Serie B

It is Palermo setting the pace in the Serie B title race: 19 points from seven games, with Mantova five points back in second. Palermo are still unbeaten after seven games.

On current form, Pisa are the side to fear: their last five read WWDLW, worth 10 points, and they sit 3rd. Goals have flowed for Palermo, the top scorers so far with 16 goals in seven games. Ascoli are the hardest side to break down, with only five goals conceded in seven games. At 2.7 goals a game, this Serie B season has been balanced, and the goals lines are best judged team by team.

Every gap and goal difference is in the full Serie B table, and our Serie B predictions cover the next round of fixtures.

Virtus Entella vs Mantova on Saturday 24 October is the next game up.