Head-to-Head: Empoli vs Sudtirol

Empoli vs Sudtirol is a balanced Serie B matchup in which both clubs have won away, leaving no settled venue advantage. Empoli took a 2-1 victory at Sudtirol on 5 October 2025, and Sudtirol answered 1-0 in Empoli on 17 January 2026. The narrow margins make the fixture finely poised: either side can disrupt home expectations, but neither has created lasting separation.

Past matches, Empoli vs Sudtirol

17 January 2026 Regular Season - 20

Empoli

0 - 1

Sudtirol

Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
5 October 2025 Regular Season - 7

Sudtirol

1 - 2

Empoli

Stadio Marco Druso

Match center

Empoli

0 - 1

17 January 2026

Sudtirol

Starting eleven

Substitutes Empoli

1
G
12
G
2
D
6
M
11
F
14
M
24
D
25
M
29
D
77
F
79
D
99
F

Sudtirol Substitutes

G
1
3
D
4
M
8
D
19
D
23
D
24
M
26
M
46
M
89
F
90
M
99

Match events

45'

90'

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⇄

19'

K. Zedadka Yellow Card
24'
⚽

E. Pecorino Normal Goal (Asst: D. Casiraghi)
45'

S. Merkaj Yellow Card
46'

F. Tait Yellow Card
59'

S. Shpendi J. Ceesay
59'

L. Ignacchiti N. Haas
63'

M. R. Frigerio F. Tait
63'

D. Crnigoj D. Casiraghi
63'

R. Odogwu E. Pecorino
68'

S. Verdi S. Merkaj
72'

D. Degli Innocenti A. Ghion
72'

T. Ebuehi S. Elia
74'

S. Davi K. Zedadka
80'

B. Popov R. Ilie
81'

S. Verdi Yellow Card
87'

S. Tronchin Yellow Card

Stats for this game

Matchup Empoli VS Sudtirol

Away wins define the evidence

Empoli opened the competitive comparison with a 2-1 away win at Sudtirol on 5 October 2025. Sudtirol answered with a 1-0 victory in Empoli on 17 January 2026. Since each success came on the opponent’s ground, a normal home-field reading offers no shortcut and neither club can claim an established venue advantage.

Margins remain narrow

The one-goal scorelines give the matchup a clear tension without creating a wide separation. Empoli’s result contained a little more scoring, while Sudtirol’s reply was tighter; neither shape is enough to define a permanent formula. The evidence instead points to a contest in which small differences can decide the outcome.

A contest without a venue rule

Future meetings will test whether either club can turn an away success into broader control or whether another narrow result preserves the balance. Empoli and Sudtirol have already shown that familiar surroundings do not guarantee the decisive edge, keeping the fixture open to a new answer.