Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AC Monza vs Empoli FC, Serie A 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2023-24
AC Monza
2 – 0
Full Time
Empoli FC
Sat 26 Aug 2023 · 16:30 UTC Stadio Brianteo 8,155 HT 45' · FT 45'
Andrea Colpani 45' 1–0
Andrea Colpani 53' 2–0
Y 1' Tommaso Baldanzi
Armando Izzo 9' Y
Y 90' Nicolas Haas

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Gianluca Aureliano
  • Assistant 1 Davide Imperiale
  • Assistant 2 Marco D'Ascanio (Italy)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Roma 5 13
2 FC Internazionale Milano 5 13
3 SS Lazio 5 13
4 Cagliari Calcio 5 12
5 AC Milan 5 11
6 Frosinone Calcio 5 10
7 Juventus FC 5 10
8 Como 1907 5 10
9 SSC Napoli 5 7
10 US Sassuolo Calcio 5 7
11 Atalanta BC 5 6
12 US Lecce 5 6
13 Udinese Calcio 5 4
14 Torino FC 5 4
15 Parma Calcio 1913 5 4
16 AC Monza 5 4
17 ACF Fiorentina 5 4
18 Bologna FC 1909 5 2
19 Genoa CFC 5 1
20 Venezia FC 5 0

Head-to-Head

2
3
3
AC Monza 8 games · Avg 2.4 goals Empoli FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-26 AC Monza 2–0 Empoli FC 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
26 Aug Empoli FC H 2–0 W
19 Aug FC Internazionale Milano A 0–2 L
04 Jun Atalanta BC A 2–5 L
28 May US Lecce H 0–1 L
19 May US Sassuolo Calcio A 2–1 W
14 May SSC Napoli H 2–0 W
Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug AC Monza A 0–2 L
19 Aug Hellas Verona FC H 0–1 L
03 Jun SS Lazio H 0–2 L
28 May Hellas Verona FC A 1–1 D
22 May Juventus FC H 4–1 W
15 May UC Sampdoria A 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
AC Monza this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

AC Monza
Gustavo Varela 4 G
Andrea Colpani 1 G
Jay Robinson 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. AC Monza host Empoli FC — let the battle begin!
  • 1' Empoli FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 6' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 8' That is a Yellow card for AC Monza. Armando Izzo will be fuming at that decision.
  • 9' Armando Izzo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 9.
  • 14' Dany Mota Carvalho, a Portugal , has 9 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 19' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 24' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Razvan Marin suffering a number of foals already.
  • 29' Valentin Carboni has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 4 cards already picked up this season.
  • 34' AC Monza are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Empoli FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 39' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 44' Gianluca Caprari needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 45' Magnificent from Andrea Colpani! That is 16 goals in 527 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 46' Empoli FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jacopo Fazzini is hanging Matteo Cancellieri on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AC Monza that had 154 games and scored 138 goals.
  • 53' Andrea Colpani with the second goal in the match!
  • 54' Fresh legs for Empoli FC! Nicolo Cambiaghi comes on to replace Emmanuel Gyasi.
  • 55' Giuseppe Pezzella is replacing Emmanuel Gyasi for the Empoli FC side.
  • 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
  • 65' Michele Di Gregorio is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AC Monza so far.
  • 70' A change in the AC Monza ranks — Armando Izzo exits the field as Danilo D'Ambrosio enters on 70.
  • 71' It is a substitution in AC Monza team. Armando Izzo is replaced by Mirko Maric on 71 minute.
  • 73' The Empoli FC bench stirs into life. Razvan Marin is withdrawn and Roberto Piccoli gets his opportunity.
  • 74' The whistle greets Francesco Caputo as he departs to be replaced by Roberto Piccoli.
  • 79' Samuele Birindelli has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 82' The whistle greets Samuele Birindelli as he departs to be replaced by Samuele Vignato.
  • 87' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 88' AC Monza manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Valentin Carboni is hanging Andrea Colpani on the field on 88 minute.
  • 90' Nicolas Haas has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

AC Monza Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Empoli FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2023-08-26 AC Monza 2–0 Empoli FC 2023-03-04 AC Monza 2–1 Empoli FC 2022-10-15 Empoli FC 1–0 AC Monza

AC Monza Form

2023-08-26 AC Monza 2–0 Empoli FC W 2023-08-19 FC Internazionale Milano 2–0 AC Monza L 2023-06-04 Atalanta BC 5–2 AC Monza L 2023-05-28 AC Monza 0–1 US Lecce L 2023-05-19 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 AC Monza W 2023-05-14 AC Monza 2–0 SSC Napoli W

Empoli FC Form

2023-08-26 AC Monza 2–0 Empoli FC L 2023-08-19 Empoli FC 0–1 Hellas Verona FC L 2023-06-03 Empoli FC 0–2 SS Lazio L 2023-05-28 Hellas Verona FC 1–1 Empoli FC D 2023-05-22 Empoli FC 4–1 Juventus FC W 2023-05-15 UC Sampdoria 1–1 Empoli FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.37 AC Monza xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79 Empoli FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AC Monza51% Draw28% Empoli FC21%
Actual: AC Monza win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.16
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

AC Monza or Draw
80%
Draw or Empoli FC
49%
AC Monza or Empoli FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AC Monza33% Draw52% Empoli FC15%
Actual: AC Monza win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.6%
0 – 0
13.7%
1 – 1
13.3%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
4.8%
3 – 0
4.7%
3 – 1
3.9%
0 – 2
3.4%
2 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
1.7%

Asian Handicap — AC Monza

Handicap AC Monza covers Push Empoli FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 15% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 25% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 14% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AC Monza keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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