Italy - Serie BData current as of 11 September 2026

Empoli vs Modena: match statistics

Empoli crest
Empoli
0 : 0half-time 0:0
Modena crest
Modena
135%(3.20)
X35%(3.25)
230%(2.15)

Statistical analysis suggests a very evenly matched encounter. Empoli are in 10th place and have the home advantage, where they score an average of 1.55 goals per match, yet as many as 55% of their home games end in draws. Modena are placed higher (6th place) and show better away effectiveness (40% wins), but their recent form is poor - only 0.8 points per match in the last 5 games. The key factor is Empoli's high draw rate at home and the fact that Modena fail to score in 40% of their away matches. Considering both teams' average xG (1.39 vs 1.97) and goal difference, I expect a tight, tactical match with a share of the points.

Empoli vs Modena: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Empoli played Modena in Serie B (Italy). The match was played on 31 January 2026. Final score: 0:0.

Current form

Empoli: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Modena: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Empoli scores 1.24 and concedes 1.33 goals per match. Modena scores 1.33 and concedes 0.81. League average: 2.45 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Empoli 52%, Modena 43%. Over 2.5: Empoli 48%, Modena 43%. League level: BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 46%.

xG, shots and style

Modena has higher xG: 1.83 vs 1.24. Empoli: 10.8 shots per match, Modena: 16.9.

Match halves

Empoli: half-time lead 14%, second-half goals 0.76. Modena: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.86.

Goals by minute

Empoli: 76-90+ (7 goals). Modena: 76-90+ (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie B: 2.45 goals per match, BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 46%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Statistical analysis suggests a very evenly matched encounter. Empoli are in 10th place and have the home advantage, where they score an average of 1.55 goals per match, yet as many as 55% of their home games end in draws. Modena are placed higher (6th place) and show better away effectiveness (40% wins), but their recent form is poor - only 0.8 points per match in the last 5 games. The key factor is Empoli's high draw rate at home and the fact that Modena fail to score in 40% of their away matches. Considering both teams' average xG (1.39 vs 1.97) and goal difference, I expect a tight, tactical match with a share of the points.

View the statistical overview

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

46Possession (%)54
EmpoliModena
9Shots13
EmpoliModena
3Shots on target3
EmpoliModena
1.05xG1.46
EmpoliModena
5Corners4
EmpoliModena
37Dangerous attacks58
EmpoliModena
10Fouls13
EmpoliModena
1Cards3
EmpoliModena

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.24Goals scored / match1.33
EmpoliModena
1.33Goals conceded / match0.81
EmpoliModena
47%Average possession52%
EmpoliModena
3.86Shots on target / match4.95
EmpoliModena

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

10.81Shots per match16.86
EmpoliModena
3.86Shots on target4.95
EmpoliModena
11.5%Shot conversion7.9%
EmpoliModena
47%Possession52%
EmpoliModena
1.24xG for1.83
EmpoliModena
1.43xG against1.08
EmpoliModena

Shooting quality

Empoli: BalancedModena: Attacking
EmpoliModena
Accuracy (shots on target)36%29%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.27

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 formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Empoli is 75% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Empoli · 0.8 pts / match - Modena

Empoli
WDWLL
Season result split
33% W29% D38% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-6-8
1.29 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-6-2
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
WWLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.20Opponent xG: 1.48BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%
Modena
LLLWD
Season result split
43% W29% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-6-6
1.57 pts / match · goal difference +11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-3-3
Last 5 away
2-1-2
DLWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.62Opponent xG: 1.34BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow 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.

Modena is 7% better for: goals scored per match.

1.24 goals / match - Empoli · 1.33 goals / match - Modena

Modena is 64% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.33 goals / match - Empoli · 0.81 goals / match - Modena

Empoli scoring profile: strong

Empoli scores in 76% of matches (16 of 21 matches), while Modena keeps a clean sheet in 43% (9 of 21 matches).

Modena scoring profile: very strong

Modena scores in 71% of matches (15 of 21 matches), while Empoli keeps a clean sheet in 24% (5 of 21 matches).

26Goals scored (season)28
EmpoliModena
28Goals conceded (season)17
EmpoliModena
2.57Average goals in match2.14
EmpoliModena
3Goals scored (last 5)4
EmpoliModena
5Goals conceded (last 5)6
EmpoliModena

How often they score at least...

76%1 goal71%
EmpoliModena
24%2 goals48%
EmpoliModena
14%3 goals14%
EmpoliModena
5%4 goals0%
EmpoliModena

How often they concede at least...

76%1 goal57%
EmpoliModena
33%2 goals24%
EmpoliModena
19%3 goals0%
EmpoliModena
5%4 goals0%
EmpoliModena

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

29%BTTS at half-time10%
EmpoliModena
5%BTTS in both halves0%
EmpoliModena
19%Scored in both halves24%
EmpoliModena

BTTS and goal count

29%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
EmpoliModena
19%Min. 3 goals without BTTS10%
EmpoliModena
20%BTTS - last 540%
EmpoliModena

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
EmpoliModena
38%Min. 2 goals before half-time14%
EmpoliModena
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time5%
EmpoliModena

2nd half

86%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
EmpoliModena
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time48%
EmpoliModena
10%Min. 3 goals after half-time5%
EmpoliModena

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Modena is 33% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - Empoli · 1.33 pts / match - Modena

Empoli - half-time state
14% leading57% draw29% trailing
Modena - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)1.33
EmpoliModena
0.48Goals scored (1st half)0.48
EmpoliModena
0.62Goals conceded (1st half)0.43
EmpoliModena
1.1Average goals (1st half)0.9
EmpoliModena
43%Clean sheet before half-time57%
EmpoliModena
62%No goal before half-time62%
EmpoliModena

After half-time (2nd half)

1.48Points per match (2nd half)1.81
EmpoliModena
0.76Goals scored (2nd half)0.86
EmpoliModena
0.71Goals conceded (2nd half)0.38
EmpoliModena
1.48Average goals (2nd half)1.24
EmpoliModena
52%Clean sheet after half-time71%
EmpoliModena
43%No goal after half-time43%
EmpoliModena

Empoli - second-half results

38% W33% D29% L
21
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
31
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding236%

Leads at half-time in 14% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Modena - second-half results

48% W38% D14% L
28
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
38
Second-half points
+10
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding130%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 43%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Empoli - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.60
Goals scored / match0.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match0.80.8
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-20
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Modena - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.60
Goals scored / match0.60.2
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match1.01.0
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference+1-3
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Empoli
ScoredConceded
1
3
0-15
4
6
16-30
5
4
31-45
5
2
46-60
4
6
61-75
7
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Modena
ScoredConceded
3
2
0-15
1
2
16-30
6
5
31-45
4
3
46-60
6
3
61-75
8
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

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

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.35
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
48%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+27%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
54%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Empoli

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.10
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
0.00
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.10
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
88%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
128%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.11
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 4% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

Modena

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.75
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.23
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-13.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.50
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.27
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
128%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
57%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.77
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

EmpoliLigaModena
Average goals in match 2.572.45 2.14
Both teams scored 52%54% 43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 48%46% 43%
Clean sheets 24%27% 43%
Goal before half-time 67%70% 71%
Goal after half-time 86%75% 71%

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

2.45
Average goals per match
54%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.41
Home goals / match
1.04
Away goals / match
+36%
Home attack advantage
+26%
Home defence advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. ModenaYellow cardManuel De Luca
  2. ModenaYellow cardSteven Folly Nador
  3. EmpoliSubstitutionOn: Steven ShpendiOff: Lorenzo Ignacchiti
  4. EmpoliYellow cardSteven Shpendi
  5. ModenaSubstitutionOn: Ettore GliozziOff: Manuel De Luca
  6. EmpoliSubstitutionOn: Brando MoruzziOff: Salvatore Elia
  7. ModenaYellow cardSteven Folly Nador
  8. ModenaSubstitutionOn: Davide AdorniOff: Gregoire Defrel

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Giuseppe MuceraMatches officiated: 12
3.08Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 233%Home wins50%Draws17%Away wins

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Empoli 0 - 0 - 1 Modena. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Modena
2 : 1
Empoli

FAQ

What was the result of Empoli vs Modena?

The Serie B match finished Empoli 0:0 Modena. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Empoli vs Modena?

Empoli score 1.24 goals per game on average and Modena 1.33. The Serie B average is 2.45 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 52% of Empoli's matches and 43% of Modena's.

What form are Empoli and Modena in?

Over the last 5 games Empoli have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Modena 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.