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

Carlo Castellani, Empoli

It's an away match for Filippo Inzaghi's Palermo side on Sunday afternoon, as they make their way to the Carlo Castellani for a Serie B meeting with Alessio Dionisi's Empoli. For each and every Serie B match, KickOff dives into the statistics for all of the biggest markets. Important stats, including head-to-head results, are then given alongside odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers.

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Empoli's next match is v Juve Stabia at 14:00 on Saturday 13th December
Palermo's next match is v Sampdoria at 19:30 on Friday 12th December
The last Italian Serie B meeting between Empoli and Palermo was on Sunday 7th December 2025
Italian Serie B
December 7th 2025
Empoli 1
3 Palermo
 
P. Pellegri 63'7' J. Le Douaron
18' J. Pohjanpalo
74' J. Pohjanpalo
 
EMP
PAL
Shots On
6
3
Shots Off
4
10
Corners
7
5
Possession
53%
47%
Fouls
14
12
Yellow/red cards
2/0
2/0
 
EmpoliPalermo
 
A. Fulignati
N. Obaretin
M. Lovato
B. Moruzzi
S. Elia (F. Bianchi 82')
G. Yepes Laut
J. Ceesay (E. Saporiti 73')
S. Shpendi (F. Carboni 82')
A. Ghion (D. Degl'Innocenti 73')
G. Guarino
M. Nasti (P. Pellegri 46')
M. Bani
(A. Blin 70') A. Palumbo
(C. Gomes 56') J. Segre
F. Ranocchia
(D. Veroli 88') T. Augello
(P. Peda 46') B. Bereszyński
N. Pierozzi
P. Ceccaroni
(A. Vasic 55') football iconJ. Le Douaron
J. Joronen
football iconfootball iconJ. Pohjanpalo

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals means, quite simply that there will be 3 goals or less scored by Empoli and Palermo combined during the standard 90 minutes. Up to date form stats and historical head-to-head (H2H) records have led us to this conclusion, and our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 74% chance of it being a winning tip. The best price available at present on under 3.5 goals is 1.25.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Empoli are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 41% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 3.05.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Empoli
41%
11/51/50
Draw
28%
41/2080/1
Palermo
31%
13/101/1000
Draw 1-1
13%
5/15/1
Empoli 1-0
12%
15/213/2
Palermo 1-0
10%
6/16/1
Draw 0-0
10%
13/26/1
Empoli 2-1
8%
11/111/1
Empoli 2-0
8%
14/111/1
Palermo 2-1
7%
17/21/1
Palermo 2-0
5%
10/18/5
Draw 2-2
4%
14/114/5
Empoli 3-1
4%
28/122/1
Empoli 3-0
3%
33/122/1
Palermo 3-1
2%
20/12/13
Palermo 3-0
2%
22/19/2
Empoli 3-2
2%
40/112/1
Palermo 3-2
2%
33/113/2
Over 2.5 Goals
41%
5/44/9
Under 2.5 Goals
59%
8/136/4
Home 1st Goal
49%
5/46/5
Away 1st Goal
45%
5/610/11
No 1st Goal
6%
13/26/1
BTTS - Yes
47%
19/2019/20
BTTS - No
53%
4/53/4
BTTS - Home Win
16%
6/1125/1
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/340/1
BTTS - Away Win
13%
9/21/500
Home/draw
69%
4/740/1
Away/draw
59%
4/111/1000
Home/away
72%
4/111/1000
Over 1.5 Goals
68%
2/51/14
Under 1.5 Goals
32%
7/411/2
Over 3.5 Goals
21%
3/18/11
Under 3.5 Goals
79%
2/919/20
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
9/118/5
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
1/162/13
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
20/122/1
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
1/501/200
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
1/121/14
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
7/111/2
Home DNB
61%
6/5125/1
Away DNB
50%
8/131/1000
Empoli win to nil
25%
4/1-
Palermo win to nil
18%
11/4-
Empoli / Empoli
16%
4/1125/1
Empoli / Palermo
3%
28/11/50
Empoli / Draw
6%
14/11/50
Draw / Empoli
12%
11/290/1
Draw / Palermo
15%
9/2100/1
Draw / Draw
18%
7/280/1
Palermo / Empoli
3%
33/118/1
Palermo / Palermo
21%
3/11/10
Palermo / Draw
6%
14/113/2
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Win / draw / win Serie B table

Empoli have played 14 matches so far this season and are in 7th position in the league. Empoli are winless in the 3 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game. Empoli are unbeaten at home after 8 games and have kept 2 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams above them in the league

3 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 game, drawn 2 and won zero. Empoli have conceded 4 goals, scored 3, scored in every game and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Empoli have played 8 games at home, winning 3, drawing 5 and losing 0 fixtures. They have scored 15 goals, conceded 7 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and scored in every home league game.

Palermo lay in 6th place on 23 points in the Serie B league table having played 14 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 9 games against teams below them in the table, winning 6, drawing 1 and losing 2 games. They have scored 19 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Palermo have conceded 5 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Palermo have played 6 away games, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Empoli
Palermo
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Frosinone159421631 
Dec 27
Feb 21
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 11
2
Monza159421131 
d
 
1-1A
May 9
l
 
0-3A
Mar 14
3
Cesena15834627 
Feb 28
Jan 10
Apr 18
d
 
1-1A
4
Venezia157531326 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
d
 
0-00-0
May 9
5
Palermo157531326 
l
 
1-3A
Feb 7
-
-
6
Modena157531126 
Jan 31
l
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
Jan 24
7
Catanzaro15573322 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 7
May 1
l
 
1-0A
8
Empoli15555220 
-
-
Feb 7
w
 
1-3F
9
Reggiana15555020 
Feb 14
l
 
3-1F
w
 
2-1F
Apr 25
10
Avellino15555-820 
May 1
w
 
0-3F
Apr 6
Dec 20
11
Juve Stabia15474-419 
Feb 10
Dec 13
Mar 17
l
 
1-0A
12
Padova15465-318 
w
 
3-1F
Apr 11
Dec 27
Mar 21
13
Carrarese15375-416 
d
 
2-2A
Jan 23
w
 
5-0F
Mar 7
14
V.Entella15366-715 
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
Feb 14
d
 
1-1A
15
Bari 190815366-1115 
w
 
5-0F
Mar 3
w
 
2-0F
Jan 31
16
Sudtirol15285-414 
Jan 17
w
 
1-2A
Feb 21
w
 
0-2F
17
Spezia15357-614 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 17
Jan 18
w
 
1-2F
18
Mantova15429-1014 
Mar 14
Dec 21
Mar 3
Jan 11
19
Sampdoria15348-713 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 6
Dec 12
Feb 10
20
Pescara15177-1110 
Mar 21
l
 
4-0A
w
 
5-0F
Feb 28
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Empoli have won 3 consecutive league games
8
Empoli have not lost in 8 consecutive home league games
3
Empoli have kept a clean sheet for 3 consecutive league games
Empoli 8TH
20 league games
Home
8
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
8
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Empoli0 - 1Roma
Empoli0 - 5Atalanta
Empoli0 - 2Milan
Empoli1 - 1Bologna
Empoli1 - 3Lecce
Empoli1 - 2Genoa
Empoli0 - 1Torino
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HEmpoli5 - 0Bari 1908
AEmpoli3 - 0Avellino
HEmpoli1 - 0Catanzaro
AEmpoli0 - 1V.Entella
HEmpoli1 - 1Sampdoria
AEmpoli1 - 2Modena
HEmpoli1 - 1Venezia
AEmpoli2 - 1Sudtirol
HEmpoli1 - 1Monza
HEmpoli2 - 2Carrarese
AEmpoli0 - 4Pescara
HEmpoli1 - 1Spezia
AEmpoli1 - 3Reggiana
HEmpoli3 - 1Padova
HEmpoli1 - 2Verona
AEmpoli3 - 1Monza
HEmpoli2 - 1Parma
HEmpoli0 - 1Lazio
AEmpoli1 - 2Fiorentina
HEmpoli2 - 2Venezia
Palermo 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
V.Entella1 - 1Palermo
Juve Stabia1 - 0Palermo
Catanzaro1 - 0Palermo
Spezia1 - 2Palermo
Cesena1 - 1Palermo
Sudtirol0 - 2Palermo
Juve Stabia1 - 0Palermo
Cesena2 - 1Palermo
Catanzaro1 - 3Palermo
Bari 19082 - 1Palermo
Salernitana1 - 2Palermo
Sampdoria1 - 1Palermo
Cosenza0 - 3Palermo
Spezia2 - 2Palermo
Reggiana2 - 1Palermo
Cittadella2 - 1Palermo
Sassuolo2 - 1Palermo
Carrarese1 - 0Palermo
Frosinone1 - 1Palermo
Mantova0 - 0Palermo
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPalermo5 - 0Carrarese
APalermo1 - 1V.Entella
APalermo0 - 1Juve Stabia
HPalermo5 - 0Pescara
HPalermo0 - 3Monza
APalermo0 - 1Catanzaro
HPalermo1 - 1Modena
APalermo2 - 1Spezia
HPalermo0 - 0Venezia
APalermo1 - 1Cesena
HPalermo2 - 0Bari 1908
APalermo2 - 0Sudtirol
HPalermo0 - 0Frosinone
HPalermo2 - 1Reggiana
APalermo0 - 1Juve Stabia
HPalermo1 - 1Carrarese
HPalermo2 - 0Frosinone
APalermo1 - 2Cesena
HPalermo1 - 2Sudtirol
APalermo3 - 1Catanzaro
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Empoli have kept a clean sheet in 4 consecutive home league meetings with Palermo
League games at Empoli since 2014
Empoli
Palermo
Goals: Scored
8
0
Games: Scored
3 / 4
0 / 4
Clean sheets
4 / 4
1 / 4
EMP
3
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Empoli
Empoli4 - 0
Empoli1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Empoli3 - 0
League games at Palermo since 2015
Palermo
Empoli
Goals: Scored
5
5
Games: Scored
2 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
2 / 4
EMP
1
D
2
PAL
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Palermo
Draw3 - 3Draw
Palermo2 - 1
0 - 1Empoli
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

Empoli's defensive record is to be admired, A. Dionisi's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive Serie B outings. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.1 for Palermo makes sense in this context.

Empoli 8th Palermo 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Empoli will score no more than 1 goal
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Palermo will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+1
Empoli’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-2
Palermo’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Serie B - 2025/2026 season
Empoli
PG (predicted goals)
Palermo
1.3
1.1
Attack rating
17%
better
EMP
PAL
view stats
Games scored12
9
Failed to score2
5
Scored first7
7
Goals scored22
21
Avg. goals scored1.6
1.5
Avg. shots per game8
11
Avg. shots per goal5
7
Conversion rate for19
14
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+17%
Defence rating
EMP
PAL
33%
better
view stats
Games conceded11
8
Clean sheets3
6
Conceded first7
5
Goals conceded18
10
Avg. goals conceded1.3
0.7
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
11
Conversion rate against14%
9%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+33%

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

Empoli Serie B squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15635
A FulignatiS. ShpendiS Elia S Elia 
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Fulignati GLK15
1
-
M Lovato DEF13
-
G Guarino DEF132
2
1
N. Obaretin DEF131
2
1
S Elia  MID1413
4
1
G Yepes MID141
4
-
A Ghion MID12
1
-
B. Moruzzi MID132
1
-
S. Shpendi FWD146
1
-
J Ceesay FWD113
2
-
M Nasti FWD51
-
Subs
S Perisan GLK
-
G Indragoli DEF
-
L. Tosto DEF
-
F Carboni DEF141
1
-
D Innocenti MID72
2
-
L Belardinelli MID7
4
-
R Ilie MID133
3
-
N Haas  MID3
-
E. Saporiti MID81
1
-
P Pellegri  FWD1032
2
-
I. Konate FWD3
-
F Bianchi FWD2
-
Palermo Serie B squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
151044
N PierozziJ PohjanpaloJ PohjanpaloM Bani
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Joronen GLK14
-
B Bereszynski DEF9
2
-
M Bani DEF121
4
-
P Ceccaroni DEF141
1
1
N Pierozzi MID1543
3
-
J Segre MID1532
2
-
F Ranocchia MID11
1
1
T Augello MID151
3
-
A Palumbo FWD1413
3
-
J Douaron FWD1522
-
J Pohjanpalo FWD15104
-
Subs
A Gomis GLK
-
N. Balagušs GLK
-
S Diakité DEF121
2
-
P Peda DEF13
2
-
D Veroli DEF41
1
-
C Gomes MID111
-
A Vasic MID91
2
-
A Blin MID10
2
-
G Corona FWD6
1
-
M Brunori FWD1111
3
-