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This is a derby match of the 32nd round of Italian Serie B, as the two teams recently competed in the first division of Italian football. The home team, Palermo, currently occupies the third place in the table and has seven points more than 9th-placed Carpi. Both teams are in good shape ahead of their match on Sunday, as each of them has four-game unbeaten streak of two wins and two draws. We need to add that their match played last autumn in Carpi had ended as Palermo’s away victory of 3-1.

US Palermo

Right because of the team from Sicily expects to win three now points from match with Carpi, especially as it routinely won last two home matches with Ascoli and Frosinone. After that Palermo merely drew with Novara away 2-2, and still lags behind 2nd-placed Frosinone for three points, although it played one match fewer than they, while leading Empoli currently has six points more.

On the other hand, 4th-placed Cittadella closed in to just two points in the meantime but this team has played one match more than Palermo so the team from Sicily has good situation in regard to the race for direct promotion to the elite football league in Italy, from which was relegated to the Serie B last year. Regarding situation with the team ahead of match with Carpi, after expiration of suspension reliable stopper Bellusci should join the starting line-up, while on the list of injured are still defenders Rajkovic, Aleesami and Morganella.

Probable lineups US Palermo: Pomini – Dawidowicz, Struna, Bellusci – Rispoli, Gnahore, Jajalo, Szyminski – Coronado – Nestorovski, La Gumina

Carpi

The derby match with Palermo comes for the guests from Carpi at the moment when they have won two previous matches, with Pescara away and Pro Vercelli at home, which put them back in the race for positions that lead to the promotion play-off. At the moment team led by manager Calabra has the same number of points like 8th-placed Parma, meaning it doesn’t lag too much behind teams that occupy positions between the fifth and seventh place in the table.

However, weaker results made outside their stadium worry Carpi’s fans ahead of duel in Sicily, especially as Palermo plays excellently at home and still fights for one of first two places that directly lead to the elite football league in Italy. True, Carpi has its calculation for this match and will surely not surrender without a big fight, especially as after expiration of suspension midfielder Mbaye is back to the starting line-up. Unlike him, forward Mbakogu will again skip the match due to injury.

Probable lineups Carpi: Colombi – Poli, Anibal, Ligi – Pachonik, Mbaye, Sabbione, Verna, Di Chiara – Garritano, Melchiorri

Verdict:

It is fact that Carpi comes to Sicily after two wins in a row but on the other hand at its stadium Palermo always play to win and this time it needs those three points in order to stay in the race for first two placed that guarantees direct promotion to the Serie A.

Pick: Palermo wins 1.84 - 84/100 @1XBet