Empoli 2-4 Palermo: result and stats, Serie B
- Edoardo Saporiti50' (pen)
- Bogdan Popov79' (pen)
- 57'Joel Pohjanpalo
- 65'Antonio Palumbo
- 69'Dennis Johnsen
- 88'Tommaso Cassandro
Empoli3-5-2
Salvatore AccursiSubstitutions
- 45'F. Bandinelli
237.2L. Deli
446.9 - 45'S. Romagnoli
66.9K. Zedadka
986.7 - 71'E. Biondini
396.2 - 71'N. Corrado
916.3S. Shpendi
117.3 - 89'
Unused
Maurizio D'AngeloSubstitutions
- 79'A. Palumbo
510.0AHernani
236.6 - 79'J. Segre
86.6L. Mazzitelli
366.9 - 79'J. Pohjanpalo
207.2A. Gabrielloni
996.7A - 80'F. Ranocchia
107.0N. Estevez
246.6 - 85'D. Johnsen
178.9AP. Peda
296.9
Unused
- M. PerinG
1 - M. NespolaG
12 - G. MagnaniD
96 - N. PierozziD
27 - A. BozzolanD
33 - C. GomesM
6 - E. GyasiD
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| Player | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jacopo SeghettiG | 8 | 4 | 4,92 | +0,92 | 22/33 | 12/23 |
 Mattia FortinG | 0 | 2 | 1,52 | -0,48 | 35/45 | 5/15 |
Live statsPossession & Passing
Attack
Box & Quality
Defense & Discipline
Half by half
The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?
First half
Second half
xG analytics
EmpoliPalermoExpected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.
xG race
41 shotsChance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.
Empoli2,02 xG · 2 scoredPalermo4,79 xG · 4 scoredHow those chances were made
Momentum
18 swingsWhich side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.
Empoli7% pressurePalermo93% pressureMatch replay
91'2-4
88' Goal Tommaso Cassandro 0.06 xG · Regular play · Right footShot map
6 v 35Empoli shoot right, Palermo left. Bigger dot = better chance.
Goal mouth
27 on target · 6 scoredWhere each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.
Average positions
Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.
EmpoliDefensive line 29%PalermoDefensive line 43%An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.
Passing network
Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.
EmpoliUntil 45'Most-connected pair: Cauz and Seghetti, 9 passes between them.
PalermoUntil 80'Most-connected pair: Ceccaroni and Augello, 25 passes between them.
Tactical battle
22control78In possession
Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.
Out of possession
↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.
Carrying
Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.
Beating the press
A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.
Threat created
xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.
Tempo
An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.
More match stats
Attack
Passing
Duels
Defending
Goal profile
This seasonHow often each side reaches a scoreline, across 6 matches each.
Share of their matchesThey score
They concede
Heaviest results
best 1-0 (H)·worst 2-4 (H)
best 3-1 (H)
Match summary
Palermo beat Empoli 4-2 at Carlo Castellani in Serie B. It was goalless at half-time, and Palermo came from behind to win. Scorers: Edoardo Saporiti (50' pen), Bogdan Popov (79' pen) for Empoli; Joel Pohjanpalo (57'), Antonio Palumbo (65'), Dennis Johnsen (69'), Tommaso Cassandro (88') for Palermo. In their last 11 meetings, Empoli have won 4, Palermo 4, with 3 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.
→ Double chance: Palermo or draw
Why this prediction
The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.
Share per factorOdds
Indicative · not tied to specific bookmakers
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Head-to-headLast 13 meetings
5Empoli- 10 Oct 2026Empoli2 - 4PalermoSerie B
- 7 Feb 2026Palermo3 - 2EmpoliSerie B
- 7 Dec 2025Empoli1 - 3PalermoSerie B
- 2 Feb 2018Empoli4 - 0PalermoSerie B
- 9 Sept 2017Palermo3 - 3EmpoliSerie B
- 28 May 2017Palermo2 - 1EmpoliSerie A
Show 7 earlier meetingsHide earlier meetings
- 7 Jan 2017Empoli1 - 0PalermoSerie A
- 19 Mar 2016Empoli0 - 0PalermoSerie A
- 2 Nov 2015Palermo0 - 1EmpoliSerie A
- 1 Mar 2015Palermo0 - 0EmpoliSerie A
- 5 Oct 2014Empoli3 - 0PalermoSerie A
- 3 Feb 2014Empoli1 - 1PalermoSerie B
- 31 Aug 2013Palermo1 - 2EmpoliSerie B
