Empoli vs Palermo

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🕒 Sun, 07 Dec 2025 16:15 Europe/London 📍 Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Federico Dionisi 🔁 Regular Season - 15 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 15
Regular Season Table
Empoli 15 · Palermo 4
Referee Stats
15 matches · 4.40 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.40
Reds avg 0.27
Penalties avg 0.60
Over 4.5 cards 47%
Home wins 47%
Draws 33%
Away wins 20%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (18-15).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • Empoli had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Empoli (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 5-11-3

Goals For / Against

28 / 21
Avg: 1.47 / 1.11

Points

26
Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

2
Palermo (Away stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 6-8-6

Goals For / Against

23 / 24
Avg: 1.15 / 1.20

Points

26
Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Serie B fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.37
PPG
1.30
1.47
GF
1.15
1.11
GA
1.20
37%
O2.5
37%
74%
BTTS
53%
37%
Score 1st
53%

League-position context

Empoli rank15th
Palermo rank4th
Empoli points41
Palermo points72
Empoli: #15 · 41 pts · GD -7
40 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Palermo: #4 · 72 pts · GD +28
9 pts off the top 2. 26 pts above the play-off edge. 32 pts clear of the relegation zone.
31-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Empoli last 5 home

W D W D D
Points9/15
Weighted index69
Goals9-6
Record2-3-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Palermo last 5 away

L D D W L
Points5/15
Weighted index29
Goals3-7
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Empoli trend breakdown

Over 2.537%
BTTS74%
BTTS + O2.532%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 21%

Palermo trend breakdown

Over 2.537%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.558%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Empoli score at home89%
Empoli clean sheet at home21%
Palermo score away74%
Palermo clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Empoli score first37%
Empoli win after scoring first71%
Palermo score first53%
Palermo win after scoring first60%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Empoli 83% · Palermo 50%
Avg first goal minute: Empoli 30.3' · Palermo 37.9'

Vs league average

Empoli score at home1.47 vs 1.49
Empoli concede at home1.11 vs 1.07
Palermo score away1.15 vs 1.07
Palermo concede away1.20 vs 1.49
Empoli score 1% below league average, while Palermo score 7% above league average.
Defensive side: Empoli are 3% above league average at home, and Palermo are 19% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals5.00
BTTS80%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 4.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Empoli goal timing (home)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
76-90+ 7
61-75 6
31-45 5
0-15 3
16-30 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 9
46-60 4
0-15 3
31-45 3
61-75 3
76-90+ 2

Palermo goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
46-60 5
0-15 4
61-75 4
16-30 3
31-45 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
76-90+ 6
46-60 4
61-75 3
16-30 2
0-15 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
3
Total Shots
18
15
Shots off Goal
4
10
Blocked Shots
8
2
Shots Inside Box
14
14
Shots Outside Box
4
1
Ball Possession
53%
47%
Corner Kicks
7
5
Fouls
14
12
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
0
6
Total Passes
456
410
Passes Accurate
370
319
Passes %
81%
78%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
7' ⚽
⚽
7' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
J. Le Douaron
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Palumbo
14'
14' J. Segre
18' ⚽
⚽
18' ⚽ Goal · 0-2
J. Pohjanpalo
Normal Goal · Assist: P. Ceccaroni
33'
33' B. Bereszyński
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ M. Nasti
1st substitution · For: P. Pellegri
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ B. Bereszyński
1st substitution · For: P. Peda
55' ↑↓
↑↓
55' ⇄ J. Le Douaron
2nd substitution · For: A. Vasic
56' ↑↓
↑↓
56' ⇄ J. Segre
3rd substitution · For: C. Gomes
61'
61' P. Pellegri
63' ⚽
⚽
63' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
P. Pellegri
Normal Goal
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ A. Palumbo
4th substitution · For: A. Blin
73' ↑↓
↑↓
73' ⇄ A. Ghion
2nd substitution · For: D. Degli Innocenti
73' ↑↓
↑↓
73' ⇄ J. Ceesay
3rd substitution · For: E. Saporiti
74' ⚽
⚽
74' ⚽ Goal · 1-3
J. Pohjanpalo
Normal Goal
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ S. Shpendi
4th substitution · For: F. Carboni
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ S. Elia
5th substitution · For: F. Bianchi
88' ↑↓
↑↓
88' ⇄ T. Augello
5th substitution · For: D. Veroli
90'
90' B. Moruzzi

Empoli vs Palermo 1-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Palermo beat Empoli 3-1 on Sunday, 07 December 2025 in Serie B. The match was refereed by Federico Dionisi. It was played at Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena.

First half: Palermo took an early lead at 7' when J. Le Douaron scored, with the assist credited to A. Palumbo, making the score 0-1. J. Segre received a yellow card for Palermo at 14'. Palermo extended the lead at 18' when J. Pohjanpalo scored, with the assist credited to P. Ceccaroni, making the score 0-2. B. Bereszyński received a yellow card for Palermo at 33'.

Second half: Empoli made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Nasti replacing P. Pellegri. Palermo made their 1st substitution at 46', with B. Bereszyński replacing P. Peda. Palermo made their 2nd substitution at 55', with J. Le Douaron replacing A. Vasic. Palermo made their 3rd substitution at 56', with J. Segre replacing C. Gomes. P. Pellegri received a yellow card for Empoli at 61'. Empoli reduced the deficit at 63' when P. Pellegri scored, making the score 1-2. Palermo made their 4th substitution at 70', with A. Palumbo replacing A. Blin. Empoli made their 2nd substitution at 73', with A. Ghion replacing D. Degli Innocenti. Empoli made their 3rd substitution at 73', with J. Ceesay replacing E. Saporiti. Palermo extended the lead at 74' when J. Pohjanpalo scored, making the score 1-3. Empoli made their 4th substitution at 82', with S. Shpendi replacing F. Carboni. Empoli made their 5th substitution at 82', with S. Elia replacing F. Bianchi. Palermo made their 5th substitution at 88', with T. Augello replacing D. Veroli. B. Moruzzi received a yellow card for Empoli at 90'.

Empoli used 5 substitutions while Palermo used 5 substitutions. Empoli got 2 yellow cards, while Palermo got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (18-15).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • Empoli had the sharper finishing (6-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games5
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals5 (100.0%)
BTTS4 (80.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals3 (100.0%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)

Empoli vs Palermo Head-to-Head History by Season