Palermo vs Virtus Entella prediction and preview
Serie B · Sunday 20 December 2026, 16:15 UTC
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Palermo vs Virtus Entella
Serie B · Sunday 20 December 2026, 16:15 UTC · Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo
Palermo vs Virtus Entella preview
The Serie B fixture between Palermo and Virtus Entella is scheduled for Sunday 20 December 2026 at 16:15 UTC at Stadio Renzo Barbera in Palermo. Palermo are 1st in the table with 26 points from 10, while Virtus Entella are 15th in the table with 10 points from 10.
Palermo have collected 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats from their last 5 league games; Virtus Entella have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Palermo have scored 2.7 and conceded 1.3 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 5. Virtus Entella average 0.7 scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.
Head to head, Palermo have 3 wins to Virtus Entella's 0 across 4 meetings, with 1 draw. Those games averaged 2.5 goals, 2 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 2. The most recent meeting, on 14 Feb 2026, ended Palermo 3-0 Virtus Entella.
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Form and table
- PalermoLast five: W W W D W
- Virtus EntellaLast five: D W L D L
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palermo | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 26 | WWWDW |
| 15 | Virtus Entella | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 10 | DWLDL |
Head-to-head
Team news
Palermo expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Mattia Perin, Tommaso Augello, Tommaso Cassandro, Pietro Ceccaroni, Mattia Bani, Dennis Johnsen, Filippo Ranocchia, Dominic Vavassori, Jacopo Segre, Hernani, Joel Pohjanpalo
Virtus Entella expected line-up (3-5-2)
Federico Del Frate, Andrea Tiritiello, Mattia Alborghetti, Francesco Mezzoni, Luca Parodi, Stefano Di Mario, Andrea Franzoni, Niccolò Squizzato, Luca Vignali, Bernat Guiu
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