Empoli Fouls Stats 2026/2027

Empoli Fouls Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Empoli are averaging 16 fouls per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 29.27 total fouls on average. That puts them 8th of 20 for team fouls per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player foul-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Ascoli, a profile of referee Edoardo Mazzoni, and a full match-by-match log.

Empoli Fouls Questions

Which Empoli players commit the most fouls?

Stiven Shpendi leads with 23 fouls across 14 qualifying appearances (1.64/g, 79% hit rate). Sort the foul-rate table to compare every Empoli player by fouls per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), hit-rate over six matches and the current Bet365 1+ fouls price.

How does Empoli's foul profile look this season?

Empoli are averaging 16 fouls per game over 15 games and concede 13.27 for a match-total of 29.27. That ranks 8th of 20 for team fouls in their primary competition. On average Empoli pick up one yellow card every 0.138 fouls.

How is the foul matchup read calculated?

Foul matchup blends the defender's fouls per game (40%), the opposition attacker's fouls drawn per game (40%), and the team's underlying foul propensity (20%). For the upcoming fixture against Ascoli the page weights each Empoli defender against the opposition's last-season fouls-drawn rate.

Where do these foul stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 15 Empoli fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

What counts as a qualifying appearance?

A player must have featured for at least 20 minutes in a fixture for that match to count toward their foul rate and form. Cameo appearances are excluded so the rates aren't diluted.

Does the referee affect foul counts?

Edoardo Mazzoni is the referee for this fixture. The referee profile module above shows their full season trend.

Empoli player fouls rates

Player	Position	Apps	Fouls	Per game	1+ hit rate
Marco Nasti	attacker	5	14	2.8	100%
Edoardo Biondini	midfielder	5	9	1.8	100%
Flavio Bianchi	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Rareș Ilie	midfielder	1	3	3	100%
Salvatore Monaco	attacker	1	1	1	100%
Gabriele Indragoli	defender	1	2	2	100%
Lorenzo Tosto	defender	1	2	2	100%
Luca Belardinelli	midfielder	1	2	2	100%
Gabriele Guarino	defender	8	11	1.38	88%
Luca Magnino	midfielder	15	21	1.4	87%
Antonio Candela	defender	7	14	2	86%
Stiven Shpendi	attacker	14	23	1.64	79%
Gerard Yepes	midfielder	14	17	1.21	79%
Duccio Degli Innocenti	midfielder	4	5	1.25	75%
Nicolas Haas	midfielder	4	8	2	75%
Andrea Ghion	midfielder	4	4	1	75%
Cristian Căuz	defender	7	8	1.14	71%
Joseph Ceesay	midfielder	10	12	1.2	70%
Edoardo Saporiti	midfielder	9	9	1	67%
Tyronne Ebuehi	defender	3	2	0.67	67%
Matteo Lovato	defender	8	7	0.88	63%
Brando Moruzzi	defender	5	7	1.4	60%
Karim Zedadka	midfielder	5	8	1.6	60%
Marco Curto	defender	7	8	1.14	57%
Simone Romagnoli	defender	7	4	0.57	57%

Empoli fouls match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team fouls	Opposition fouls	Match total	Top player
10 Oct 2026	Serie B	Palermo	Home	2-4	10	12	22	Edoardo Saporiti (3)
20 Sep 2026	Serie B	Modena	Away	2-1	11	11	22	Edoardo Biondini (3)
11 Sep 2026	Serie B	Arezzo	Home	0-1	16	15	31	Joseph Ceesay (4)
5 Sep 2026	Serie B	Carrarese	Away	0-1	11	13	24	Marco Curto (3)
30 Aug 2026	Serie B	Mantova	Away	3-1	20	13	33	Marco Curto (3)
22 Aug 2026	Serie B	Cremonese	Home	1-0	17	11	28	Stiven Shpendi (3)
17 Aug 2026	Coppa Italia	Pisa	Away	1-1	15	9	24	Luca Magnino (2)
8 May 2026	Serie B	Monza	Away	2-2	17	10	27	Marco Nasti (3)
1 May 2026	Serie B	Avellino	Home	1-0	21	22	43	Nicolas Haas (5)
25 Apr 2026	Serie B	Venezia	Away	2-0	15	10	25	Rareș Ilie (3)
19 Apr 2026	Serie B	Virtus Entella	Home	1-1	11	13	24	Salvatore Elia (2)
12 Apr 2026	Serie B	Calcio Padova	Away	1-0	23	17	40	Antonio Candela (5)

Empoli fouls 2026/2027: last 15 games

Fouls for per game: 16
Fouls against per game: 13.27
Match total fouls per game: 29.27
Games: 15
League rank for match fouls: 4 of 20

Empoli Fouls for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	6	15.17	100%	100%	83%	67%	67%
Away	9	16.56	100%	100%	100%	78%	78%
Overall	15	16	100%	100%	93%	73%	73%

Empoli Fouls against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %	Over 12.5 %
Home	6	15.5	100%	100%	100%	83%	67%
Away	9	11.78	89%	78%	56%	44%	44%
Overall	15	13.27	93%	87%	73%	60%	53%

Empoli Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 18.5 %	Over 20.5 %	Over 22.5 %	Over 24.5 %	Over 26.5 %
Home	6	30.67	100%	100%	83%	67%	67%
Away	9	28.33	100%	100%	89%	56%	44%
Overall	15	29.27	100%	100%	87%	60%	53%

Empoli Team fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Team fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls / match	16	15.17	16.56
Yellow cards / match	2.2	1.5	2.67
Fouls per yellow card	7.3	10.1	6.2
Cards per foul	14%	10%	16%
Fouls over 8.5	100%	100%	100%
Fouls over 9.5	100%	100%	100%
Fouls over 10.5	93%	83%	100%
Fouls over 11.5	73%	67%	78%
Fouls over 12.5	73%	67%	78%

Empoli Fouls against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Fouls against	Overall	Home	Away
Fouls against / match	13.27	15.5	11.78
Fouls against over 8.5	93%	100%	89%
Fouls against over 9.5	87%	100%	78%
Fouls against over 10.5	73%	100%	56%
Fouls against over 11.5	60%	83%	44%
Fouls against over 12.5	53%	67%	44%

Empoli Match fouls 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 15 games)

Match fouls	Overall	Home	Away
Match fouls / match	29.27	30.67	28.33
Match fouls over 18.5	100%	100%	100%
Match fouls over 20.5	100%	100%	100%
Match fouls over 22.5	87%	83%	89%
Match fouls over 24.5	60%	67%	56%
Match fouls over 26.5	53%	67%	44%

Empoli 1st-half fouls for 2026/2027 (from 10 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	4	7	100%	75%	50%	50%
Away	6	9	100%	100%	100%	100%
Overall	10	8.2	100%	90%	80%	80%

Empoli 1st-half fouls against 2026/2027 (from 10 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	4	7	100%	100%	100%	50%
Away	6	5.83	100%	67%	50%	17%
Overall	10	6.3	100%	80%	70%	30%

Empoli 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 10 of 15 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %	Over 11.5 %
Home	4	14	100%	100%	75%	50%
Away	6	14.83	100%	100%	100%	83%
Overall	10	14.5	100%	100%	90%	70%

Empoli fouls match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
10 Oct	Serie B	Palermo (H)	2-4	10	12	22	-
20 Sep	Serie B	Modena (A)	2-1	11	11	22	-
11 Sep	Serie B	Arezzo (H)	0-1	16	15	31	-
5 Sep	Serie B	Carrarese (A)	0-1	11	13	24	-
30 Aug	Serie B	Mantova (A)	3-1	20	13	33	-
22 Aug	Serie B	Cremonese (H)	1-0	17	11	28	11
17 Aug	Coppa Italia	Pisa (A)	1-1	15	9	24	15
8 May	Serie B	Monza (A)	2-2	17	10	27	13
1 May	Serie B	Avellino (H)	1-0	21	22	43	19
25 Apr	Serie B	Venezia (A)	2-0	15	10	25	11
19 Apr	Serie B	Virtus Entella (H)	1-1	11	13	24	10
12 Apr	Serie B	Calcio Padova (A)	1-0	23	17	40	17
6 Apr	Serie B	Sampdoria (A)	1-0	17	7	24	13
22 Mar	Serie B	Pescara (H)	4-2	16	20	36	16
17 Mar	Serie B	Spezia (A)	1-1	20	16	36	20

Serie B fouls table 2026/2027: every team's fouls per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
1	Juve Stabia	6	11.5	18.83	30.33	83%
2	Vicenza	6	15.83	13.17	29	100%
3	Virtus Entella	6	14.17	13.33	27.5	83%
4	Empoli	6	14.17	12.5	26.67	100%
5	Mantova	6	12.83	13.17	26	67%
6	Carrarese	6	14	11.83	25.83	83%
7	Pisa	6	12.17	13.67	25.83	100%
8	Arezzo	6	11.5	14.17	25.67	83%
9	Ascoli	6	10.83	14.5	25.33	83%
10	Südtirol	6	13.33	11.83	25.17	67%
11	Hellas Verona	6	14.5	10.5	25	83%
12	Catanzaro	6	10.83	13.83	24.67	67%
13	Calcio Padova	6	13	11.33	24.33	67%
14	Cesena	6	14.17	9.67	23.83	67%
15	Palermo	6	13.17	10.67	23.83	83%
16	Benevento	6	12.83	10.33	23.17	83%
17	Sampdoria	6	10.67	12.5	23.17	83%
18	Avellino	6	10.67	12.33	23	67%
19	Modena	6	10.83	11.5	22.33	67%
20	Cremonese	6	10.17	11.5	21.67	50%

Empoli fouls against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Vs top six	15	14.8	11.87	26.67	93%
Vs top half	23	15.3	12.87	28.17	87%
Vs bottom half	21	14.71	14.62	29.33	86%
Vs bottom six	11	15.09	16.64	31.73	91%

Empoli fouls per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 21.5 %
Serie B	2026/2027	6	14.17	12.5	26.67	100%
Coppa Italia	2026/2027	1	15	9	24	100%
Serie B	2025/2026	38	15.16	13.89	29.05	84%
Coppa Italia	2025/2026	2	21	12	33	100%
Serie A	2024/2025	38	14.92	12.82	27.74	84%
Coppa Italia	2024/2025	6	15	12.17	27.17	83%

Empoli next three opponents: fouls per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their fouls for	Their fouls against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sat 17 Oct 13:00	Ascoli (away)	25.33	10.83	14.5	21.67	9.67	12
Fri 23 Oct 18:30	Vicenza (home)	29	15.83	13.17	28.67	14.67	14
Tue 27 Oct 19:00	Cesena (away)	23.83	14.17	9.67	20.67	12.67	8

Empoli players with the most games of 1+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Joseph Ceesay	midfielder	6	6	100%
2	Edoardo Biondini	midfielder	5	5	100%
3	Gerard Yepes	midfielder	5	6	83%
4	Cristian Căuz	defender	5	7	71%
5	Luca Magnino	midfielder	5	7	71%

Empoli players with the most games of 2+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Edoardo Biondini	midfielder	3	5	60%
2	Karim Zedadka	midfielder	3	6	50%
3	Cristian Căuz	defender	3	7	43%
4	Luca Magnino	midfielder	3	7	43%
5	Gerard Yepes	midfielder	2	6	33%

Empoli players with the most games of 3+ fouls 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 3+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Karim Zedadka	midfielder	2	6	33%
2	Marco Curto	defender	2	6	33%
3	Edoardo Biondini	midfielder	1	5	20%
4	Joseph Ceesay	midfielder	1	6	17%
5	Edoardo Saporiti	midfielder	1	7	14%

Ascoli fouls match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Fouls for	Fouls against	Match total	1st-half total
10 Oct	Serie B	Südtirol (A)	0-0	8	15	23	-
19 Sep	Serie B	Avellino (H)	3-1	11	13	24	-
12 Sep	Serie B	Calcio Padova (A)	1-0	12	22	34	-
5 Sep	Serie B	Benevento (H)	1-0	8	10	18	-
29 Aug	Serie B	Carrarese (H)	1-1	10	13	23	-
23 Aug	Serie B	Hellas Verona (A)	1-2	16	14	30	14
16 Aug	Coppa Italia	Genoa (A)	4-1	9	10	19	9
12 Aug	Coppa Italia	Hellas Verona (A)	3-1	14	16	30	4