Empoli vs Virtus Entella prediction and preview
Serie B · Saturday 17 April 2027, 00:00 UTC
Match facts
Empoli vs Virtus Entella
Serie B · Saturday 17 April 2027, 00:00 UTC · Stadio Carlo Castellani, Empoli
Empoli vs Virtus Entella preview
Empoli welcome Virtus Entella at Stadio Carlo Castellani in Empoli on Saturday 17 April 2027 (00:00 UTC) in Serie B. Empoli go into the round 18th, on 8 points from 10 games, while Virtus Entella go into the round 15th, on 10 points from 10 games.
Empoli come into the game with a D-L-L-D-L run in the league (0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5), while Virtus Entella's recent sequence reads L-D-L-W-D. 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. Virtus Entella average 0.7 scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.
The sides have met 8 times in the records we hold: Empoli won 4, 1 game was drawn and Virtus Entella won 3. Those games averaged 3.4 goals, 4 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 19 Apr 2026, ended Empoli 1-1 Virtus Entella.
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Form and table
- EmpoliLast five: L D L L D
- Virtus EntellaLast five: D W L D L
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Virtus Entella | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 10 | DWLDL |
| 18 | Empoli | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 8 | LDLLD |
Head-to-head
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
Virtus Entella expected line-up (3-5-2)
Federico Del Frate, Andrea Tiritiello, Mattia Alborghetti, Francesco Mezzoni, Luca Parodi, Stefano Di Mario, Andrea Franzoni, Niccolò Squizzato, Luca Vignali, Bernat Guiu
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