Match report
Avellino held by Palermo as Johnsen cancels out Cheddira strike
Avellino and Palermo shared the points in a 1-1 draw in Serie B's Regular Season - 4, played at the Stadio Partenio-Adriano Lombardi. The scoreline remained goalless until the hour mark, after which both sides found the net within three minutes of each other.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Walid Cheddira broke the deadlock in the 60th minute, converting from an assist by Raffaele Russo to put the home side in front. Palermo responded almost immediately, with Dennis Johnsen levelling matters in the 63rd minute after being teed up by Joel Pohjanpalo, and the score stayed at 1-1 through to the final whistle.
Avellino had the better of the shooting statistics, registering 15 attempts to Palermo's nine and putting five on target compared with the visitors' two, despite seeing less of the ball at 47 percent possession. Palermo, who arrived unbeaten in their previous five outings, remain second in the table on 10 points, while Avellino sit fifth on seven after four rounds.
Dennis Johnsen earned the highest rating on the night at 8.2, having struck the equaliser for Palermo in the 63rd minute. Walid Cheddira was not far behind, scoring the opening goal for Avellino and finishing with a 7.62 rating.
Avellino's 15 shots to Palermo's nine underlined their greater attacking output despite finishing with less of the ball.
Avellino and Palermo drew 1–1 (half-time 0–0).
Avellino met Palermo in the Serie B (Regular Season - 4). Kick-off was Sunday, 13 September 2026, 15:15 UTC at Stadio Partenio-Adriano Lombardi.
Key moments
- 60' Goal: Walid Cheddira (assist: Raffaele Russo) — 1–0
- 63' Goal: Dennis Johnsen (assist: Joel Pohjanpalo) — 1–1
Starting line-ups
Avellino (3-5-2)
Palermo (3-4-2-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Avellino 18%, the draw 35%, Palermo 47%. It finished Avellino 1–1 Palermo.
Palermo's rating gap, but the draw is in play — Palermo are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and a weak Serie B home advantage plus the early-season home fade on top give Palermo the lean. The draw at 35% is helped by a draw-heavy league.
Why Palermo at 47%?
Palermo sit 236 points higher on our strength rating — 1415 to 1651. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge on the road won 52.0% of 6,084 such games. Serie B home sides under-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (32.2% vs 24.9% norm) and away wins (26.1% vs 30.2%). Serie B homes won 41.7% of 4,050 games vs 44.9% across all 100,162 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Avellino's column. Across 11,115 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.6% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018. The 300 most similar past games finished 22–27–51.
Why only 47%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 47% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 35% and Avellino at 18%.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Avellino win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.0%. These teams' recent games average 2.7 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,820. Serie B runs draw-heavy, adding 7.3 points. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Last 4 between them: Avellino 0 wins, 1 draw, Palermo 3 wins. Most recently Palermo 2–0 Avellino, 5 months ago. Fixture history hasn't carried forward once class is level: past leaders won just 28.1% of 5635 such games — no measurable edge, 0 points. Last five: Avellino L-L-W-W, Palermo W-W-W-W-W — Palermo are clearly the hotter side on recent results, and unbeaten in their last 6 in all competitions (6 wins), a run going back to May 2026. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 44.7% of 2208 games when clearly hotter and 42.7% of 4033 when clearly colder. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Avellino vs Palermo final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Serie B fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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Quick answers
›What was the final score of Avellino vs Palermo?
Avellino and Palermo drew 1–1 (half-time 0–0).
›Who scored in Avellino vs Palermo?
Walid Cheddira (60') for Avellino; Dennis Johnsen (63') for Palermo.
›Where can I watch Avellino vs Palermo highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Avellino 1–1 Palermo are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Avellino and Palermo?
Avellino and Palermo have met 4 times — 0 wins for Avellino, 3 wins for Palermo and 1 draw.