Palermo 3-2 Empoli — Serie B, 7 Feb 2026
Palermo beat Empoli 3-2 in Serie B on 7 February 2026 at Stadio Renzo Barbera, Palermo. Joel Pohjanpalo scored for Palermo; Gabriele Guarino and T. Ebuehi for Empoli. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Palermo have won 2 and Empoli 2, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 0-15'
- 0-224'Own Goal
- 33'Foul
- 38'Foul
- 45'Foul
- Half-time1-1
- 46'
- 56'out: D. Johnsen
- 56'
- 1-257'assist: J. Le Douaron
- 66'
- 70'
- 71'
- 1-372'
- 79'VARPenalty cancelled
- 82'
- 82'
- 2-384'Penalty
- 88'
- 88'
- 90+1'out: A. Blin
- 90+6'Argument
- 90+7'Foul
- Full-time3-2
Player ratings
7.7
Top rated
Palermo
- 7.7Joel PohjanpaloF
- 7.3Dennis JohnsenF
- 7.2Tommaso AugelloM
- 7.2Jesse JoronenG
- 6.9Mattia BaniD
- 6.7Alexis BlinM
- 6.7Jacopo SegreM
- 6.7Pietro CeccaroniD
- 6.7Emmanuel GyasiF
- 6.6Niccolò PierozziM
- 6.5Aljosa VasicM
- 6.3Giangiacomo MagnaniD
- 6.3Filippo RanocchiaM
- 6.3Claudio GomesM
- 6.3Jérémy Le DouaronF
- 6.2Patryk PedaD
Empoli
- 7.7Tyronne EbuehiD
- 6.9Salvatore EliaM
- 6.9Andrea GhionM
- 6.9Lorenzo IgnacchitiM
- 6.7Duccio Degli InnocentiM
- 6.7Stiven ShpendiF
- 6.6Luca MagninoM
- 6.6Daniel FilaF
- 6.6Marco NastiF
- 6.5Gabriele GuarinoD
- 6.3Bohdan PopovF
- 6.3Antonio CandelaM
- 5.9Andrea FulignatiG
- 5.9Matteo LovatoD
- 5.9Nosa Edward ObaretinD
- 5.6Joseph CeesayD
Line-ups
Substitutes
PalermoFilippo Inzaghi
Substitutes
- 6C. Gomes82'M6.3
- 1A. GomisG
- 19Bartosz BereszyńskiD
- 28A. Blin90+1'M6.7
- 96G. Magnani46'D6.3
- 7D. Johnsen56'F7.3
- 14Aljosa Vasic82'M6.5
- 31G. CoronaF
- 77F. Di BartoloG
EmpoliFabio Caserta
Substitutes
- 24T. Ebuehi72'70'D7.7
- 1S. PerisanG
- 2M. CurtoD
- 4S. RomagnoliD
- 32N. HaasM
- 15J. Ceesay71'D5.6
- 17Daniel Fila56'F6.6
- 14G. YepesM
- 25Lorenzo Ignacchiti88'M6.9
- 28Gabriele IndragoliD
- 70Edoardo SaporitiM
- 77Bohdan Popov88'F6.3
Team statistics
Palermo
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Pohjanpalo | 90 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7.7 |
| Dennis Johnsen | 34 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Tommaso Augello | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Jesse Joronen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Mattia Bani | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Alexis Blin | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Jacopo Segre | 82 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Pietro Ceccaroni | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Emmanuel Gyasi | 56 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Niccolò Pierozzi | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Aljosa Vasic | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Giangiacomo Magnani | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Filippo Ranocchia | 89 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Claudio Gomes | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Jérémy Le Douaron | 82 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Patryk Peda | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
Empoli
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyronne Ebuehi | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.7 |
| Salvatore Elia | 70 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Andrea Ghion | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Lorenzo Ignacchiti | 11 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Duccio Degli Innocenti | 88 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Stiven Shpendi | 88 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Luca Magnino | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Daniel Fila | 34 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Marco Nasti | 56 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Gabriele Guarino | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Bohdan Popov | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Antonio Candela | 71 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Andrea Fulignati | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
| Matteo Lovato | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Nosa Edward Obaretin | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 5.9 |
| Joseph Ceesay | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.6 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
Final table, Serie B 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Frosinone | 38 | +42 | 81 |
| 3 | Monza | 38 | +29 | 76 |
| 4 | Palermo | 38 | +28 | 72 |
| 5 | Catanzaro | 38 | +11 | 59 |
| 6 | Modena | 38 | +13 | 55 |
| 13 | Sampdoria | 38 | -13 | 44 |
| 14 | Virtus Entella | 38 | -15 | 42 |
| 15 | Empoli | 38 | -7 | 41 |
| 16 | Sudtirol | 38 | -10 | 41 |
| 17 | Bari | 38 | -22 | 40 |
Before and after
Palermo
- Previous: Bari 0-3 Palermo, 30 Jan 2026 · Serie B
- Next: Sampdoria 3-3 Palermo, 10 Feb 2026 · Serie B
Empoli
- Previous: Empoli 0-0 Modena, 31 Jan 2026 · Serie B
- Next: Empoli 1-2 Juve Stabia, 11 Feb 2026 · Serie B
Data updated