Match Report
Empoli, 15th on 41 points, faced a 31-point deficit to Palermo (4th, 72). In league terms the two rates read 1.61/0.87 for Palermo and 1.24/1.42 for Empoli (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.28.
Palermo were unbeaten in 10. Recent form was uneven: 11/15 points for Palermo, 5/15 for Empoli.
GioScore's database holds 12 meetings between the two: 2 for Palermo, 5 for Empoli and 5 drawn, at 2.58 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won. Recent editions have opened up: 3.6 goals per game across the last five meetings against 2.58 historically.
Stadio Renzo Barbera in Palermo, capacity 36,365, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Palermo: Andrea Fulignati (24' og), Joel Pohjanpalo (57'), Joel Pohjanpalo (84') · Empoli: Gabriele Guarino (5'), Tyronne Ebuehi (72')
Key stats
Possession: Palermo 57% · Empoli 43% · Total shots: 12-17 · On target: 3-8 · Corners: 3-5