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Empoli v Mantova : Serie B match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 14th Mar, 14:00 BST, Carlo Castellani, Empoli

Davide Possanzini pays counterpart Alessio Dionisi a visit on Saturday afternoon in the Serie B, as their Mantova and Empoli sides go head to head at the Carlo Castellani. We want you to make a smart bet on this match, so we've sifted through our 20+ year database and pulled out the statistics that will help you do exactly that. Head-to-head and recent form is included, and the KickOff predictions are produced from them. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are there to get you maximum bang for your buck.


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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
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Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Empoli
47%
--
Draw
28%
--
Mantova
25%
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Empoli 1-0
14%
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Draw 1-1
13%
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Draw 0-0
11%
--
Mantova 1-0
10%
--
Empoli 2-0
10%
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Empoli 2-1
9%
--
Mantova 2-1
6%
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Mantova 2-0
4%
--
Empoli 3-0
4%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Empoli 3-1
4%
--
Mantova 3-1
2%
--
Empoli 3-2
2%
--
Empoli 4-0
1%
--
Mantova 3-0
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
38%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
62%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
42%
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No 1st Goal
7%
--
BTTS - Yes
43%
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BTTS - No
57%
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BTTS - Home Win
17%
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BTTS - Draw
17%
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BTTS - Away Win
9%
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Home/draw
75%
--
Away/draw
53%
--
Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
65%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
35%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
18%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
82%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
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Under 0.5 Goals
11%
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Home DNB
66%
--
Away DNB
45%
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Empoli win to nil
30%
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Mantova win to nil
16%
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Win / draw / win Serie B table

Empoli have played 27 matches so far this season and lay in 11th place in the Serie B league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below in the table, having won 3, drawn 4 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Empoli have outscored their opponents by 33 goals to 27 goals.

Home League Performance

Empoli have played 15 games at home winning 3, drawing 9 and losing 3 games. They have scored 20 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 16 goals at home.

Mantova are in 17th position in the Serie B on 27 points having played 27 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

8 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 17 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 8 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

22 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 13 games, drawn 5 and won 4. Mantova have conceded 36 goals, scored 17, failed to score in 9 fixtures and have kept 4 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Empoli
Mantova
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Venezia2818643360 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
l
 
2-5A
l
 
3-0A
2
Monza2818642360 
d
 
1-1A
May 9
May 1
l
 
1-0A
3
Frosinone2715932454 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-5A
May 9
4
Palermo2714942551 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
3-2F
d
 
1-1A
Mar 4
5
Catanzaro2712961045 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 8
l
 
1-3F
l
 
2-0A
6
Modena2812791343 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
l
 
1-3A
Mar 21
7
Juve Stabia279126039 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-0A
Mar 8
l
 
2-1A
8
Cesena2811512-538 
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
Mar 17
l
 
3-2F
9
Sudtirol288137337 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
10
Padova2881010-534 
w
 
3-1F
Apr 11
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
11
Empoli2771010-431 
-
-
l
 
0-1A
Mar 14
12
Carrarese2771010-531 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-0A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
0-00-0
13
Avellino287912-1630 
May 1
w
 
0-3F
Apr 18
d
 
0-00-0
14
Sampdoria277812-829 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 6
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
15
Reggiana287813-1129 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1F
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
16
V.Entella2861012-1428 
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
17
Mantova277614-1527 
Mar 14
w
 
0-1F
-
-
18
Spezia286814-1226 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 17
w
 
4-1A
Apr 11
19
Bari 19082751012-1625 
w
 
5-0F
Mar 4
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
20
Pescara274914-2021 
Mar 22
l
 
4-0A
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
7
Empoli have not won in 7 consecutive home league games
Empoli 11TH
20 league games
Home
7
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
W
4
Draw
11
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Empoli1 - 1Cesena
Empoli1 - 1Reggiana
Empoli1 - 2Juve Stabia
Empoli0 - 0Modena
Empoli0 - 1Sudtirol
Empoli1 - 1Frosinone
Empoli1 - 3Palermo
Empoli5 - 0Bari 1908
Empoli1 - 0Catanzaro
Empoli1 - 1Sampdoria
Empoli1 - 1Venezia
Empoli1 - 1Monza
Empoli2 - 2Carrarese
Empoli1 - 1Spezia
Empoli3 - 1Padova
Empoli1 - 2Verona
Empoli2 - 1Parma
Empoli0 - 1Lazio
Empoli2 - 2Venezia
Empoli0 - 0Cagliari
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HEmpoli1 - 1Cesena
AEmpoli2 - 2Frosinone
HEmpoli1 - 1Reggiana
HEmpoli1 - 2Juve Stabia
AEmpoli2 - 3Palermo
HEmpoli0 - 0Modena
AEmpoli0 - 3Carrarese
HEmpoli0 - 1Sudtirol
AEmpoli1 - 0Cesena
HEmpoli1 - 1Frosinone
AEmpoli1 - 0Mantova
AEmpoli0 - 2Juve Stabia
HEmpoli1 - 3Palermo
HEmpoli5 - 0Bari 1908
AEmpoli3 - 0Avellino
HEmpoli1 - 0Catanzaro
AEmpoli0 - 1V.Entella
HEmpoli1 - 1Sampdoria
AEmpoli1 - 2Modena
HEmpoli1 - 1Venezia
Mantova 17TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
3
D
4
Lost
13
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Catanzaro2 - 0Mantova
Reggiana1 - 0Mantova
Pescara2 - 2Mantova
Padova1 - 2Mantova
Carrarese0 - 0Mantova
Cesena3 - 2Mantova
Venezia3 - 0Mantova
Sampdoria0 - 1Mantova
Bari 19081 - 0Mantova
Avellino0 - 0Mantova
Juve Stabia2 - 1Mantova
V.Entella1 - 0Mantova
Monza1 - 0Mantova
Salernitana2 - 0Mantova
Cremonese4 - 2Mantova
Brescia1 - 2Mantova
Pisa3 - 1Mantova
Frosinone2 - 1Mantova
Palermo2 - 2Mantova
Modena3 - 1Mantova
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HMantova1 - 1Carrarese
HMantova2 - 1Sampdoria
AMantova0 - 2Catanzaro
AMantova0 - 1Reggiana
HMantova2 - 1Bari 1908
AMantova2 - 2Pescara
HMantova2 - 5Venezia
AMantova2 - 1Padova
HMantova1 - 1Palermo
AMantova0 - 0Carrarese
HMantova0 - 1Empoli
AMantova2 - 3Cesena
HMantova0 - 1Reggiana
AMantova0 - 3Venezia
HMantova4 - 1Spezia
HMantova1 - 0Padova
AMantova1 - 0Sampdoria
HMantova1 - 3Catanzaro
AMantova0 - 1Bari 1908
HMantova1 - 1Sudtirol
Goal Statistics
Empoli 11th Mantova 17th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Empoli will score no more than 1 goal
0
41%
1
37%
2
16%
3
4+
There is a 78% probability of Mantova scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-1
Empoli’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-17
Mantova have scored 17% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Serie B - 2025/2026 season
Empoli
PG (predicted goals)
Mantova
1.3
0.9
Attack rating
22%
better
EMP
view stats
Games scored21
17
Failed to score6
10
Scored first12
9
Goals scored33
27
Avg. goals scored1.2
1
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal7
10
Conversion rate for14
10
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+22%
Defence rating
11%
better
EMP
view stats
Games conceded21
23
Clean sheets6
4
Conceded first14
16
Goals conceded37
42
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded9
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against15%
15%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+11%

Empoli v Mantova Serie B lLine ups will show here when available.

Empoli Serie B squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
27977
A FulignatiS. ShpendiS Elia S Elia 
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Fulignati GLK27
3
-
N. Obaretin DEF251
4
1
S. Shpendi FWD2591
3
-
G Guarino DEF243
5
1
S Elia  MID2417
6
1
M Lovato DEF231
2
-
R Ilie MID2214
3
-
B. Moruzzi DEF212
2
-
G Yepes MID211
5
-
J Ceesay MID213
2
-
A Ghion MID201
1
-
L. Ignacchiti MID192
1
-
D Innocenti MID182
3
-
F Carboni DEF171
1
-
M Nasti FWD173
2
-
B. Popov FWD165
2
1
T Ebuehi DEF1311
-
M Curto DEF121
3
-
E. Saporiti MID121
1
-
P Pellegri  FWD1232
2
-
N Haas  MID9
-
L Belardinelli MID7
4
-
I. Konate FWD5
-
F Bianchi FWD2
-
L. Tosto DEF1
-
G Indragoli DEF1
-
Mantova Serie B squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
26748
S TrimboliF. RuoccoN. RadaelliS Trimboli
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Trimboli MID263
8
-
A. Castellini DEF25
3
-
L Mancuso FWD245
1
-
D Mensah FWD2431
3
-
S Cella DEF231
5
-
N. Radaelli DEF204
7
1
D Wieser MID201
3
-
T Maggioni DEF19
-
F. Ruocco MID1971
4
-
F Paoletti MID19
4
-
T. Marras FWD194
-
M Festa GLK18
-
C Bani DEF17
7
-
D Bragantini FWD1531
1
-
F Artioli MID1311
2
-
C Falletti MID131
1
-
N Bonfanti FWD12
1
-
M. Caprini FWD12
2
-
A. Fiori FWD102
1
-
F Galuppini MID8
1
-
V Mantovani DEF7
1
-
Z Majer MID7
1
-
G. Fedel MID4
-
S Mullen DEF2
-
T. Pittino DEF1
-