzaro 56 34 16 8 10 11
6
Palermo 52 34 14 10 10 10
7
Brescia Calcio 46 34 11 13 10 3
8
Sampdoria 45 34 13 8 13 -1
9
AC Pisa 44 34 11 11 12 -1
10
Cittadella 44 34 11 11 12 -3
11
FC Südtirol 43 34 11 10 13 -1
12
Modena FC 40 34 8 16 10 -7
13
Reggiana 40 34 8 16 10 -8
14
Cosenza Calcio 39 34 9 12 13 1
15
Ternana Calcio 37 34 9 10 15 -7
16
Spezia 36 34 7 15 12 -15
17
AS Bari 36 34 7 15 12 -10
18
Ascoli 34 34 7 13 14 -5
19
FeralpiSalò 31 34 8 7 19 -19
20
Calcio Lecco 26 34 6 8 20 -30

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