Empoli vs Palermo Prediction & Betting Tips

How each side arrives

Palermo's league form this season has been excellent. Four wins and a draw from their opening five matches is the best record in the division so far. They've scored ten and conceded only five, with victories coming both at home and on the road, including a scrappy 3-2 win away from home.

Empoli: 20 completed matches; Palermo: 20 completed matches.

Empoli

20 matches

Win

25% 5 / 20

Draw

35% 7 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

22

Conceded

26

Difference

-4

Palermo

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

38

Conceded

22

Difference

+16

Empoli's start looks very different. Two wins and three defeats from five games have left them well off the early pace. They've managed just four goals while shipping six, and they've lost their last two matches in a row, at home to Arezzo and away at Modena.

Palermo arrive with real momentum, Empoli with a defence that's been leaking goals.

Comparative Team Statistics: Empoli vs Palermo

Recent meetings have gone Palermo's way

The last two league meetings both went to Palermo. In December, Empoli lost at home 1-3, the same venue as this fixture. Palermo then won the return game 3-2 at their own ground in February.

There's a longer history between the clubs stretching back to 2014, including some heavier scorelines both ways, but those matches are too old to tell us much about how this version of either side will play.

Where they sit in Serie B

Palermo currently top the table with 13 points from five games. Empoli sit thirteenth with six points from the same number of matches. That gap reflects the form both sides have shown so far this season.

Attacking spark and a few cards to watch

Palermo's goals have been shared around. D. Johnsen leads the way with three goals and four assists in five appearances, while D. Vavassori has chipped in with two goals and J. Pohjanpalo has provided a couple of assists too.

Empoli:

Penalty cards:

M. Curto x 1 x 1

J. Ceesay x 1

L. Magnino x 3

Palermo:

Best scorers:

D. Johnsen - 3

D. Vavassori - 2

Penalty cards:

M. Bani x 2

On the disciplinary side, Empoli's L. Magnino has picked up three yellow cards in five games, and M. Curto has already seen red once in four appearances. Palermo's M. Bani has two yellows in five. None of this confirms who's actually available for this specific match, but it's worth keeping an eye on.

What kind of game this could be

Palermo's attack has been in good rhythm, spreading goals across several players, and their defence has held up well too. Empoli, by contrast, have struggled to keep the ball out and haven't scored much either, with just one clean sheet showing up in their recent home matches.

This fixture is still a couple of weeks away from when we're looking at this, so there's time for either side's form to shift before kickoff. But based on where both teams stand right now, the contrast between them is clear.