Thursday , 2 July 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)
9 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 21.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Venezia FC 38 82
2 Frosinone Calcio 38 81
3 AC Monza 38 76
4 Palermo FC 38 72
5 US Catanzaro 38 59
6 Modena FC 2018 38 55
7 SS Juve Stabia 38 51
8 Calcio Avellino SSD 38 49
9 Mantova 1911 SSD 38 46
10 Padova Calcio 38 46
11 AC Cesena 38 46
12 Carrarese Calcio 38 44
13 UC Sampdoria 38 44
14 ACD Virtus Entella 38 42
15 Empoli FC 38 41
16 FC Sudtirol 38 41
17 SSC Bari 38 40
18 AC Reggiana 38 37
19 Spezia Calcio 38 35
20 Delfino Pescara 1936 38 35

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

Season Stats

AC Monza Empoli FC
#3 Position #15
76 Points 41
38 Played 38
22 / 10 / 6 W / D / L 9 / 14 / 15
61 Scored 47
32 Conceded 54
+29 GD -7
2.00 PPG 1.08
58% Win % 24%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
AC Monza this season
18% Clean Sheets
Empoli FC this season

AC Monza are 3rd (76 pts). Empoli FC are 15th (41 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for AC Monza to score. At the same time, Empoli FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 1' Stiven Shpendi puts Empoli FC on the lead.
  • 4' A meaty challenge results in booking for Matteo Pessina on 4.
  • 9' It looks surprising AC Monza does not make any changes. Samuele Birindelli has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 14' 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 Andrea Ghion suffering a number of foals already.
  • 18' The referee calls foul for Gabriele Guarino. He receives a card.
  • 23' 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.
  • 28' Empoli FC 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.
  • 29' What a strike from Andrea Petagna! The score is 1-1.
  • 34' Empoli FC is showing some good football. However, Empoli FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 39' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AC Monza that had 152 games and scored 135 goals.
  • 44' Gerard Yepes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 38 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 49' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 54' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 59' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Giuseppe Caso made 418 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 64' 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.
  • 65' Goal! Filippo Delli Carri scores his 1 goal in 153 matches.
  • 67' Samuele Birindelli was booked on 67.
  • 72' AC Monza started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 72.
  • 74' It’s a booking for Empoli FC player. Simone Romagnoli gets a card.
  • 76' Empoli FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 81' It looks like no one’s ball. AC Monza is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 86' Demba Thiam needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 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
Andrea Petagna 1
Filippo Delli Carri 1
Mattia Viti 1
Lorenzo Colombo 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
3 / 4
1.72 AC Monza xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Empoli FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AC Monza51% Draw26% Empoli FC23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.73
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

AC Monza or Draw
77%
Draw or Empoli FC
49%
AC Monza or Empoli FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AC Monza37% Draw46% Empoli FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 0
10.4%
2 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
5.7%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
5.4%
3 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — AC Monza

Handicap AC Monza covers Push Empoli FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 23% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

AC Monza keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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