Updated 5 November 2026.
Calcio Padova welcome Empoli to the Stadio Comunale Euganeo on Saturday 7 November, kick-off 2pm UK. A mid-table side that is hard to score against hosts a visiting team that has conceded 17 goals in 10 games. Padova sit 10th on 14 points and Empoli 18th on 8.
Padova have kept a clean sheet in 40% of their games, the highest rate in Serie B, while Empoli have conceded 1.7 a game, the 5th most. Neither team scores much: both average 1 goal a game, the 6th fewest in the division.
Padova come in unbeaten in three. On 24 October they won 1-0 at Avellino, then beat Südtirol 2-0 at home and drew 1-1 at Catanzaro on 31 October. Before that run they lost 1-2 to Virtus Entella and 0-2 to Carrarese at home. The season record is 4 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats, with 10 goals scored and 11 conceded.
Padova's attack is quiet. Their 2.9 shots on target a game is the 2nd fewest in the league, and they have scored 1 goal a game, the 6th fewest. At the back, 1.1 goals against a game is the 6th fewest, and only 30% of their matches have gone over 2.5 goals, the 3rd lowest rate in Serie B.
Empoli are winless in five. They drew 2-2 with Juve Stabia on 1 November, lost 2-1 at Cesena, went down 0-2 to Vicenza, drew 1-1 at Ascoli and lost 2-4 to Palermo. They have won 2 of 10, scored 10 and conceded 17.
Empoli commit 14 fouls a game, the 6th most in Serie B, and pick up 2.3 cards a game, the 4th most. Padova are 5th most for cards at 2.2 a game. Both sides have scored in 60% of Empoli's games, the 8th highest rate in the division.
Eight places and six points separate the sides in the Serie B table.
Calcio Padova possible starting lineup:
Sorrentino; Dellavalle, Sgarbi, Lovato, Carissoni; Capelli, Zuelli, Fusi; Varas, Artistico, Moro
Empoli possible starting lineup:
Seghetti; Bembnista, Curto, Indragoli, Bandinelli; Yepes, Saporiti, Zedadka; Ceesay, Corrado, Popov
Alessandro Dellavalle has made at least one tackle in all 10 of Padova's games, at 3.1 a game. Fellow centre-back Matteo Lovato has made a tackle in six straight games at 1.5 a game.
On the Empoli side, Gerard Yepes has tackled in eight straight games at 3.3 a game, and Karim Zedadka has done so in six in a row at 3 a game.
Joseph Ceesay has committed a foul in nine straight games, averaging 1.7.
Edoardo Saporiti has had a shot in five straight games at 2.4 a match, and Bogdan Popov has done the same at 1.4 a game.
The bookmakers have Padova as favourites at 2.15 with Ladbrokes, with the draw at 3.10 and Empoli at 3.00. Both teams to score is 1.75, over 1.5 goals is 1.30 and over 2.5 is 1.95.
| Market | Best price |
|---|---|
| Calcio Padova to win | 2.15 (Ladbrokes) |
| Draw | 3.10 (Ladbrokes) |
| Empoli to win | 3.00 (Ladbrokes) |
| Both teams to score | 1.75 (Ladbrokes) |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.95 (Ladbrokes) |
Padova have kept 4 clean sheets in 10 and Empoli have lost six of ten, but neither side scores much, so a draw is in play. Only 30% of Padova's games have gone over 2.5 goals, against 50% of Empoli's.
Calcio Padova vs Empoli in the 2026/27 Serie B kicks off at 14:00 UK time on Saturday 7 November 2026 at the Stadio Comunale Euganeo. Padova are 10th on 14 points and Empoli 18th on 8.
Calcio Padova are the favourites at 2.15 with Ladbrokes, against 3.00 for Empoli and 3.10 for the draw in this 2026/27 Serie B game. Padova are 10th in the table with 14 points and Empoli 18th with 8.
Calcio Padova are 10th in Serie B with 14 points from 10 games, while Empoli are 18th with 8 points from 10. Padova have won 4 and Empoli 2 in the 2026/27 season.
Both teams to score is 1.75 with Ladbrokes for Calcio Padova vs Empoli in the 2026/27 Serie B. It has landed in 60% of Empoli's 10 games this season, the 8th highest rate in the division, and 50% of Padova's.
Alessandro Dellavalle has made at least one tackle in all 10 of Calcio Padova's Serie B games in 2026/27, ahead of the match against Empoli on 7 November. He averages 3.1 tackles a game over that run.
Predicted lineups for Calcio Padova vs Empoli in the 2026/27 Serie B on Saturday 7 November 2026: Calcio Padova may start Sorrentino; Dellavalle, Sgarbi, Lovato, Carissoni; Capelli, Zuelli, Fusi; Varas, Artistico, Moro. Empoli may start Seghetti; Bembnista, Curto, Indragoli, Bandinelli; Yepes, Saporiti, Zedadka; Ceesay, Corrado, Popov.