Italy - Serie BStadio Danilo MartelliData current as of 30 August 2026

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Mantova vs Empoli: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Mantova play Empoli in Serie B (Italy). The match date is 30 August 2026. Venue: Stadio Danilo Martelli.

Current form

Mantova: 1-0-0, 3.00 points/match. Empoli: 1-0-0, 3.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Mantova scores 2.00 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. Empoli scores 1.00 and concedes 0.00. League average: 2.44 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Mantova 100%, Empoli 0%. Over 2.5: Mantova 100%, Empoli 0%. League level: BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Mantova has higher xG: 1.34 vs 1.04. Mantova: 12.0 shots per match, Empoli: 10.0.

Match halves

Mantova: half-time lead 100%, second-half goals 1.00. Empoli: half-time lead 100%, second-half goals 0.00.

Goals by minute

Mantova: 16-30 (1 goals). Empoli: 16-30 (1 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Serie B: 2.44 goals per match, BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-1. Average goals 2.50, BTTS 50%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.05)
(3.30)
(3.45)

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.

2Goals scored / match1
MantovaEmpoli
1Goals conceded / match0
MantovaEmpoli
52%Average possession25%
MantovaEmpoli
4Shots on target / match5
MantovaEmpoli

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

12Shots per match10
MantovaEmpoli
4Shots on target5
MantovaEmpoli
16.7%Shot conversion10%
MantovaEmpoli
52%Possession25%
MantovaEmpoli
1.34xG for1.04
MantovaEmpoli
1.06xG against1.66
MantovaEmpoli

Shooting quality

Mantova: Efficient finishingEmpoli: Balanced
MantovaEmpoli
Accuracy (shots on target)33%50%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.500.20

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.

Mantova
W
5 wins in a row
Season result split
100% W0% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 at home
0-0-0
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.34Opponent xG: 1.06BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Empoli
W
5 wins in a row
Season result split
100% W0% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 away
0-0-0
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.0xG: 1.04Opponent xG: 1.66BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%

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.

Mantova is 100% better for: goals scored per match.

2 goals / match - Mantova · 1 goals / match - Empoli

Mantova scoring profile: mixed

Mantova scores in 100% of matches (1 of 1 matches), while Empoli keeps a clean sheet in 100% (1 of 1 matches).

Empoli scoring profile: very strong

Empoli scores in 100% of matches (1 of 1 matches), while Mantova keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 1 matches).

2Goals scored (season)1
MantovaEmpoli
1Goals conceded (season)0
MantovaEmpoli
3Average goals in match1
MantovaEmpoli
2Goals scored (last 5)1
MantovaEmpoli
1Goals conceded (last 5)0
MantovaEmpoli

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
MantovaEmpoli
100%2 goals0%
MantovaEmpoli
0%3 goals0%
MantovaEmpoli
0%4 goals0%
MantovaEmpoli

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal0%
MantovaEmpoli
0%2 goals0%
MantovaEmpoli
0%3 goals0%
MantovaEmpoli
0%4 goals0%
MantovaEmpoli

* 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

0%BTTS at half-time0%
MantovaEmpoli
0%BTTS in both halves0%
MantovaEmpoli
100%Scored in both halves0%
MantovaEmpoli

BTTS and goal count

100%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
MantovaEmpoli
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
MantovaEmpoli
100%BTTS - last 50%
MantovaEmpoli

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

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
MantovaEmpoli
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
MantovaEmpoli
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
MantovaEmpoli

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time0%
MantovaEmpoli
100%Min. 2 goals after half-time0%
MantovaEmpoli
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
MantovaEmpoli

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.

Mantova - half-time state
100% leading0% draw0% trailing
Empoli - half-time state
100% leading0% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

3Points per match (1st half)3
MantovaEmpoli
1Goals scored (1st half)1
MantovaEmpoli
0Goals conceded (1st half)0
MantovaEmpoli
1Average goals (1st half)1
MantovaEmpoli
100%Clean sheet before half-time100%
MantovaEmpoli
0%No goal before half-time0%
MantovaEmpoli

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per match (2nd half)1
MantovaEmpoli
1Goals scored (2nd half)0
MantovaEmpoli
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0
MantovaEmpoli
2Average goals (2nd half)0
MantovaEmpoli
0%Clean sheet after half-time100%
MantovaEmpoli
0%No goal after half-time100%
MantovaEmpoli

Mantova - second-half results

0% W100% R0% P
3
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
1
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
3.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 100% of matches and wins 100%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+1.0

Concedes 1.0 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Empoli - second-half results

0% W100% R0% P
3
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
1
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
3.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 100% of matches and wins 100%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Mantova - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match3.001.00
Goals scored / match1.01.0
Goals conceded / match0.01.0
Average goals in match1.02.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals0%100%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%0%
No goal0%0%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 100% leading - 0% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Empoli - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match3.001.00
Goals scored / match1.00.0
Goals conceded / match0.00.0
Average goals in match1.00.0
1 goal100%0%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%100%
No goal0%100%
Goal difference+10
Half-time: 100% leading - 0% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* 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.

Mantova
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
1
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
1
0
61-75
0
1
76-90

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

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

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (1 goal). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

2.00
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
82%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+25%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
100%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Mantova

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.28
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.72
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.66
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.06
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
177%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
76%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Empoli

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.62
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.62
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.04
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+1.66
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
76%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
0%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-1.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* 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

MantovaLigaEmpoli
Average goals in match 3.002.44 1.00
Both teams scored 100%63% 0%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 100%56% 0%
Clean sheets 0%19% 100%
Goal before half-time 100%81% 100%
Goal after half-time 100%81% 0%

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

2.44
Average goals per match
63%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
19%
Clean sheets
1.13
Home goals / match
1.31
Away goals / match
+-14%
Home attack advantage
+-16%
Home defence advantage
+-19%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
25%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
6%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Mantova 0 - 1 - 1 Empoli. Average goals 2.50, both teams scored in 50% matches.

FAQ

When do Mantova and Empoli play?

Mantova face Empoli on 30 August 2026 in Serie B at Stadio Danilo Martelli. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Mantova and Empoli?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Mantova won 0, Empoli won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Mantova vs Empoli?

Mantova score 2.00 goals per game on average and Empoli 1.00. The Serie B average is 2.44 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 100% of Mantova's matches and 0% of Empoli's.

What form are Mantova and Empoli in?

Over the last 5 games Mantova have a 1-0-0 record (3.00 points per game) and Empoli 1-0-0 (3.00 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Mantova vs Empoli — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.