Ascoli vs Empoli prediction | 17 Oct 2026 | xGtoday

17 October 2026
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32%
3.60

Ascoli
Ranking: #389 overall, #49 in Italy

59.6 → 60.2 (+0.6 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 29 Aug Carrarese (H) 59.0 -0.1
1-0 05 Sep Benevento (H) 59.7 +0.7
1-0 12 Sep Padova (A) 60.5 +0.8
3-1 19 Sep Avellino (H) 60.2 -0.3
0-0 10 Oct Südtirol (A) 60.2 0.0
Empoli
Ranking: #324 overall, #37 in Italy

63.9 → 62.1 (-1.8 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-1 30 Aug Mantova (A) 64.4 -0.5
0-1 05 Sep Carrarese (A) 64.4 0.0
0-1 11 Sep Arezzo (H) 63.9 -0.5
2-1 20 Sep Modena (A) 63.4 -0.5
2-4 10 Oct Palermo (H) 62.1 -1.3

Ascoli vs Empoli: by the numbers

There are 65 places between these two in our European rankings, with Empoli the higher, and 12 places between them in Italy.

Ascoli arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +0.6 rating points over their last 10 matches against Empoli's -1.8.

Last time these teams played, on 1 May 2021, Empoli lost 0.8 rating points.

The highest Ascoli have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #190, first reached on 8 November 2022.

The best xGtoday rating Empoli have ever held is 74.6, first set on 3 April 2019.