MODENA. Palermo conquers Modena with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Henderson (47′) and a goal from L. Mancuso (90′).
The match was played at the Stadio Alberto Braglia stadium in Modena on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Gianluca Aureliano with the support of Filippo Bercigli and Tiziana Trasciatti. The 4th official was Luigi Catanoso. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 26.46 degrees Celsius or 79.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Modena was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Palermo that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Modena had a more offensive attitude with 71 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Palermo was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Modena shot 11 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Palermo shot 11 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Modena received 2 yellow cards (Jacopo Manconi and Edoardo Duca). Regarding the opposition, Palermo received 3 yellow cards (Federico Di Francesco, Mamadou Coulibaly and Fabio Lucioni).
(Modena) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (23′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Modena will stay with 12 points to hold in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Palermo will have 19 points to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie B, Modena will host Bari 1908 on the 1st of April with a 8-6 head to head statistic in favor of Bari 1908 (6 draws).
Palermo will host Bari 1908 on the 3rd of February with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Palermo (7 draws).
Modena – Formation
Modena started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Paolo Bianco decided to play with the following team: Riccardo Gagno , Shady Oukhadda , Giovanni Zaro , Cristian Cauz , Fabio Ponsi , Luca Magnino , Fabio Gerli , Antonio Palumbo , Luca Tremolada , Nicholas Bonfanti and Jacopo Manconi .
The home team had on the bench: Antonio Pergreffi, Edoardo Duca , Abdoul Guiebre , Diego Falcinelli , Andrea Seculin, Romeo Giovannini, Thomas Battistella, Roko Vukušić, Alessandro Pio Riccio , Matteo Cotali , Lukas Mondele and Fabio Abiuso.
Substitutions
Modena made 5 changes: Nicholas Bonfanti for Matteo Cotali (25′), Antonio Palumbo for Edoardo Duca (46′), Luca Tremolada for Alessandro Pio Riccio (58′), Jacopo Manconi for Diego Falcinelli (58′) and K. Lund for Abdoul Guiebre (72′).
Best player: Giovanni Zaro
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Modena was Giovanni Zaro.
His rating is with 59 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.
Palermo – Formation
Palermo started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Eugenio Corini played with: Mirko Pigliacelli , Aleš Matějů , Fabio Lucioni , Pietro Ceccaroni , K. Lund , Liam Henderson , Claudio Gomes , Mamadou Coulibaly , Roberto Insigne , Matteo Brunori and Federico Di Francesco .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Sebastiano Desplanches, Simon Graves Jensen, Leo Štulac , Leonardo Mancuso , Jacopo Segre , Adnan Kanurić, Ivan Marconi, Ionuț Nedelcearu, Aljosa Vasic , Edoardo Soleri and Giuseppe Aurelio .
Palermo could not rely on the presence of Leo Štulac (injured) and Jacopo Segre (injured).
Substitutions
Palermo made 5 changes: Roberto Insigne for Leonardo Mancuso (70′), Federico Di Francesco for Leo Štulac (70′), Mamadou Coulibaly for Jacopo Segre (64′), Liam Henderson for Aljosa Vasic (64′) and K. Lund for Giuseppe Aurelio (64′).
Best player: Liam Henderson
The player that probably impressed the most for Palermo was Liam Henderson.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie B.
- Reggiana – Bari 1908 – 1-1
- Venezia – Parma – 3-2
- Südtirol – Catanzaro – 0-1
- Modena – Palermo – 0-2
- Cosenza – Lecco – 3-0
- Cittadella – Ternana – 2-2
- Ascoli – Sampdoria – 1-1