Serie B· Season 2025
Match Summary
Palermo defeated Empoli 3:2. The match was played in Serie B 2025. Goals were scored by G. Guarino 5′, A. Fulignati 24′ (o.g.), J. Pohjanpalo 57′, T. Ebuehi 72′, J. Pohjanpalo 84′ (pen.). 6 yellow cards were shown. Palermo had 57% possession while Empoli held 43%. Palermo had 12 shots (3 on target) compared to 17 (8 on target) for Empoli. Expected goals: Palermo 1.94 — Empoli 1.07. Palermo made 5 substitutions, Empoli made 5. VAR was involved: Penalty cancelled (Joel Pohjanpalo 79′).
Match Events
Own Goal
assist: J. Le Douaron
Penalty
Palermo and Empoli have met 9 times — Palermo won 2, Empoli won 4, with 3 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2014. Empoli leads the head-to-head with 4 victories from 9 meetings. A combined 22 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.44 per match (8 for the home side, 14 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 3 matches (33%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 5 games (56%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 3–3 in 2017.
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
API data: 13 May 2026