Perugia Calcio Spa vs Pescara Prediction & Betting Tips - Serie B

Prediction published on 11/08/2020, 06:30  by James | Modified on 11/08/2020 at 07:30 in Football Predictions

The second leg of the Serie B relegation play-off between Perugia and Pescara kicks off on Friday night with the visitors 2-1 up. They managed to come from behind after Christian Kouan put Perugia ahead, goals from Cristian Galano and Riccardo Maniero overturning the deficit. The final stages of the game were mired in controversy when a Perugia counterattack was disrupted by an extra ball being thrown on to the pitch. It is the sort of incident that can occur during Italian play-off games. As this set of games indicates, neither club is coming off the back of a good season. They finished level on points with Perugia finishing in 16th, ahead of Pescara in 17th, thanks to their superior head-to-head record over the course of the league season. Indeed, Perugia were unbeaten in the six games against Pescara prior to the first leg. The three Perugia home games in that sequence all resulted in victory with one away win also occurring. In short, Perugia will be confident that they can turn this tie around at Stadio Renato Curi.

Pescara have failed to win any of their last nine away matches, losing eight times. The last four away matches they have played have featured fewer than three goals. This is largely due to the ineptitude of Pescara's attack as they have failed to score in six of their last nine away matches. Goals haven't been difficult to source against Perugia though, with Pescara scoring in the last five matches between them. It means that the last five matches between the teams featured both teams scoring. What's more, the last six matches between these teams at Stadio Renato Curi have featured at least three goals. While Perugia haven't been very impressive at home this season - winning only one of their last eight home games - we think they will win this game. However, a safer bet for a match with so much at stake is goals. Back over 2.5 goals.