Mantova 3–1 Empoli
Serie B · Round Regular Season - 2 · 30 August 2026 at 17:00 UTC · Stadio Danilo Martelli
Mantova
3–1HT 0–0
Empoli
Mantova played Empoli in the Serie B on 30 August 2026 at Stadio Danilo Martelli. The match finished 3–1.
Goals and cards
- 23'Gerard Yepes — Yellow card
- 42'Alessio Castellini — Yellow card
- 49'Karim Zedadka — Yellow card
- 51'Francesco Bardi — Yellow card
- 51'E. Saporiti (assist by M. Egan)
- 57'Marco Curto — Yellow card
- 58'F. Ruocco (assist by A. Castellini)
- 61'V. Vlahovic (assist by S. Cella)
- 74'Luca Belardinelli — Yellow card
- 86'Lapo Deli — Yellow card
- 90'F. Benaissa-Yahia (assist by V. Vlahovic)
- 90+3'Luca Magnino — Yellow card
Line-ups
Mantova 3-4-2-1
- F. Bardi
- B. Tomasevic
- S. Cella
- A. Castellini
- J. Silva
- S. Trimboli
- L. Ignacchiti
- F. Benaissa-Yahia
- R. Ilie
- F. Ruocco
- E. Gliozzi
- SUBSTITUTES
- L. Gemello
- M. Gasparini
- E. Kospo
- J. Longonda
- D. Wieser
- R. Kouda
- F. Paoletti
- S. Keita
- F. Chinetti
- I. Cajazzo
- V. Vlahovic
- C. Marai
- COACHES: Francesco Modesto
Empoli 3-4-2-1
- J. Seghetti
- L. Magnino
- M. Curto
- C. Cauz
- M. Egan
- G. Yepes
- K. Zedadka
- N. Corrado
- E. Saporiti
- F. Di Stefano
- S. Shpendi
- SUBSTITUTES
- S. Perisan
- E. Filippis
- G. Indragoli
- L. Tosto
- R. Berizzi
- S. Romagnoli
- L. Belardinelli
- A. Orlandi
- M. Huqi
- E. Biondini
- L. Deli
- B. Popov
Match statistics
| Mantova | | Empoli |
|---|
| 9 | Shots on goal | 2 |
| 6 | Shots off goal | 3 |
| 16 | Total shots | 6 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 9 | Shots inside box | 2 |
| 7 | Shots outside box | 4 |
| 13 | Fouls | 20 |
| 3 | Corners | 6 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 46% | Possession | 54% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 6 |
| 366 | Total passes | 409 |
| 286 | Accurate passes | 321 |
| 78% | Pass accuracy | 78% |
| 1.28 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.46 |
| -1.46 | goals_prevented | -1.46 |