Empoli Shots on Target Stats 2026/2027

Empoli Shots on Target Stats 2026/2027 - season overview

Empoli are averaging 3.7 shots on target per game in 2026/2027, with matches involving them seeing 8.5 total SOT on average. That puts them 11th of 20 for team SOT per match in their primary competition. Below you'll find player SOT-rate forecasts, the matchup read for the upcoming fixture against Palermo, and a full match-by-match log.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Empoli players hit the most shots on target?

Stiven Shpendi leads with 8 shots on target across 10 qualifying appearances (0.8/g, 50% hit rate). The SOT-rate table below ranks every Empoli player by SOT per qualifying appearance (≥20 minutes), six-game form mask and current Bet365 1+ SOT price.

How does Empoli's SOT profile look this season?

Empoli are averaging 3.7 shots on target per game over 10 games and concede 4.8 for a match-total of 8.5. That ranks 11th of 20 for team SOT in their primary competition. They take 11 shots per game and create 6.5 key passes per game.

How is the SOT matchup read calculated?

SOT matchup blends our attackers' on-target rate (50%) with the opposition's SOT conceded per game (50%). For the upcoming fixture against Palermo, the page weights each Empoli attacker against the opposition's last-season SOT-conceded rate.

What's the difference between shots and shots on target?

Empoli take 11 shots per game and put 3.7 on target. Players who shoot speculatively often have a low SOT-per-shot ratio; the context panel surfaces the shots/g funnel so you can see the conversion rate.

Where do these SOT stats come from?

All numbers come from match-level Sportmonks data ingested into Statz - 10 Empoli fixtures in the active window for 2026/2027. Player odds come from Bet365 player markets when priced.

How is conversion (Goals/SOT) useful?

Empoli are currently converting 24% of their shots on target into goals. A high conversion rate means finishing well; a low one means SOT volume but not yet goals. Pair this with the shots/g funnel to read how the goals number is built.

Empoli player shots on target rates

Player	Position	Apps	Shots on target	Per game	1+ hit rate
Salvatore Monaco	attacker	1	2	2	100%
Filippo Bandinelli	midfielder	1	1	1	100%
Matteo Lovato	defender	4	3	0.75	75%
Edoardo Saporiti	midfielder	6	4	0.67	67%
Stiven Shpendi	attacker	10	8	0.8	50%
Karim Zedadka	midfielder	4	2	0.5	50%
Nicolas Haas	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Duccio Degli Innocenti	midfielder	2	1	0.5	50%
Simone Romagnoli	defender	6	2	0.33	33%
Salvatore Elia	midfielder	3	1	0.33	33%
Luca Magnino	midfielder	10	3	0.3	30%
Joseph Ceesay	midfielder	7	2	0.29	29%
Antonio Candela	defender	4	1	0.25	25%
Edoardo Biondini	midfielder	4	1	0.25	25%
Gerard Yepes	midfielder	10	3	0.3	20%
Matteo Egan	midfielder	5	1	0.2	20%
Bogdan Popov	attacker	6	1	0.17	17%
Jacopo Seghetti	goalkeeper	6	0	0	0%
Cristian Căuz	defender	6	0	0	0%
Marco Curto	defender	5	0	0	0%
Andrea Fulignati	goalkeeper	4	0	0	0%
Gabriele Guarino	defender	4	0	0	0%
Filippo Distefano	attacker	4	0	0	0%
Niccolò Corrado	defender	4	0	0	0%
Marco Nasti	attacker	3	0	0	0%

Empoli shots on target match by match

Date	Competition	Opponent	Venue	Score	Team shots on target	Opposition shots on target	Match total	Top player
20 Sep 2026	Serie B	Modena	Away	2-1	4	8	12	Gerard Yepes (2)
11 Sep 2026	Serie B	Arezzo	Home	0-1	2	2	4	Edoardo Saporiti (1)
5 Sep 2026	Serie B	Carrarese	Away	0-1	2	5	7	Filippo Bandinelli (1)
30 Aug 2026	Serie B	Mantova	Away	3-1	2	9	11	Edoardo Saporiti (1)
22 Aug 2026	Serie B	Cremonese	Home	1-0	5	2	7	Stiven Shpendi (2)
17 Aug 2026	Coppa Italia	Pisa	Away	1-1	3	5	8	Salvatore Monaco (2)
8 May 2026	Serie B	Monza	Away	2-2	5	8	13	Stiven Shpendi (2)
1 May 2026	Serie B	Avellino	Home	1-0	9	2	11	Stiven Shpendi (2)
25 Apr 2026	Serie B	Venezia	Away	2-0	3	6	9	Luca Magnino (1)
19 Apr 2026	Serie B	Virtus Entella	Home	1-1	2	1	3	Luca Magnino (1)

Empoli shots on target 2026/2027: last 10 games

Shots on target for per game: 3.7
Shots on target against per game: 4.8
Match total shots on target per game: 8.5
Games: 10
League rank for match shots on target: 15 of 20

Empoli Shots on target for 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	4	4.5	50%	50%	50%	25%	25%
Away	6	3.17	67%	33%	17%	0%	0%
Overall	10	3.7	60%	40%	30%	10%	10%

Empoli Shots on target against 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %	Over 6.5 %
Home	4	1.75	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Away	6	6.83	100%	100%	100%	67%	50%
Overall	10	4.8	60%	60%	60%	40%	30%

Empoli Match total 2026/2027 by venue

Scope	Games	Average	Over 6.5 %	Over 7.5 %	Over 8.5 %	Over 9.5 %	Over 10.5 %
Home	4	6.25	50%	25%	25%	25%	25%
Away	6	10	100%	83%	67%	50%	50%
Overall	10	8.5	80%	60%	50%	40%	40%

Empoli Team shots on target 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Team shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target / match	3.7	4.5	3.17
Total shots / match	11	13	9.67
Share of shots on target	34%	35%	33%
Goals per shot on target	24%	17%	32%
Shots on target per goal	4.1	6	3.2
Shots on target over 2.5	60%	50%	67%
Shots on target over 3.5	40%	50%	33%
Shots on target over 4.5	30%	50%	17%
Shots on target over 5.5	10%	25%	0%
Shots on target over 6.5	10%	25%	0%

Empoli Shots on target against 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Shots on target against	Overall	Home	Away
Shots on target against / match	4.8	1.75	6.83
Shots on target against over 2.5	60%	0%	100%
Shots on target against over 3.5	60%	0%	100%
Shots on target against over 4.5	60%	0%	100%
Shots on target against over 5.5	40%	0%	67%
Shots on target against over 6.5	30%	0%	50%

Empoli Match shots on target 2026/2027: overall, home and away (last 10 games)

Match shots on target	Overall	Home	Away
Match shots on target / match	8.5	6.25	10
Match shots on target over 6.5	80%	50%	100%
Match shots on target over 7.5	60%	25%	83%
Match shots on target over 8.5	50%	25%	67%
Match shots on target over 9.5	40%	25%	50%
Match shots on target over 10.5	40%	25%	50%

Empoli 1st-half shots on target for 2026/2027 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	3	3	67%	67%	67%
Away	3	2	67%	33%	0%
Overall	6	2.5	67%	50%	33%

Empoli 1st-half shots on target against 2026/2027 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 1.5 %	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %
Home	3	0.67	0%	0%	0%
Away	3	3.33	100%	100%	33%
Overall	6	2	50%	50%	17%

Empoli 1st-half match total 2026/2027 (from 6 of 10 games)

Scope	Games	Average	Over 2.5 %	Over 3.5 %	Over 4.5 %	Over 5.5 %
Home	3	3.67	67%	67%	33%	0%
Away	3	5.33	100%	100%	67%	33%
Overall	6	4.5	83%	83%	50%	17%

Empoli shots on target match by match 2026/2027

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
20 Sep	Serie B	Modena (A)	2-1	4	8	12	-
11 Sep	Serie B	Arezzo (H)	0-1	2	2	4	-
5 Sep	Serie B	Carrarese (A)	0-1	2	5	7	-
30 Aug	Serie B	Mantova (A)	3-1	2	9	11	-
22 Aug	Serie B	Cremonese (H)	1-0	5	2	7	5
17 Aug	Coppa Italia	Pisa (A)	1-1	3	5	8	5
8 May	Serie B	Monza (A)	2-2	5	8	13	7
1 May	Serie B	Avellino (H)	1-0	9	2	11	4
25 Apr	Serie B	Venezia (A)	2-0	3	6	9	4
19 Apr	Serie B	Virtus Entella (H)	1-1	2	1	3	2

Serie B shots on target table 2026/2027: every team's shots on target per game

#	Team	MP	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
1	Pisa	5	6.8	3.8	10.6	80%
2	Vicenza	5	4.2	6.4	10.6	80%
3	Palermo	5	5.4	4.8	10.2	80%
4	Calcio Padova	5	4	5.6	9.6	80%
5	Modena	5	6.6	2.8	9.4	60%
6	Sampdoria	5	5.6	3.8	9.4	60%
7	Catanzaro	5	3.6	5.8	9.4	40%
8	Juve Stabia	5	4.4	4.6	9	80%
9	Avellino	5	4.2	4.8	9	60%
10	Hellas Verona	5	5.6	2.8	8.4	60%
11	Mantova	5	5	3.4	8.4	40%
12	Ascoli	5	4.8	3.6	8.4	80%
13	Cremonese	5	4.2	4.2	8.4	40%
14	Cesena	5	3.2	5	8.2	40%
15	Empoli	5	3	5.2	8.2	40%
16	Virtus Entella	5	3.8	4.2	8	60%
17	Arezzo	5	2.8	5.2	8	40%
18	Südtirol	5	3.2	4.2	7.4	20%
19	Benevento	5	3.6	3.4	7	20%
20	Carrarese	5	3.2	3.6	6.8	20%

Empoli shots on target against top-half and bottom-half teams 2026/2027

Opponents	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Vs top six	14	4.29	4.93	9.21	64%
Vs top half	22	4.09	4.64	8.73	50%
Vs bottom half	21	3.81	4.1	7.9	43%
Vs bottom six	12	4.58	4.33	8.92	42%

Empoli shots on target per game by competition, last three seasons

Competition	Season	Games	For per game	Against per game	Match total per game	Over 8.5 %
Serie B	2026/2027	5	3	5.2	8.2	40%
Coppa Italia	2026/2027	1	3	5	8	0%
Serie B	2025/2026	38	4.08	4.26	8.34	47%
Coppa Italia	2025/2026	2	3.5	4	7.5	0%
Serie A	2024/2025	38	2.92	4.21	7.13	32%
Coppa Italia	2024/2025	6	3.83	5.17	9	67%

Empoli next three opponents: shots on target per game this season

Kick-off	Opponent	Their match total	Their shots on target for	Their shots on target against	Match total at that venue	For at that venue	Against at that venue
Sat 10 Oct 13:00	Palermo (home)	10.2	5.4	4.8	9.5	4.5	5
Sat 17 Oct 13:00	Ascoli (away)	8.4	4.8	3.6	7.67	5.33	2.33
Fri 23 Oct 18:30	Vicenza (home)	10.6	4.2	6.4	9.67	3.33	6.33

Empoli players with the most games of 1+ shots on target 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 1+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Edoardo Saporiti	midfielder	4	6	67%
2	Karim Zedadka	midfielder	2	5	40%
3	Stiven Shpendi	attacker	2	6	33%
4	Salvatore Monaco	attacker	1	1	100%
5	Filippo Bandinelli	midfielder	1	2	50%

Empoli players with the most games of 2+ shots on target 2026/2027

#	Player	Position	Games with 2+	Apps	Hit rate
1	Salvatore Monaco	attacker	1	1	100%
2	Gerard Yepes	midfielder	1	6	17%
3	Stiven Shpendi	attacker	1	6	17%

Palermo shots on target match by match, last 10 games (next opponent)

Date	Competition	Opponent	Score	Shots on target for	Shots on target against	Match total	1st-half total
19 Sep	Serie B	Calcio Padova (H)	2-1	7	5	12	-
13 Sep	Serie B	Avellino (A)	1-1	2	5	7	-
7 Sep	Serie B	Sampdoria (H)	3-1	6	5	11	-
3 Sep	Coppa Italia	Mantova (H)	5-2	9	8	17	-
30 Aug	Serie B	Arezzo (A)	2-3	7	5	12	-
23 Aug	Serie B	Juve Stabia (H)	1-0	5	4	9	5
17 Aug	Coppa Italia	Lecce (H)	2-0	5	4	9	4
20 May	Serie B	Catanzaro (H)	2-0	5	4	9	5
17 May	Serie B	Catanzaro (A)	3-0	1	6	7	3
8 May	Serie B	Venezia (A)	2-0	2	9	11	3