ITALY SERIE B
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Stadio Carlo Castellani
Referee: M. Marcenaro
Empoli
Match Timeline
Mantova
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
21'
D. Bragantini · Assist: S. Trimboli
Mantova
37'
S. Cella
Mantova
🟨
44'
Luca Magnino
Empoli
🟨
45+1'
Rareș Ilie
Empoli
🔄
46'
R. Ilie ↔ M. Nasti
Empoli
🔄
46'
N. Obaretin ↔ B. Moruzzi
Empoli
🔄
46'
F. Benaissa-Yahia ↔ T. Goncalves
Mantova
🟨
49'
Davide Bragantini
Mantova
50'
S. Shpendi · Assist: S. Elia
Empoli
🔄
57'
D. Bragantini ↔ T. Marras
Mantova
🔄
57'
N. Buso ↔ M. Caprini
Mantova
🔄
67'
L. Mancuso ↔ D. Wieser
Mantova
🔄
72'
J. Ceesay ↔ E. Saporiti
Empoli
🔄
72'
A. Candela ↔ T. Ebuehi
Empoli
🔄
80'
L. Magnino ↔ N. Haas
Empoli
🟨
84'
Francesco Bardi
Mantova
84'
E. Saporiti · Assist: S. Elia
Empoli
🔄
88'
N. Radaelli ↔ T. Maggioni
Mantova
🟨
90+6'
Marco Nasti
Empoli

Predictions & Statistics

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

All Markets
Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Empoli Win 0%
Draw 0%
Mantova Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Empoli1.38
Mantova1.19
Recent Form (Last 5)
Empoli Empoli
WWDLW
38 GF / 46 GA
Mantova Mantova
WLDWL
30 GF / 48 GA
Key Stats
1.23
Average Goals Scored
1
1.48
Average Goals Conceded
1.6
20
BTTS Yes
16
16
Over 2.5
15
3.94
Shots on Goal
4.7

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Empoli Empoli 31 matches
Mantova Mantova 30 matches
Empoli Statistic Mantova
7 Wins 8
11 Draws 6
13 Losses 16
38 Goals For 30
46 Goals Against 48
1.23 Avg Goals Scored 1
1.48 Avg Goals Conceded 1.6
20 BTTS Yes 16
25 Over 1.5 20
16 Over 2.5 15
10 Over 3.5 8
6 Clean Sheets 5
6 Failed To Score 11
3.94 Shots On Goal 4.7
11.77 Total Shots 14.07
4.71 Corners 4.97
48% Ball Possession 57.7%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 2 head-to-head meetings, Empoli won 1 times, Mantova won 0 times, while 1 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 3:2 from Empoli's perspective. 1 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 1 matches, with an average of 2.5 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Empoli 4-4-1-1 / Mantova 3-4-2-1
H2H summary: Empoli wins 1, draws 1, Mantova wins 0
Stats
Empoli Empoli
Mantova Mantova
Shots on Goal
8
Shots on Goal
5
Shots off Goal
4
Shots off Goal
6
Blocked Shots
6
Blocked Shots
1
9 Corner Kicks 4
17 Fouls 17
3 Offsides 2
59% Ball Possession 41%
18 Total Shots 12
8 Shots on Goal 5
4 Shots off Goal 6
6 Blocked Shots 1
12 Shots insidebox 7
6 Shots outsidebox 5
3 Goalkeeper Saves 5
465 Total passes 343
370 Passes accurate 246
2.33 expected_goals 1.24
🟨 3 Yellow Cards 2 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 0 🟥

Lineups

Empoli
Formation
Mantova
A. Fulignati
A. Fulignati
A. Candela
A. Candela
G. Guarino
G. Guarino
M. Lovato
M. Lovato
N. Obaretin
N. Obaretin
J. Ceesay
J. Ceesay
L. Magnino
L. Magnino
G. Yepes
G. Yepes
S. Elia
🎯
S. Elia
R. Ilie
R. Ilie
S. Shpendi
S. Shpendi
F. Bardi
F. Bardi
A. Meroni
A. Meroni
S. Cella
S. Cella
A. Castellini
A. Castellini
N. Radaelli
N. Radaelli
S. Trimboli
🎯
S. Trimboli
R. Kouda
R. Kouda
F. Benaissa-Yahia
F. Benaissa-Yahia
D. Bragantini
D. Bragantini
N. Buso
N. Buso
L. Mancuso
L. Mancuso
Empoli 4-4-1-1
Starting XI
21
A. Fulignati
G
26
A. Candela
↓ 72'
D
34
G. Guarino
D
20
M. Lovato
D
5
N. Obaretin
↓ 46'
D
15
J. Ceesay
↓ 72'
M
8
L. Magnino
↓ 80' 🟨 44'
M
14
G. Yepes
M
7
S. Elia
🎯 50' 🎯 84'
M
10
R. Ilie
↓ 46' 🟨 45+1'
F
11
S. Shpendi
⚽ 50'
F
Substitutes
1
S. Perisan
G
2
M. Curto
D
17
D. Fila
F
70
E. Saporiti
⚽ 84' ↑ 72'
M
19
M. Nasti
↑ 46' 🟨 90+6'
F
4
S. Romagnoli
D
24
T. Ebuehi
↑ 72'
D
32
N. Haas
↑ 80'
M
6
D. Degli Innocenti
M
25
L. Ignacchiti
M
27
B. Moruzzi
↑ 46'
D
77
B. Popov
F
Mantova 3-4-2-1
Starting XI
24
F. Bardi
🟨 84'
G
13
A. Meroni
D
29
S. Cella
⚽ 37'
D
27
A. Castellini
D
17
N. Radaelli
↓ 88'
M
21
S. Trimboli
🎯 21'
M
80
R. Kouda
M
50
F. Benaissa-Yahia
↓ 46'
M
30
D. Bragantini
⚽ 21' ↓ 57' 🟨 49'
F
77
N. Buso
↓ 57'
F
9
L. Mancuso
↓ 67'
F
Substitutes
34
A. Vukovic
G
18
C. Falletti
M
7
D. Mensah
F
96
T. Maggioni
↑ 88'
D
15
T. Goncalves
↑ 46'
D
10
D. Wieser
↑ 67'
M
20
J. Ligue
D
23
T. Marras
↑ 57'
F
5
K. Chrysopoulos
D
3
A. Dembele
D
36
F. Paoletti
M
28
M. Caprini
↑ 57'
F
Last matches: Empoli
08.08.26
Fri
Empoli
Livorno
1
1
D
01.08.26
Fri
Empoli
Spezia
1
1
D
25.07.26
Fri
Empoli
Virtus Entella
1
0
W
08.05.26
Ser
Empoli
Monza
2
2
D
01.05.26
Ser
Empoli
Avellino
1
0
W
25.04.26
Ser
Empoli
Venezia
0
2
L
19.04.26
Ser
Empoli
Virtus Entella
1
1
D
12.04.26
Ser
Empoli
Padova
0
1
L
06.04.26
Ser
Empoli
Sampdoria
0
1
L
22.03.26
Ser
Empoli
Pescara
4
2
W
17.03.26
Ser
Empoli
Spezia
1
1
D
08.03.26
Ser
Empoli
Catanzaro
2
3
L
04.03.26
Ser
Empoli
Bari
1
2
L
28.02.26
Ser
Empoli
Cesena
1
1
D
20.02.26
Ser
Empoli
Frosinone
2
2
D
15.02.26
Ser
Empoli
Reggiana
1
1
D
11.02.26
Ser
Empoli
Juve Stabia
1
2
L
07.02.26
Ser
Empoli
Palermo
2
3
L
31.01.26
Ser
Empoli
Modena
0
0
D
23.01.26
Ser
Empoli
Carrarese
0
3
L
Last matches: Mantova
09.08.26
Fri
Mantova
Athletic Carpi
0
1
L
06.08.26
Fri
Mantova
Legnago Salus
3
1
W
30.07.26
Fri
Mantova
Alcione
6
2
W
26.07.26
Fri
Mantova
Ambrosiana
7
0
W
08.05.26
Ser
Mantova
Frosinone
0
5
L
01.05.26
Ser
Mantova
Monza
3
2
W
25.04.26
Ser
Mantova
Sudtirol
3
0
W
18.04.26
Ser
Mantova
Avellino
0
2
L
12.04.26
Ser
Mantova
Spezia
2
0
W
06.04.26
Ser
Mantova
Virtus Entella
1
0
W
21.03.26
Ser
Mantova
Modena
1
2
L
17.03.26
Ser
Mantova
Cesena
3
0
W
08.03.26
Ser
Mantova
Juve Stabia
2
0
W
04.03.26
Ser
Mantova
Palermo
1
2
L
01.03.26
Ser
Mantova
Carrarese
1
1
D
21.02.26
Ser
Mantova
Sampdoria
2
1
W
14.02.26
Ser
Mantova
Catanzaro
0
2
L
10.02.26
Ser
Mantova
Reggiana
0
1
L
07.02.26
Ser
Mantova
Bari
2
1
W
31.01.26
Ser
Mantova
Pescara
2
2
D
H2H: Empoli vs Mantova
14.03.26
H2H
Empoli
Mantova
2
2
D
21.12.25
H2H
Mantova
Empoli
0
1
W
Last matches: Empoli
01.08.26
Fri
Empoli
Spezia
1
1
D
25.07.26
Fri
Empoli
Virtus Entella
1
0
W
01.05.26
Ser
Empoli
Avellino
1
0
W
19.04.26
Ser
Empoli
Virtus Entella
1
1
D
22.03.26
Ser
Empoli
Pescara
4
2
W
28.02.26
Ser
Empoli
Cesena
1
1
D
15.02.26
Ser
Empoli
Reggiana
1
1
D
11.02.26
Ser
Empoli
Juve Stabia
1
2
L
31.01.26
Ser
Empoli
Modena
0
0
D
17.01.26
Ser
Empoli
Sudtirol
0
1
L
27.12.25
Ser
Empoli
Frosinone
1
1
D
07.12.25
Ser
Empoli
Palermo
1
3
L
29.11.25
Ser
Empoli
Bari
5
0
W
08.11.25
Ser
Empoli
Catanzaro
1
0
W
28.10.25
Ser
Empoli
Sampdoria
1
1
D
19.10.25
Ser
Empoli
Venezia
1
1
D
01.10.25
Ser
Empoli
Monza
1
1
D
28.09.25
Ser
Empoli
Carrarese
2
2
D
14.09.25
Ser
Empoli
Spezia
1
1
D
23.08.25
Ser
Empoli
Padova
3
1
W
H2H at home: Empoli
14.03.26
H2H
Empoli
Mantova
2
2
D
Last matches: Mantova
06.08.26
Fri
Mantova
Legnago Salus
3
1
W
08.05.26
Ser
Mantova
Frosinone
0
5
L
25.04.26
Ser
Mantova
Sudtirol
3
0
W
12.04.26
Ser
Mantova
Spezia
2
0
W
21.03.26
Ser
Mantova
Modena
1
2
L
04.03.26
Ser
Mantova
Palermo
1
2
L
14.02.26
Ser
Mantova
Catanzaro
0
2
L
10.02.26
Ser
Mantova
Reggiana
0
1
L
31.01.26
Ser
Mantova
Pescara
2
2
D
17.01.26
Ser
Mantova
Padova
2
1
W
27.12.25
Ser
Mantova
Carrarese
0
0
D
13.12.25
Ser
Mantova
Cesena
2
3
L
29.11.25
Ser
Mantova
Venezia
0
3
L
02.11.25
Ser
Mantova
Sampdoria
1
0
W
26.10.25
Ser
Mantova
Bari
0
1
L
04.10.25
Ser
Mantova
Avellino
0
0
D
30.09.25
Ser
Mantova
Juve Stabia
1
2
L
14.09.25
Ser
Mantova
Virtus Entella
0
1
L
23.08.25
Ser
Mantova
Monza
0
1
L
16.08.25
Cop
Mantova
Venezia
0
4
L
H2H away: Mantova
14.03.26
H2H
Empoli
Mantova
2
2
D

Standings

Serie B: Regular season
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 38 24 10 4 77:31 46 82
W D W W D
2 38 23 12 3 76:34 42 81
W W W W D
3 38 22 10 6 61:32 29 76
D L W W W
4 38 20 12 6 61:33 28 72
L W D W D
5 38 15 14 9 62:51 11 59
L L W D D
6 38 15 10 13 49:36 13 55
L W L L D
7 38 11 18 9 44:45 -1 51
D L D D W
8 38 13 10 15 43:55 -12 49
W L W W D
9 38 13 7 18 45:57 -12 46
L W W L W
10 38 12 10 16 39:49 -10 46
W W L W W
11 38 12 10 16 45:56 -11 46
L D D L L
12 38 10 14 14 47:52 -5 44
L D L D L
13 38 11 11 16 35:48 -13 44
L W D L W
14 38 10 12 16 36:51 -15 42
W L W D D
15 38 9 14 15 47:54 -7 41
D W L D L
16 38 8 17 13 38:48 -10 41
D L L L D
17 38 10 10 18 38:60 -22 40
W W L L L
18 38 9 10 19 36:56 -20 37
W L D L W
19 38 8 11 19 43:59 -16 35
D D L W L
20 38 7 14 17 51:66 -15 35
D L D D L
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