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

Carlo Castellani, Empoli

Empoli and FC Sudtirol take on one another at the Carlo Castellani on Saturday afternoon, with both Alessio Dionisi and Fabrizio Castori aiming for victory in the Serie B. Team form, head to head (H2H) statistics, predictions and the best odds are all published below. Helping our users place smart bets is what we do best. We've backed under 3.5 goals, but why not take a look and see if there's another bet you prefer?

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Empoli's next match is v Carrarese at 19:30 on Friday 23rd January
FC Sudtirol's next match is v Padova at 14:00 on Sunday 25th January
The last Italian Serie B meeting between Empoli and Sudtirol was on Saturday 17th January 2026
Italian Serie B
January 17th 2026
Empoli 0
1 Sudtirol
 
24' E. Pecorino
 
EMP
FCS
Shots On
3
2
Shots Off
5
1
Corners
8
4
Possession
69%
31%
Fouls
15
22
Yellow/red cards
5/0
 
EmpoliSudtirol
 
N. Obaretin
G. Guarino
S. Elia (T. Ebuehi 72')
R. Ilie (B. Popov 80')
J. Ceesay (S. Shpendi 59')
A. Fulignati
M. Lovato
B. Moruzzi
A. Ghion (D. Degl'Innocenti 72')
N. Haas (L. Ignacchiti 59')
M. Nasti
 (S. Davì 74') K. Zedadka
(D. Črnigoj 63') D. Casiraghi
S. Tronchin
(M. Frigerio 63') F. Tait
(R. Odogwu 64') football iconE. Pecorino
M. Adamonis
R. Kofler
F. Veseli
H. El Kaouakibi
S. Molina
(S. Verdi 68') S. Merkaj

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

It's our view that there's not a clear favourite to claim victory here, but does appear clear is that the odds are pointing towards it'll have no more than 3 goals. Our statistical analysis draws the same conclusion. Empoli and Sudtirol have delivered a host of under 3.5 goal games of late, and key performance statistics point towards those records being extended. We feel confident predicting under 3.5 goals on Saturday afternoon, and the bookies have it priced at 1.20.

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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 46% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.30.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Empoli
46%
29/2055/1
Draw
27%
21/1011/1
Sudtirol
27%
15/81/80
Draw 1-1
13%
5/111/2
Empoli 1-0
12%
13/219/4
Sudtirol 1-0
9%
7/11/5
Draw 0-0
9%
13/29/2
Empoli 2-1
9%
9/133/1
Empoli 2-0
9%
10/19/1
Sudtirol 2-1
6%
10/133/1
Sudtirol 2-0
5%
12/19/1
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1100/1
Empoli 3-1
4%
20/1125/1
Empoli 3-0
4%
22/118/1
Sudtirol 3-1
2%
25/1100/1
Empoli 3-2
2%
33/1125/1
Sudtirol 3-0
2%
28/155/1
Sudtirol 3-2
2%
40/180/1
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
5/440/1
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
8/131/1000
Home 1st Goal
51%
20/2121/20
Away 1st Goal
43%
11/105/4
No 1st Goal
5%
13/29/2
BTTS - Yes
48%
19/2012/1
BTTS - No
52%
4/51/50
BTTS - Home Win
19%
9/233/1
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/311/2
BTTS - Away Win
12%
11/233/1
Home/draw
73%
2/512/1
Away/draw
54%
1/21/1000
Home/away
73%
4/111/66
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
2/515/2
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
7/41/25
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
3/155/1
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
2/91/300
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
9/11/50
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
1/161/50
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
20/11/50
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/661/50
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
1/121/8
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
13/217/4
Home DNB
65%
8/1133/1
Away DNB
46%
1/11/1000
Empoli win to nil
27%
3/1-
Sudtirol win to nil
16%
7/2-
Empoli / Empoli
21%
3/180/1
Empoli / Sudtirol
3%
33/1150/1
Empoli / Draw
6%
14/1125/1
Draw / Empoli
15%
5/125/1
Draw / Sudtirol
12%
11/228/1
Draw / Draw
18%
7/222/1
Sudtirol / Empoli
3%
28/17/1
Sudtirol / Sudtirol
16%
15/410/21
Sudtirol / Draw
6%
14/111/4
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Win / draw / win Serie B table

Empoli have played 19 matches so far this season and lay in 8th place in the Serie B league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below in the table, having won 5, drawn 3 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Empoli have outscored their opponents by 26 goals to 18 goals.

Home League Performance

Empoli have played 10 games at home winning 3, drawing 6 and losing 1 game. They have scored 17 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 11 goals at home.

Sudtirol are in 15th position in the Serie B on 19 points having played 19 matches so far this season. Sudtirol are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 3 of those games.

Away League Performance

2 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 12 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

14 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 7 and won 1. Sudtirol have conceded 18 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Empoli
Sudtirol
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Frosinone2012622042 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 20
Mar 21
d
 
2-2A
2
Venezia2012532141 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
Feb 28
l
 
3-0A
3
Monza2011541238 
d
 
1-1A
May 9
Feb 11
d
 
1-1A
4
Palermo2010731637 
l
 
1-3A
Feb 7
l
 
0-2A
Feb 21
5
Cesena201046534 
Feb 28
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-1A
Apr 6
6
Modena209561132 
Jan 31
l
 
2-1F
Apr 11
d
 
0-00-0
7
Catanzaro20875331 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 8
Jan 31
d
 
1-1F
8
Juve Stabia20794030 
Feb 11
l
 
2-0A
May 9
l
 
1-0A
9
Empoli20767127 
-
-
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-1F
10
Carrarese20686-326 
d
 
2-2A
Jan 23
d
 
1-1A
Feb 7
11
Padova20677-225 
w
 
3-1F
Apr 11
Jan 25
d
 
1-1F
12
Avellino20677-925 
May 1
w
 
0-3F
l
 
0-1A
Mar 17
13
Sudtirol204106-322 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2A
-
-
14
Reggiana205510-620 
Feb 15
l
 
3-1F
w
 
3-1F
Mar 3
15
V.Entella20488-920 
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
Mar 7
d
 
1-1A
16
Mantova205411-1119 
Mar 14
w
 
0-1F
Apr 25
d
 
1-1F
17
Sampdoria204610-818 
d
 
1-1F
Apr 6
w
 
3-1F
May 1
18
Spezia204511-1017 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 17
w
 
2-1A
Apr 18
19
Bari 190820389-1417 
w
 
5-0F
Mar 4
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 15
20
Pescara202810-1414 
Mar 21
l
 
4-0A
Mar 14
d
 
1-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
11
Sudtirol have not won in 11 consecutive away league games
Empoli 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
9
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Empoli0 - 1Roma
Empoli0 - 5Atalanta
Empoli0 - 2Milan
Empoli1 - 1Bologna
Empoli1 - 3Lecce
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
AEmpoli2 - 1Sudtirol
HEmpoli1 - 1Monza
HEmpoli2 - 2Carrarese
AEmpoli0 - 4Pescara
HEmpoli1 - 1Spezia
AEmpoli1 - 3Reggiana
HEmpoli3 - 1Padova
HEmpoli1 - 2Verona
Sudtirol 17TH
20 league games
Away
11
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
3
Draw
11
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Juve Stabia1 - 0Sudtirol
V.Entella1 - 1Sudtirol
Monza1 - 1Sudtirol
Modena0 - 0Sudtirol
Padova1 - 1Sudtirol
Venezia3 - 0Sudtirol
Mantova1 - 1Sudtirol
Pescara1 - 1Sudtirol
Frosinone2 - 2Sudtirol
Catanzaro1 - 1Sudtirol
Pisa3 - 3Sudtirol
Palermo1 - 2Sudtirol
Salernitana2 - 1Sudtirol
Mantova2 - 0Sudtirol
Cittadella1 - 5Sudtirol
Brescia0 - 0Sudtirol
Cremonese3 - 1Sudtirol
Frosinone0 - 3Sudtirol
Sassuolo5 - 3Sudtirol
Modena0 - 0Sudtirol
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
3
Draw
11
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSudtirol2 - 1Spezia
ASudtirol0 - 1Juve Stabia
ASudtirol1 - 1V.Entella
HSudtirol0 - 0Bari 1908
ASudtirol1 - 1Monza
HSudtirol0 - 1Avellino
ASudtirol0 - 0Modena
HSudtirol1 - 1Carrarese
ASudtirol1 - 1Padova
ASudtirol0 - 3Venezia
HSudtirol0 - 1Cesena
ASudtirol1 - 1Mantova
HSudtirol1 - 2Empoli
ASudtirol1 - 1Pescara
HSudtirol3 - 1Reggiana
ASudtirol2 - 2Frosinone
HSudtirol0 - 2Palermo
HSudtirol3 - 1Sampdoria
ASudtirol1 - 1Catanzaro
HSudtirol0 - 0Bari 1908
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Empoli of late. It has been 5 Serie B games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.4 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday afternoon against FC Sudtirol.

Empoli 9th Sudtirol 17th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Empoli will score no more than 1 goal
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Sudtirol will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+3
Empoli’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+22
Sudtirol have scored 22% more goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Serie B - 2025/2026 season
Empoli
PG (predicted goals)
Sudtirol
1.4
1
Attack rating
29%
better
EMP
FCS
view stats
Games scored16
12
Failed to score3
7
Scored first9
7
Goals scored26
18
Avg. goals scored1.4
0.9
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal6
9
Conversion rate for17
11
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+29%
Defence rating
9%
better
EMP
FCS
view stats
Games conceded14
17
Clean sheets5
2
Conceded first10
10
Goals conceded24
22
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded9
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
9
Conversion rate against13%
12%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+9%

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

Empoli Serie B squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20646
A FulignatiS. ShpendiS Elia S Elia 
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Fulignati GLK20
2
-
M Lovato DEF16
-
G Guarino DEF182
4
1
N. Obaretin DEF181
2
1
J Ceesay MID163
2
-
N Haas  MID7
-
A Ghion MID171
1
-
B. Moruzzi MID182
2
-
S Elia  FWD1814
5
1
R Ilie FWD1814
3
-
M Nasti FWD103
1
-
Subs
S Perisan GLK
-
M Gasparini GLK
-
M Curto DEF101
1
-
T Ebuehi DEF8
-
L. Tosto DEF1
-
F Carboni DEF171
1
-
D Innocenti MID112
2
-
G Yepes MID171
5
-
L. Ignacchiti MID122
1
-
S. Shpendi FWD186
2
-
B. Popov FWD125
1
1
F Bianchi FWD2
-
Sudtirol Serie B squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19435
R KoflerS. MerkajD CasiraghiS Tronchin
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Adamonis GLK17
2
-
H Kaouakibi DEF1511
2
-
R Kofler DEF192
3
1
F Veseli DEF11
1
-
S Molina MID191
1
-
F Tait MID17
1
-
S Tronchin MID191
4
1
D Casiraghi MID1313
-
K Zedadka MID17
2
-
S. Merkaj FWD1941
4
1
E. Pecorino FWD164
2
-
Subs
G Poluzzi GLK3
-
S Davì  DEF172
5
-
F. Bordon DEF7
1
-
D. Mancini DEF2
1
-
N. Pietrangeli DEF9
-
F Davi DEF13
3
-
A Mallamo MID10
2
-
M Frigerio MID2
-
D. Brik MID3
-
D Crnigoj MID1
-
S Verdi MID1
1
-
R Odogwu FWD2032
1
-