Saturday , 14 November 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 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
2023-08-26 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
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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — AC Monza and Empoli FC get this one started.
  • 1' Tommaso Baldanzi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 6' Matteo Pessina has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 8' The referee has no hesitation. Armando Izzo is booked for AC Monza — Yellow card on 8.
  • 9' The referee calls foul for Armando Izzo. He receives a card.
  • 14' AC Monza seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 19' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 24' Roberto Gagliardini has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 29' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 34' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 39' It looks surprising Empoli FC does not make any changes. Roberto Piccoli has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 44' Over 44 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 45' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Andrea Colpani makes it 1-0.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Empoli FC! Jacopo Fazzini comes on to replace Matteo Cancellieri.
  • 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 53' A stunning finish from Andrea Colpani — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 54' A tactical swap from Empoli FC — Nicolo Cambiaghi on, Emmanuel Gyasi off on 54 minutes.
  • 55' The supporters are chanting for Giuseppe Pezzella. He replaces Emmanuel Gyasi on 55 minute.
  • 60' AC Monza are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Empoli FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 65' AC Monza is showing some good football. However, AC Monza are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 70' Danilo D'Ambrosio is replacing Armando Izzo for the AC Monza side.
  • 71' Mirko Maric has so much to prove this time. He replaces Armando Izzo on 71 minute.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Roberto Piccoli. He replaces Razvan Marin on 73 minute.
  • 74' Fresh legs for Empoli FC! Roberto Piccoli comes on to replace Francesco Caputo.
  • 79' Empoli FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 82' AC Monza manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Samuele Vignato is hanging Samuele Birindelli on the field on 82 minute.
  • 87' Empoli FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 88' Valentin Carboni is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andrea Colpani at the 88 minute mark.
  • 90' Empoli FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Empoli FC will have plenty to reflect on. AC Monza were simply the better side today.

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
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

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.