Sunday , 16 August 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)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Venezia FC 38 82
2 Frosinone Calcio 38 81
3 AC Monza 38 76
4 SSC Bari 38 40
5 AC Reggiana 38 37
6 Delfino Pescara 1936 38 35
7 Spezia Calcio 38 35
8 Palermo FC 0 0
9 US Catanzaro 0 0
10 Modena FC 2018 0 0
11 SS Juve Stabia 0 0
12 Calcio Avellino SSD 0 0
13 Padova Calcio 0 0
14 AC Cesena 0 0
15 Mantova 1911 SSD 0 0
16 Carrarese Calcio 0 0
17 UC Sampdoria 0 0
18 ACD Virtus Entella 0 0
19 Empoli FC 0 0
20 FC Südtirol 0 0
21 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC 0 0
22 Benevento Calcio 0 0
23 Hellas Verona FC 0 0
24 L.R. Vicenza Virtus 0 0
25 AC Pisa 1909 0 0
26 SS Arezzo 0 0
27 US Cremonese 0 0

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 #19
76 Points 0
38 Played 0
22 / 10 / 6 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
61 Scored 0
32 Conceded 0
+29 GD +0
2.00 PPG –
58% Win % –

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

AC Monza are 3rd (76 pts). Empoli FC are 19th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Stadio Brianteo!
  • 1' GOAL! Stiven Shpendi scores on 1.
  • 4' Matteo Pessina catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 4.
  • 9' It’s high time Fabio Caserta made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 14' Empoli FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 18' Empoli FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 23' The travelling Empoli FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 28' AC Monza currently sit 3 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 29' The Italy Andrea Petagna breaks the deadlock on 29 minutes. 1-1!
  • 34' The home supporters are growing impatient. AC Monza must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' 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.
  • 49' Giuseppe Caso has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 54' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 5-3-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 59' 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.
  • 64' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 65' Filippo Delli Carri makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and AC Monza are in front.
  • 67' The referee calls foul for Samuele Birindelli. He receives a card.
  • 72' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Empoli FC that had 380 games and scored 231 goals.
  • 74' The referee shows Empoli FC player a card on 74.
  • 76' Matteo Lovato is having his name booked by the referee on 76.
  • 81' AC Monza are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Empoli FC backline.
  • 86' 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.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

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
Martin Satriano 2
Andrea Colpani 2
Stiven Shpendi 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
0.69 AC Monza xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.62 Empoli FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 85% + Under — clean sheet likely 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AC Monza35% Draw38% Empoli FC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes25% 0% No75%
Avg goals/match: 1.31
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 70%
30%
± 1.5 38%
62%
± 2.5 15%
85%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

AC Monza or Draw
74%
Draw or Empoli FC
65%
AC Monza or Empoli FC
62%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AC Monza18% Draw66% Empoli FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
29.9%
1 – 0
17%
0 – 1
14.9%
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 0
5.9%
0 – 2
4.6%
2 – 1
4.1%
1 – 2
3.6%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
1.3%
3 – 1
1%
0 – 3
0.9%

Asian Handicap — AC Monza

Handicap AC Monza covers Push Empoli FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 21% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 19% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AC Monza keeps clean sheet
54% ✗
Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✗

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