Palermo vs Empoli prediction | 9 Jan 2027 | xGtoday


Palermo
Ranking: #184 overall, #24 in Italy

67.4 → 67.2 (-0.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
3-2 01 May Catanzaro (H) 67.9 +0.2
2-0 08 May Venezia (A) 67.5 -0.4
3-0 17 May Catanzaro (A) 66.9 -0.6
2-0 20 May Catanzaro (H) 67.4 +0.5
1-0 23 Aug Juve Stabia (H) 67.2 -0.2
Empoli
Ranking: #230 overall, #27 in Italy

63.7 → 64.9 (+1.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 19 Apr Entella (H) 63.9 -0.1
2-0 25 Apr Venezia (A) 63.7 -0.2
1-0 01 May Avellino (H) 64.3 +0.6
2-2 08 May Monza (A) 64.5 +0.2
1-0 22 Aug Cremonese (H) 64.9 +0.4

Palermo vs Empoli: by the numbers

Empoli trail Palermo by 46 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 3 in Italy.

Over their last 10 matches Empoli have moved +1.2 rating points, against -0.2 for Palermo.

Last time these teams played, on 7 Feb 2026, Palermo gained 0.2 rating points.

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

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