Empoli 2-4 Palermo: result and goals
Palermo beat Empoli 4-2 on Saturday, 10 October 2026 in the Serie B.
Goals: Edoardo Saporiti 50' (penalty), Joel Pohjanpalo 57', Antonio Palumbo 65', Dennis Johnsen 69', Bohdan Popov 79' (penalty), Tommaso Cassandro 88'.
Empoli sit 17th on 7 points.
Palermo sit 1st on 22 points.
Empoli have 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Palermo have 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Empoli won 1, Palermo won 3, 1 drawn.
- Competition
- Serie B
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 10 October 2026, 14:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- Stadio Carlo Castellani - Computer Gross Arena, Empoli
Match events
EMPPAL50'⚽Edoardo Saporiti (pen.) 1-0
57'⚽Joel Pohjanpalo ast. Mattia Bani 1-1
57'Jacopo Seghetti
65'⚽Antonio Palumbo ast. Dennis Tørset Johnsen 1-2
69'⚽Dennis Tørset Johnsen ast. Antonio Palumbo 1-3
75'Filippo Ranocchia
79'⚽Bogdan Popov 2-3
88'⚽Tommaso Cassandro ast. Alessandro Gabrielloni 2-4
Live commentary
- 89'Matteo Egan (Empoli) Substitution at 89'
- 88'Tommaso Cassandro (Palermo) Goal at 88'
- 85'Patryk Peda (Palermo) Substitution at 85'
- 80'Luca Mazzitelli (Palermo) Substitution at 80'
- 80'Alessandro Gabrielloni (Palermo) Substitution at 80'
- 80'Nahuel Estévez (Palermo) Substitution at 80'
- 80'Hernani (Palermo) Substitution at 80'
- 79'Bohdan Popov (Empoli) Penalty - Scored at 79'
- 75'Filippo Ranocchia (Palermo) Yellow Card at 75'
- 71'Steven Shpendi (Empoli) Substitution at 71'
- 71'Duccio Degli Innocenti (Empoli) Substitution at 71'
- 69'Dennis Johnsen (Palermo) Goal at 69'
- 65'Antonio Palumbo (Palermo) Goal at 65'
- 57'Jacopo Seghetti (Empoli) Yellow Card at 57'
- 57'Joel Pohjanpalo (Palermo) Goal at 57'
- 50'Edoardo Saporiti (Empoli) Penalty - Scored at 50'
- 45'Karim Zedadka (Empoli) Substitution at 45'
- 45'Lapo Deli (Empoli) Substitution at 45'
Commentary: ESPN
Stats
EMPPAL
General
40%Possession60%
3Big chances8
1Big chances missed5
1Corners5
Shots
6Total shots35
2Shots off target12
2Shots on target12
2Blocked shots11
2Hit woodwork3
5Shots inside box24
1Shots outside box11
Expected goals (xG)
1.91xG4.91
0.34xG open play4.27
0.00xG set play0.65
0.34Non-penalty xG4.91
1.54xG on target (xGOT)4.58
Passes
386Passes563
311 (81%)Accurate passes487 (87%)
197Own half264
114Opposition half223
30 (48%)Accurate long balls29 (55%)
2 (22%)Accurate crosses7 (39%)
13Throw-ins16
11Touches in opposition box49
2Offsides3
Defence
14Tackles10
10Interceptions5
10Shot blocks1
19Clearances10
8Keeper saves0
Duels
37Duels won37
33 (57%)Ground duels won25 (43%)
4 (25%)Aerial duels won12 (75%)
8 (62%)Successful dribbles7 (44%)
Discipline
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
10Fouls committed12
General
36%Possession64%
1Big chances2
1Big chances missed2
0Corners5
Shots
2Total shots23
2Shots off target9
0Shots on target6
0Blocked shots8
2Hit woodwork2
2Shots inside box13
0Shots outside box10
Expected goals (xG)
0.21xG1.95
0.21xG open play1.30
0.00xG set play0.65
0.21Non-penalty xG1.95
0.00xG on target (xGOT)1.27
Passes
159Passes276
116 (73%)Accurate passes233 (84%)
85Own half146
31Opposition half87
12 (33%)Accurate long balls9 (39%)
1 (50%)Accurate crosses6 (38%)
9Throw-ins9
2Touches in opposition box29
1Offsides2
Defence
4Tackles8
5Interceptions2
7Shot blocks0
13Clearances2
6Keeper saves0
Duels
11Duels won21
9 (39%)Ground duels won14 (61%)
2 (22%)Aerial duels won7 (78%)
2 (40%)Successful dribbles2 (50%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
6Fouls committed3
General
45%Possession55%
2Big chances6
0Big chances missed3
1Corners0
Shots
4Total shots12
0Shots off target3
2Shots on target6
2Blocked shots3
0Hit woodwork1
3Shots inside box11
1Shots outside box1
Expected goals (xG)
1.71xG2.97
0.13xG open play2.97
0.00xG set play0.00
0.13Non-penalty xG2.97
1.54xG on target (xGOT)3.31
Passes
227Passes287
195 (86%)Accurate passes254 (89%)
112Own half118
83Opposition half136
18 (67%)Accurate long balls20 (67%)
1 (14%)Accurate crosses1 (50%)
4Throw-ins7
9Touches in opposition box20
1Offsides1
Defence
10Tackles2
5Interceptions3
3Shot blocks1
6Clearances8
2Keeper saves0
Duels
26Duels won16
24 (69%)Ground duels won11 (31%)
2 (29%)Aerial duels won5 (71%)
6 (75%)Successful dribbles5 (42%)
Discipline
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
4Fouls committed9
EmpoliPalermo
Expected goals (xG)
1.91–4.91
xG on target (xGOT)
1.54–4.58
Shots
6–35
Big chances
3–8
Match momentum
Above the line the home side is on top; below, the away side.
Shot map
← Palermo (35)GoalOn targetOff target or blockedEmpoli (6) →
xG: chance of each shot becoming a goal from its position and type. xGOT: the same once the shot is on target.
Player of the match
Antonio Palumbo
Palermo
Ratings
Empoli6.5
- 7.577Bogdan Popov⚽
- 7.410Edoardo Saporiti⚽
- 7.312Jacopo Seghetti
- 6.46Simone Romagnoli
- 6.423Filippo Bandinelli
- 6.115Joseph Ceesay
- 6.039Edoardo Biondini
- 6.091Niccolò Corrado
- 5.98Luca Magnino
- 5.725Marco Curto
- 5.233Cristian Cauz
Palermo7.5
- 9.15Antonio Palumbo⚽A
- 8.717Dennis Tørset Johnsen⚽A
- 8.484Tommaso Cassandro⚽
- 8.213Mattia BaniA
- 8.110Filippo Ranocchia
- 7.88Jacopo Segre
- 7.820Joel Pohjanpalo⚽
- 7.69Dominic Vavassori
- 7.53Tommaso Augello
- 7.032Pietro Ceccaroni
- 6.014Mattia Fortin
Rating out of 10 for each player’s contribution to the match.
Lineups
Empoli · Substitutes
- 13Emiliano Filippis
- 1Samuele Perisan
- 36Dawid Bembnista
- 28Gabriele Indragoli
- 5Duccio Degli Innocenti6.2
- 98Karim Zedadka7.3
- 44Lapo Deli7.1
- 57Luca Belardinelli
- 35Matteo Egan
- 16Florijan Meznar
- 11Stiven Shpendi6.9
Manager: Matteo Andreoletti
Palermo · Substitutes
- 12Manfredi Nespola
- 1Mattia Perin
- 96Giangiacomo Magnani
- 29Patryk Peda
- 33Andrea Bozzolan
- 6Claudio Gomes
- 11Emmanuel Quartsin Gyasi
- 23Hernani6.7
- 36Luca Mazzitelli6.2
- 24Nahuel Estévez6.1
- 27Niccolò Pierozzi
- 99Alessandro Gabrielloni7.2
Manager: Filippo Inzaghi
Last 5 matches
Empoli
WCremonese1-022 Aug 2026
L@ Mantova3-130 Aug 2026
W@ Carrarese1-05 Sept 2026
LArezzo1-011 Sept 2026
L@ Modena2-120 Sept 2026
Palermo
W@ Arezzo3-230 Aug 2026
WMantova5-23 Sept 2026
WSampdoria3-17 Sept 2026
D@ US Avellino1-113 Sept 2026
WPadova2-119 Sept 2026
Head-to-head record
1
Empoli
1
Draws
3
Palermo
Last meetings
7 Feb 2026Palermo3 – 2Empoli
7 Dec 2025Empoli1 – 3Palermo
2 Feb 2018Empoli4 – 0Palermo
9 Sept 2017Palermo3 – 3Empoli
28 May 2017Palermo2 – 1Empoli
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Palermo | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | +10 | 22 | WWWDW |
| 2 |  Mantova | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +6 | 17 | WDWLW |
| 3 |  Modena | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | +7 | 16 | DWWLW |
| 4 |  Ascoli | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +8 | 15 | LWDDW |
| 5 |  Benevento | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +6 | 14 | WWWDW |
| 6 |  Pisa | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +5 | 14 | LDWWD |
| 7 |  Sudtirol | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 13 | DWDLD |
| 8 |  Avellino | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 11 | DLWDL |
| 9 |  Padova | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 10 | WLLLW |
| 10 |  Arezzo | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -9 | 10 | WLDWL |
| 11 |  Verona | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 9 | LWLDD |
| 12 |  Virtus Entella | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 9 | WDDWL |
| 13 |  Vicenza | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 9 | DLLDW |
| 14 |  Juve Stabia | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 8 | DDDWW |
| 15 |  Cesena | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -4 | 8 | DDLDL |
| 16 |  Carrarese | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 7 | LLWWL |
| 17 |  Empoli | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 7 | WLWLL |
| 18 |  Cremonese | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 6 | DDDLL |
| 19 |  Sampdoria | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 5 | LWLLD |
| 20 |  Catanzaro | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -11 | 4 | WLLDL |
Serie B: upcoming fixtures
FAQ
What was the score in Empoli v Palermo?
Palermo beat Empoli 4-2 on Saturday 10 October (Serie B).
Who scored in Empoli v Palermo?
Goals: Edoardo Saporiti 50', Joel Pohjanpalo 57', Antonio Palumbo 65', Dennis Johnsen 69', Bohdan Popov 79' and Tommaso Cassandro 88'.
When do Empoli play next?
Empoli play Cesena on Tuesday 27 October at 19:00 (UK time).
When do Palermo play next?
Palermo play Pisa on Wednesday 28 October at 18:00 (UK time).
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