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Empoli
Italian Serie B
18:30
UTC, Friday 23 October 2026
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Vicenza

Empoli vs Vicenza: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

Empoli host Vicenza at Stadio Carlo Castellani - Computer Gross Arena on Friday 23 October 2026, kick-off 18:30 UTC, in the Italian Serie B (round 8). Prediction markets make Empoli the favourite at 39%, with the draw at 28% (Polymarket). Empoli have had 6 days of rest since playing Ascoli (Italian Serie B); Vicenza have had 6 after facing Benevento and travel about 208 km. Empoli have no reported absences; Vicenza are missing 2 (Frank Tsadjout, Armand Rada). The forecast at kick-off is 16°C with rain.

Win chances

Empoli 39%Draw 28%Vicenza 32%

From Polymarket prediction market prices. For information only: Ninety has no betting links. How win chances work.

Predicted line-ups

Predicted elevens. Official team sheets usually arrive about an hour before kick-off. About predicted line-ups.

Empoli 3-5-2

Coach: Matteo Andreoletti

  1. 12 Jacopo Seghetti GK
  2. 8 Luca Magnino MID
  3. 25 Marco Curto DEF
  4. 33 Cristian Cauz DEF
  5. 98 Karim Zedadka MID
  6. 39 Edoardo Biondini MID
  7. 21 Gerard Yepes MID
  8. 10 Edoardo Saporiti MID
  9. 91 Niccolò Corrado MID
  10. 77 Bogdan Popov FWD
  11. 15 Joseph Ceesay MID

Bench

  • 13 Emiliano Filippis GK
  • 1 Samuele Perisan GK
  • 36 Dawid Bembnista DEF
  • 28 Gabriele Indragoli DEF
  • 5 Duccio Degli Innocenti MID
  • 23 Filippo Bandinelli MID
  • 44 Lapo Deli MID
  • 57 Luca Belardinelli MID
  • 35 Matteo Egan MID
  • 16 Florijan Meznar FWD
  • 11 Stiven Shpendi FWD

Vicenza 3-5-2

Coach: Fabio Gallo

  1. 16 Riccardo Gagno GK
  2. 5 Riccardo Marchizza DEF
  3. 23 Nicolò Brighenti DEF
  4. 66 Andrea Papetti DEF
  5. 21 Tommaso Corazza MID
  6. 26 Giulio Pellizzari MID
  7. 8 Alessandro Bellemo MID
  8. 29 Loris Zonta MID
  9. 32 Filippo Costa MID
  10. 11 Gabriele Moncini FWD
  11. 33 Silvio Merkaj FWD

Bench

  • 68 Elia Tantalocchi GK
  • 30 Matteo Vescovi DEF
  • 6 Maxime Leverbe DEF
  • 27 Thomas Sandon DEF
  • 99 Alessandro Pietrelli MID
  • 28 Lorenzo Caferri MID
  • 4 Marco Carraro MID
  • 10 Mattia Valoti MID
  • 44 Raul Talarico MID
  • 9 Claudio Morra FWD
  • 24 Filippo Alessio FWD
  • 7 Nicola Rauti FWD

Injuries and suspensions

Empoli

No reported absences.

Vicenza

  • Frank Tsadjout injury, back Day to day
  • Armand Rada injury, back Day to day
Previous meetings
  • Sunday 15 August 2021: Empoli 4-2 Vicenza
  • Saturday 13 March 2021: Vicenza 0-2 Empoli
  • Saturday 28 November 2020: Empoli 2-2 Vicenza
  • Saturday 13 August 2016: Empoli 2-0 Vicenza
  • Saturday 15 August 2015: Empoli 0-1 Vicenza