Palermo vs Spezia

1 - 0
🕒 Sun, 18 Jan 2026 16:15 Europe/London 📍 Stadio Renzo Barbera 🧑‍⚖️ Luca Massimi 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 20
Regular Season Table
Palermo 4 · Spezia 20
Referee Stats
16 matches · 5.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.00
Reds avg 0.13
Penalties avg 0.50
Over 4.5 cards 69%
Home wins 38%
Draws 38%
Away wins 25%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (15-13).
  • Possession was balanced (48%-52%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Palermo (Home stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 15-4-1

Goals For / Against

40 / 12
Avg: 2.00 / 0.60

Points

49
Avg: 2.45

Clean Sheets

13

Failed to Score

3
Spezia (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 3-5-11

Goals For / Against

20 / 33
Avg: 1.05 / 1.74

Points

14
Avg: 0.74

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Serie B fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.45
PPG
0.74
2.00
GF
1.05
0.60
GA
1.74
53%
O2.5
53%
32%
BTTS
58%
68%
Score 1st
37%

League-position context

Palermo rank4th
Spezia rank20th
Palermo points72
Spezia points35
Palermo: #4 · 72 pts · GD +28
9 pts off the top 2. 26 pts above the play-off edge. 32 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Spezia: #20 · 35 pts · GD -16
46 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts from safety.
37-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Palermo last 5 home

W W W D W
Points13/15
Weighted index91
Goals11-5
Record4-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Spezia last 5 away

D L L L L
Points1/15
Weighted index11
Goals5-14
Record0-1-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Palermo trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS32%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.584%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 11%

Spezia trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS58%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Scoring reliability

Palermo score at home84%
Palermo clean sheet at home63%
Spezia score away68%
Spezia clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Palermo score first68%
Palermo win after scoring first92%
Spezia score first37%
Spezia win after scoring first14%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Palermo 80% · Spezia 27%
Avg first goal minute: Palermo 21.5' · Spezia 28.0'

Vs league average

Palermo score at home2.00 vs 1.49
Palermo concede at home0.60 vs 1.07
Spezia score away1.05 vs 1.07
Spezia concede away1.74 vs 1.49
Palermo score 35% above league average, while Spezia score 2% below league average.
Defensive side: Palermo are 44% below league average at home, and Spezia are 17% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.20
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Palermo goal timing (home)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
46-60 8
0-15 7
31-45 7
16-30 5
61-75 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 4
0-15 3
46-60 3
31-45 2
16-30 1
76-90+ 1

Spezia goal timing (away)

1H scored: 39% 2H scored: 61% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
16-30 5
61-75 4
31-45 3
46-60 2
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 9
76-90+ 8
16-30 7
61-75 5
31-45 4
0-15 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
3
Total Shots
15
13
Shots off Goal
7
5
Blocked Shots
4
5
Shots Inside Box
13
10
Shots Outside Box
2
3
Ball Possession
48%
52%
Corner Kicks
9
8
Fouls
18
17
Offsides
1
5
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
3
Total Passes
322
361
Passes Accurate
249
269
Passes %
77%
75%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
1' ⚽
⚽
1' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
J. Segre
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Pohjanpalo
17'
17' A. Matějů
40'
40' E. Gyasi
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ E. Gyasi
1st substitution · For: J. Le Douaron
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ D. Veroli
2nd substitution · For: P. Ceccaroni
49'
49' L. Sernicola
54'
54' B. Bereszyński
58' ↑↓
↑↓
58' ⇄ B. Bereszyński
3rd substitution · For: P. Peda
59'
59' E. Soleri
61' ↑↓
↑↓
61' ⇄ C. Comotto
1st substitution · For: A. Romano
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ M. Valoti
2nd substitution · For: D. Verde
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ G. Di Serio
3rd substitution · For: G. Artistico
68' ↑↓
↑↓
68' ⇄ L. Sernicola
4th substitution · For: G. Aurelio
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ A. Palumbo
4th substitution · For: C. Gomes
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ E. Adamo
5th substitution · For: A. Candela
85' ↑↓
↑↓
85' ⇄ J. Pohjanpalo
5th substitution · For: Giacomo Corona

Palermo vs Spezia 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Palermo beat Spezia 1-0 on Sunday, 18 January 2026 in Serie B. The match was refereed by Luca Massimi. It was played at Stadio Renzo Barbera.

First half: Palermo took an early lead at 1' when J. Segre scored, with the assist credited to J. Pohjanpalo, making the score 1-0. A. Matějů received a yellow card for Spezia at 17'. E. Gyasi received a yellow card for Palermo at 40'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Palermo made their 1st substitution at 46', with E. Gyasi replacing J. Le Douaron. Palermo made their 2nd substitution at 46', with D. Veroli replacing P. Ceccaroni. L. Sernicola received a yellow card for Spezia at 49'. B. Bereszyński received a yellow card for Palermo at 54'. Palermo made their 3rd substitution at 58', with B. Bereszyński replacing P. Peda. E. Soleri received a yellow card for Spezia at 59'. Spezia made their 1st substitution at 61', with C. Comotto replacing A. Romano. Spezia made their 2nd substitution at 62', with M. Valoti replacing D. Verde. Spezia made their 3rd substitution at 62', with G. Di Serio replacing G. Artistico. Spezia made their 4th substitution at 68', with L. Sernicola replacing G. Aurelio. Palermo made their 4th substitution at 77', with A. Palumbo replacing C. Gomes. Spezia made their 5th substitution at 84', with E. Adamo replacing A. Candela. Palermo made their 5th substitution at 85', with J. Pohjanpalo replacing Giacomo Corona.

Palermo used 5 substitutions while Spezia used 5 substitutions. Palermo got 2 yellow cards, while Spezia got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (15-13).
  • Possession was balanced (48%-52%).
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games10
Home Wins4
Draws5
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals4 (40.0%)
BTTS5 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins3
Draws2
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (40.0%)
BTTS2 (40.0%)

Palermo vs Spezia Head-to-Head History by Season