Palermo vs Empoli prediction | 9 Jan 2027 | xGtoday


Palermo
Ranking: #172 overall, #22 in Italy

67.9 → 67.8 (-0.1 over last 10 games)

Rating
2-3 30 Aug Arezzo (A) 67.7 +0.5
3-1 07 Sep Sampdoria (H) 67.2 -0.5
1-1 13 Sep Avellino (A) 66.2 -1.0
2-1 19 Sep Padova (H) 66.4 +0.2
2-4 10 Oct Empoli (A) 67.8 +1.4
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

Palermo vs Empoli: by the numbers

Empoli trail Palermo by 152 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 15 in Italy.

Over their last 10 matches Palermo have moved -0.1 rating points, against -1.8 for Empoli.

Last time these teams played, on 10 October 2026, Palermo gained 1.4 rating points.

Palermo first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 71.0 on 29 October 2023.

The highest Empoli have ever stood in our European rankings is #71, first reached on 6 April 2019.