About Match
In the standings it is Palermo 2nd on 10 points, Empoli 10th on 6 — separated by 4. Per game in the league, Palermo score 2 and conceding 1, Empoli 0.75 and 1, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game. A win here leaves Palermo on 13 points and up to 1st, other results permitting.
Palermo are unbeaten in 6, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Recent form is uneven: 13/15 points for Palermo, 7/15 for Empoli.
13 meetings are on record — 3 won by Palermo, 5 by Empoli, 5 drawn, at 2.77 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 38% of the wins in this fixture. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 62% of the meetings. Recent editions have opened up: 4.4 goals per game across the last five meetings against 2.77 historically.
Stadio Renzo Barbera in Palermo stages the fixture, a ground that holds 36,365.