Empoli 2-2 Mantova: result and report

Serie B · Saturday 14 March 2026

Result

Empoli 2-2 Mantova

Serie B · Saturday 14 March 2026, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-2

Empoli · Mantova · Serie B predictions

Empoli 2-2 Mantova: match report

Empoli drew with Mantova 2-2 in Serie B on Saturday 14 March 2026. It was 0-2 at half-time.

Davide Bragantini opened the scoring in the 21st minute. Empoli's goals came from Stiven Shpendi (50') and Edoardo Saporiti (84'). Mantova scored through Davide Bragantini (21') and Stefano Cella (37').

Discipline: Empoli received 3 yellow cards; Mantova received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Empoli were 13th on 31 points from 29 and Mantova 16th on 30 points from 29. Empoli went on to finish that season 17th with 41 points, and Mantova 11th with 46.

Empoli lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Mantova in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Salvatore Elia of Empoli (8.6), ahead of Andrea Meroni (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Empoli win, 0 draws and 0 for Mantova.

Going into the match Empoli's last five read L-L-D-D-D and Mantova's W-L-D-W-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 21'Goal · Davide BragantiniMantova · 0-1
  • 37'Goal · Stefano CellaMantova · 0-2
  • 44'Yellow card · Luca MagninoEmpoli
  • 45+1'Yellow card · Rareș IlieEmpoli
  • 49'Yellow card · Davide BragantiniMantova
  • 50'Goal · Stiven ShpendiEmpoli · 1-2
  • 84'Goal · Edoardo SaporitiEmpoli · 2-2
  • 84'Yellow card · Francesco BardiMantova
  • 90+6'Yellow card · Marco NastiEmpoli

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Empoli 1, draws 0, Mantova 0.

Team news

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Empoli line-up (4-4-1-1)

Andrea Fulignati, Antonio Candela, Gabriele Guarino, Matteo Lovato, Nosa Edward Obaretin, Joseph Ceesay, Luca Magnino, Gerard Yepes, Salvatore Elia, Rareș Ilie, Stiven Shpendi

Mantova line-up (3-4-2-1)

Francesco Bardi, Andrea Meroni, Stefano Cella, Alessio Castellini, Nicolò Radaelli, Simone Trimboli, Rachid Kouda, Fahem Benaïssa, Davide Bragantini, Nicolò Buso, Leonardo Mancuso