Empoli vs Vicenza Virtus Prediction

Empoli
0-2
Finished
HT 0-1
Vicenza Virtus
Carlo Castellani, Empoli·Claudio Giuseppe Allegretta 23/10/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
3.6 / 10
AI Best Pick
69%Trust
Double Chance
Home Win or Draw
1.41
SignalSOLIDModel38%SurpriseMediumGap-1.8%
Value Analysis
65%Trust
Corners Total
Corners Over 8.5
1.60
SignalSOLIDModel65%SurpriseMediumGap+4.3%
Empoli Rest
6 days
Vicenza Virtus Rest
6 days

Empoli vs Vicenza Virtus: result, form and history

Vicenza Virtus beat Empoli 2-0 in the Serie B on 23 Oct 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Games between these two are rarely quiet: their 3 previous meetings averaged 4.0 goals, and both sides scored in 2 of them.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
39%2.48
X
29%3.30
2
32%2.74
Double Chance
1X
68%1.41
X2
61%1.50
Both Teams to Score
Yes
57%1.62
No
43%2.16
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.55 + 1.03 = 2.58
Over 1.5
76%1.25
Over 2.5
52%1.86
Over 3.5
31%3.00
Under 1.5
24%3.70
Under 2.5
48%1.96
Under 3.5
69%1.33
Corners
Projected Corners: 5.7 + 4.3 = 10
Over 8.5
65%1.60
Over 9.5
53%2.06
Over 10.5
42%2.53
Under 8.5
35%2.21
Under 9.5
47%1.73
Under 10.5
58%1.42
Cards
Projected Cards: 2.2 + 2.5 = 4.7
Over 3.5
69%1.44
Over 4.5
51%1.83
Under 3.5
31%2.65
Under 4.5
49%1.83

Match Events

20'Nicola RautiAssist: Andrea Papetti
50'Joseph Ceesay INSteven Shpendi out
55'Marco Curto
62'Goal cancelledCristian Cauz
69'Riccardo MarchizzaFoul
69'Edoardo Saporiti INFilippo Di Stefano out
69'Filippo Bandinelli INLuca Belardinelli out
70'Duccio Degli Innocenti INLapo Deli out
73'Lapo DeliFoul
74'Nicola Rauti INSilvio Merkaj out
74'Claudio Morra INFilippo Alessio out
78'Riccardo Marchizza INThomas Sandon out
80'L. CaferriFoul
82'Luca Magnino INMatteo Egan out
83'Mattia Valoti INLoris Zonta out
85'Giulio PellizzariAssist: Loris Zonta

Lineups

Empoli
3-5-2Coach: M. Andreoletti
Vicenza Virtus
3-5-2Coach: F. Gallo
Avg rating6.21
Avg rating7.03
J. Seghetti5.612J. Seghetti
L. Magnino6.78L. Magnino
M. Curto5.625M. Curto
C. Cauz6.533C. Cauz
K. Zedadka5.798K. Zedadka
F. Bandinelli6.423F. Bandinelli
D. Degli Innocenti6.85D. Degli Innocenti
E. Saporiti6.110E. Saporiti
N. Corrado6.491N. Corrado
B. Popov6.177B. Popov
J. Ceesay6.615J. Ceesay
R. Gagno7.816R. Gagno
A. Papetti7.666A. Papetti
N. Brighenti7.523N. Brighenti
R. Marchizza6.65R. Marchizza
L. Caferri6.428L. Caferri
G. Pellizzari8.226G. Pellizzari
A. Bellemo6.78A. Bellemo
M. Valoti6.610M. Valoti
T. Corazza7.221T. Corazza
N. Rauti7.67N. Rauti
C. Morra6.09C. Morra

Empoli Substitutes

11S. Shpendi50'for Joseph Ceesay6.7
6S. Romagnoli
1S. Perisan
57L. Belardinelli69'for Filippo Bandinelli6.2
36D. Bembnista
39E. Biondini
44L. Deli70'for Duccio Degli Innocenti73'5.8
20F. Distefano69'for Edoardo Saporiti6.3
35M. Egan82'for Luca Magnino6.0
13E. Filippis
28G. Indragoli

Vicenza Virtus Substitutes

24Filippo Alessio74'for Claudio Morra6.4
4M. Carraro
32F. Costa
6M. Leverbe
33S. Merkaj74'for Nicola Rauti6.5
11G. Moncini
99A. Pietrelli
27T. Sandon78'for Riccardo Marchizza7.0
44R. Talarico
30M. Vescovi
29L. Zonta83'for Mattia Valoti7.3
1F. Bagheria

Match Stats

EmpoliVicenza Virtus
51%Ball Possession49%
4Corner Kicks4
1Yellow Cards2
1Red Cards0
13Total Shots19
5Shots on Goal3
4Shots off Goal10
8Shots Inside Box14
5Shots Outside Box5
4Blocked Shots6
12Fouls23
4Offsides0
1Goalkeeper Saves5
379Total Passes348
296Passes Accurate273
21Free Kicks12

Team Comparison

EmpoliEmpoli
Vicenza VirtusVicenza Virtus
1554Elo Rating 1555
0.78Attack 1.30
0.98Defense 1.49
0%Hit Rate 27%
11.2Shots per Game 12.3
3.4Shots on Target 1.9
3.9Corners per Game 5.1
1.6Cards per Game 2.5

AI Insights

📈BTTS Trend67% in H2H
📉Home Underperforming
📊Away Overperforming

Game State Tendencies

EmpoliEmpoli
  • Tied at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late
Vicenza VirtusVicenza Virtus
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1 vs 0.3 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late

Head to Head

Last 3 meetings, all competitions

EmpoliEmpoli2Wins · 67%
Draws133%
Vicenza VirtusVicenza Virtus0Wins · 0%
4.0Avg Goals
67%Both teams scored2 of 3
67%3+ goals2 of 3

Previous meetings

Coppa Italia15/08/2021
EmpoliVicenza
42
Serie B13/03/2021
Vicenza VirtusEmpoli
02
Serie B28/11/2020
EmpoliVicenza Virtus
22

Recent Form

EmpoliEmpoli
2W3D5L
17/10/2026
AscoliEmpoli
11
D
10/10/2026
EmpoliPalermo
24
L
20/09/2026
ModenaEmpoli
21
L
11/09/2026
EmpoliArezzo
01
L
05/09/2026
CarrareseEmpoli
01
W
30/08/2026
MantovaEmpoli
31
L
22/08/2026
EmpoliCremonese
10
W
17/08/2026
PisaEmpoli
4131
L
08/08/2026
LivornoEmpoli
11
D
01/08/2026
EmpoliSpezia
11
D
Vicenza VirtusVicenza Virtus
1W4D5L
17/10/2026
BeneventoVicenza Virtus
22
D
10/10/2026
Vicenza VirtusPisa
03
L
03/10/2026
KoperVicenza Virtus
21
L
20/09/2026
Hellas VeronaVicenza Virtus
21
L
12/09/2026
Vicenza VirtusJuve Stabia
11
D
06/09/2026
Virtus EntellaVicenza Virtus
22
D
29/08/2026
AvellinoVicenza Virtus
30
L
21/08/2026
Vicenza VirtusCatanzaro
32
W
08/08/2026
Vicenza VirtusCatania
3141
L
25/07/2026
GenoaVicenza Virtus
22
D

Referee Profile

Claudio Giuseppe Allegretta50 matches

4.10Cards per match
4.00Yellow cards per match
0.10Red cards per match
26.7Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Claudio Giuseppe Allegretta4.10
Other referees4.46

4.10 cards a match, 0.36 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (4.46).

Cards come from 20 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Serie B 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1PalermoPalermo871018:8+1022WWWWD
2MantovaMantova852114:8+617WLWDW
3ModenaModena851215:8+716WLWWD
4AscoliAscoli843114:6+815WDDWL
5BeneventoBenevento842213:7+614WDWWW
6PisaPisa842215:10+514DWWDL
7SudtirolSudtirol834110:7+313DLDWD
8AvellinoAvellino832312:9+311LDWLD
9PadovaPadova83147:10-310WLLLW
10ArezzoArezzo83148:17-910LWDLW
11Hellas VeronaHellas Verona823315:13+29DDLWL
12Virtus EntellaVirtus Entella823310:9+19LWDDW
13Vicenza VirtusVicenza Virtus823311:15-49WDLLD
14Juve StabiaJuve Stabia83329:8+18WWDDD
15CesenaCesena81528:12-48LDLDD
16EmpoliEmpoli82157:13-67LDLLL
17CarrareseCarrarese82157:9-27LWWLL
18CremoneseCremonese81346:11-56LLDDD
19SampdoriaSampdoria81258:16-85DLLWL
20CatanzaroCatanzaro81169:20-114LDLLW
#TeamMPGPts
1PalermoPalermo818:822
2MantovaMantova814:817
3ModenaModena815:816
4AscoliAscoli814:615
5BeneventoBenevento813:714
6PisaPisa815:1014
7SudtirolSudtirol810:713
8AvellinoAvellino812:911
9PadovaPadova87:1010
10ArezzoArezzo88:1710
11Hellas VeronaHellas Verona815:139
12Virtus EntellaVirtus Entella810:99
13Vicenza VirtusVicenza Virtus811:159
14Juve StabiaJuve Stabia89:88
15CesenaCesena88:128
16EmpoliEmpoli87:137
17CarrareseCarrarese87:97
18CremoneseCremonese86:116
19SampdoriaSampdoria88:165
20CatanzaroCatanzaro89:204
PromotionRelegation

About the Empoli vs Vicenza Virtus forecast

Every forecast on this page comes from the same model inputs: team ratings, recent form, goals scored and conceded, and how these sides have fared against each other.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

Empoli and Vicenza Virtus in the Serie B table

In the Serie B table, Vicenza Virtus are 13th and Empoli 16th, 2 points apart. League goal record so far: Empoli 7-13, Vicenza Virtus 11-15. The full standings are on the Serie B Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.