Empoli vs Palermo

10 October 2026 · Serie B · 2026/27 · Referee Livio Marinelli

Full time 2 – 4

Half-time: 0–0

  • Edoardo Saporiti 50’ (pen)
  • Bogdan Popov 79’ (pen)
  • Joel Pohjanpalo 57’
  • Antonio Palumbo 65’
  • Dennis Johnsen 69’
  • Tommaso Cassandro 88’

Match summary

Palermo came from behind to win 4-2 away at Empoli. It was goalless at half-time.

Edoardo Saporiti put Empoli ahead from the penalty spot in the 50th minute, Joel Pohjanpalo equalised in the 57th minute, Antonio Palumbo put Palermo in front in the 65th minute, Dennis Johnsen made it 1-3 in the 69th minute, Bogdan Popov pulled one back to make it 2-3 from the penalty spot in the 79th minute, and Tommaso Cassandro made it 2-4 in the 88th minute.

The chances backed that up: Palermo created 4.79 expected goals (xG) from 35 shots to Empoli's 2.01 from 6.

Match stats

41% Possession 59%
6 Shots 35
2 Shots on target 12
1 Corners 5
65 Attacks 70
22 Dangerous attacks 44
388 Passes 562
80.7% Pass accuracy 86.7%
13 Tackles 9
10 Fouls 12
1 Yellow cards 1
2 Offsides 3

Key events

Empoli Palermo
Kick-off
10’
Antonio PalumboShot on target
20’
Antonio PalumboShot on target
20’
Dominic VavassoriShot on target
29’
Dennis JohnsenShot on target
37’
Antonio PalumboShot on target
39’
Mattia BaniShot on target
Second half underway
Half-time0-0
Karim ZedadkaSimone Romagnoli
46’
Lapo DeliFilippo Bandinelli
46’
Edoardo SaporitiVAR: No penalty
47’
Edoardo SaporitiPenalty1-0 (Empoli)
50’
Jacopo SeghettiArgument
57’
57’
Joel PohjanpaloLeft foot shot1-1 (Palermo)
57’
Dennis JohnsenShot on target
65’
Antonio PalumboLeft foot shot1-2 (Palermo)
69’
Dennis JohnsenRight foot shot1-3 (Palermo)
Stiven ShpendiNiccolò Corrado
71’
Duccio Degli InnocentiEdoardo Biondini
71’
72’
Joel PohjanpaloShot on target
75’
Filippo RanocchiaFoul
Stiven ShpendiVAR: On-field review
76’
Bogdan PopovRight foot shot2-3 (Empoli)
79’
80’
Luca MazzitelliAntonio Palumbo
80’
Alessandro GabrielloniJoel Pohjanpalo
80’
Nahuel EstévezFilippo Ranocchia
80’
HernaniJacopo Segre
85’
Patryk PedaDennis Johnsen
88’
Tommaso CassandroRight foot shot2-4 (Palermo)
Matteo EganJoseph Ceesay
89’
Full-time2-4

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.01 4.79 50’ Edoardo Saporiti (Empoli), 1-0 50’ 57’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Palermo), 1-1 57’ 65’ Antonio Palumbo (Palermo), 1-2 65’ 69’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), 1-3 69’ 79’ Bogdan Popov (Empoli), 2-3 79’ 88’ Tommaso Cassandro (Palermo), 2-4 88’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.01 4.79 50’ Edoardo Saporiti (Empoli), 1-0 Saporiti 50’ 57’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Palermo), 1-1 Pohjanpalo 57’ 65’ Antonio Palumbo (Palermo), 1-2 Palumbo 65’ 69’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), 1-3 Johnsen 69’ 79’ Bogdan Popov (Empoli), 2-3 Popov 79’ 88’ Tommaso Cassandro (Palermo), 2-4 Cassandro 88’
Empoli 2.01 xGPalermo 4.79 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Palermo attacking Empoli attacking 
50’ Edoardo Saporiti (Empoli), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 79’ Bogdan Popov (Empoli), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 57’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Palermo), open play, 0.78 xG, goal 51’ Dominic Vavassori (Palermo), open play, 0.65 xG, off target 39’ Mattia Bani (Palermo), from a corner, 0.29 xG, saved 46’ Dominic Vavassori (Palermo), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 20’ Dominic Vavassori (Palermo), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 57’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 29’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Palermo), set piece, 0.28 xG, off target 8’ Edoardo Biondini (Empoli), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 65’ Antonio Palumbo (Palermo), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 33’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Palermo), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 72’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Palermo), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 69’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 47’ Edoardo Saporiti (Empoli), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 42’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 35’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 84’ Luca Mazzitelli (Palermo), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 44’ Dominic Vavassori (Palermo), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 44’ Dominic Vavassori (Palermo), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 44’ Jacopo Segre (Palermo), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 37’ Dominic Vavassori (Palermo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 84’ Alessandro Gabrielloni (Palermo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 83’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 8’ Bogdan Popov (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 20’ Antonio Palumbo (Palermo), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 88’ Tommaso Cassandro (Palermo), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 17’ Dominic Vavassori (Palermo), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 57’ Dominic Vavassori (Palermo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 44’ Filippo Ranocchia (Palermo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 9’ Jacopo Segre (Palermo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 29’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 3’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Antonio Palumbo (Palermo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 4’ Tommaso Augello (Palermo), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Tommaso Augello (Palermo), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Edoardo Biondini (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 7’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 24’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Palermo), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 37’ Antonio Palumbo (Palermo), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 21’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 50’ Edoardo Saporiti (Empoli), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 57’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Palermo), open play, 0.78 xG, goal 79’ Bogdan Popov (Empoli), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 51’ Dominic Vavassori (Palermo), open play, 0.65 xG, off target 46’ Dominic Vavassori (Palermo), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 39’ Mattia Bani (Palermo), from a corner, 0.29 xG, saved 20’ Dominic Vavassori (Palermo), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 57’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), open play, 0.28 xG, saved 29’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Palermo), set piece, 0.28 xG, off target 8’ Edoardo Biondini (Empoli), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 33’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Palermo), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 65’ Antonio Palumbo (Palermo), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 72’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Palermo), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 69’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 47’ Edoardo Saporiti (Empoli), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 42’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 35’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 84’ Luca Mazzitelli (Palermo), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 44’ Dominic Vavassori (Palermo), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 44’ Dominic Vavassori (Palermo), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 44’ Jacopo Segre (Palermo), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 37’ Dominic Vavassori (Palermo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 84’ Alessandro Gabrielloni (Palermo), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 83’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 8’ Bogdan Popov (Empoli), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 88’ Tommaso Cassandro (Palermo), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 17’ Dominic Vavassori (Palermo), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 20’ Antonio Palumbo (Palermo), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 57’ Dominic Vavassori (Palermo), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 44’ Filippo Ranocchia (Palermo), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 9’ Jacopo Segre (Palermo), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 29’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 3’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Antonio Palumbo (Palermo), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 4’ Tommaso Augello (Palermo), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Tommaso Augello (Palermo), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Edoardo Biondini (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 24’ Joel Pohjanpalo (Palermo), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 7’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 37’ Antonio Palumbo (Palermo), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 21’ Dennis Johnsen (Palermo), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Empoli 3-5-2 Starting XI
Seghetti
Curto
Romagnoli 46’
Cauz
Ceesay 89’
Magnino
Bandinelli 46’
Biondini 71’
Corrado 71’
Popov
Saporiti
Palermo 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Fortin
Cassandro
Bani
Ceccaroni
Augello
Segre 80’
Ranocchia 80’
Vavassori
Johnsen 85’
Palumbo 80’
Pohjanpalo 80’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Jacopo Seghetti
97′ 8 4 34 – – – –
Defenders3 players
Marco Curto
97′ 2 1 3 4 1 44 – – – –
Simone Romagnoli Taken off
45′ – – 2 – – 13 – – – –
Cristian Cauz
97′ – – 1 – – 54 1 – – –
Midfielders9 players
Joseph Ceesay Taken off
89′ – – 18 – 0.00 1 1 5 1 – –
Luca Magnino
97′ – – 40 – 0.02 2 2 2 2 – –
Filippo Bandinelli Taken off
45′ – – 19 – 0.00 2 – 3 1 1 –
Edoardo Biondini Taken off
71′ – – 17 – 0.01 – 2 3 1 3 –
Niccolò Corrado Taken off
71′ – – 25 1 0.07 – – 1 1 – –
Karim Zedadka Came on as a substitute
52′ – – 23 1 0.02 4 3 6 – 1 –
Lapo Deli Came on as a substitute
52′ – – 36 1 0.02 1 1 3 – 1 –
Duccio Degli Innocenti Came on as a substitute
26′ – – 6 – 0.01 – – 1 – 1 –
Matteo Egan Came on as a substitute
8′ – – 6 – 0.00 – – – – – –
Forwards3 players
Bogdan Popov
97′ 1 – 2 1 0.85 0.00 – 2 1 22 –
Edoardo Saporiti
97′ 1 – 2 1 0.93 0.01 – 2 – 24 –
Stiven Shpendi Came on as a substitute
26′ – – – – – 0.01 – 4 2 7 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Empoli win 25% Avg odds 3.71
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.43
Palermo win 48% Avg odds 1.89

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Empoli WLWLL
Palermo WWWDW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Palermo 3-2 Empoli, 07 Feb 26 Next meeting: Palermo vs Empoli, 09 Jan 27 (upcoming)  All Empoli vs Palermo meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.