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Michele Mignani will have some work to do building up his players after their 3-0 away thrashing at the hands of Mantova.  They came away from that fixture with 36% of the possession and clocked up 10 attempts on goal with 5 on target. By comparison, Mantova managed 21 attempts on goal, with 8 on target.  

Having scored just 3 goals in their last 6 games, it will be glaringly obvious to Mignani where he needs to focus his attentions if they are going to get more points on the table. However, he will still have one eye on his defence which has shipped 9 in the same period.  They have failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games.  

Results wise, their recent poor run of form has left them without a win in 7 games.  

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Failing to acquire any points in their 2-1 home defeat by Sudtirol will have left the Palermo squad feeling a little deflated.  In that game they had 59% possession and managed 17 attempts on goal, with 5 on target, compared to Sudtirol who had 15 attempts and 6 on target.  

Whilst manager Alessio Dionisi will be pleased with his team's performance in front of goal, having scored 14 goals in their last 6 games, he will want to tighten up his defence if they are to pick up more points, with 12 goals conceded in the same period.  Their goal scoring streak now stands at 19 games in a row, but they've failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games away from home.  

In terms of results, it's been a bit of a mixed bag for Palermo recently, having won 3 and lost 3 of their last 6 games.  

Joel Pohjanpalo will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 5 goals in the last 6 league games for Palermo.