Empoli vs Palermo | Serie B | Footy.co.uk

Serie B · Matchweek 6Sat, 10 Oct 2026

Empoli16th in table

Edoardo Saporiti 50' (P)
Bogdan Popov 79'

2–4

Full-timeHT 0–0

Palermo1st in table

Joel Pohjanpalo 57'
Antonio Palumbo 65'
Dennis Johnsen 69'
Tommaso Cassandro 88'

Stadio Carlo Castellani

Key events

Half-time 0 – 0
Edoardo SaporitiPenalty
P50'
57'
Joel PohjanpaloAssist: Mattia Bani
Jacopo Seghetti
57'
65'
Antonio PalumboAssist: Dennis Johnsen
69'
Dennis JohnsenAssist: Antonio Palumbo
75'
Filippo Ranocchia
Bogdan PopovRight foot shot
79'
88'
Tommaso CassandroAssist: Alessandro Gabrielloni
Full-time 2 – 4

Top stats

41%Ball possession59%

0.67Expected goals (xG)3.36

6Total shots34

2Shots on target12

1Corners5

10Fouls12

Starting XI

12Jacopo SeghettiGoalkeeper57'
6Simone RomagnoliDefender
25Marco CurtoDefender
33Cristian CauzDefender
8Luca MagninoMidfielder
10Edoardo SaporitiMidfielderP50'
15Joseph CeesayMidfielder
23Filippo BandinelliMidfielder
39Edoardo BiondiniMidfielder
91Niccolò CorradoMidfielder
77Bogdan PopovForward79'

14Mattia FortinGoalkeeper
3Tommaso AugelloDefender
13Mattia BaniDefender
32Pietro CeccaroniDefender
84Tommaso CassandroDefender88'
5Antonio PalumboMidfielder65'
8Jacopo SegreMidfielder
10Filippo RanocchiaMidfielder75'
9Dominic VavassoriForward
17Dennis JohnsenForward69'
20Joel PohjanpaloForward57'

Form before this match

Head-to-head

5

Empoli wins

4

Draws

3

Palermo wins

12 meetings · goals 19–13

Serie B table

#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Palermo	6	+7	16
2	Mantova	6	+7	14
3	Modena	6	+5	13
4	Südtirol	6	+6	12
5	Ascoli	6	+3	11
6	Avellino	6	+4	10
7	Benevento	6	+3	10
8	Pisa	6	+3	10
9	Hellas Verona	6	+2	7
10	Cesena	6	-1	7
11	Calcio Padova	6	-3	7
12	Arezzo	6	-7	7
13	Virtus Entella	6	+1	6
14	Cremonese	6	-2	6
15	Juve Stabia	6	-3	6
16	Empoli	6	-4	6
17	Vicenza	6	-6	5
18	Carrarese	6	-2	4

Last meetings

Feb 26Palermo3–2Empoli

Dec 25Empoli1–3Palermo

Feb 18Empoli4–0Palermo

Sept 17Palermo3–3Empoli

May 17Palermo2–1Empoli