B. Popov

TACTIX Impact rating, stats and recent form · played for Empoli in 2025/26

Updated · refreshed from settled matches

B. Popov (Empoli, forward) had 5 goals and 0 assists in 24 appearances in 2025/26 (938 minutes, all competitions). Shots per 90 in Serie B: 2.61, higher than 92% of 106 forwards. Started 8 of 24.

Key facts

As of 8 May 2026: A forward for Empoli, B. Popov has 22 appearances (794 minutes) in Serie B 2025/26.

As of 8 May 2026: In 2025/26 B. Popov has five goals, no assists and 24 appearances in the matches TACTIX holds.

As of 8 May 2026: B. Popov averages 1.5 Impact a match over 22 games in Serie B matches — 27th percentile among the 461 Serie B players who qualify.

B. Popov (Empoli) averaged a TACTIX Impact of 1.4 per match across 24 appearances, and scored five goals and zero assists in 24 appearances in 2025/26 — per TACTIX Impact, an open rating with every weight published (as of 8 May 2026).

1.4
TACTIX Impact per match

An open, transparent rating built from raw match actions across 24 appearances in 2025/26 (all competitions) — every weight is published. Higher is better; a negative score just means costly actions outweighed productive ones in that sample — not a verdict on the player.

Profile

B. Popov is a forward at Empoli, with 22 appearances and 794 minutes in Serie B 2025/26. TACTIX Impact: 1.5 per match across 22 appearances in Serie B matches, the 27th percentile of 461 qualifying Serie B players. B. Popov has started 8 of 24 appearances in 2025/26 (all competitions), averaging 39 minutes. That is 23% of the Serie B minutes available to him (794 of 3420 across 38 club matches).

Keeper, venue and career

Against his career: 2.40 shots per 90 in 2025/26 (938 minutes) versus 2.21 across every season on record (1264 minutes).

By the numbers

By the numbers, among the 106 Serie B forwards with 450+ minutes: 0.57 goals per 90 — higher than 95% and 2.61 shots per 90 — higher than 92%. B. Popov recorded a shot in 8 of the last 10 appearances where it was measured (all competitions).

Strengths and weaknesses

Strengths, against Forwards, Serie B 2025/26 (n = 106): Scoring (elite, 95th percentile) and Shooting (elite, 92nd percentile). Lower on the radar: Dribbling (second percentile) and Discipline (fourth percentile — fewer is better on this axis), against 106 Forwards, Serie B 2025/26 (n = 106).

Form and availability

Impact over the last five matches (newest first): 0.4, 2.4, 1.7, 0.8, 0.6 — broadly level, averaging 1.2 against a season figure of 1.4. Discipline: four yellow cards and one red card in 24 appearances in 2025/26.

Similar players

Closest radar profiles among Forwards, Serie B 2025/26 (n = 106): F. Pittarello, Mattia Tirelli and M. De Luca (cosine similarity of the eight axis percentiles; the full list is part of Pro).

Season 2025/26 · all competitions

24
Apps
5
Goals
0
Assists
938
Minutes
4
Yellow
1
Red

Started 8 of 24 appearances, 16 from the bench · 39 minutes per appearance · 23% of the Serie B minutes available (794 of 3420).

Against his career: 2.40 shots per 90 in 2025/26 (938 minutes) · 2.21 across every season on record (1264 minutes).

Serie B only: 22 apps · 1.5 Impact per match in 2025/26. The figures above cover all 2 competitions played that season, which is why they can differ. See the Serie B Impact leaderboard.

B. Popov stats per 90 · Serie B 2025/26, forward

StatB. Popovvs forwards
Goalsper 900.57higher than 95%
Shotsper 902.61higher than 92%
Shots on targetper 900.91higher than 61%
Shot accuracy34.8%higher than 11%
Key passesper 901.13higher than 58%
Successful dribblesper 900.11higher than 2%
Fouls wonper 901.70higher than 42%

Per 90 minutes over 794 minutes in Serie B 2025/26. Ranked against 106 Serie B forwards with 450+ minutes; “higher than N%” means a higher figure than N% of them, and for fouls, cards, offsides and goals conceded “fewer than” is the better direction.

Last 10 appearances · all competitions

How often, not how much: the matches where each line happened, out of the matches where it was recorded (2026-01-23 to 2026-05-08, newest first). History, not a forecast — the model’s player projections are on Pro.

Profile radar · Serie B 2025/26, forward

B. Popov — radar against Forwards, Serie B 2025/26 (n = 106)ShootingScoringCreationPassingDribblingDuelsDefendingDiscipline

B. Popov · Forwards, Serie B 2025/26 (n = 106) median

AxisB. PopovMedianPct
Shootingshots p902.61on target 34.8%1.5792nd
Scoringgoals p900.570.2495th
Creationkey passes + assists p901.131.1747th
Passingpasses p9015.76accuracy 66.9%20.6422nd
Dribblingsuccessful dribbles p900.11success 25.0%0.762nd
Duelsduels won p906.57win rate 42.3%4.9880th
Defendingtackles + interceptions + blocks p901.251.0461st
Disciplinecards + fouls p90 (fewer is better)3.291.7696th

Radius is the percentile within the cohort; Discipline count fewer as better. Figures are per 90 minutes over 794 minutes in Serie B 2025/26. Cohort: 106 players with 450+ minutes.

Where that sits in Serie B

Serie B 2025/26: this player is in the 27th percentile of 461 qualifying players by Impact per match.0.35.1

1.5 per match — 27th percentile of 461 qualifying Serie B players (10+ apps), 2025/26. Shaded band = 10th–90th percentile; the line is the median.

Career · every team, by season · all competitions

SeasonTeamAppsGoalsAssistsSoT/90KP/90Impact
2026/27Empoli8200.550.281.8
2025/26Empoli24500.771.341.4

Game log · last 10 appearances · all competitions

DateOpponentMinGAShSoTKPTklCardsRatingImpact
2026-05-08@ Monza sub1800100006.50.4Match →
2026-05-01v Avellino sub3600101107.22.4Match →
2026-04-12@ Padova7200211005.91.7Match →
2026-04-06@ Sampdoria sub3000100006.70.8Match →
2026-03-22v Pescara4500201006.30.6Match →
2026-03-17@ Spezia sub3500211006.71.2Match →
2026-02-15v Reggiana sub450000106.60.3Match →
2026-02-11v Juve Stabia sub1600200006.2-0.1Match →
2026-02-07@ Palermo sub1100001106.31.1Match →
2026-01-23@ Carrarese sub1200210006.20.4Match →

Min = minutes; Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that match. Rating is the data provider’s; Impact is TACTIX’s published formula.

Home v away · per 90 · 2025/26 · all competitions: Shots 2.46 at home (476 min), 2.34 away (462 min); Shots on target 0.76 at home (476 min), 0.78 away (462 min).

Impact trend · last 10 matches

B. Popov: Impact per match over the last 10 matches, from 0.4 on 2026-01-23 to 0.4 on 2026-05-08.2026-01-232026-05-08

2025/26 is complete — this page is B. Popov’s record for that season. See B. Popov’s current season.

Frequently asked questions

How many shots does B. Popov average per 90?
B. Popov averages 2.61 shots per 90 minutes in Serie B 2025/26 (794 minutes) — higher than 92% of 106 Serie B forwards with 450+ minutes.
How many goals and assists did B. Popov have in 2025/26?
In 2025/26 B. Popov had 5 goals and 0 assists in 24 appearances (938 minutes played).
Did B. Popov start regularly in 2025/26?
B. Popov started 8 of 24 appearances in 2025/26, averaging 39 minutes per appearance (all competitions).
What was B. Popov’s TACTIX Impact in 2025/26?
B. Popov averaged a TACTIX Impact of 1.4 per match across 24 appearances in 2025/26 in all competitions — an open rating built from raw match actions, with every weight published.

Today’s boards

Every fixture kicking off in the UK day, and the fixtures where the free pick leads with each market.

This page is generated from TACTIX’s match data by our software and checked automatically; data as of . How it works → · Report an error

How TACTIX Impact is calculated · Live track record · Stats are historical; predictions are model output, not betting advice.