Empoli vs Modena prediction and preview

Serie B · Saturday 16 January 2027, 00:00 UTC

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Empoli vs Modena

Serie B · Saturday 16 January 2027, 00:00 UTC · Stadio Carlo Castellani, Empoli

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Empoli vs Modena preview

Empoli host Modena in Serie B on Saturday 16 January 2027, kick-off 00:00 UTC at Stadio Carlo Castellani in Empoli. Empoli go into the round 18th, on 8 points from 10 games, while Modena are 2nd in the table with 20 points from 10.

Recent form: Empoli D-L-L-D-L, Modena D-W-W-L-W (most recent first). Over their last 6, Empoli have scored 1.2 and conceded 2.2 goals per game, with 4 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 5. Modena average 2.0 scored and 1.2 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

Head to head, Empoli have 4 wins to Modena's 3 across 10 meetings, with 3 draws. Those games averaged 2.6 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 6. The most recent meeting, on 20 Sep 2026, ended Modena 2-1 Empoli.

At home this season Empoli have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats from 5 matches; on the road Modena have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat from 5.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
2Modena106221810+820WLWWD
18Empoli102261017-78LDLLD

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Empoli 4, draws 3, Modena 3.

Team news

Empoli expected line-up (3-5-2)

Jacopo Seghetti, Cristian Căuz, Marco Curto, Edoardo Saporiti, Niccolò Corrado, Karim Zedadka, Luca Magnino, Filippo Bandinelli, Bogdan Popov, Joseph Ceesay

Modena expected line-up (3-5-2)

Leandro Chichizola, Bryant Nieling, Steven Nador, Francesco Folino, Alessandro Bianco, Gastón Brugman, Simone Santoro, Paulo Azzi, Giuseppe Ambrosino, Andrea Belotti

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