Empoli v Hellas Verona prediction

Serie B – Italy · Sat, 28 Nov 2026 14:00 GMT · Stadio Carlo Castellani

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:25 UK · refreshed continuously

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TACTIX’s free model pick for Empoli v Hellas Verona, Serie B – Italy on Sat, 28 Nov 2026 14:00 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Empoli host Hellas Verona in Serie B – Italy on Saturday 28 November (kick-off 14:00 UK).

The key numbers

Empoli are winless in their last eight matches in all competitions. Hellas Verona are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

Seven of Empoli’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (47%). Both teams scored in nine of Empoli’s last 15 results in all competitions (60%). At home, Empoli have two wins, one draw and three defeats in their last 6 home matches in all competitions — 1.17 points per game, scoring 1.00 and conceding 1.50. Empoli have scored 12 goals, the ninth-fewest (shared) of the 20 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 11 games, ranked per game). Empoli have conceded 19 goals, the fifth-most of the 20 clubs.

Nine of Hellas Verona’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (60%). Both teams scored in 10 of Hellas Verona’s last 15 results in all competitions (67%). Away from home, Hellas Verona have two wins, three draws and two defeats in their last 7 away matches in all competitions — 1.29 points per game, scoring 1.14 and conceding 1.29. Hellas Verona have scored 19 goals, the fourth-most of the 20 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 11 games, ranked per game). Hellas Verona have conceded 13 goals, the ninth-fewest (shared) of the 20 clubs.

Hellas Verona have kept a clean sheet in their last three matches in all competitions. Empoli (18th) and Hellas Verona (fifth) are seven points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Hellas Verona the stronger side, 250 rating points above Empoli (Hellas Verona 1602, Empoli 1352, after at least 47 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 25 May 2025, finished Empoli 1–2 Hellas Verona.

Team news

Predicted Empoli XI (3-5-2): J. Seghetti, M. Curto, C. Cauz, G. Indragoli, N. Corrado, K. Zedadka, E. Saporiti, G. Yepes, F. Bandinelli, B. Popov, J. Ceesay — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, E. Saporiti (4.5 per match over 12 appearances, five goals) and Gerard Yepes (3.4 per match over 10 appearances, one goal) have been Empoli’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Empoli (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), E. Saporiti averages 1.8 key passes per 90 over 1019 minutes, with a key pass in seven of the last 10 appearances. Gerard Yepes averages 0.3 key passes per 90 over 795 minutes, with a key pass in three of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Hellas Verona XI (4-2-3-1): S. Perilli, G. Zappa, A. Edmundsson, M. Frese, T. Slotsager, E. Iannoni, A. Bernede, A. Le Borgne, D. Livramento, A. Harroui, D. Mosquera — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, D. Mosquera (7.0 per match over seven appearances, seven goals) and D. Bradarić (4.7 per match over six appearances, three assists) have been Hellas Verona’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Hellas Verona (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), D. Mosquera averages 4.4 shots per 90 over 473 minutes, with a shot in six of the last seven appearances. D. Bradarić averages 1.8 tackles per 90 over 447 minutes, with a tackle in six of the last six appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 28 Nov 2026 14:00 GMT · Serie B – Italy · Stadio Carlo Castellani
Head-to-head (last 6): Empoli 1 · draws 2 · Hellas Verona 3 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Empoli 0W 3D 2L · Hellas Verona 2W 3D 0L

Empoli v Hellas Verona (Serie B – Italy): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.13 / 1.5

Goals

against 2 / 1.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.13 / 6.13

Corners

against 5.25 / 4.63 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4 / 4.63

Shots on target

against 5.25 / 3.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.75 / 2.25

Cards

against 2 / 1.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 7 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Empoli for / against	Line	Hellas Verona for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.13 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6.13 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12 for · 18.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.5 for · 14.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.63 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.63 for · 14.13 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	13.63 for · 8.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.25 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5

Empoli

Empoli Goalkeeper

Empoli — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
J. Seghetti	11	90990 min	423.8 /90	121.1 /90	00 /90

Empoli — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Empoli before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Seghetti n 8	90	3.6 6/4

Empoli Defensive

Empoli — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
C. Cauz	9	88795 min	192.2 /90	151.7 /90	20.2 /90	303.4 /90	91 /90	10.1 /90
L. Magnino	9	84756 min	192.3 /90	101.2 /90	30.4 /90	333.9 /90	91.1 /90	50.6 /90
M. Curto	9	78701 min	101.3 /90	81 /90	50.6 /90	273.5 /90	121.5 /90	20.3 /90
S. Romagnoli	4	56225 min	20.8 /90	20.8 /90	31.2 /90	83.2 /90	10.4 /90	10.4 /90
Dawid Bembnista	3	75225 min	10.4 /90	41.6 /90	00 /90	166.4 /90	10.4 /90	00 /90
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Empoli — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Empoli before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Seghetti n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
E. Saporiti n 8	85.5	1.1 5/2	1.2 3/3	—
B. Popov n 8	63.3	1.1 4/2	1.6 5/3	—
N. Corrado n 8	85.9	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0	—
K. Zedadka n 8	81.3	0.8 3/2	1.9 8/5	—
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Empoli — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Empoli before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Saporiti n 8	85.5	1.1 4/2
B. Popov n 8	63.3	0.5 3/0
N. Corrado n 8	85.9	1.4 6/3
K. Zedadka n 8	81.3	2.6 7/6
J. Ceesay n 8	70.4	0.5 3/0
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Empoli Attacking

Empoli — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
B. Popov	11	53586 min	30.5 /90	00 /90	111.7 /90	40.6 /90	30.5 /90	30.5 /90
J. Ceesay	10	67667 min	20.3 /90	00 /90	121.6 /90	50.7 /90	40.5 /90	70.9 /90
S. Shpendi	10	54543 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	122 /90	71.2 /90	61 /90	61 /90
F. Distefano	7	37257 min	10.4 /90	00 /90	31.1 /90	20.7 /90	72.5 /90	31.1 /90
E. Saporiti	11	84929 min	40.4 /90	00 /90	191.8 /90	90.9 /90	191.8 /90	141.4 /90
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Empoli — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Empoli before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Seghetti n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
E. Saporiti n 8	85.5	1.8 5/4	0.9 5/2
B. Popov n 8	63.3	1.4 6/2	0.5 3/0
N. Corrado n 8	85.9	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0
K. Zedadka n 8	81.3	1.1 6/2	0.7 4/1
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Empoli — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Empoli before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Seghetti n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
E. Saporiti n 8	85.5	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
B. Popov n 8	63.3	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
N. Corrado n 8	85.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
K. Zedadka n 8	81.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Hellas Verona

Hellas Verona Goalkeeper

Hellas Verona — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
S. Perilli	7	90630 min	192.7 /90	30.4 /90	00 /90
N. Leali	5	90450 min	91.8 /90	61.2 /90	00 /90

Hellas Verona — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Hellas Verona before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. Perilli n 8	90	2.8 7/5
N. Leali n 5	90	1.8 2/2

Hellas Verona Defensive

Hellas Verona — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
A. Edmundsson	11	88967 min	201.9 /90	181.7 /90	20.2 /90	514.7 /90	131.2 /90	50.5 /90
G. Zappa	11	83910 min	111.1 /90	80.8 /90	30.3 /90	252.5 /90	80.8 /90	10.1 /90
P. Dawidowicz	6	73440 min	51 /90	61.2 /90	00 /90	142.9 /90	132.7 /90	00 /90
T. Slotsager	5	69346 min	30.8 /90	41 /90	00 /90	225.7 /90	41 /90	10.3 /90
M. Frese	5	68341 min	92.4 /90	30.8 /90	20.5 /90	112.9 /90	61.6 /90	00 /90
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Hellas Verona — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Hellas Verona before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Sarr n 8	68.8	1.8 7/3	0.3 1/1	—
D. Livramento n 8	57.4	1.8 5/4	0.4 2/0	—
A. Edmundsson n 8	87.1	1.7 6/5	0.4 3/0	—
G. Zappa n 8	90	0.9 5/2	0.4 3/0	—
A. Le Borgne n 8	75.5	1.2 6/2	0.4 3/0	—
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Hellas Verona — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Hellas Verona before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Sarr n 8	68.8	0.2 1/0
D. Livramento n 8	57.4	1 4/1
A. Edmundsson n 8	87.1	1.8 6/4
G. Zappa n 8	90	1.3 6/3
A. Le Borgne n 8	75.5	2.4 8/4
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Hellas Verona Attacking

Hellas Verona — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
S. Mulattieri	7	75522 min	30.5 /90	10.2 /90	111.9 /90	61 /90	40.7 /90	50.9 /90
D. Mosquera	7	68473 min	71.3 /90	00 /90	234.4 /90	112.1 /90	40.8 /90	193.6 /90
K. Sezonienko	5	54269 min	00 /90	10.3 /90	20.7 /90	00 /90	20.7 /90	10.3 /90
C. Ekuban	4	33131 min	00 /90	00 /90	21.4 /90	10.7 /90	32.1 /90	10.7 /90
M. Compagnon	3	76228 min	00 /90	00 /90	52 /90	20.8 /90	20.8 /90	31.2 /90
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Hellas Verona — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Hellas Verona before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Sarr n 8	68.8	2.8 7/4	1.5 6/2
D. Livramento n 8	57.4	2 6/4	0.2 1/0
A. Edmundsson n 8	87.1	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
G. Zappa n 8	90	1 7/1	0.1 1/0
A. Le Borgne n 8	75.5	0.6 3/1	0.1 1/0
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Hellas Verona — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Hellas Verona before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Sarr n 8	68.8	0.3 2/0	0.7 4/0
D. Livramento n 8	57.4	0 0/0	0.4 2/0
A. Edmundsson n 8	87.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
G. Zappa n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
A. Le Borgne n 8	75.5	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Empoli v Hellas Verona — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

EmpoliDLLDD

Last 5: 0W 3D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Hellas VeronaDDWWD

Last 5: 2W 3D 0L · 1.4 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Empoli 1 · 2 draws · Hellas Verona 3 · 2.67 goals/game

2025-05-25 Empoli 1–2 Hellas Verona
2024-12-08 Hellas Verona 1–4 Empoli
2024-01-13 Hellas Verona 2–1 Empoli
2023-08-19 Empoli 0–1 Hellas Verona
2023-05-28 Hellas Verona 1–1 Empoli
2022-08-31 Empoli 1–1 Hellas Verona

League standing · 2026/27

Empoli#18 pos9 pts11 pl-7 GD

Hellas Verona#5 pos16 pts11 pl+6 GD

Goals per game

Empoli scored1.09

Hellas Verona scored1.73

Empoli conceded1.73

Hellas Verona conceded1.18

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What is the head-to-head record between Empoli and Hellas Verona?: In their last 6 meetings, Empoli won 1, Hellas Verona won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Empoli and Hellas Verona?: Recent form — Empoli 0W 3D 2L; Hellas Verona 2W 3D 0L.

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