Head to head · season 2026/27 · Serie B
Empoli vs Palermo
Two sides in the same league, read through the same numbers: who is ahead, who scores more, who keeps it tighter at the back. They meet on Saturday 9 January at 17:15, Italian time.
Empoli
Palermo9Points27
2-3-6Won-drawn-lost8-3-0
0.8Points per match2.5
12Goals for25
19Goals against13
2Clean sheets2
DDLLDFormDWDWW
2 draws in a rowCurrent rununbeaten in 11
1-1-3 · 4 ptsAt home (W-D-L)5-0-0 · 15 pts
1-2-3 · 5 ptsAway (W-D-L)3-3-0 · 12 pts
11.4 in 11Expected goals for (xG)27.2 in 13
17.5Expected goals against (xG)21.7
6.55Average player rating6.91
Edoardo Saporiti (4)Top scorerDennis Johnsen (7)
This season's meetings
- 10 OctEmpoli 2-4 PalermoSerie B
The data forecast
for Palermo v Empoli on Saturday 9 JanuaryPalermo v EmpoliArena Rete's estimate from goals, expected goals, attack and defence in the league
Palermo 65%draw 18%Empoli 17%
Most likely score2-110% on its own
Over or under 2.5 goalsOver69% over · 31% under
Both teams to scoreYes62% yes
Goals the model expects2.40 – 1.14Palermo – Empoli
Poisson model on 11 matches for Palermo and 11 for Empoli, actual goals and expected goals weighted equally; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.
Previous meetings
every match in the archive5Empoli wins
4draws
4Palermo wins
13 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Empoli 21, Palermo 17 · 2.9 per match
- 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
- 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
and 1 older ones.
Tables are rebuilt from league results (points deductions not included); expected goals and ratings come from our data provider, where it supplies them. More in head to head.