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Empoli vs Palermo
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

Serie B2026/20272026/2027
2
-FT
4
Oct 10, 2026
Stadio Carlo Castellani

Match Timeline

Man of the Match
Antonio Palumbo
1
Goals
1
Assists
8.7
89'Substitution
Matteo Egan
Matteo Egan· In
Empoli
Goal!
2-4
Tommaso Cassandro
Tommaso Cassandro
88'·Palermo
⚽
Palermo
Palermo
Palermo
Goal!
2-3
Bogdan Popov
Bogdan Popov
79'·Empoli
⚽
VAR
76'VAR Decision
Empoli
76'Missed Penalty
Empoli
75'Yellow Card
Palermo
71'Substitution
Edoardo Biondini
Edoardo Biondini· Out
Empoli
Goal!
1-3
Dennis Johnsen
Dennis Johnsen
69'·Palermo
⚽
Goal!
1-2
Antonio Palumbo
Antonio Palumbo
65'·Palermo
⚽
Goal!
1-1
Joel Pohjanpalo
Joel Pohjanpalo
57'·Palermo
⚽
57'Yellow Card
Jacopo Seghetti
Jacopo Seghetti
Empoli
Goal!
1-0
Edoardo Saporiti
Edoardo Saporiti
50'·Empoli
⚽
VAR
47'VAR Decision
Empoli
46'Substitution
Lapo Deli
Lapo Deli· In
Empoli
Empoli

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Empoli
Empoli
Palermo
Palermo
41%Ball Possession59%
6Shots Total35
2Shots On Target12
1Corners5
10Fouls12
1Yellow Cards1
2Offsides3
8Saves1
388Passes562
2Shots Off Target12
75Attacks84
20Dangerous Attacks55
5Shots Inside Box24
1Shots Outside Box11
2Goals4
10Free Kicks10
2Shots Blocked11
5Substitutions5
1Hit Woodwork3
13Tackles9
0Assists4
313Accurate Passes487
9Total Crosses18
2Accurate Crosses7
11Interceptions7
36Duels Won34
2Big Chances Created7
1Big Chances Missed4

Team Lineups

Manager: Matteo Andreoletti

Starting XI

Substitutes

13
Emiliano Filippis
Emiliano Filippis
16
Florijan Meznar
Florijan Meznar
28
Gabriele Indragoli
Gabriele Indragoli
35
Matteo Egan
Matteo Egan
36
Dawid Bembnista
Dawid Bembnista
44
Lapo Deli
Lapo Deli
6.7

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
Jacopo Seghetti
Jacopo Seghetti
GK
7.4
90'00-
33(80%)
-
-
7.1
90'101/2
21(80%)
-
1/7
7.0
90'101/2
23(67%)
-
2/8
7.0
19'00-
7(86%)
1
4/4
7.0
44'00-
23(70%)
4
6/8
6.8
46'00-
13(88%)
-
-
Lapo Deli
Lapo Deli
MF
6.7
44'00-
36(97%)
1
4/6
6.6
46'00-
20(73%)
2
3/5
6.5
90'00-
43(82%)
2
4/4
6.5
19'00-
7(67%)
-
1/1
6.4
90'00-
40(89%)
2
2/7
6.3
89'00-
18(33%)
1
5/9
6.3
71'00-
25(43%)
-
1/3
Edoardo Biondini
Edoardo Biondini
MF
6.2
71'000/2
17(60%)
-
3/9
6.1
90'00-
55(92%)
1
1/3
Matteo Egan
Matteo Egan
DF
-1'00-
5(83%)
-
-

Empoli vs Palermo H2H, Form & Key Stats

  • Palermo won 4-2 after trailing 0-1.(Score by goal: 50' 1-0, 57' 1-1, 65' 1-2, 69' 1-3, 79' 2-3, 88' 2-4.)
Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Empoli15L202126/154-6
Palermo15W1707513/1514-7
Empoli — last 5 games
  1. W1-0 vs Cremonese2026-08-22
  2. L1-3 @ Mantova2026-08-30
  3. W1-0 @ Carrarese2026-09-05
  4. L0-1 vs Arezzo2026-09-11
  5. L1-2 @ Modena2026-09-20
Palermo — last 5 games
  1. W3-2 @ Arezzo2026-08-30
  2. W5-2 vs Mantova2026-09-03
  3. W3-1 vs Sampdoria2026-09-07
  4. D1-1 @ Avellino2026-09-13
  5. W2-1 vs Calcio Padova2026-09-19
Goal markets & scoring rates
TeamGamesAvg goalsOver 1.5Over 2.5Over 3.5BTTSClean sheetsFailed to score
Empoli152.3360%27%20%47%33%20%
Palermo153.4787%47%40%47%40%13%
Venue split (Home vs Away)
TeamWherePldWDLGoalsPPGOver 2.5Clean sheets
EmpoliHome742113-3214%57%
PalermoAway52126-61.420%20%
1st half vs 2nd half scoring
TeamGames1H goals2H goals2H share1H Over 0.5HT W-D-L
Empoli145-37-1258%50%4-8-2
Palermo1521-318-1046%87%10-3-2
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
13
Period covered
2005-10-02 – 2026-02-07
Empoli wins
5
Draws
5
Palermo wins
3
Avg goals per meeting
2.77
Over 2.5 goals
62%
Both teams scored
54%
Home side won
38%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings
1W 1D 3L (Empoli view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time
4.4 vs 2.77
Most recent meetings (5 of 13)
DateHomeScoreAway
2026-02-07Palermo3-2Empoli
2025-12-07Empoli1-3Palermo
2018-02-02Empoli4-0Palermo
2017-09-09Palermo3-3Empoli
2017-05-28Palermo2-1Empoli
Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 51 earlier results)
TeamPosPldPtsGDFormForm rankForm vs pos
Empoli1256-2WLWLL120
Palermo15135WWWDW10
Table context
Points gap
7 ptsEmpoli 6 · Palermo 13
Positions
#12 vs #1
Goals per game
0.8/1.2 vs 2/1scored/conceded per game · league average 1.34

How we calculate this

Serie B Standings

Serie B · 2026/2027

Full standings
#TeamPGDPTS
19+1023
210+820
39+1018
···
179-59
1810-88
199-77
2010-116

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Serie B
Empoli
9 matches
Palermo
9 matches
#19Position#1
7Points23
2Wins7
1Draws2
6Losses0
8Goals21
0.89Goals per game2.33
15Goals conceded11
1.67Goals per game conceded1.22

Empoli vs Palermo — Statistical Win Probability, Goal Markets & xG Projection

Poisson goal model computed from recent form (9 vs 9 matches) & H2H history

1X2 Statistical Win ProbabilityEmpoli 22% · X · Draw 22% · Palermo 56%
1 · Home Win
22%
X · Draw
22%
2 · Away Win
56%
Projected Goals (xG Model)
1.09 vs 1.88
Projected Total: 2.97
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
Over 2.5 Goals
57%
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
Both Teams to Score (BTTS)
56%
Clean Sheet Prob. (H / A)
15% / 33%
Empoli / Palermo
Most Likely Scorelines (Poisson):
1 - 1(10.6%)1 - 2(9.9%)0 - 1(9.6%)
Last Matches
Previous Meetings
Head to Head

Empoli vs Palermo — Head to Head

Match summary

Palermo beat Empoli 4-2 in the Serie B, Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Empoli sat 12th on 6 points, while Palermo were 1st on 13 points. Across 13 previous meetings on record, Empoli won 5 and Palermo won 3, with 5 draws (2.77 goals per game).

Goals came from Edoardo Saporiti (50') and Bogdan Popov (79') for Empoli and Joel Pohjanpalo (57'), Antonio Palumbo (65'), Dennis Johnsen (69') and Tommaso Cassandro (88') for Palermo.