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Palermo vs Empoli

Palermo
3 - 2
Empoli
🕒 Sat, 07 Feb 2026 16:15 Europe/London 📍 Stadio Renzo Barbera 🧑‍⚖️ Paride Tremolada 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 23
Regular Season Table
Palermo 4 · Empoli 15
Referee Stats
Paride Tremolada
14 matches · 5.64 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.64
Reds avg 0.29
Penalties avg 0.71
Over 4.5 cards 79%
Home wins 50%
Draws 36%
Away wins 14%
How the match was won
  • Empoli outshot their opponent (12-17).
  • Palermo controlled possession (58%).
  • Empoli had the sharper finishing (3-8 shots on target).

Team Overview

Palermo (Home stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 15-4-1

Goals For / Against

40 / 12
Avg: 2.00 / 0.60

Points

49
Avg: 2.45

Clean Sheets

13

Failed to Score

3
Empoli (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 4-3-12

Goals For / Against

19 / 33
Avg: 1.00 / 1.74

Points

15
Avg: 0.79

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.45
PPG
0.79
2.00
GF
1.00
0.60
GA
1.74
53%
O2.5
58%
32%
BTTS
47%
68%
Score 1st
53%

League-position context

Palermo rank4th
Empoli rank15th
Palermo points72
Empoli points41
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.
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.
31-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Palermo last 5 home

W W W D W
Points13/15
Weighted index91
Goals11-5
Record4-1-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Empoli last 5 away

D L L L D
Points2/15
Weighted index13
Goals3-7
Record0-2-3
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.

Palermo trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS32%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.584%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 11%

Empoli trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.553%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 32%

Scoring reliability

Palermo score at home84%
Palermo clean sheet at home63%
Empoli score away63%
Empoli clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Palermo score first68%
Palermo win after scoring first92%
Empoli score first53%
Empoli win after scoring first30%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Palermo 80% · Empoli 22%
Avg first goal minute: Palermo 21.5' · Empoli 21.2'

Vs league average

Palermo score at home2.00 vs 1.49
Palermo concede at home0.60 vs 1.07
Empoli score away1.00 vs 1.07
Empoli concede away1.74 vs 1.49
Palermo score 35% above league average, while Empoli score 7% below league average.
Defensive side: Palermo are 44% below league average at home, and Empoli are 17% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals5.00
BTTS80%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 5.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Palermo goal timing (home)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
46-60 8
0-15 7
31-45 7
16-30 5
61-75 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 4
0-15 3
46-60 3
31-45 2
16-30 1
76-90+ 1

Empoli goal timing (away)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
16-30 5
76-90+ 5
46-60 3
61-75 3
31-45 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 10
76-90+ 9
46-60 8
31-45 5
16-30 2
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
8
Total Shots
12
17
Shots off Goal
3
5
Blocked Shots
6
4
Shots Inside Box
9
9
Shots Outside Box
3
8
Ball Possession
58%
42%
Corner Kicks
3
5
Fouls
19
16
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
4
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
6
1
Total Passes
392
282
Passes Accurate
328
223
Passes %
84%
79%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
5' ⚽
⚽
5' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
G. Guarino
Normal Goal
24' ⚽
⚽
24' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
A. Fulignati
Own Goal
33'
33' M. Bani
38'
38' M. Lovato
45'
45' P. Ceccaroni
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ P. Ceccaroni
1st substitution · For: G. Magnani
56' ↑↓
↑↓
56' ⇄ E. Gyasi
2nd substitution · For: D. Johnsen
56' ↑↓
↑↓
56' ⇄ M. Nasti
1st substitution · For: D. Fila
57' ⚽
⚽
57' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
J. Pohjanpalo
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Le Douaron
66'
66' N. Obaretin
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ S. Elia
2nd substitution · For: T. Ebuehi
71' ↑↓
↑↓
71' ⇄ A. Candela
3rd substitution · For: J. Ceesay
72' ⚽
⚽
72' ⚽ Goal · 2-2
T. Ebuehi
Normal Goal
79' ⚽
⚽
79' ⚽ VAR
J. Pohjanpalo
Penalty cancelled
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ J. Segre
3rd substitution · For: C. Gomes
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ J. Le Douaron
4th substitution · For: A. Vasic
84' ⚽
⚽
84' ⚽ Goal · 3-2
J. Pohjanpalo
Penalty
88' ↑↓
↑↓
88' ⇄ D. Degli Innocenti
4th substitution · For: L. Ignacchiti
88' ↑↓
↑↓
88' ⇄ S. Shpendi
5th substitution · For: B. Popov
90+1' ↑↓
↑↓
90+1' ⇄ F. Ranocchia
5th substitution · For: A. Blin
90+6'
90+6' A. Fulignati
90+7'
90+7' L. Magnino

Palermo vs Empoli 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Palermo beat Empoli 3-2 on Saturday, 07 February 2026 in Serie B. The match was refereed by Paride Tremolada. It was played at Stadio Renzo Barbera.

First half: Empoli took an early lead at 5' when G. Guarino scored, making the score 0-1. Palermo leveled the score at 24' when A. Fulignati scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-1. M. Bani received a yellow card for Palermo at 33'. M. Lovato received a yellow card for Empoli at 38'. P. Ceccaroni received a yellow card for Palermo at 45'.

Second half: Palermo made their 1st substitution at 46', with P. Ceccaroni replacing G. Magnani. Palermo made their 2nd substitution at 56', with E. Gyasi replacing D. Johnsen. Empoli made their 1st substitution at 56', with M. Nasti replacing D. Fila. Palermo took the lead at 57' when J. Pohjanpalo scored, with the assist credited to J. Le Douaron, making the score 2-1. N. Obaretin received a yellow card for Empoli at 66'. Empoli made their 2nd substitution at 70', with S. Elia replacing T. Ebuehi. Empoli made their 3rd substitution at 71', with A. Candela replacing J. Ceesay. Empoli leveled the score at 72' when T. Ebuehi scored, making the score 2-2. VAR intervened at 79' for Palermo (Penalty cancelled). Palermo made their 3rd substitution at 82', with J. Segre replacing C. Gomes. Palermo made their 4th substitution at 82', with J. Le Douaron replacing A. Vasic. Palermo took the lead at 84' when J. Pohjanpalo scored (Penalty), making the score 3-2. Empoli made their 4th substitution at 88', with D. Degli Innocenti replacing L. Ignacchiti. Empoli made their 5th substitution at 88', with S. Shpendi replacing B. Popov. Palermo made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with F. Ranocchia replacing A. Blin. A. Fulignati received a yellow card for Empoli at 90+6'. L. Magnino received a yellow card for Empoli at 90+7'.

Palermo used 5 substitutions while Empoli used 5 substitutions. Palermo got 2 yellow cards, while Empoli got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Empoli outshot their opponent (12-17).
  • Palermo controlled possession (58%).
  • Empoli had the sharper finishing (3-8 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games5
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals5 (100.0%)
BTTS4 (80.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (100.0%)
BTTS2 (100.0%)

Palermo vs Empoli Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season
10 Oct 2026 Empoli vs Palermo 2 - 4
2025-2026 Season
07 Feb 2026 Palermo vs Empoli 3 - 2 07 Dec 2025 Empoli vs Palermo 1 - 3
2017-2018 Season
02 Feb 2018 Empoli vs Palermo 4 - 0 09 Sep 2017 Palermo vs Empoli 3 - 3