Mantova vs Empoli Prediction & Betting Tips

Mantova host Empoli in the Italy Serie B on 21 December 2025, Sunday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 16:15 UK Time.

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Mantova vs Empoli Match Preview

Mantova welcome Empoli in a Serie B clash shaped by contrasting recent patterns. The hosts remain unpredictable at home, while the visitors arrive needing a response after a setback on the road. Both sides have shown sharp swings in performance.

Mantova’s Home Form Swings Between Control and Exposure

Mantova’s recent run highlights inconsistency rather than momentum. They have lost three of their last five matches overall, conceding multiple goals in each of those defeats. Defensive lapses have been costly, especially against sides willing to attack early.

At home, Mantova show a slightly different face. Wins over Spezia and Padova underline their ability to control games on familiar ground. However, defeats to Reggiana and Catanzaro show that pressure situations still expose their back line.

Empoli Showing More Authority Away From Home

Empoli’s recent form reflects volatility, but the broader picture remains positive. They have won three of their last five league matches, scoring freely in two of those victories. Heavy wins over Bari and Avellino underline their attacking upside.

Away from home, results have been mixed but competitive. Empoli have secured convincing road wins while also suffering narrow defeats. This profile suggests a side capable of dictating play but still vulnerable when pushed into deeper phases.

Mantova vs Empoli Prediction

Empoli to win stands out as our main pick at 2.75 odds. Despite the recent away loss, their overall form shows stronger attacking returns and a higher ceiling than Mantova’s. The visitors have already proven they can dominate games against comparable opposition.

Over 2.5 goals & both teams to score at 2.40 odds also carries value. Mantova’s home matches regularly swing in tempo, while Empoli’s recent fixtures point toward open patterns. With both defences prone to lapses, goals at both ends remain a strong expectation.

Ezekiel- December 17, 2025

Mantova vs Empoli Betting Tips

Empoli win

2.75 Odds

Over 2.5 goals & Both teams to score

2.40 Odds

Team Stats

	Mantova	Empoli
Game Played	34	34
Wins	11	8
Draws	7	12
Loss	16	14
Goals For	39	43
Goals Against	48	49

	Mantova	Empoli
Game Played	17	17
Wins	8	4
Draws	3	2
Loss	6	11
Goals For	25	17
Goals Against	25	29

_{Current Season stats from Italy Serie B}

Mantova Form

01.05.26	Mantova Monza	3-2
18.04.26	Mantova Avellino	0-2
12.04.26	Spezia Mantova	0-2
06.04.26	Mantova Virtus Entella	1-0
21.03.26	Modena Mantova	2-1
17.03.26	Mantova Cesena	3-0
14.03.26	Empoli Mantova	2-2
08.03.26	Mantova Juve Stabia	2-0
04.03.26	Palermo Mantova	2-1
01.03.26	Mantova Carrarese	1-1
21.02.26	Mantova Sampdoria	2-1
14.02.26	Catanzaro Mantova	2-0
10.02.26	Reggiana Mantova	1-0
07.02.26	Mantova Bari	2-1
31.01.26	Pescara Mantova	2-2
24.01.26	Mantova Venezia	2-5
17.01.26	Padova Mantova	1-2
11.01.26	Mantova Palermo	1-1
27.12.25	Carrarese Mantova	0-0
21.12.25	Mantova Empoli	0-1
13.12.25	Cesena Mantova	3-2
08.12.25	Mantova Reggiana	0-1
29.11.25	Venezia Mantova	3-0
23.11.25	Mantova Spezia	4-1
14.11.25	Parma Mantova	2-1
08.11.25	Mantova Padova	1-0
02.11.25	Sampdoria Mantova	0-1
29.10.25	Mantova Catanzaro	1-3
26.10.25	Bari Mantova	1-0
18.10.25	Mantova Sudtirol	1-1
04.10.25	Avellino Mantova	0-0
30.09.25	Juve Stabia Mantova	2-1
27.09.25	Mantova Frosinone	1-5
20.09.25	Mantova Modena	1-3
14.09.25	Virtus Entella Mantova	1-0
30.08.25	Mantova Pescara	2-1
23.08.25	Monza Mantova	1-0
16.08.25	Venezia Mantova	4-0
09.08.25	Lumezzane Mantova	1-1
02.08.25	Mantova Cesena	1-2
27.07.25	Mantova Arezzo	1-2
26.07.25	Genoa Mantova	3-2
13.05.25	Mantova Catanzaro	0-0
09.05.25	Mantova Carrarese	2-1
04.05.25	Salernitana Mantova	2-0
01.05.25	Mantova Cesena	3-0
25.04.25	Cremonese Mantova	4-2
13.04.25	Mantova Spezia	2-2
05.04.25	Brescia Mantova	1-2
29.03.25	Mantova Sudtirol	2-0

01.05.26	Mantova Monza	3-2
18.04.26	Mantova Avellino	0-2
06.04.26	Mantova Virtus Entella	1-0
17.03.26	Mantova Cesena	3-0
08.03.26	Mantova Juve Stabia	2-0
01.03.26	Mantova Carrarese	1-1
21.02.26	Mantova Sampdoria	2-1
07.02.26	Mantova Bari	2-1
24.01.26	Mantova Venezia	2-5
11.01.26	Mantova Palermo	1-1
21.12.25	Mantova Empoli	0-1
08.12.25	Mantova Reggiana	0-1
23.11.25	Mantova Spezia	4-1
08.11.25	Mantova Padova	1-0
29.10.25	Mantova Catanzaro	1-3
18.10.25	Mantova Sudtirol	1-1
27.09.25	Mantova Frosinone	1-5
20.09.25	Mantova Modena	1-3
30.08.25	Mantova Pescara	2-1
02.08.25	Mantova Cesena	1-2
27.07.25	Mantova Arezzo	1-2
13.05.25	Mantova Catanzaro	0-0
09.05.25	Mantova Carrarese	2-1
01.05.25	Mantova Cesena	3-0
13.04.25	Mantova Spezia	2-2
29.03.25	Mantova Sudtirol	2-0
08.03.25	Mantova Juve Stabia	1-1
22.02.25	Mantova Bari	0-1
08.02.25	Mantova Sassuolo	0-3
25.01.25	Mantova Sampdoria	2-2
29.12.24	Mantova Reggiana	0-2
21.12.24	Mantova Frosinone	3-1
07.12.24	Mantova Pisa	2-3
30.11.24	Mantova Modena	0-0
09.11.24	Mantova Cremonese	1-0
30.10.24	Mantova Palermo	0-0
06.10.24	Mantova Brescia	1-1
22.09.24	Mantova Cittadella	1-0
01.09.24	Mantova Salernitana	1-0
25.08.24	Mantova Cosenza	3-2
05.05.24	Mantova Cesena	1-2
28.04.24	Mantova Legnago Salus	1-1
14.04.24	Mantova Vicenza Virtus	1-2
30.03.24	Mantova Atalanta II	1-1
16.03.24	Mantova Fiorenzuola	2-0
05.03.24	Mantova Virtus Verona	4-0
12.08.23	Mantova Brescia	3-0

12.04.26	Spezia Mantova	0-2
21.03.26	Modena Mantova	2-1
14.03.26	Empoli Mantova	2-2
04.03.26	Palermo Mantova	2-1
14.02.26	Catanzaro Mantova	2-0
10.02.26	Reggiana Mantova	1-0
31.01.26	Pescara Mantova	2-2
17.01.26	Padova Mantova	1-2
27.12.25	Carrarese Mantova	0-0
13.12.25	Cesena Mantova	3-2
29.11.25	Venezia Mantova	3-0
14.11.25	Parma Mantova	2-1
02.11.25	Sampdoria Mantova	0-1
26.10.25	Bari Mantova	1-0
04.10.25	Avellino Mantova	0-0
30.09.25	Juve Stabia Mantova	2-1
14.09.25	Virtus Entella Mantova	1-0
23.08.25	Monza Mantova	1-0
16.08.25	Venezia Mantova	4-0
09.08.25	Lumezzane Mantova	1-1
26.07.25	Genoa Mantova	3-2
04.05.25	Salernitana Mantova	2-0
25.04.25	Cremonese Mantova	4-2
05.04.25	Brescia Mantova	1-2
16.03.25	Pisa Mantova	3-1
01.03.25	Frosinone Mantova	2-1
16.02.25	Palermo Mantova	2-2
01.02.25	Modena Mantova	3-1
18.01.25	Cittadella Mantova	1-2
12.01.25	Cosenza Mantova	2-2
26.12.24	Spezia Mantova	1-1
14.12.24	Sudtirol Mantova	2-2
23.11.24	Catanzaro Mantova	2-2
03.11.24	Sassuolo Mantova	1-0
27.10.24	Sampdoria Mantova	1-0
20.10.24	Carrarese Mantova	1-1
29.09.24	Cesena Mantova	4-2
14.09.24	Bari Mantova	2-0
28.08.24	Juve Stabia Mantova	1-0
18.08.24	Reggiana Mantova	2-2
12.08.24	Lecce Mantova	2-1
03.08.24	Torres Mantova	1-2
25.07.24	Genoa Mantova	3-2
20.07.24	Napoli Mantova	3-0
11.05.24	Juve Stabia Mantova	1-4
20.04.24	Lumezzane Mantova	4-3
08.04.24	Renate Mantova	2-0
23.03.24	Trento Mantova	1-1
09.03.24	Pergolettese Mantova	0-4
19.03.23	Feralpisalo Mantova	3-1

Empoli Form

08.05.26	Monza Empoli	2-2
12.04.26	Padova Empoli	1-0
06.04.26	Sampdoria Empoli	1-0
22.03.26	Empoli Pescara	4-2
17.03.26	Spezia Empoli	1-1
14.03.26	Empoli Mantova	2-2
08.03.26	Catanzaro Empoli	3-2
04.03.26	Bari Empoli	2-1
28.02.26	Empoli Cesena	1-1
20.02.26	Frosinone Empoli	2-2
15.02.26	Empoli Reggiana	1-1
11.02.26	Empoli Juve Stabia	1-2
07.02.26	Palermo Empoli	3-2
31.01.26	Empoli Modena	0-0
23.01.26	Carrarese Empoli	3-0
17.01.26	Empoli Sudtirol	0-1
10.01.26	Cesena Empoli	0-1
27.12.25	Empoli Frosinone	1-1
21.12.25	Mantova Empoli	0-1
13.12.25	Juve Stabia Empoli	2-0
07.12.25	Empoli Palermo	1-3
29.11.25	Empoli Bari	5-0
22.11.25	Avellino Empoli	0-3
08.11.25	Empoli Catanzaro	1-0
01.11.25	Virtus Entella Empoli	1-0
28.10.25	Empoli Sampdoria	1-1
24.10.25	Modena Empoli	2-1
19.10.25	Empoli Venezia	1-1
05.10.25	Sudtirol Empoli	1-2
01.10.25	Empoli Monza	1-1
28.09.25	Empoli Carrarese	2-2
25.09.25	Genoa Empoli	3-1
21.09.25	Pescara Empoli	4-0
14.09.25	Empoli Spezia	1-1
29.08.25	Reggiana Empoli	3-1
23.08.25	Empoli Padova	3-1
15.08.25	Empoli Reggiana (Penalties:3 - 0)	1-1
05.08.25	Empoli Sassuolo	0-0
26.07.25	Empoli Virtus Entella	1-2
21.07.25	Empoli Ponsacco	7-0
25.05.25	Empoli Verona	1-2
18.05.25	Monza Empoli	1-3
10.05.25	Empoli Parma	2-1
04.05.25	Empoli Lazio	0-1
27.04.25	Fiorentina Empoli	2-1
24.04.25	Bologna Empoli	2-1
20.04.25	Empoli Venezia	2-2
14.04.25	Napoli Empoli	3-0
06.04.25	Empoli Cagliari	0-0
01.04.25	Empoli Bologna	0-3

22.03.26	Empoli Pescara	4-2
14.03.26	Empoli Mantova	2-2
28.02.26	Empoli Cesena	1-1
15.02.26	Empoli Reggiana	1-1
11.02.26	Empoli Juve Stabia	1-2
31.01.26	Empoli Modena	0-0
17.01.26	Empoli Sudtirol	0-1
27.12.25	Empoli Frosinone	1-1
07.12.25	Empoli Palermo	1-3
29.11.25	Empoli Bari	5-0
08.11.25	Empoli Catanzaro	1-0
28.10.25	Empoli Sampdoria	1-1
19.10.25	Empoli Venezia	1-1
01.10.25	Empoli Monza	1-1
28.09.25	Empoli Carrarese	2-2
14.09.25	Empoli Spezia	1-1
23.08.25	Empoli Padova	3-1
15.08.25	Empoli Reggiana (Penalties:3 - 0)	1-1
05.08.25	Empoli Sassuolo	0-0
26.07.25	Empoli Virtus Entella	1-2
21.07.25	Empoli Ponsacco	7-0
25.05.25	Empoli Verona	1-2
10.05.25	Empoli Parma	2-1
04.05.25	Empoli Lazio	0-1
20.04.25	Empoli Venezia	2-2
06.04.25	Empoli Cagliari	0-0
01.04.25	Empoli Bologna	0-3
09.03.25	Empoli Roma	0-1
23.02.25	Empoli Atalanta	0-5
08.02.25	Empoli AC Milan	0-2
25.01.25	Empoli Bologna	1-1
11.01.25	Empoli Lecce	1-3
28.12.24	Empoli Genoa	1-2
13.12.24	Empoli Torino	0-1
25.11.24	Empoli Udinese	1-1
04.11.24	Empoli Como	1-0
30.10.24	Empoli Inter Milan	0-3
20.10.24	Empoli Napoli	0-1
29.09.24	Empoli Fiorentina	0-0
14.09.24	Empoli Juventus	0-0
17.08.24	Empoli Monza	0-0
10.08.24	Empoli Catanzaro	4-1
03.08.24	Empoli Sampdoria	0-2
26.07.24	Empoli Spezia	2-0
20.07.24	Empoli FC Ingolstadt 04	0-0
12.07.24	Empoli Calcio Castelfiorentino	10-0
26.05.24	Empoli Roma	2-1
05.05.24	Empoli Frosinone	0-0
20.04.24	Empoli Napoli	1-0
06.04.24	Empoli Torino	3-2

08.05.26	Monza Empoli	2-2
12.04.26	Padova Empoli	1-0
06.04.26	Sampdoria Empoli	1-0
17.03.26	Spezia Empoli	1-1
08.03.26	Catanzaro Empoli	3-2
04.03.26	Bari Empoli	2-1
20.02.26	Frosinone Empoli	2-2
07.02.26	Palermo Empoli	3-2
23.01.26	Carrarese Empoli	3-0
10.01.26	Cesena Empoli	0-1
21.12.25	Mantova Empoli	0-1
13.12.25	Juve Stabia Empoli	2-0
22.11.25	Avellino Empoli	0-3
01.11.25	Virtus Entella Empoli	1-0
24.10.25	Modena Empoli	2-1
05.10.25	Sudtirol Empoli	1-2
25.09.25	Genoa Empoli	3-1
21.09.25	Pescara Empoli	4-0
29.08.25	Reggiana Empoli	3-1
18.05.25	Monza Empoli	1-3
27.04.25	Fiorentina Empoli	2-1
24.04.25	Bologna Empoli	2-1
14.04.25	Napoli Empoli	3-0
29.03.25	Como Empoli	1-1
15.03.25	Torino Empoli	1-0
02.03.25	Genoa Empoli	1-1
26.02.25	Juventus Empoli (Penalties:2 - 4)	1-1
16.02.25	Udinese Empoli	3-0
02.02.25	Juventus Empoli	4-1
19.01.25	Inter Milan Empoli	3-1
04.01.25	Venezia Empoli	1-1
22.12.24	Atalanta Empoli	3-2
08.12.24	Verona Empoli	1-4
04.12.24	Fiorentina Empoli (Penalties:3 - 4)	2-2
30.11.24	AC Milan Empoli	3-0
08.11.24	Lecce Empoli	1-1
27.10.24	Parma Empoli	1-1
06.10.24	Lazio Empoli	2-1
24.09.24	Torino Empoli	1-2
20.09.24	Cagliari Empoli	0-2
31.08.24	Bologna Empoli	1-1
25.08.24	Roma Empoli	1-2
19.05.24	Udinese Empoli	1-1
12.05.24	Lazio Empoli	2-0
28.04.24	Atalanta Empoli	2-0
13.04.24	Lecce Empoli	1-0
01.04.24	Inter Milan Empoli	2-0
10.03.24	AC Milan Empoli	1-0
24.02.24	Sassuolo Empoli	2-3
09.02.24	Salernitana Empoli	1-3