Mantova vs EmpoliResult, Lineups & H2H

Serie B

2026/2027

Mantova

Ruocco58'

Vlahović61'

Benaïssa90'

-FT

Aug 30, 2026

Stadio Danilo Martelli

Empoli

Saporiti51'

Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Vanja Vlahović

Mantova

Goals

Assists

8.1

90'+3Yellow Card

Luca Magnino

Empoli

Goal!

3-1

Fahem Benaïssa

90'·Mantova

⚽

86'Substitution

Roberto Berizzi· In

Niccolò Corrado· Out

Empoli

86'Substitution

Andrea Orlandi· In

Edoardo Saporiti· Out

Empoli

86'Yellow Card

Lapo Deli

Empoli

83'Substitution

Eman Košpo· In

Bodin Tomasevic· Out

Mantova

78'Substitution

Jean-Pierre Longonda· In

Francesco Ruocco· Out

Mantova

74'Yellow Card

Luca Belardinelli

Empoli

72'Substitution

Lapo Deli· In

Gerard Yepes· Out

Empoli

72'Substitution

Bogdan Popov· In

Filippo Distefano· Out

Empoli

Goal!

2-1

Vanja Vlahović

61'·Mantova

⚽

Goal!

1-1

Francesco Ruocco

58'·Mantova

⚽

57'Yellow Card

Marco Curto

Empoli

56'Substitution

Ismael Cajazzo· In

Rareș Ilie· Out

Mantova

56'Substitution

Rachid Kouda· In

Lorenzo Ignacchiti· Out

Mantova

55'Substitution

Luca Belardinelli· In

Karim Zedadka· Out

Empoli

55'Substitution

Vanja Vlahović· In

Ettore Gliozzi· Out

Mantova

55'Yellow Card

Guido Pagliuca

Empoli

Goal!

0-1

Edoardo Saporiti

51'·Empoli

⚽

51'Yellow Card

Francesco Bardi

Mantova

49'Yellow Card

Karim Zedadka

Empoli

42'Yellow Card

Alessio Castellini

Mantova

23'Yellow Card

Gerard Yepes

Empoli

Statistics of the Game

Mantova

Empoli

46%Ball Possession54%

16Shots Total6

9Shots On Target2

3Corners6

13Fouls20

2Yellow Cards6

1Offsides1

1Saves6

366Passes409

6Shots Off Target3

91Attacks88

27Dangerous Attacks36

9Shots Inside Box2

7Shots Outside Box4

3Goals1

20Free Kicks13

1Shots Blocked1

5Substitutions5

13Tackles12

286Accurate Passes321

15Total Crosses27

4Accurate Crosses4

13Interceptions7

48Duels Won42

3Big Chances Created2

3Big Chances Missed1

Mantova

Manager: Francesco Modesto

Starting XI

6.4

6.9

6.8

7.1

7.5

7.1

6.8

7.2

6.8

7.3

6.8

Substitutes

Luca Gemello

Jean-Pierre Longonda

6.5

David Wieser

Ismael Cajazzo

6.6

Manuel Gasparini

Sambaly Keïta

Flavio Paoletti

Cristian Marai

Federico Chinetti

Eman Košpo

6.6

Rachid Kouda

6.8

Vanja Vlahović

8.1

Empoli

Manager: Guido Pagliuca

Starting XI

Jacopo Seghetti

7.2

Luca Magnino

6.1

Marco Curto

6.1

Cristian Căuz

6.3

Matteo Egan

7.3

Gerard Yepes

6.7

Karim Zedadka

6.6

Niccolò Corrado

6.5

Edoardo Saporiti

7.5

Filippo Distefano

6.8

Stiven Shpendi

6.1

Substitutes

Samuele Perisan

Simone Romagnoli

Emiliano Filippis

Gabriele Indragoli

Lorenzo Tosto

Mattia Huqi

Edoardo Biondini

Roberto Berizzi

6.4

Lapo Deli

6.4

Andrea Orlandi

Luca Belardinelli

6.2

Bogdan Popov

6.3

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Vanja Vlahović FW	8.1	35'	1	1	1/2	6(67%)	-	2/6
Jonathan Silva MF	7.5	90'	0	0	-	38(90%)	2	7/10
Francesco Ruocco FW	7.3	78'	1	0	1/1	13(57%)	-	4/6
Fahem Benaïssa MF	7.2	90'	1	0	1/2	38(88%)	2	2/7
Alessio Castellini DF	7.1	90'	0	1	1/3	55(83%)	1	5/9
Simone Trimboli MF	7.1	90'	0	0	0/1	38(87%)	-	2/7
Bodin Tomasevic DF	6.9	83'	0	0	-	34(81%)	3	7/7
Rachid Kouda MF	6.8	34'	0	0	1/1	10(90%)	-	4/6
Rareș Ilie FW	6.8	56'	0	0	1/2	12(75%)	2	4/11
Lorenzo Ignacchiti MF	6.8	56'	0	0	-	25(69%)	-	4/5
Stefano Cella DF	6.8	90'	0	1	-	29(67%)	1	3/6
Ettore Gliozzi FW	6.8	55'	0	0	1/2	11(71%)	-	2/4
Eman Košpo DF	6.6	7'	0	0	-	7(71%)	1	1/1
Ismael Cajazzo MF	6.6	34'	0	0	1/1	5(80%)	1	4/8
Jean-Pierre Longonda MF	6.5	12'	0	0	1/1	2(100%)	1	1/2
Francesco Bardi GK	6.4	90'	0	0	-	41(76%)	-	1/1

Mantova vs Empoli — computed insights

Mantova won 3-1 after trailing 0-1.(Score by goal: 51' 0-1, 58' 1-1, 61' 2-1, 90' 3-1.)

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Mantova	15	W2	2	0	2	1	12/15	13-5
Empoli	15	W1	8	0	8	0	9/15	5-3

Mantova — last 5 games

W6-2 vs Alcione2026-07-30
W3-1 @ Legnago Salus2026-08-06
L0-1 vs AC Carpi2026-08-09
W2-0 @ Lazio2026-08-16
W2-1 @ Carrarese2026-08-22

Empoli — last 5 games

W1-0 vs Virtus Entella2026-07-25
D1-1 vs Spezia2026-08-01
D1-1 @ Livorno2026-08-08
D1-1 @ Pisa2026-08-17
W1-0 vs Cremonese2026-08-22

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 4
Period covered: 2009-10-17 – 2026-03-14
Mantova wins: 0
Draws: 2
Empoli wins: 2
Avg goals per meeting: 2.75
Over 2.5 goals: 50%
Both teams scored: 50%
Home side won: 25%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2026-03-14	Empoli	2-2	Mantova
2025-12-21	Mantova	0-1	Empoli
2010-03-23	Empoli	4-0	Mantova
2009-10-17	Mantova	1-1	Empoli

Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 16 earlier results)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Mantova	6	1	3	1	W	5	+1
Empoli	9	1	3	1	W	5	+4

Table context

Points gap: 0 ptsMantova 3 · Empoli 3
Positions: #6 vs #9
Goals per game: 2/1 vs 1/0scored/conceded per game · league average 1.22

How we calculate this

Previous Meetings

Last 4 matches

Won 0%

(0/4)

Draw 50%

(2/4)

Won 50%

(2/4)

Goals

3-8

Total matches

Recent matches

Head to Head

Last 4 matches

Mantova wins

Draws

Empoli wins

Goals Scored

3 - 8

Mar 14, 2026 • Serie B

Empoli

2-2

Mantova

Dec 21, 2025 • Serie B

Mantova

0-1

Empoli

Mar 23, 2010 • Serie B

Empoli

4-0

Mantova

Matchday 2 — Serie B

Match summary

Mantova beat Empoli 3-1 in the Serie B.

More details:

Mantova — live results and schedule Empoli — live results and schedule

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Stats

Mantova vs Empoli — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 4 matches

Matchday 2 — Serie B

Match summary