Mantova vs Empoli match stats & report

3–1 Full time

Serie B · Italy · Regular Season - 2 · Stadio Danilo Martelli, Mantova · Ref A. Colombo

Mantova stats & fixtures · Empoli stats & fixtures

Mantova beat Empoli 3–1 in Serie B on 30 August 2026. Expected goals finished 1.28–0.46. Empoli had 54% of the ball.

Mantova vs Empoli match statistics

MantovaEmpoli

46% Ball possession 54%
1.28 Expected goals (xG) 0.46
16 Total shots 6
9 Shots on target 2
6 Shots off target 3
1 Blocked shots 1
9 Shots inside the box 2
3 Corners 6
13 Fouls 20
1 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 6
366 Passes 409
78% Pass accuracy 78%
1 Goalkeeper saves 6

Goals and cards

23' Yellow card Gerard Yepes Empoli
42' Yellow card A. Castellini Mantova
49' Yellow card K. Zedadka Empoli
51' Yellow card F. Bardi Mantova
51' Goal E. Saporiti (assist M. Egan) Empoli
57' Yellow card M. Curto Empoli
58' Goal F. Ruocco (assist A. Castellini) Mantova
61' Goal V. Vlahovic (assist S. Cella) Mantova
74' Yellow card L. Belardinelli Empoli
86' Yellow card L. Deli Empoli
90' Goal F. Benaissa-Yahia (assist V. Vlahovic) Mantova
90+3' Yellow card L. Magnino Empoli

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Mantova

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Francesco Modesto

22 F. Bardi

27 A. Castellini 29 S. Cella 5 B. Tomašević

50 F. Benaissa-Yahia 25 L. Ignacchiti 21 S. Trimboli 41 Jonathan Silva

19 F. Ruocco 8 R. Ilie

9 E. Gliozzi

Bench L. Gemello , M. Gasparini , E. Košpo , J. Mboyo , D. Wieser , R. Kouda , Flavio Paoletti , S. Keita , F. Chinetti , I. Cajazzo , V. Vlahovic , Cristian Marai

Empoli

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Guido Pagliuca

12 J. Seghetti

33 C. Cauz 25 M. Curto 8 L. Magnino

91 N. Corrado 98 K. Zedadka 21 Gerard Yepes 35 M. Egan

20 Filippo Distefano 10 E. Saporiti

11 S. Shpendi

Bench S. Perisan , E. Filippis , G. Indragoli , L. Tosto , R. Berizzi , S. Romagnoli , L. Belardinelli , A. Orlandi , M. Huqi , E. Biondini , L. Deli , B. Popov

Form guide

Mantova at home

6–1–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.4 per game
Conceded: 1.2 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 4.3 per game
Shots on target: 5.3 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Empoli away

1–4–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.8 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 4.7 per game
Shots on target: 2.6 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Mantova vs Empoli head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
14 Mar 26	Empoli v Mantova	2–2
21 Dec 25	Mantova v Empoli	0–1

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Mantova vs Empoli head-to-head record