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Empoli vs Mantova match centre

Empoli badgeEmpoliHome · 15 in league
DDDLL
Momentum↘ Falling17/100OlderLatest
Full time
2:2
UK timeStored 90-minute score.
Mantova badgeMantovaAway · 9 in league
LWDLW
Momentum→ Steady49/100OlderLatest
Goalscorers
Stadio Carlo Castellani · EmpoliSeason 2025/26Back to matches
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THE FINAL WHISTLE

The match in numbers

FULL TIME
EmpoliMantova
9Corner Kicks4
15Fouls15
2Yellow Cards2
—Red Cards—
3Goalkeeper Saves5
407Total passes313
327Passes accurate226

— means unavailable.

Statistics snapshot: 344788 min old.

MODEL OUTLOOK

Match forecast

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Goals & BTTS

90 minutes

Total goals · 2.5

Over—
Under—

Both teams to score

Yes—
No—

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BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Team news & availability

API-Football

Season form /10 · Ability /99 (EA FC 27) · Prev = previous season.

Empoli

Home0 listed

Availability report unavailable.

Mantova

Away0 listed

Availability report unavailable.

· Ability: EA FC 27 base ratings.

Season overview

Serie B · 2025/26

League season · all league matches

Empoli

29 league matches

31 pts7W10D12L

Mantova

29 league matches

30 pts8W6D15L
1.2Goals scored / match1.0
1.5Goals conceded / match1.6
6Clean sheets5
6Failed to score10
HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING

Recent form

Last 10 games · all venues and competitions · previous 365 days.

THE STORY SO FAR

Head-to-head

0 recorded meetings

Previous meetings are not available for this fixture yet.

TEAM SELECTION

Lineups & formations

Starting XIs

Season form /10 · Ability /99 (EA FC 27) · — unavailable.

Empoli

Formation4-4-1-1Fabio Caserta
  1. 21A. FulignatiForm 7.1Ability 72G
  2. 26A. CandelaForm 6.6Ability 68D
  3. 34G. GuarinoForm 7.1Ability 68D
  4. 20M. LovatoForm 6.8Ability 70D
  5. 5N. ObaretinForm 6.5Ability 68D
  6. 15J. CeesayForm 6.6Ability —M
  7. 8L. MagninoForm 6.6Ability 68M
  8. 14G. YepesForm 6.9Ability 70M
  9. 7S. EliaForm 7.2Ability 72M
  10. 10R. IlieForm 6.5Ability 68F
  11. 11S. ShpendiForm 6.8Ability 69F
Substitutes (12)

1 · S. PerisanForm —Ability 69

2 · M. CurtoForm 6.8Ability 69

17 · D. FilaForm 6.6Ability 69

70 · E. SaporitiForm 6.9Ability 66

19 · M. NastiForm 6.6Ability 67

4 · S. RomagnoliForm 6.6Ability 68

24 · T. EbuehiForm 6.8Ability —

32 · N. HaasForm 6.6Ability —

6 · D. Degli InnocentiForm 6.8Ability 68

25 · L. IgnacchitiForm 6.7Ability 66

27 · B. MoruzziForm 6.8Ability —

77 · B. PopovForm 6.6Ability 67

Mantova

Formation3-4-2-1Francesco Modesto
  1. 24F. BardiForm 6.8Ability 72G
  2. 13A. MeroniForm 7.1Ability 68D
  3. 29S. CellaForm 6.8Ability —D
  4. 27A. CastelliniForm 6.9Ability 66D
  5. 17N. RadaelliForm 6.6Ability 67M
  6. 21S. TrimboliForm 7.0Ability 69M
  7. 80R. KoudaForm 7.0Ability 65M
  8. 50F. Benaissa-YahiaForm 7.0Ability 67M
  9. 30D. BragantiniForm 7.1Ability 69F
  10. 77N. BusoForm 6.7Ability 67F
  11. 9L. MancusoForm 6.6Ability 69F
Substitutes (12)

34 · A. VukovicForm —Ability —

18 · C. FallettiForm 6.7Ability —

7 · D. MensahForm 6.6Ability —

96 · T. MaggioniForm 6.7Ability 66

15 · T. GoncalvesForm 6.6Ability —

10 · D. WieserForm 6.7Ability 67

20 · J. LigueForm 6.5Ability —

23 · T. MarrasForm 6.9Ability —

5 · K. ChrysopoulosForm 5.2Ability —

3 · A. DembeleForm 6.8Ability —

36 · F. PaolettiForm 6.5Ability 65

28 · M. CapriniForm 6.6Ability 65

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

Empoli

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Andrea Fulignati907.2—0—40—
Antonio Candela726.2—0—261
Gabriele Guarino906.2—01672
Matteo Lovato906.3—0—571
Nosa Edward Obaretin456.0—0271
Joseph Ceesay726.2—0112—
Luca Magnino806.3—0—501
Gerard Yepes908.0—0—645
Salvatore Elia909.0—21371
Rareș Ilie456.7—0—201
Stiven Shpendi907.310320—
Brando Moruzzi456.9—0—24—
Marco Nasti456.2—02121
Tyronne Ebuehi186.6—01111
Edoardo Saporiti187.3101111
Nicolas Haas106.3—0—7—
Samuele Perisan———————
Simone Romagnoli———————
Marco Curto———————
Duccio Degli Innocenti———————
Lorenzo Ignacchiti———————
Daniel Fila———————
Bogdan Popov———————

Mantova

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Francesco Bardi906.2—0—31—
Andrea Meroni907.9—0—332
Stefano Cella906.910229—
Alessio Castellini907.2—01541
Nicolò Radaelli886.9—0—205
Simone Trimboli906.7—1—43—
Rachid Kouda907.0—02302
Fahem Benaissa-Yahia457.0—0—173
Davide Bragantini577.310310—
Nicolò Buso576.3—02162
Leonardo Mancuso676.3—0—11—
Tiago Gonçalves456.5—0115—
Tommaso Marras336.3—0—13—
Maat Daniel Caprini336.2—0—5—
David Wieser236.3—0—131
Tommaso Maggioni86.6—0—3—
Ante Vukovic———————
Ali Dembélé———————
Junior Ligue———————
Konstantinos Chrysopoulos———————
Flavio Paoletti———————
César Falletti———————
Davis Mensah———————
2025/26 STANDINGS

Serie B table

League centre ↗

Current standings · Serie B: Regular season. Both teams are highlighted. These may include matches played after this fixture.

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1Venezia382410477314682
WDWWD
2Frosinone382312376344281
WWWWD
3Monza382210661322976
DLWWW
4Palermo382012661332872
LWDWD
5Catanzaro381514962511159
LLWDD
6Modena3815101349361355
LWLLD
7Juve Stabia38111894445-151
DLDDW
8Avellino381310154355-1249
WLWWD
9Mantova38137184557-1246
LWWLW
10Padova381210163949-1046
WWLWW
11Cesena381210164556-1146
LDDLL
12Carrarese381014144752-544
LDLDL
13Sampdoria381111163548-1344
LWDLW
14Virtus Entella381012163651-1542
WLWDD
15Empoli38914154754-741
DWLDL
16Sudtirol38817133848-1041
DLLLD
17Bari381010183860-2240
WWLLL
18Reggiana38910193656-2037
WLDLW
19Spezia38811194359-1635
DDLWL
20Pescara38714175166-1535
DLDDL
THE MARKET VIEW

Match-winner odds

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AT A GLANCE

Match details

Competition
Serie B
Round
Matchweek 30
Venue
Stadio Carlo Castellani
Referee
Matteo Marcenaro, Italy
Kickoff
14 Mar · 14:00 UK
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