Empoli (home)
- Empoli are unbeaten at home in Serie B 2025-2026 with 3 wins and 5 draws from eight games.
- The home side are much more rigid in their approach with a 4-4-2 shape that focuses on being solid at the back and defending set pieces, but can also hit teams hard on the counter-attack.
- The form book favours Empoli as they have won their last three games and blasted out Bari 5-0 in their last home outing, which is an encouraging sign for our Empoli vs Palermo prediction.
Palermo (away)
- Palermo have won two, drawn two and lost two of their six away Serie B games this season.
- The new Palermo boss likes to play 3-4-2-1 or 3-5-2 - using the width and numbers of his wing-backs to create numerical superiority in the attacking third.
- They push high up the pitch and transition quickly to get numbers behind the ball when out of possession, so this is likely to be a tactical battle that centres around the wide areas and the flanks.
- Palermo are a compact team and have struggled to score on the road while Empoli are very solid at the back at home.
Key Players
Joel Pohjanpalo is a talisman and has scored eight goals in 14 Serie B appearances , four of them in the last five, so he is a great bet to get on the scoresheet for Palermo.
Betting Insights
- The Under 2.5 goals option looks attractive at 1.74 here as a result.
- The odds slightly favor Palermo at 2.31, with a home win at 3.11 and a draw at 3.2. For those looking for guidance, this Empoli vs Palermo betting tips section highlights the value of under goals and tight margins.
Prediction
We are opting for a 1-1 correct score bet in what should be a tight contest.
