

Empoli v Vicenza Virtus
Empoli
Vicenza VirtusSerie B · FRI 23 OCT · Carlo Castellani
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.
- 0′Before kick-off: we said Empoli win at 47%.
- 1′Little has changed for our model: Empoli 47% before kick-off, 47% now. 0–0 · 47–27–26
- 1′KICK-OFF Empoli v Vicenza Virtus
- 19′We said Empoli at 47%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 21%. 0–1 · 21–23–56
- 19′⚽ GOAL · 19' Empoli 0–1 Vicenza Virtus
- 19′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 19' Empoli win: 47% at kick-off, 21% now
- 19′THE CALL SWINGS · 19' Vicenza Virtus win is now our likeliest result at 56% (was Empoli win 44%)
- 20′A goal for Vicenza Virtus on 20′ — 0–1. 0–1 · 21–24–56
- 24′We said Empoli at 47%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 19%. 0–1 · 19–24–57
- 30′The goal count is tracking the 2.8 we expected. 0–1 · 18–24–58
- 31′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 31' Empoli win: 47% at kick-off, 17% now
- 41′We said Empoli at 47%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 14%. 0–1 · 14–25–61
- 45′SECOND HALF Empoli 0–1 Vicenza Virtus
- 46′HALF-TIME Empoli 0–1 Vicenza Virtus
- 51′SUBSTITUTION · 45' Empoli · On: Steven Shpendi · Off: Joseph Ceesay Corrected
- 55′We said Empoli at 47%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 9%. 0–1 · 9–24–66
- 56′Empoli are down to ten from 55′. Our number never saw that coming — nothing here adjusts for it. 0–1 · 9–24–67
- 56′🟥 RED CARD · 55' Marco Curto · Empoli
- 61′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 61' Empoli win: 47% at kick-off, 7% now
- 62′We said Empoli at 47%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 30%. 1–1 · 30–50–20
- 62′⚽ GOAL · 62' Empoli 1–1 Vicenza Virtus
- 62′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 62' Empoli win: 47% at kick-off, 30% now
- 62′THE CALL SWINGS · 62' Draw is now our likeliest result at 50% (was Vicenza Virtus win 69%)
- 63′62′: Cristian Cauz on the scoresheet for Empoli, making it 1–1. 1–1 · 29–51–19
- 64′We said Empoli at 47%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 29%. 1–1 · 29–52–19
- 64′GOAL DISALLOWED · 64' Empoli
- 64′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 64' Empoli win: 47% at kick-off, 6% now
- 64′THE CALL SWINGS · 64' Vicenza Virtus win is now our likeliest result at 71% (was Draw 52%)
- 69′🟨 YELLOW · 69' Riccardo Marchizza · Vicenza Virtus
- 70′We said Empoli at 47%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 4%. 0–1 · 4–20–76
- 70′SUBSTITUTION · 69' Empoli · On: Filippo Di Stefano · Off: Edoardo Saporiti
- 71′SUBSTITUTION · 70' Empoli · On: Lapo Deli · Off: Duccio Degli Innocenti
- 71′SUBSTITUTION · 70' Empoli · On: Luca Belardinelli · Off: Filippo Bandinelli
- 74′🟨 YELLOW · 73' Lapo Deli · Empoli
- 74′SUBSTITUTION · 74' Vicenza Virtus · On: Silvio Merkaj · Off: Nicola Rauti
- 75′SUBSTITUTION · 74' Vicenza Virtus · On: Filippo Alessio · Off: Claudio Morra
- 78′SUBSTITUTION · 78' Vicenza Virtus · On: Thomas Sandon · Off: Riccardo Marchizza
- 80′🟨 YELLOW · 80' L. Caferri · Vicenza Virtus
- 83′SUBSTITUTION · 82' Empoli · On: Matteo Egan · Off: Luca Magnino
- 84′SUBSTITUTION · 83' Vicenza Virtus · On: Loris Zonta · Off: Mattia Valoti
- 84′⚽ GOAL · 84' Empoli 0–2 Vicenza Virtus
- 86′85′: Giulio Pellizzari on the scoresheet for Vicenza Virtus, making it 0–2. 0–2 · 0–0–100
- 93′0–2 at the end. Our 47% on Empoli misses, and the record keeps it. 0–2 · 0–0–100
- FTFULL TIME Empoli 0–2 Vicenza Virtus
- FTEmpoli 0–2 Vicenza Virtus · Empoli win: wrong · Over 2.5: wrong · Both to score: wrong · Over 1.5: right · Under 3.5: right · 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.
The match pulse
BEFORE KICK-OFF
Match outcome probability (%)
AI match analysis
Empoli are favourites.
The Pitchside prediction: Empoli 47%, draw 27%, Vicenza Virtus 26%. Over 2.5 goals 53%, both teams to score 56%.
Pre-match prediction
First published 17 Oct 00:01 · locked at kick-off
Empoli win47%
Vicenza Virtus win26%Kick-offFRI 23 OCT · 19:30
RoundMatchday 8
VenueCarlo Castellani
RefereeClaudio Giuseppe Allegretta
Match timeline
All events
EmpoliMIN
Vicenza VirtusEvents will appear when the match starts.
Line-ups
Empoli
3-5-2
Vicenza Virtus
3-5-2
Rest & schedule
Before kick-off · every competition we cover
Empoli
Vicenza Virtus
Last match: 17 Oct · the Italian Serie B
Last match: 17 Oct · the Italian Serie B
Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Friendlies are not counted.
Line-ups
Empoli
3-5-2
12 J. Seghetti
8 L. Magnino
25 M. Curto
33 C. Cauz
98 K. Zedadka
23 F. Bandinelli
5 D. Degli Innocenti
10 E. Saporiti
91 N. Corrado
77 B. Popov
15 J. Ceesay
Coach · M. Andreoletti
Substitutes
11 · S. Shpendi
6 · S. Romagnoli
1 · S. Perisan
57 · L. Belardinelli
36 · D. Bembnista
39 · E. Biondini
44 · L. Deli
20 · F. Distefano
35 · M. Egan
13 · E. Filippis
28 · G. Indragoli
Vicenza Virtus
3-5-2
16 R. Gagno
66 A. Papetti
23 N. Brighenti
5 R. Marchizza
28 L. Caferri
26 G. Pellizzari
8 A. Bellemo
10 M. Valoti
21 T. Corazza
7 N. Rauti
9 C. Morra
Coach · F. Gallo
Substitutes
24 · Filippo Alessio
4 · M. Carraro
32 · F. Costa
6 · M. Leverbe
33 · S. Merkaj
11 · G. Moncini
99 · A. Pietrelli
27 · T. Sandon
44 · R. Talarico
30 · M. Vescovi
29 · L. Zonta
1 · F. Bagheria
Match statistics
Match statistics aren’t available yet.
Line-ups
Empoli
3-5-2
12 J. Seghetti
8 L. Magnino
25 M. Curto
33 C. Cauz
98 K. Zedadka
23 F. Bandinelli
5 D. Degli Innocenti
10 E. Saporiti
91 N. Corrado
77 B. Popov
15 J. Ceesay
Coach · M. Andreoletti
Substitutes
11 · S. Shpendi
6 · S. Romagnoli
1 · S. Perisan
57 · L. Belardinelli
36 · D. Bembnista
39 · E. Biondini
44 · L. Deli
20 · F. Distefano
35 · M. Egan
13 · E. Filippis
28 · G. Indragoli
Vicenza Virtus
3-5-2
16 R. Gagno
66 A. Papetti
23 N. Brighenti
5 R. Marchizza
28 L. Caferri
26 G. Pellizzari
8 A. Bellemo
10 M. Valoti
21 T. Corazza
7 N. Rauti
9 C. Morra
Coach · F. Gallo
Substitutes
24 · Filippo Alessio
4 · M. Carraro
32 · F. Costa
6 · M. Leverbe
33 · S. Merkaj
11 · G. Moncini
99 · A. Pietrelli
27 · T. Sandon
44 · R. Talarico
30 · M. Vescovi
29 · L. Zonta
1 · F. Bagheria
We make Empoli a 47% chance to win. The market has them at 37%. We are 10 points more confident than the market. The model expects 1.6–1.2.
What the number rests on
Our modelBuilt from every result and the chances each side creates and concedes, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.
Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 37% now.
| Market | Us | Market | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empoli win | 47% | 37% | +10 |
| Draw | 27% | 29% | −2 |
| Vicenza Virtus win | 26% | 34% | −8 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 53% | 51% | +2 |
| Both teams to score | 56% | 57% | −1 |
| Over 1.5 goals | 78% | 75% | +3 |
| Over 3.5 goals | 31% | 31% | 0 |
| Empoli or draw | 74% | 66% | +8 |
| Empoli clean sheet | 32% | – | – |
| Vicenza Virtus clean sheet | 20% | – | – |
Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 9 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.
This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.
Head to head
1 meeting since 2021/22Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.
Form · last six in Serie B this season · since 29 Aug
EMPOLI
VICENZA VIRTUS
The table
2026/27| # | TEAM | P | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palermo | 7 | +9 | 19 |
| 2 | Mantova | 7 | +5 | 14 |
| 3 | Pisa | 7 | +5 | 13 |
| 4 | Modena | 7 | +4 | 13 |
| 5 | Sudtirol | 7 | +3 | 12 |
| 6 | Ascoli | 7 | +3 | 12 |
| 7 | Avellino | 7 | +4 | 11 |
| 8 | Benevento | 7 | +3 | 11 |
| 9 | Arezzo | 7 | −6 | 10 |
| 10 | Virtus Entella | 7 | +2 | 9 |
| 11 | Hellas Verona | 7 | +2 | 8 |
| 12 | Cesena | 7 | −1 | 8 |
| 13 | Carrarese | 7 | −1 | 7 |
| 14 | Empoli | 7 | −4 | 7 |
| 15 | Padova | 7 | −4 | 7 |
| 16 | Cremonese | 7 | −4 | 6 |
| 17 | Vicenza Virtus | 7 | −6 | 6 |
| 18 | Juve Stabia | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 19 | Sampdoria | 7 | −8 | 4 |
| 20 | Catanzaro | 7 | −6 | 4 |
The competition's standings before kick-off.
Palermo
Mantova
Pisa
Modena
Sudtirol
Ascoli
Avellino
Benevento
Arezzo
Virtus Entella
Hellas Verona
Cesena
Carrarese
Padova
Cremonese
Juve Stabia
Sampdoria
Catanzaro