Italy - Serie BStadio Carlo CastellaniData current as of October 19, 2026

Empoli vs Vicenza: match statistics

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Empoli vs Vicenza: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Empoli plays Vicenza in Serie B (Italy). The game is scheduled for October 23, 2026. Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani.

Recent form

Empoli has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.80 points per game. Vicenza has 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, with 0.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Empoli scores 1.00 goals per game and allows 1.57. Vicenza scores 1.29 and allows 2.14. Games in this league average 2.73 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 57% of Empoli's games and 71% of Vicenza's. The Over 2.5 rates are 43% and 86%, compared with league averages of 64% for BTTS and 56% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Vicenza has the higher season xG average, 1.36 to 1.07 per game. Empoli takes 10.4 shots per game, while Vicenza takes 13.1.

First-half and second-half trends

Empoli leads at halftime in 29% of its games and scores 0.57 goals per game after halftime. Vicenza leads at halftime in 0% and scores 1.00 after halftime.

When the teams score

Empoli's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (2 goals). For Vicenza, it is minutes 76-90+ (3 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Serie B games average 2.73 goals. Both teams score in 64% of games, and 56% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.31)
(3.35)
(2.95)

Pre-game profile— what do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

1Goals scored / game1.29
EmpoliVicenza
1.57Goals allowed / game2.14
EmpoliVicenza
43%Average possession47%
EmpoliVicenza
2.86Shots on target / game3.29
EmpoliVicenza

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

10.43Shots per game13.14
EmpoliVicenza
2.86Shots on target3.29
EmpoliVicenza
9.6%Shot conversion9.8%
EmpoliVicenza
43%Possession47%
EmpoliVicenza
1.07xG for1.36
EmpoliVicenza
1.85xG against1.75
EmpoliVicenza

Shooting quality

Empoli: BalancedVicenza: Balanced
EmpoliVicenza
Accuracy (shots on target)27%25%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.350.39

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Empoli is 33% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / game - Empoli · 0.6 pts / game - Vicenza

Empoli
WLLLD
Season result split
29% W14% D57% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-1-4
1.00 pts / game · goal difference -4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-0-2
Last 5 at home
1-0-2
WLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.13Opponent xG: 1.90BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Vicenza
DDLLD
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
14% W43% D43% L
Season (W-D-L)
1-3-3
0.86 pts / game · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-3-2
0.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-2-2
Last 5 away
0-2-2
LDLD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.09Opponent xG: 1.90BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Vicenza is 29% better for: goals scored per game.

1 goals / game - Empoli · 1.29 goals / game - Vicenza

Empoli is 36% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.57 goals / game - Empoli · 2.14 goals / game - Vicenza

Empoli scoring profile: very strong

Empoli scores in 86% of games (6 of 7 games), while Vicenza keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 7 games).

Vicenza scoring profile: strong

Vicenza scores in 71% of games (5 of 7 games), while Empoli keeps a clean sheet in 29% (2 of 7 games).

7Goals scored (season)9
EmpoliVicenza
11Goals conceded (season)15
EmpoliVicenza
2.57Average goals per game3.43
EmpoliVicenza
5Goals scored (last 5)6
EmpoliVicenza
8Goals conceded (last 5)10
EmpoliVicenza

How often they score at least...

86%1 goal71%
EmpoliVicenza
14%2 goals43%
EmpoliVicenza
0%3 goals14%
EmpoliVicenza
0%4 goals0%
EmpoliVicenza

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal100%
EmpoliVicenza
43%2 goals86%
EmpoliVicenza
29%3 goals29%
EmpoliVicenza
14%4 goals0%
EmpoliVicenza

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

14%BTTS at half-time29%
EmpoliVicenza
0%BTTS in both halves29%
EmpoliVicenza
0%Scored in both halves29%
EmpoliVicenza

BTTS and goal count

43%Min. 3 goals and BTTS57%
EmpoliVicenza
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS29%
EmpoliVicenza
60%BTTS - last 580%
EmpoliVicenza

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

43%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
EmpoliVicenza
14%Min. 2 goals before half-time57%
EmpoliVicenza
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
EmpoliVicenza

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
EmpoliVicenza
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time86%
EmpoliVicenza
29%Min. 3 goals after half-time29%
EmpoliVicenza

Game halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Empoli is 175% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.57 pts / game - Empoli · 0.57 pts / game - Vicenza

Empoli - half-time state
29% leading71% draw0% trailing
Vicenza - half-time state
0% leading57% draw43% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.57Points per game (1st half)0.57
EmpoliVicenza
0.43Goals scored (1st half)0.29
EmpoliVicenza
0.14Goals conceded (1st half)1
EmpoliVicenza
0.57Average goals (1st half)1.29
EmpoliVicenza
86%Clean sheet before half-time29%
EmpoliVicenza
57%No goal before half-time71%
EmpoliVicenza

After half-time (2nd half)

0.71Points per game (2nd half)1.14
EmpoliVicenza
0.57Goals scored (2nd half)1
EmpoliVicenza
1.43Goals conceded (2nd half)1.14
EmpoliVicenza
2Average goals (2nd half)2.14
EmpoliVicenza
43%Clean sheet after half-time14%
EmpoliVicenza
57%No goal after half-time29%
EmpoliVicenza

Empoli - second-half results

14% W29% D57% L
11
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
5
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.57
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 29% of games and wins 29%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+1.3

Allows 1.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Vicenza - second-half results

29% W29% D43% L
4
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.57
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Empoli - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.400.80
Goals scored / game0.40.6
Goals allowed / game0.21.4
Average goals per game0.62.0
1 goal40%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+1-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Vicenza - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.601.00
Goals scored / game0.21.0
Goals allowed / game0.81.2
Average goals per game1.02.2
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%100%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-3-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Empoli
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
2
1
16-30
0
0
31-45
2
2
46-60
1
6
61-75
1
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (2 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Vicenza
ScoredConceded
0
1
0-15
1
5
16-30
1
1
31-45
2
3
46-60
2
1
61-75
3
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (3 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.00
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.6 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
110%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
64%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
61%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Empoli

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.78
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.21
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.28
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
70%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
121%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

Vicenza

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.39
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.46
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.39
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
99%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
150%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.26
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.7
Late goals
33% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
33%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Serie B).

Teams vs league

EmpoliLigaVicenza
Average goals per game▼ 2.572.73▲ 3.43
Both teams scored▼ 57%64%▲ 71%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▼ 43%56%▲ 86%
Clean sheets▲ 29%20%▼ 0%
Goal before half-time▼ 43%66%▲ 71%
Goal after half-time▼ 71%86%▲ 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.73
Average goals per game
64%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.43
Home goals / game
1.30
Away goals / game
+10%
Home attack advantage
+9%
Home defensive advantage
+6%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
86%
1 goal
57%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

FAQ

When do Empoli and Vicenza play?

Empoli face Vicenza on October 23, 2026 in Serie B at Stadio Carlo Castellani. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Empoli vs Vicenza?

Empoli score 1.00 goals per game on average and Vicenza 1.29. The Serie B average is 2.73 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 57% of Empoli's matches and 71% of Vicenza's.

What form are Empoli and Vicenza in?

Over the last 5 games Empoli have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Vicenza 0-3-2 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Empoli vs Vicenza?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Empoli vs Vicenza: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.