Saturday , 14 November 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)
6 games this season 🟨 4.2/game ⚽ 16.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Palermo FC 11 27
2 Modena FC 2018 11 23
3 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC 11 20
4 Mantova 1911 SSD 11 19
5 Benevento Calcio 11 16
6 Calcio Avellino SSD 11 16
7 Hellas Verona FC 11 16
8 AC Pisa 1909 11 16
9 US Cremonese 11 15
10 Padova Calcio 11 15
11 AC Cesena 11 15
12 FC Südtirol 11 15
13 SS Juve Stabia 11 12
14 SS Arezzo 11 11
15 UC Sampdoria 11 11
16 ACD Virtus Entella 11 10
17 Carrarese Calcio 11 10
18 L.R. Vicenza Virtus 11 9
19 Empoli FC 11 9
20 US Catanzaro 11 6

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
18% Clean Sheets
Empoli FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Empoli FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
2/3
46-60
2/3
61-75
3/5
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Empoli FC
Edoardo Saporiti 4 G
Bogdan Popov 3 G
Stiven Shpendi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. AC Monza host Empoli FC — let the battle begin!
  • 1' Brilliant from the ! Stiven Shpendi makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 1.
  • 4' Matteo Pessina catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 4.
  • 9' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 14' AC Monza are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 18' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Gabriele Guarino on 18 minutes.
  • 23' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Fabio Caserta will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 28' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gabriele Guarino made 388 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 29' Against the run of play, Andrea Petagna has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 34' 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.
  • 39' AC Monza is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 44' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 49' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 54' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 59' The travelling Empoli FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 64' Salvatore Elia has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 65' Assisted by Giuseppe Caso with the perfectly-timed delivery and Filippo Delli Carri makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 67' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Samuele Birindelli on 67 minutes.
  • 72' It’s high time Fabio Caserta made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 74' Simone Romagnoli was booked on 74.
  • 76' It’s a booking for Empoli FC player. Matteo Lovato gets a card.
  • 81' Patrick Cutrone, a Italy forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 86' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

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
Armando Izzo 1
Patrick Ciurria 1
Andrea Petagna 1
Filippo Delli Carri 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.