EmpoliEmpoli vs Palermo — Serie B
2-4
PalermoCarlo Castellani, Empoli
Going into the match, Empoli had won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 1.1 goals a game; Palermo had won 7, drawn 1, lost 2 in 10, scoring 1.9. The sides have met 3 times in our records: Palermo 3 wins. Empoli are 14th in the Serie B on 7 points; Palermo are 1st on 19.
Match report
Home form going in: Empoli
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 (L L W L W). 1.1 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- L 2-1 at Modena · 20 Sept 2026
- L 0-1 vs Arezzo · 11 Sept 2026
- W 0-1 at Carrarese · 5 Sept 2026
- L 3-1 at Mantova · 30 Aug 2026
- W 1-0 vs Cremonese · 22 Aug 2026
- D 1-1 at Pisa · 17 Aug 2026
Away form going in: Palermo
Last 10 completed: won 7, drawn 1, lost 2 (W D W W W). 1.9 scored per game, 1.2 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- W 2-1 vs Padova · 19 Sept 2026
- D 1-1 at Avellino · 13 Sept 2026
- W 3-1 vs Sampdoria · 7 Sept 2026
- W 5-2 vs Mantova · 3 Sept 2026
- W 2-3 at Arezzo · 30 Aug 2026
- W 1-0 vs Juve Stabia · 23 Aug 2026
Head-to-head: Empoli vs Palermo
- Palermo 3-2 Empoli · 7 Feb 2026 · Serie B
- Empoli 1-3 Palermo · 7 Dec 2025 · Serie B
How it unfolded
- 50' Penalty — Edoardo Saporiti (Empoli)
- 57' Normal Goal — Joel Pohjanpalo (Palermo)
- 65' Normal Goal — Antonio Palumbo (Palermo)
- 69' Normal Goal — Dennis Johnsen (Palermo)
- 79' Penalty — Bogdan Popov (Empoli)
- 88' Normal Goal — Tommaso Cassandro (Palermo)
Match statistics
| Empoli | Metric | Palermo |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 4 |
| 41 | Ball possession | 59 |
| 2.04 | Expected goals (xG) | 4.81 |
| 6 | Total shots | 35 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 12 |
| 2 | Shots off target | 12 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 11 |
| 5 | Attempts inside box | 24 |
| 1 | Attempts outside box | 11 |
| 1 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 386 | Total passes | 563 |
| 311 | Accurate passes | 487 |
| 3 | Key passes | 26 |
| 74 | Duels | 74 |
| 37 | Duels won | 37 |
Serie B table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palermo | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| 2 | Mantova | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 | Pisa | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Modena | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Sudtirol | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Ascoli | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Avellino | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Benevento | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | Arezzo | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 10 |
| 10 | Virtus Entella | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 11 | Hellas Verona | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 12 | Cesena | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 8 |
| 13 | Carrarese | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 14 | Empoli | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 7 |
| 15 | Padova | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 7 |
| 16 | Cremonese | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 6 |
| 17 | Vicenza Virtus | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -6 | 6 |
| 18 | Juve Stabia | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 19 | Sampdoria | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 4 |
| 20 | Catanzaro | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 4 |