Mantova vs Empoli Prediction

Serie B Serie B · Regular Season - 2
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Stadio Danilo Martelli, Mantova
AI call Mantova or draw
46%
28%
25%
Home Win Draw Away Win

Mantova vs Empoli prediction: Sportiko gives Mantova a 46% chance of winning, Empoli 25% and the draw 28%. Last updated 30 Aug 2026, 18:55.

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Timeline

▮ 23'
Gerard Yepes Yellow Card
Alessio Castellini Yellow Card
42' ▮
HT 0–0
▮ 49'
Karim Zedadka Yellow Card
Francesco Bardi Yellow Card
51' ▮
⚽ 0–1 51'
Edoardo Saporiti assist: Matteo Egan
▮ 55'
Yellow Card
⇄ 55'
Karim Zedadka ⇄ Luca Belardinelli
Ettore Gliozzi ⇄ Vanja Vlahović
55' ⇄
Rareș Ilie ⇄ Ismael Cajazzo
56' ⇄
Lorenzo Ignacchiti ⇄ Rachid Kouda
56' ⇄
▮ 57'
Marco Curto Yellow Card
Francesco Ruocco assist: Alessio Castellini
58' ⚽ 1–1
Vanja Vlahović assist: Stefano Cella
61' ⚽ 2–1
⇄ 72'
Filippo Distefano ⇄ Bogdan Popov
⇄ 72'
Gerard Yepes ⇄ Lapo Deli
▮ 74'
Luca Belardinelli Yellow Card
Francesco Ruocco ⇄ Jean Pierre Longonda
78' ⇄
Bodin Tomašević ⇄ Eman Košpo
83' ⇄
▮ 86'
Lapo Deli Yellow Card
⇄ 86'
Niccolò Corrado ⇄ Roberto Berizzi
⇄ 86'
Edoardo Saporiti ⇄ Andrea Orlandi
Fahem Benaissa-Yahia assist: Vanja Vlahović
90' ⚽ 3–1
▮ 90+3'
Luca Magnino Yellow Card
FT 3–1
Mantova

Match Stats

Empoli
46% Ball Possession 54%
1.14 Expected Goals (xG) 0.43
13 Total Shots 5
7 Shots on Goal 2
5 Shots off Goal 2
1 Blocked Shots 1
7 Shots insidebox 2
6 Shots outsidebox 3
3 Corner Kicks 6
1 Offsides 1
13 Fouls 18
2 Yellow Cards 5
Red Cards
1 Goalkeeper Saves 5
341 Total passes 390
265 Passes accurate 306
78% Passes % 78%
-0.82 goals_prevented -0.82
Mantova
Player Rating Min G A Shots Passes Tackles
99 Vanja Vlahović F 7.9 35' 1 – 2 5 (4%) –
19 Francesco Ruocco F 7.6 78' 1 – 1 13 (9%) –
41 Jonathan Silva M 7.2 90' – – – 36 (30%) 2
21 Simone Trimboli M 7.2 90' – – – 36 (29%) –
27 Alessio Castellini D 7.0 90' – 1 2 53 (42%) 1
5 Bodin Tomašević D 6.9 83' – – – 33 (27%) 3
80 Rachid Kouda M 6.9 34' – – 1 5 (5%) –
25 Lorenzo Ignacchiti M 6.9 56' – – – 25 (18%) –
29 Stefano Cella D 6.7 90' – 1 – 29 (26%) 2
22 Francesco Bardi G 6.6 90' – – – 38 (24%) –
8 Rareș Ilie F 6.5 56' – – 2 12 (8%) 1
50 Fahem Benaissa-Yahia M 6.3 90' – – 1 37 (30%) 2
9 Ettore Gliozzi F 6.3 55' – – 2 11 (7%) –
6 Jean Pierre Longonda M 6.3 12' – – 1 – –
11 Ismael Cajazzo M 6.3 34' – – – 4 (3%) –
75 Eman Košpo D — 7' – – – 4 (3%) –
Empoli
Player Rating Min G A Shots Passes Tackles
10 Edoardo Saporiti F 7.7 86' 1 – 2 18 (12%) –
12 Jacopo Seghetti G 6.9 90' – – – 47 (30%) –
20 Filippo Distefano F 6.9 72' – – – 20 (17%) –
35 Matteo Egan M 6.9 90' – 1 – 18 (13%) 1
21 Gerard Yepes M 6.7 72' – – – 44 (41%) 3
33 Cristian Cauz D 6.7 90' – – – 54 (48%) 2
98 Karim Zedadka M 6.7 55' – – – 28 (24%) 1
91 Niccolò Corrado M 6.6 86' – – – 23 (14%) –
11 Stiven Shpendi F 6.5 90' – – 1 17 (10%) –
44 Lapo Deli M 6.3 18' – – – 12 (9%) –
8 Luca Magnino D 6.2 90' – – 1 34 (33%) 1
57 Luca Belardinelli M 6.2 35' – – – 15 (7%) 1
77 Bogdan Popov F 6.2 18' – – – 4 (2%) –
25 Marco Curto D 6.0 90' – – – 53 (44%) 1
45 Andrea Orlandi M — 4' – – – – –
40 Roberto Berizzi D — 4' – – – 3 (2%) –
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At a glance

Our lean
Mantova or draw
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Mantova
DWDLW
Empoli
LLWLW
Last 1 meetings Mantova · 0W 1D 0L
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Home
46%
10%
Draw
28%
45%
Away
25%
45%

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Players in form

Mantova
F. Ruocco 4 gls
V. Vlahović 2 gls
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Head to Head: Mantova vs Empoli

0 Mantova Wins
1 Draws
0 Empoli Wins
Date Home Score Away
14 Mar 2026 Empoli 2 - 2 Mantova

Mantova — Recent Form

Date Opponent Result Score
20 Sep H Pisa D 2 - 2
13 Sep H Sampdoria W 2 - 0
06 Sep A Cesena D 1 - 1
03 Sep A Palermo L 5 - 2
30 Aug H Empoli W 3 - 1

Empoli — Recent Form

Date Opponent Result Score
20 Sep A Modena L 2 - 1
11 Sep H Arezzo L 0 - 1
05 Sep A Carrarese W 0 - 1
30 Aug A Mantova L 3 - 1
22 Aug H Cremonese W 1 - 0

Serie B Standings

# Team P W D L GD Pts
1
Palermo
5 4 1 0 +5 13
2
Sudtirol
5 3 2 0 +6 11
3
Mantova
5 3 2 0 +5 11
4
Modena
5 3 1 1 +4 10
5
Ascoli
5 3 1 1 +3 10
6
Padova
5 2 1 2 -1 7
7
Benevento
5 2 1 2 +1 7
8
Hellas Verona
5 2 1 2 +3 7
9
Avellino
5 2 1 2 +1 7
10
Cesena
5 1 4 0 +1 7
11
Pisa
5 2 1 2 0 7
12
Arezzo
5 2 0 3 -7 6
13
Empoli
5 2 0 3 -2 6
14
Virtus Entella
5 1 2 2 +1 5
15
Cremonese
5 1 2 2 -2 5
16
Vicenza Virtus
5 1 2 2 -3 5
17
Sampdoria
5 1 1 3 -4 4
18
Juve Stabia
5 1 2 2 -3 3
19
Catanzaro
5 1 0 4 -4 3
20
Carrarese
5 0 1 4 -4 1

Empoli

Formation: 3-4-2-1 Coach: Guido Pagliuca
12 Seghetti
33 Cauz
25 Curto
8 Magnino
91 Corrado
98 Zedadka
21 Yepes
35 Egan
20 Distefano
10 Saporiti
11 Shpendi

Starting XI

# Player Pos
12 Jacopo Seghetti G
8 Luca Magnino D
25 Marco Curto D
33 Cristian Cauz D
35 Matteo Egan M
21 Gerard Yepes M
98 Karim Zedadka M
91 Niccolò Corrado M
10 Edoardo Saporiti F
20 Filippo Distefano F
11 Stiven Shpendi F

Substitutes

13 Emiliano Filippis G
1 Samuele Perisan G
6 Simone Romagnoli D
28 Gabriele Indragoli D
40 Roberto Berizzi D
29 Lorenzo Tosto D
39 Edoardo Biondini M
38 Mattia Huqi M
44 Lapo Deli M
57 Luca Belardinelli M
77 Bogdan Popov F
45 Andrea Orlandi M

Mantova

Formation: 3-4-2-1 Coach: Francesco Modesto
22 Bardi
27 Castellini
29 Cella
5 Tomašević
50 Benaissa-Yahia
25 Ignacchiti
21 Trimboli
41 Silva
19 Ruocco
8 Ilie
9 Gliozzi

Starting XI

# Player Pos
22 Francesco Bardi G
5 Bodin Tomašević D
29 Stefano Cella D
27 Alessio Castellini D
41 Jonathan Silva M
21 Simone Trimboli M
25 Lorenzo Ignacchiti M
50 Fahem Benaissa-Yahia M
8 Rareș Ilie F
19 Francesco Ruocco F
9 Ettore Gliozzi F

Substitutes

1 Luca Gemello G
12 Manuel Gasparini G
33 Cristian Marai D
75 Eman Košpo D
11 Ismael Cajazzo M
18 Sambaly Keïta M
80 Rachid Kouda M
20 Flavio Paoletti M
10 David Wieser M
6 Jean Pierre Longonda M
71 Federico Chinetti F
99 Vanja Vlahović F

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