Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

Serie B · 2025-26
Empoli FC
1 – 1
Full Time
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.

Match Details

  • Referee Livio Marinelli
  • Assistant 1 Dario Garzelli (Italy)
  • Assistant 2 Gilberto Laghezza (Italy)
10 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 3.9 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Venezia FC 38 82
2 Frosinone Calcio 38 81
3 AC Monza 38 76
4 Palermo FC 38 72
5 US Catanzaro 38 59
6 Modena FC 2018 38 55
7 SS Juve Stabia 38 51
8 Calcio Avellino SSD 38 49
9 Mantova 1911 SSD 38 46
10 Padova Calcio 38 46
11 AC Cesena 38 46
12 Carrarese Calcio 38 44
13 UC Sampdoria 38 44
14 ACD Virtus Entella 38 42
15 Empoli FC 38 41
16 FC Sudtirol 38 41
17 SSC Bari 38 40
18 AC Reggiana 38 37
19 Spezia Calcio 38 35
20 Delfino Pescara 1936 38 35

Head-to-Head

1
1
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#15 Position #14
41 Points 42
38 Played 38
9 / 14 / 15 W / D / L 10 / 12 / 16
47 Scored 36
54 Conceded 51
-7 GD -15
1.08 PPG 1.11
24% Win % 26%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
Empoli FC this season
18% Clean Sheets
ACD Virtus Entella this season

Empoli FC are 15th (41 pts). ACD Virtus Entella are 14th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Empoli FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
ACD Virtus Entella
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Empoli FC and ACD Virtus Entella has kicked off!
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Ivan Marconi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 38 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 13' GOAL! Bernat Guiu scores on 13. Assisted by Francesco Mezzoni
  • 18' It looks like no one’s ball. Empoli FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' The referee calls foul for Gabriele Guarino. He receives a card.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Empoli FC that had 380 games and scored 231 goals.
  • 30' ACD Virtus Entella seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 35' It’s high time Fabio Caserta made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alessandro De Benedetti made 76 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Marco Nasti. He replaces Daniel Fila on 46 minute.
  • 50' Goal! Luca Magnino scores his 4 goal in 114 matches.
  • 54' The Empoli FC manager makes a substitution. Brando Moruzzi departs to be replaced by Antonio Candela.
  • 55' It’s gonna be a card for Francesco Mezzoni.
  • 60' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Brando Moruzzi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 64' Fabio Caserta was booked on 64.
  • 69' Luigi Cuppone needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 74' It is a substitution in ACD Virtus Entella team. Nermin Karic is replaced by Mattia Alborghetti on 74 minute.
  • 79' Empoli FC is showing some good football. However, Empoli FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 80' The ACD Virtus Entella manager makes a substitution. Luigi Cuppone departs to be replaced by Alessandro De Benedetti.
  • 84' The Empoli FC manager makes a substitution. Stiven Shpendi departs to be replaced by Flavio Bianchi.
  • 89' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Ivan Marconi.
  • 90' Another substitution for ACD Virtus Entella to replace Ivan Marconi by Riccardo Turicchia on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

4-2-2-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fabio Caserta

ACD Virtus Entella Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andrea Chiappella

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.42 Empoli FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 ACD Virtus Entella xG
I would bet for: Empoli FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Empoli FC45% Draw29% ACD Virtus Entella26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
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
73%
Draw or ACD Virtus Entella
55%
Empoli FC or ACD Virtus Entella
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Empoli FC31% Draw49% ACD Virtus Entella20%
Actual: ACD Virtus Entella win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.3%
0 – 0
10.8%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Handicap Empoli FC covers Push ACD Virtus Entella covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 23% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
ACD Virtus Entella keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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