Mantova vs Empoli, 2026-27 Italian Serie B, Regular Season

· Italian Serie B

Mantova

58': Francesco Ruocco
61': Vanja Vlahovic
90': Fahem Benaissa-Yahia

FT
3 - 1

Empoli

51': Edoardo Saporiti

About

Mantova are hosting Empoli at Stadio Danilo Martelli, Mantova, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie B.

Match Commentary

23': Gerard Yepes (Empoli) Yellow Card at 23'
42': Alessio Castellini (Mantova) Yellow Card at 42'
49': Karim Zedadka (Empoli) Yellow Card at 49'
51': Edoardo Saporiti (Empoli) Goal at 51'
51': Francesco Bardi (Mantova) Yellow Card at 51'
55': Luca Belardinelli (Empoli) Substitution at 55'
55': Vanja Vlahovic (Mantova) Substitution at 55'
56': Ismael Cajazzo (Mantova) Substitution at 56'
56': Rachid Kouda (Mantova) Substitution at 56'
57': Marco Curto (Empoli) Yellow Card at 57'
58': Francesco Ruocco (Mantova) Goal at 58'
61': Vanja Vlahovic (Mantova) Goal at 61'
72': Bohdan Popov (Empoli) Substitution at 72'
72': Lapo Deli (Empoli) Substitution at 72'
74': Luca Belardinelli (Empoli) Yellow Card at 74'
78': Jean-Pierre Mboyo (Mantova) Substitution at 78'
83': Eman Kospo (Mantova) Substitution at 83'
86': Lapo Deli (Empoli) Yellow Card at 86'
86': Roberto Berizzi (Empoli) Substitution at 86'
86': Andrea Orlandi (Empoli) Substitution at 86'
90': Fahem Benaissa-Yahia (Mantova) Goal at 90'
90'+3': Luca Magnino (Empoli) Yellow Card at 90'+3'

Statistics

EMP		MAN
20	Fouls	13
6	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	3
6	Saves	1
53.6	Possession	46.4
6	SHOTS	16
2	ON GOAL	9
0.3	On Target %	0.6
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
321	Accurate Passes	286
409	Passes	366
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
1	Blocked Shots	1
8	Effective Tackles	8
12	Tackles	13
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
19	Clearances	28

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie B

Venue: Stadio Danilo Martelli
Location: Mantova, Italy

Italian Serie B Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Palermo	5	+5	13
2	Sudtirol	5	+6	11
3	Mantova	5	+5	11
4	Modena	5	+4	10

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Mantova (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
22	Francesco Bardi (GK)
29	Stefano Cella
27	Alessio Castellini
5	Bodin Tomasevic
25	Lorenzo Ignacchiti
21	Simone Trimboli
50	Fahem Benaissa-Yahia
41	Jonathan Silva
9	Ettore Gliozzi
19	Francesco Ruocco
8	Rares Ilie

Mantova Substitutes:

Federico Chinetti, Vanja Vlahovic, Manuel Gasparini, Jean-Pierre Mboyo, Rachid Kouda, Flavio Paoletti, Luca Gemello, Eman Kospo, Ismael Cajazzo, Cristian Marai, Sambaly Keïta, David Wieser.

Empoli (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
12	Jacopo Seghetti (GK)
25	Marco Curto
33	Cristian Cauz
8	Luca Magnino
98	Karim Zedadka
21	Gerard Yepes
91	Niccolò Corrado
35	Matteo Egan
11	Steven Shpendi
20	Filippo Distefano
10	Edoardo Saporiti

Empoli Substitutes:

Lapo Deli, Andrea Orlandi, Gabriele Indragoli, Simone Romagnoli, Roberto Berizzi, Bohdan Popov, Mattia Huqi, Samuele Perisan, Emiliano Filippis, Lorenzo Tosto, Luca Belardinelli, Edoardo Biondini.

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