Empoli FC vs ACD Virtus Entella, Serie B 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie B · 2025-26

Empoli FC

1 – 1

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ACD Virtus Entella

Sun 19 Apr 2026 · 17:30 UTC Stadio Carlo Castellani 7,666 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 13' Bernat Guiu

Luca Magnino 50' 1–1

Gabriele Guarino 20' Y

Y 55' Francesco Mezzoni

Fabio Caserta 64' R

Y 64' Stefano Di Mario

Y 90' Ivan Marconi

Overview

Match Preview

Empoli FC vs ACD Virtus Entella — Serie B at Stadio Carlo Castellani.

Empoli FC 11 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
ACD Virtus Entella 11 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Livio Marinelli
Assistant 1 Dario Garzelli (Italy)
Assistant 2 Gilberto Laghezza (Italy)

4 games this season 🟨 5.8/game ⚽ 26.0 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Palermo FC	11	27
2	Modena FC 2018	11	23
3	Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC	11	20
4	Mantova 1911 SSD	11	19
5	Benevento Calcio	11	16
6	Calcio Avellino SSD	11	16
7	Hellas Verona FC	11	16
8	AC Pisa 1909	11	16
9	US Cremonese	11	15
10	Padova Calcio	11	15
11	AC Cesena	11	15
12	FC Südtirol	11	15
13	SS Juve Stabia	11	12
14	SS Arezzo	11	11
15	UC Sampdoria	11	11
16	ACD Virtus Entella	11	10
17	Carrarese Calcio	11	10
18	L.R. Vicenza Virtus	11	9
19	Empoli FC	11	9
20	US Catanzaro	11	6

Head-to-Head

Empoli FC 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals ACD Virtus Entella

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-19 Empoli FC 1–1 ACD Virtus Entella 2025-11-01 ACD Virtus Entella 1–0 Empoli FC

Recent Form

Empoli FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Apr	ACD Virtus Entella	H	1–1	D
12 Apr	Padova Calcio	A	0–1	L
06 Apr	UC Sampdoria	A	0–1	L
22 Mar	Delfino Pescara 1936	H	4–2	W
17 Mar	Spezia Calcio	A	1–1	D
14 Mar	Mantova 1911 SSD	H	2–2	D

ACD Virtus Entella

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Apr	Empoli FC	A	1–1	D
11 Apr	Venezia FC	H	1–1	D
06 Apr	Mantova 1911 SSD	A	0–1	L
22 Mar	AC Reggiana	H	3–0	W
18 Mar	Delfino Pescara 1936	A	0–3	L
15 Mar	Calcio Avellino SSD	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

Empoli FC		ACD Virtus Entella
#19	Position	#16
9	Points	10
11	Played	11
2 / 3 / 6	W / D / L	2 / 4 / 5
12	Scored	11
19	Conceded	14
-7	GD	-3
0.82	PPG	0.91
18%	Win %	18%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)

0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Empoli FC this season

9% Clean Sheets
ACD Virtus Entella this season

Empoli FC are 19th (9 pts). ACD Virtus Entella are 16th (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Empoli FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

2/3

46-60

2/3

61-75

3/5

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

ACD Virtus Entella

0-15

1/3

16-30

1/3

31-45

4/2

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/2

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Empoli FC

Edoardo Saporiti	4 G
Bogdan Popov	3 G
Stiven Shpendi	1 G

ACD Virtus Entella

Bernat Guiu	2 G	2 A
Giacomo Corona	2 G
Mattia Tirelli	2 G
Andrea Tiritiello	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Stadio Carlo Castellani that hosts another battle between Empoli FC and ACD Virtus Entella.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
10' It looks surprising ACD Virtus Entella does not make any changes. Salvatore Elia has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
13' GOAL! Bernat Guiu scores on 13. Assisted by Francesco Mezzoni
18' Leonardo Benedetti has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
20' Gabriele Guarino catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 20.
25' It looks like no one’s ball. ACD Virtus Entella is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
35' A quiet spell here at Stadio Carlo Castellani. Empoli FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
45' Empoli FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
46' The Empoli FC bench stirs into life. Daniel Fila is withdrawn and Marco Nasti gets his opportunity.
50' Assisted by Stiven Shpendi with the perfectly-timed delivery and Luca Magnino makes no mistake. 1-1!
54' Antonio Candela is replacing Brando Moruzzi for the Empoli FC side.
55' The referee has no hesitation. Francesco Mezzoni is booked for ACD Virtus Entella — card on 55.
60' Gabriele Guarino needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
64' It’s a booking for Empoli FC player. Fabio Caserta gets a card.
69' Andrea Tiritiello has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
74' A tactical swap from ACD Virtus Entella — Mattia Alborghetti on, Nermin Karic off on 74 minutes.
79' The 28-year-old Mattia Alborghetti has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
80' ACD Virtus Entella manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alessandro De Benedetti is hanging Luigi Cuppone on the field on 80 minute.
84' Another substitution for Empoli FC to replace Stiven Shpendi by Flavio Bianchi on 84 minute.
89' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Empoli FC and ACD Virtus Entella are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
90' The referee calls foul for Ivan Marconi. He receives a card.
90' It is a substitution in ACD Virtus Entella team. Ivan Marconi is replaced by Riccardo Turicchia on 90 minute.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

4-2-2-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fabio Caserta

ACD Virtus Entella Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

15
Ivan Marconi ↓ Riccardo Turicchia 90'
32
Leonardo Benedetti
10
Luigi Cuppone ↓ Alessandro De Benedetti 80'
6
Andrea Tiritiello
8
Nermin Karic ↓ Mattia Alborghetti 74'
94
Francesco Mezzoni ↓ Marco Dalla Vecchia 74'
22
Federico Del Frate
26
Stefano Di Mario
23
Luca Parodi
24
Andrea Franzoni
11
Bernat Guiu ↓ Mattia Tirelli 80'

Bench

Coach Andrea Chiappella

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Luca Magnino	1
Bernat Guiu	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.29 Empoli FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.15 ACD Virtus Entella xG

I would bet for: Empoli FC or ACD Virtus Entella 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Empoli FC40% Draw29% ACD Virtus Entella31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.44

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Empoli FC or Draw

69%

Draw or ACD Virtus Entella

60%

Empoli FC or ACD Virtus Entella

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Empoli FC27% Draw49% ACD Virtus Entella24%

Actual: ACD Virtus Entella win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

10.9%

1 – 0

10.1%

0 – 1

8.9%

2 – 1

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 0

0 – 2

5.6%

2 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

3.5%

3 – 0

1 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Handicap	Empoli FC covers	Push	ACD Virtus Entella covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	21%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	18%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

ACD Virtus Entella keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Empoli FC vs ACD Virtus Entella, Serie B 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

ACD Virtus Entella Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Empoli FC Form

ACD Virtus Entella Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Clean Sheet