On February 7th, a Serie B match between Palermo and Empoli will take place. According to the 1X2 odds, Palermo is the favorite: their victory is priced at 1.66, which corresponds to a 56.43% probability. A draw is valued at 3.70 (25.32%), and an Empoli win is at 5.13 (18.26%). This range of odds reflects Palermo's advantage based on current form and recent match statistics. The probabilities are skewed in favor of the home team, as confirmed by the results of recent encounters between these teams.
In their last five matches, Palermo has an average possession of 45.8%, receives 2.2 yellow cards, commits 16.8 fouls, and records 0.8 offsides per game. Empoli, in the same period, holds 48% possession, receives 1 yellow card, commits 11.4 fouls, and is caught offside 1.4 times per match. In their last three matches, Palermo: 30.01.2026 - Bari - Palermo - 0-3, 24.01.2026 - Modena - Palermo - 0-0, 18.01.2026 - Palermo - Spezia - 1-0. Empoli: 31.01.2026 - Empoli - Modena - 0-0, 23.01.2026 - Carrarese - Empoli - 3-0, 17.01.2026 - Empoli - Sudtirol - 0-1. The last head-to-head meeting was on December 7, 2025: Empoli - Palermo - 1-3.
Both teams have an average of 1.4 goals per game over the last five matches. Palermo scores 1.2 and concedes 0.2, while Empoli scores 0.4 and concedes 1. In a series of five matches, the total over 2.5 goals occurred only once for each team, and under 2.5 goals occurred four times. In the first half, Palermo did not see an over 1.5 total (0 out of 5), while Empoli had it 1 out of 5 times. In the second half, both teams had 1 out of 5 matches with over 1.5 goals. In terms of goal intervals, Palermo most often scores in three different segments: 0-15, 31-45, and 76-90 minutes (33% each), while Empoli scores in the 16-30 minute interval (50%). Regarding goals conceded, Palermo distributes them evenly across four intervals, while 67% of Empoli's conceded goals occur between the 16-30 minutes. Given the low scoring nature of both teams, frequent under 2.5 totals, and Empoli's weak attack, betting on under 2.5 goals at 1.83 seems logical.
Palermo averages 5.8 corners per match, while Empoli averages 4.6. In the last five matches, Palermo surpassed the over 9.5 corners total three times, and Empoli did so twice. Among the totals with both outcomes available, the total closest to their combined average (10.4) is 9.5: over 9.5 corners is at 1.80, under 9.5 is at 1.88. Palermo is favored in corners with odds of 1.44. Considering Palermo's activity in corner kicks and the frequency of over 9.5 totals, betting on over 9.5 corners seems justified for this match.
Sportwars.net Prediction for Palermo - Empoli, 2026-02-07 - Under 2.5 goals, odds 1.83. Exact score: 1-0, odds 6.50.


