Saturday , 14 November 2026

AC Monza vs Empoli FC, Serie A 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2022-23
AC Monza
2 – 1
Full Time
Empoli FC
Sat 4 Mar 2023 · 14:00 UTC U-Power Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 34' Fabiano Parisi
Y 45' Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro
Samuele Birindelli 45' Y
Matteo Pessina 49' Y
Matteo Pessina 50' Y
Y 53' Razvan Marin

Overview

Match Preview

AC Monza vs Empoli FC — Serie A at U-Power Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Giorgio Peretti
  • Referee Marco Guida
  • Referee Filippo Meli
  • Referee Eugenio Abbattista
  • Referee Gianpiero Miele (Italy)
  • Referee Ermanno Feliciani (Italy)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SS Lazio 11 29
2 FC Internazionale Milano 11 28
3 AS Roma 11 27
4 AC Milan 11 24
5 Como 1907 11 23
6 Frosinone Calcio 11 20
7 Juventus FC 11 18
8 Bologna FC 1909 11 17
9 Cagliari Calcio 11 16
10 SSC Napoli 11 15
11 Torino FC 11 14
12 Atalanta BC 11 14
13 Genoa CFC 11 13
14 US Lecce 11 10
15 ACF Fiorentina 11 9
16 Parma Calcio 1913 11 8
17 US Sassuolo Calcio 11 8
18 AC Monza 11 7
19 Venezia FC 11 6
20 Udinese Calcio 11 5

Head-to-Head

2
3
3
AC Monza 8 games · Avg 2.4 goals Empoli FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-03-04 AC Monza 2–1 Empoli FC 2022-10-15 Empoli FC 1–0 AC Monza

Recent Form

AC Monza
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar Empoli FC H 2–1 W
26 Feb US Salernitana 1919 A 0–3 L
18 Feb AC Milan H 0–1 L
12 Feb Bologna FC 1909 A 1–0 W
06 Feb UC Sampdoria H 2–2 D
29 Jan Juventus FC A 2–0 W
Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar AC Monza A 1–2 L
25 Feb SSC Napoli H 0–2 L
19 Feb ACF Fiorentina A 1–1 D
11 Feb Spezia Calcio H 2–2 D
04 Feb AS Roma A 0–2 L
28 Jan Torino FC H 2–2 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
10% Clean Sheets
AC Monza this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AC Monza
0-15
1/5
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/5
46-60
4/6
61-75
3/5
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AC Monza
Gustavo Varela 9 G 1 A
Jay Robinson 2 G 1 A
Andrea Colpani 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Empoli FC gets underway.
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 19' Patrick Ciurria puts AC Monza on the lead.
  • 24' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AC Monza needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 29' It’s high time Paolo Zanetti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 34' Fabiano Parisi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 39' Empoli FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 39.
  • 44' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro.
  • 49' The referee has no hesitation. Matteo Pessina is booked for AC Monza — Yellow card on 49.
  • 50' That is a Yellow card for AC Monza. Matteo Pessina will be fuming at that decision.
  • 51' The deadlock is broken! Martin Satriano gets on the scoresheet on 51 minutes.
  • 52' Martin Satriano puts Empoli FC on the lead.
  • 53' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Razvan Marin.
  • 58' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AC Monza side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 63' Gianluca Caprari has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 64' Fresh legs for AC Monza! Jose Machin comes on to replace Stefano Sensi.
  • 65' AC Monza ring the changes. Stefano Sensi has done his job and it is now time for Jose Machin to step up.
  • 67' Goal! Armando Izzo scores his 12 goal in 439 matches.
  • 71' Samuele Birindelli makes way for Andrea Colpani at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from AC Monza.
  • 72' Empoli FC make a change. Filippo Bandinelli trudges off to be replaced by Jacopo Fazzini on 72 minutes.
  • 77' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Raffaele Palladino will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 80' A change in the Empoli FC ranks — Francesco Caputo exits the field as Roberto Piccoli enters on 80.
  • 82' A change in the AC Monza ranks — Andrea Petagna exits the field as Christian Gytkjaer enters on 82.
  • 87' It is a substitution in Empoli FC team. Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro is replaced by Emanuel Vignato on 87 minute.
  • AC Monza celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

AC Monza Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raffaele Palladino

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paolo Zanetti

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.33 AC Monza xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Empoli FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AC Monza46% Draw28% Empoli FC26%
Actual: AC Monza win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.38
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

AC Monza or Draw
74%
Draw or Empoli FC
54%
AC Monza or Empoli FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AC Monza29% Draw50% Empoli FC21%
Actual: AC Monza win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
11.4%
1 – 0
11.2%
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
4.9%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — AC Monza

Handicap AC Monza covers Push Empoli FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 22% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

AC Monza keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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