GolVolt — Palermo vs Empoli: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Palermo unbeaten in 12 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 10 wins and 2 draws. Last defeat: 17 May, 0:3 against Catanzaro.

Streak

Palermo have scored in 12 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 30 goals in those matches.

Last time

Last meeting, 10 October: Empoli – Palermo 2:4

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Palermo have won the last 3 meetings.

Attack

Palermo score 2.6 goals per match

Palermo2.6 Empoli1.0

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Empoli score 1.0.

Player in form

Dennis Johnsen: 3 goals and 3 assists in 5 league matches

Goals3

The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Players to watch

Serie B, this season.

Dennis Johnsen

Palermo · midfielder

6goals 5assists 7.50avg rating

Last match, Pisa: 1 goal, rating 7.3.

Edoardo Saporiti

Empoli · midfielder

3goals 0assists 7.02avg rating

Last match, Cesena: 1 goal, rating 7.4.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is Palermo at home and Empoli away, as in this match.

Palermo

at home · 10

10W0D0L2.4scored per match0.7conceded per match

Empoli

away · 10

1W2D7L0.8scored per match1.5conceded per match

Head to head

3 meetings since 2025.

Last time · 10 Oct 2026 · Serie B Empoli 2:4 Palermo Saporiti 50' (k) · Popov 79' (k) · Pohjanpalo 57' · Palumbo 65' · Johnsen 69' · Cassandro 88'. Palermo: 3 wins in a row in this fixture.

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0 draws5.0 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 3

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Palermo (4-2-3-1, last: Pisa) · Empoli (3-5-2, last: Cesena).

Official around 16:15, Sat 9 Jan

MPPerin TAAugello PPPeda MBBani NPPierozzi FRRanocchia NEEstévez DJJohnsen LMMazzitelli EGGyasi JPPohjanpalo JSSeghetti CCCăuz SRRomagnoli LMMagnino NCCorrado ESSaporiti GYYepes EBBiondini KZZedadka SSShpendi BPPopov

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When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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