Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AC Monza vs Empoli FC, Serie B 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Serie B · 2025-26
AC Monza
2 – 2
Full Time
Empoli FC
Fri 8 May 2026 · 18:30 UTC Stadio Brianteo HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 1' Stiven Shpendi
Andrea Petagna 29' 1–1
Filippo Delli Carri 65' 2–1
2–2 90+1' Stiven Shpendi
Matteo Pessina 4' Y
Y 18' Gabriele Guarino
Samuele Birindelli 67' Y
Y 74' Simone Romagnoli
Y 76' Matteo Lovato

Overview

Match Preview

AC Monza vs Empoli FC — Serie B at Stadio Brianteo.

Match Details

  • Referee Matteo Marcenaro (Italy)
  • Assistant 1 Vito Mastrodonato
  • Assistant 2 Marco Ricci (Italy)
3 games this season 🟨 4.7/game ⚽ 18.7 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Palermo FC 5 13
2 FC Südtirol 5 11
3 Mantova 1911 SSD 5 11
4 Modena FC 2018 5 10
5 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC 5 10
6 Padova Calcio 5 7
7 Benevento Calcio 5 7
8 Hellas Verona FC 5 7
9 AC Cesena 5 7
10 Calcio Avellino SSD 5 7
11 AC Pisa 1909 5 7
12 SS Arezzo 5 6
13 Empoli FC 5 6
14 ACD Virtus Entella 5 5
15 L.R. Vicenza Virtus 5 5
16 US Cremonese 5 5
17 UC Sampdoria 5 4
18 SS Juve Stabia 5 3
19 US Catanzaro 5 3
20 Carrarese Calcio 5 1

Head-to-Head

2
3
3
AC Monza 8 games · Avg 2.4 goals Empoli FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-08 AC Monza 2–2 Empoli FC 2025-10-01 Empoli FC 1–1 AC Monza 2025-05-18 AC Monza 1–3 Empoli FC 2024-08-17 Empoli FC 0–0 AC Monza 2024-01-21 Empoli FC 3–0 AC Monza

Recent Form

AC Monza
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May Empoli FC H 2–2 D
01 May Mantova 1911 SSD A 2–3 L
24 Apr Modena FC 2018 H 1–0 W
17 Apr UC Sampdoria A 3–0 W
11 Apr SSC Bari H 2–0 W
06 Apr US Catanzaro A 1–1 D
Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May AC Monza A 2–2 D
01 May Calcio Avellino SSD H 1–0 W
25 Apr Venezia FC A 0–2 L
19 Apr ACD Virtus Entella H 1–1 D
12 Apr Padova Calcio A 0–1 L
06 Apr UC Sampdoria A 0–1 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Empoli FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Empoli FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/3
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Empoli FC
Stiven Shpendi 1 G
Bogdan Popov 1 G
Edoardo Saporiti 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Stadio Brianteo that hosts another battle between AC Monza and Empoli FC.
  • 1' What a strike from Stiven Shpendi! The score is 0-1.
  • 4' The referee shows AC Monza player a card on 4.
  • 9' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AC Monza that had 157 games and scored 143 goals.
  • 14' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AC Monza side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 18' Poor challenge from Gabriele Guarino. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 23' Antonio Candela has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 423 appearances.
  • 28' AC Monza are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Empoli FC backline.
  • 29' Andrea Petagna is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 34' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 39' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 44' Lorenzo Lucchesi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 49' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Empoli FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 54' Andrea Carboni is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Empoli FC so far.
  • 59' It is a cagey affair so far. AC Monza in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Empoli FC's compact 5-3-2.
  • 64' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 65' What a moment for Filippo Delli Carri! That strike on 65 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 67' AC Monza player sees a card in front of him.
  • 72' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 74' Simone Romagnoli was booked on 74.
  • 76' It’s a booking for Empoli FC player. Matteo Lovato gets a card.
  • 81' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 86' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Fabio Caserta will be considering his options from the bench.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — AC Monza 2-2 Empoli FC.

Lineups

AC Monza Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paolo Bianco

Empoli FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fabio Caserta

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Szymon Zurkowski 3
Andrea Colpani 2
Stiven Shpendi 2
Martin Satriano 2
Patrick Ciurria 1
Andrea Petagna 1
Filippo Delli Carri 1
Mattia Viti 1

Head to Head

2026-05-08 AC Monza 2–2 Empoli FC 2025-10-01 Empoli FC 1–1 AC Monza 2025-05-18 AC Monza 1–3 Empoli FC 2024-08-17 Empoli FC 0–0 AC Monza 2024-01-21 Empoli FC 3–0 AC Monza

AC Monza Form

2026-05-08 AC Monza 2–2 Empoli FC D 2026-05-01 Mantova 1911 SSD 3–2 AC Monza L 2026-04-24 AC Monza 1–0 Modena FC 2018 W 2026-04-17 UC Sampdoria 0–3 AC Monza W 2026-04-11 AC Monza 2–0 SSC Bari W 2026-04-06 US Catanzaro 1–1 AC Monza D

Empoli FC Form

2026-05-08 AC Monza 2–2 Empoli FC D 2026-05-01 Empoli FC 1–0 Calcio Avellino SSD W 2026-04-25 Venezia FC 2–0 Empoli FC L 2026-04-19 Empoli FC 1–1 ACD Virtus Entella D 2026-04-12 Padova Calcio 1–0 Empoli FC L 2026-04-06 UC Sampdoria 1–0 Empoli FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.34 AC Monza xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Empoli FC xG
I would bet for: AC Monza or Empoli FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AC Monza42% Draw29% Empoli FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

AC Monza or Draw
70%
Draw or Empoli FC
58%
AC Monza or Empoli FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AC Monza28% Draw49% Empoli FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.5%
1 – 0
10.1%
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
8.2%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — AC Monza

Handicap AC Monza covers Push Empoli FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 21% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 18% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

AC Monza keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.