Empoli vs Virtus Entella

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🕒 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:30 Europe/London 📍 Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Livio Marinelli 🔁 Regular Season - 35 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 35
Regular Season Table
Empoli 15 · Virtus Entella 14
Referee Stats
11 matches · 3.91 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.91
Reds avg 0.45
Penalties avg 0.45
Over 4.5 cards 45%
Home wins 27%
Draws 27%
Away wins 45%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Empoli outshot their opponent (15-9).
  • Empoli controlled possession (62%).

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
Virtus Entella (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 1-5-13

Goals For / Against

9 / 33
Avg: 0.47 / 1.74

Points

8
Avg: 0.42

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

11

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
0.42
1.47
GF
0.47
1.11
GA
1.74
37%
O2.5
32%
74%
BTTS
37%
37%
Score 1st
16%

League-position context

Empoli rank15th
Virtus Entella rank14th
Empoli points41
Virtus Entella points42
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.
Virtus Entella: #14 · 42 pts · GD -15
39 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.
1-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.

Virtus Entella last 5 away

L D L L W
Points4/15
Weighted index16
Goals2-7
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

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%

Virtus Entella trend breakdown

Over 2.532%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.516%
1H Over 0.563%
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%
Virtus Entella score away42%
Virtus Entella clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Empoli score first37%
Empoli win after scoring first71%
Virtus Entella score first16%
Virtus Entella win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Empoli 83% · Virtus Entella 29%
Avg first goal minute: Empoli 30.3' · Virtus Entella 24.0'

Vs league average

Empoli score at home1.47 vs 1.49
Empoli concede at home1.11 vs 1.07
Virtus Entella score away0.47 vs 1.07
Virtus Entella concede away1.74 vs 1.49
Empoli score 1% below league average, while Virtus Entella score 56% below league average.
Defensive side: Empoli are 3% above league average at home, and Virtus Entella are 17% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS40%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 2.00 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

Virtus Entella goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
61-75 3
0-15 2
31-45 2
16-30 1
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 9
76-90+ 9
61-75 6
0-15 5
31-45 5
16-30 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
1
Total Shots
15
9
Shots off Goal
6
5
Blocked Shots
7
3
Shots Inside Box
10
6
Shots Outside Box
5
3
Ball Possession
62%
38%
Corner Kicks
6
5
Fouls
11
13
Offsides
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
1
Total Passes
425
262
Passes Accurate
331
176
Passes %
78%
67%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
13' ⚽
⚽
13' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
Bernat Guiu
Normal Goal · Assist: F. Mezzoni
20'
20' G. Guarino
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ D. Fila
1st substitution · For: M. Nasti
50' ⚽
⚽
50' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
L. Magnino
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Shpendi
55'
55' F. Mezzoni
55' ↑↓
↑↓
55' ⇄ B. Moruzzi
2nd substitution · For: A. Candela
64'
64' Z. Menyhárt
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ Gerard Yepes
3rd substitution · For: A. Ghion
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ S. Elia
4th substitution · For: J. Ceesay
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ F. Mezzoni
1st substitution · For: M. Dalla Vecchia
74' ↑↓
↑↓
74' ⇄ N. Karić
2nd substitution · For: M. Alborghetti
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ Bernat Guiu
3rd substitution · For: M. Tirelli
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ L. Cuppone
4th substitution · For: A. Debenedetti
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ S. Shpendi
5th substitution · For: F. Bianchi
90'
90' I. Marconi
90+1' ↑↓
↑↓
90+1' ⇄ I. Marconi
5th substitution · For: R. Turicchia

Empoli vs Virtus Entella 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Empoli drew 1-1 with Virtus Entella on Sunday, 19 April 2026 in Serie B. The match was refereed by Livio Marinelli. It was played at Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena.

First half: Virtus Entella took the lead at 13' when Bernat Guiu scored, with the assist credited to F. Mezzoni, making the score 0-1. G. Guarino received a yellow card for Empoli at 20'.

Second half: Empoli made their 1st substitution at 46', with D. Fila replacing M. Nasti. Empoli leveled the score at 50' when L. Magnino scored, with the assist credited to S. Shpendi, making the score 1-1. F. Mezzoni received a yellow card for Virtus Entella at 55'. Empoli made their 2nd substitution at 55', with B. Moruzzi replacing A. Candela. Z. Menyhárt received a yellow card for Virtus Entella at 64'. Empoli made their 3rd substitution at 74', with Gerard Yepes replacing A. Ghion. Empoli made their 4th substitution at 74', with S. Elia replacing J. Ceesay. Virtus Entella made their 1st substitution at 74', with F. Mezzoni replacing M. Dalla Vecchia. Virtus Entella made their 2nd substitution at 74', with N. Karić replacing M. Alborghetti. Virtus Entella made their 3rd substitution at 80', with Bernat Guiu replacing M. Tirelli. Virtus Entella made their 4th substitution at 80', with L. Cuppone replacing A. Debenedetti. Empoli made their 5th substitution at 84', with S. Shpendi replacing F. Bianchi. I. Marconi received a yellow card for Virtus Entella at 90'. Virtus Entella made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with I. Marconi replacing R. Turicchia.

Empoli used 5 substitutions while Virtus Entella used 5 substitutions. Empoli got 1 yellow card, while Virtus Entella got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 1-1.
  • Empoli outshot their opponent (15-9).
  • Empoli controlled possession (62%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games7
Home Wins4
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals3 (42.9%)
BTTS4 (57.1%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (33.3%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)

Empoli vs Virtus Entella Head-to-Head History by Season