Head-to-Head: Empoli vs Padova

Empoli vs Padova is a compact Serie B head-to-head whose balance is split by venue and contrast in margin. Empoli won 3-1 at home on 23 August 2025, while Padova answered with a 1-0 victory in their own stadium on 12 April 2026. Each club has therefore made home ground count, but neither result settles the wider relationship. Future meetings will test whether either side can turn home authority into control beyond its own setting.

Past matches, Empoli vs Padova

12 April 2026 Regular Season - 34

Padova

1 - 0

Empoli

Stadio Comunale Euganeo
23 August 2025 Regular Season - 1

Empoli

3 - 1

Padova

Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena

Match center

Padova

1 - 0

12 April 2026

Empoli

Starting eleven

Substitutes Padova

72
D
24
F
18
D
23
M
1
G
4
D
14
G
11
F
55
D
90
F
86
M
13
D

Empoli Substitutes

M
7
F
17
M
32
D
5
F
19
D
4
F
99
M
6
D
15
G
1
M
70
D
2

Match events

45'

90'

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36'

Gabriele Guarino Yellow Card
46'

C. Faedo F. Sgarbi
63'

Carlo Faedo Yellow Card
64'

G. Caprari F. Di Mariano
72'

P. Ghiglione A. Capelli
72'

S. Elia T. Ebuehi
72'

D. Fila B. Popov
72'

L. Di Maggio P. Fusi
81'

N. Obaretin L. Magnino
81'

N. Haas G. Yepes
84'
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M. Bortolussi Normal Goal
85'

Mattia Bortolussi Yellow Card
87'

M. Nasti B. Moruzzi
90'

Yellow Card

Stats for this game

Matchup Empoli VS Padova

Home advantage points both ways

The direct Serie B evidence is evenly divided, with each club winning at home. Empoli opened the pairing with a 3-1 success on 23 August 2025, creating a clear margin in their own stadium. Padova responded on 12 April 2026, winning 1-0 at home and showing a different route to the points.

Contrasting margins, same uncertainty

Empoli’s victory offered separation through a three-goal game, while Padova’s answer was decided by a single goal. That difference makes the matchup more interesting without proving that either result will repeat. The venue has mattered in the available evidence, but the results do not establish a lasting hierarchy or an away advantage.

A balance waiting for evidence

Future encounters will ask whether Empoli can reproduce their broader home margin or whether Padova can carry their narrow response into another setting. The fixture remains a contest of adaptation, with both clubs needing to earn control afresh.