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Empoli v Palermo

Empoli
2–4Full time
Palermo

Serie B · SAT 10 OCT · Carlo Castellani

Full timeGraded 10 Oct 16:30
Empoli 2–4 Palermo PALERMO WIN · RIGHTUNDER 2.5 · WRONGBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · WRONG1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Palermo win39%
The market said48%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.558
The market’s Brier score0.410

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay11 notes · 33 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Palermo win at 39%.
  2. 2′Little has changed for our model: Palermo 39% before kick-off, 40% now. 0–0 · 33–27–40
  3. 2′KICK-OFF Empoli v Palermo
  4. 20′Palermo have had 7.0 attempts to 2.0 and it is still 0–0. 0–0 · 32–31–38
  5. 22′8.0 shots for Palermo, 2.0 the other way, and nothing between the sides on the scoreboard. 0–0 · 32–31–37
  6. 26′12.0 shots for Palermo, 2.0 the other way, and nothing between the sides on the scoreboard. 0–0 · 31–32–37
  7. 35′16.0 shots for Palermo, 2.0 the other way, and nothing between the sides on the scoreboard. 0–0 · 30–35–35
  8. 41′THE CALL SWINGS · 41' Draw is now our likeliest result at 38% (was Palermo win 33%)
  9. 43′20.0 shots for Palermo, 2.0 the other way, and nothing between the sides on the scoreboard. 0–0 · 28–39–33
  10. 45′24.0 shots for Palermo, 3.0 the other way, and nothing between the sides on the scoreboard. 0–0 · 28–40–32
  11. 45′HALF-TIME Empoli 0–0 Palermo
  12. 45′SUBSTITUTION · 45' Empoli · On: Lapo Deli · Off: Filippo Bandinelli Corrected
  13. 45′SUBSTITUTION · 45' Empoli · On: Karim Zedadka · Off: Simone Romagnoli Corrected
  14. 45′SECOND HALF Empoli 0–0 Palermo
  15. 49′PENALTY · 47' Empoli
  16. 49′⚽ GOAL · 49' Empoli 1–0 Palermo
  17. 52′50′ and it is 1–0: Edoardo Saporiti on the scoresheet for Empoli. 1–0 · 70–22–8
  18. 52′⚽ GOAL · 50' Empoli 1–0 Palermo · Edoardo Saporiti
  19. 52′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 52' Palermo win: 39% at kick-off, 8% now
  20. 52′THE CALL SWINGS · 52' Empoli win is now our likeliest result at 70% (was Draw 22%)
  21. 58′Palermo ahead on 57′ through Joel Pohjanpalo. 1–1. 1–1 · 24–49–27
  22. 58′⚽ GOAL · 57' Empoli 1–1 Palermo · Joel Pohjanpalo (assist Mattia Bani)
  23. 58′🟨 YELLOW · 57' Jacopo Seghetti · Empoli
  24. 58′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 58' Palermo win: 39% at kick-off, 27% now
  25. 58′THE CALL SWINGS · 58' Draw is now our likeliest result at 49% (was Empoli win 24%)
  26. 63′We said Palermo at 39%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 25%. 1–1 · 22–53–25
  27. 64′⚽ GOAL · 64' Empoli 1–2 Palermo · Joel Pohjanpalo
  28. 67′69′ and it is 1–2: Dennis Johnsen on the scoresheet for Palermo. 1–2 · 3–17–80
  29. 67′⚽ GOAL · 65' Empoli 1–2 Palermo · Antonio Palumbo (assist Dennis Johnsen)
  30. 67′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 67' Palermo win: 39% at kick-off, 80% now
  31. 67′THE CALL SWINGS · 67' Palermo win is now our likeliest result at 80% (was Draw 17%)
  32. 69′⚽ GOAL · 69' Empoli 1–3 Palermo · Dennis Johnsen (assist Antonio Palumbo)
  33. 72′SUBSTITUTION · 71' Empoli · On: Duccio Degli Innocenti · Off: Edoardo Biondini Corrected
  34. 72′SUBSTITUTION · 71' Empoli · On: Steven Shpendi · Off: Niccolo Corrado Corrected
  35. 77′🟨 YELLOW · 75' Filippo·Ranocchia · Palermo
  36. 77′PENALTY MISSED · 76' Steven Shpendi · Empoli
  37. 80′⚽ GOAL · 79' Empoli 2–3 Palermo · Bogdan Popov
  38. 81′SUBSTITUTION · 80' Palermo · On: Luca Mazzitelli · Off: Antonio Palumbo Corrected
  39. 81′SUBSTITUTION · 80' Palermo · On: Nahuel Estévez · Off: Filippo·Ranocchia Corrected
  40. 81′SUBSTITUTION · 81' Palermo · On: Alessandro Gabrielloni · Off: Joel Pohjanpalo Corrected
  41. 83′SUBSTITUTION · 81' Palermo · On: Alessandro Gabrielloni · Off: Joel Pohjanpalo Corrected
  42. 85′SUBSTITUTION · 85' Palermo · On: Patryk Peda · Off: Dennis Johnsen Corrected
  43. 88′⚽ GOAL · 88' Empoli 2–4 Palermo · Tommaso Cassandro (assist Alessandro Gabrielloni)
  44. 90′SUBSTITUTION · 89' Empoli · On: Matteo Egan · Off: Joseph Ceesay Corrected
  45. FTFULL TIME Empoli 2–4 Palermo
  46. FTEmpoli 2–4 Palermo · Palermo win: right · Under 2.5: wrong · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: wrong · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle; a marked row was checked against the match’s final record afterwards.

Timeline

Events will appear when the match starts.

Pre-match prediction

Empoli win32%
Draw29%
Palermo win39%

Published before kick-off · 9 Oct 06:15

Match information

SAT 10 OCT · 14:00

Venue · Carlo Castellani

Referee · Livio Marinelli

The game so far

Recorded statistics

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available yet.

Players on the pitch

Recorded line-ups

Line-ups

Empoli

3-5-2

12 J. Seghetti

25 M. Curto

6 S. Romagnoli

33 C. Cauz

15 J. Ceesay

8 L. Magnino

23 F. Bandinelli

39 E. Biondini

91 N. Corrado

77 B. Popov

10 E. Saporiti

Coach · Matteo Andreoletti

Substitutes

1 · S. Perisan

13 · E. Filippis

28 · G. Indragoli

36 · D. Bembnista

57 · L. Belardinelli

98 · K. Zedadka

5 · D. Degli Innocenti

44 · L. Deli

35 · M. Egan

11 · S. Shpendi

16 · F. Meznar

Palermo

4-2-3-1

14 M. Fortin

84 T. Cassandro

13 M. Bani

32 P. Ceccaroni

3 T. Augello

8 J. Segre

10 F. Ranocchia

9 D. Vavassori

5 A. Palumbo

17 D. Johnsen

20 J. Pohjanpalo

Coach · Filippo Inzaghi

Substitutes

1 · M. Perin

12 · M. Nespola

96 · G. Magnani

27 · N. Pierozzi

29 · P. Peda

33 · A. Bozzolan

36 · L. Mazzitelli

24 · N. Estevez

23 · Hernani

6 · C. Gomes

11 · E. Gyasi

99 · A. Gabrielloni

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available yet.

Line-ups

Empoli

3-5-2

12 J. Seghetti

25 M. Curto

6 S. Romagnoli

33 C. Cauz

15 J. Ceesay

8 L. Magnino

23 F. Bandinelli

39 E. Biondini

91 N. Corrado

77 B. Popov

10 E. Saporiti

Coach · Matteo Andreoletti

Substitutes

1 · S. Perisan

13 · E. Filippis

28 · G. Indragoli

36 · D. Bembnista

57 · L. Belardinelli

98 · K. Zedadka

5 · D. Degli Innocenti

44 · L. Deli

35 · M. Egan

11 · S. Shpendi

16 · F. Meznar

Palermo

4-2-3-1

14 M. Fortin

84 T. Cassandro

13 M. Bani

32 P. Ceccaroni

3 T. Augello

8 J. Segre

10 F. Ranocchia

9 D. Vavassori

5 A. Palumbo

17 D. Johnsen

20 J. Pohjanpalo

Coach · Filippo Inzaghi

Substitutes

1 · M. Perin

12 · M. Nespola

96 · G. Magnani

27 · N. Pierozzi

29 · P. Peda

33 · A. Bozzolan

36 · L. Mazzitelli

24 · N. Estevez

23 · Hernani

6 · C. Gomes

11 · E. Gyasi

99 · A. Gabrielloni

Our number · palermo winPublished 10 Oct 14:16
39% The market48%
Us39%
Market48%

We make Palermo a 39% chance to win. The market has them at 48%. We are 9 points less confident than the market. The model expects 1.2–1.4.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Empoli win32%26%+7
Draw29%27%+2
Palermo win39%48%−9
Over 2.5 goals48%53%−5
Both teams to score54%56%−2
Over 1.5 goals74%76%−2
Over 3.5 goals26%31%−5
Empoli or draw61%52%+9
Empoli clean sheet26%––
Palermo clean sheet30%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 10 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 13.5%
0123450 8.7 9.1 7.0 3.2 1 8.0 13.5 8.5 3.9 2 5.6 7.6 5.2 2.4 3 2.3 3.1 2.1 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Empoli down, Palermo across

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.1 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

2 meetings since 2025
Goals a meeting4.50
Over 2.52 of 2
Both scored2 of 2
Last meetingsPAL 3–2 EMP · EMP 1–3 PAL

Form · last six in Serie B

EMPOLI

DWLWLL2–2 · 1–0 · 1–3 · 1–0 · 0–1 · 1–2

PALERMO

WWWWDW2–0 · 1–0 · 3–2 · 3–1 · 1–1 · 2–1

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Palermo5+513
2Sudtirol5+611
3Mantova5+511
4Avellino6+410
5Modena5+410
6Ascoli5+310
7Hellas Verona5+37
8Cesena5+17
9Benevento5+17
10Pisa507
11Padova5−17
12Empoli5−26
13Arezzo5−76
14Virtus Entella5+15
15Cremonese5−25
16Vicenza Virtus5−35
17Juve Stabia5−35
18Sampdoria6−74
19Catanzaro5−43
20Carrarese5−41

Based on available league results; standings may be incomplete.