Comeback Win
Mantova
Mantova went behind and turned the match around.
- Final score
- 3–1
Serie B · Matchday 2Mantova
F. Ruocco 58'
V. Vlahovic 61'
F. Benaissa-Yahia 90'
3 – 1
FT
HT 0–0
Empoli
E. Saporiti 51'
Serie B
Matchday 2Mantova3–1Empoli
1.28
Expected goals
0.46
51′58′61′90′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: MAN 1.28, EMP 0.46.
Match report
Mantova 3-1 Empoli
Mantova saw off Empoli 3-1 at Stadio Danilo Martelli in Serie B. Saporiti opened the scoring for Empoli on 51', Ruocco levelled for Mantova on 58', Vlahovic put Mantova back in front on 61' and Benaissa-Yahia made it 3-1 to Mantova on 90'.
Expected goals finished Mantova 1.28, Empoli 0.46. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Empoli held 54.0% of the ball.
Mantova had to come from behind to get there, which is the detail the scoreline hides.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Mantova graded out for clinical edge — 3 goals and 1.28 expected goals. Empoli graded out for cynical press — 20 fouls and 6 yellow cards.
Edoardo Saporiti came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 7.7 for Empoli from 1 goal and 2 shots.
It was a niggly afternoon: 33 fouls between them and 8 yellow cards, with Empoli conceding the most free-kicks (20).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
46%Possession54%
16Shots6
1.28xG0.46
What the numbers say
5 readsClinical Edge
Mantova
Mantova finished well above what their chances were worth — 3 goals from 1.28 xG.
- Goals
- 3
- Expected goals
- 1.28
- Overperformance
- +1.72
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Mantova scored on 90′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 90′
Cynical Press
Empoli
Empoli broke the game up whenever it got away from them — 20 fouls and 6 bookings.
- Fouls
- 20
- Yellow cards
- 6
Timeline
🟨23'
Gerard Yepes
Foul
Alessio Castellini
Foul
🟨42'
Half-time
🟨49'
Karim Zedadka
Foul
Francesco Bardi
Argument
🟨51'
⚽51'
E. Saporiti — assist: M. Egan
V. Vlahovic ↑ E. Gliozzi ↓
🔄55'
🔄55'
L. Belardinelli ↑ K. Zedadka ↓
R. Kouda ↑ L. Ignacchiti ↓
🔄56'
I. Cajazzo ↑ R. Ilie ↓
🔄56'
🟨57'
Marco Curto
Foul
F. Ruocco — assist: A. Castellini
⚽58'
V. Vlahovic — assist: S. Cella
⚽61'
🔄72'
L. Deli ↑ G. Yepes ↓
🔄72'
B. Popov ↑ F. Di Stefano ↓
🟨74'
Luca Belardinelli
Foul
J. Longonda ↑ F. Ruocco ↓
🔄78'
E. Kospo ↑ B. Tomasevic ↓
🔄83'
🟨86'
Lapo Deli
Foul
🔄86'
R. Berizzi ↑ N. Corrado ↓
🔄86'
A. Orlandi ↑ E. Saporiti ↓
F. Benaissa-Yahia — assist: V. Vlahovic
⚽90'
🟨90+3'
Luca Magnino
Foul
Match info
Kickoff
VenueStadio Danilo Martelli, Mantova
RefereeA. Colombo
CompetitionSerie B
Season2026
RoundMatchday 2
StatusMatch Finished