ACF Fiorentina vs Empoli FC, Serie A 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2022-23

ACF Fiorentina

1 – 1

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Empoli FC

Sun 19 Feb 2023 · 14:00 UTC Artemio Franchi, Firenze HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 27' Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro

Y 45' Ardian Ismajli

Y 60' Liberato Cacace

Y 64' Tommaso Baldanzi

Lucas Martinez 70' Y

Y 74' Filippo Bandinelli

Overview

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ACF Fiorentina vs Empoli FC — Serie A at Artemio Franchi, Firenze.

ACF Fiorentina 38 games · 42 pts (2026/27)
Empoli FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Emanuele Prenna
Referee Luigi Rossi
Referee Alessandro Prontera
Referee Matteo Marchetti (Italy)
Referee Francesco Forneau
Referee Luca Zufferli (Italy)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FC Internazionale Milano	38	87
2	SSC Napoli	38	76
3	AS Roma	38	73
4	Como 1907	38	71
5	AC Milan	38	70
6	Juventus FC	38	69
7	Atalanta BC	38	59
8	Bologna FC 1909	38	56
9	SS Lazio	38	54
10	Udinese Calcio	38	50
11	US Sassuolo Calcio	38	49
12	Parma Calcio 1913	38	45
13	Torino FC	38	45
14	Cagliari Calcio	38	43
15	ACF Fiorentina	38	42
16	Genoa CFC	38	41
17	US Lecce	38	38
18	US Cremonese	38	34
19	Hellas Verona FC	38	21
20	AC Pisa 1909	38	18

Head-to-Head

ACF Fiorentina 18 games · Avg 1.8 goals Empoli FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-02-19 ACF Fiorentina 1–1 Empoli FC 2022-08-21 Empoli FC 0–0 ACF Fiorentina 2022-04-03 ACF Fiorentina 1–0 Empoli FC 2021-11-27 Empoli FC 2–1 ACF Fiorentina 2019-05-05 Empoli FC 1–0 ACF Fiorentina

Recent Form

ACF Fiorentina

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Feb	Empoli FC	H	1–1	D
12 Feb	Juventus FC	A	0–1	L
05 Feb	Bologna FC 1909	H	1–2	L
29 Jan	SS Lazio	A	1–1	D
21 Jan	Torino FC	H	0–1	L
15 Jan	AS Roma	A	0–2	L

Empoli FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
23 Jan	FC Internazionale Milano	A	1–0	W
16 Jan	UC Sampdoria	H	1–0	W

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

28% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between ACF Fiorentina and Empoli FC is underway.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paolo Zanetti will be considering his options from the bench.
10' ACF Fiorentina 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.
15' ACF Fiorentina started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
20' Pietro Terracciano needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
25' A quiet spell here at Artemio Franchi, Firenze. ACF Fiorentina seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
27' Controversy at the stadium! Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
29' A goal from the Italy international Nicolo Cambiaghi! He fires home on 29 to make it 0-1!
34' With 0 assists to his name this season, Riccardo Saponara is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Empoli FC.
39' Nikola Milenkovic makes way for Igor at the 39 minute mark. A tactical switch from ACF Fiorentina.
40' Another substitution for ACF Fiorentina to replace Nikola Milenkovic by Igor on 40 minute.
43' Francesco Caputo is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
45' The referee shows Empoli FC player a Yellow card on 45.
46' Another substitution for ACF Fiorentina to replace Riccardo Saponara by Jonathan Ikone on 46 minute.
51' Empoli FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both ACF Fiorentina and Empoli FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
59' The crowd applauds Nicolo Cambiaghi as he leaves the pitch. Martin Satriano steps in for Empoli FC.
60' Liberato Cacace catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 60.
64' Controversy at the stadium! Tommaso Baldanzi argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
69' The ACF Fiorentina bench stirs into life. Sofyan Amrabat is withdrawn and Giacomo Bonaventura gets his opportunity.
70' Poor challenge from Lucas Martinez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
72' Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro makes way for Liam Henderson at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Empoli FC.
74' Filippo Bandinelli has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 74.
79' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Filippo Bandinelli made 380 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
84' The Empoli FC manager makes a substitution. Filippo Bandinelli departs to be replaced by Alberto Grassi.
85' GOAL! Arthur Cabral fires home to make it 1-2!
90' ACF Fiorentina have won 420 goals from 456 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

ACF Fiorentina Lineups

Starting XI

34
Sofyan Amrabat ↓ Giacomo Bonaventura 69'
22
Nicolas Gonzalez
7
Luka Jovic ↓ Arthur Cabral 69'
4
Nikola Milenkovic ↓ Igor Julio 39'
8
Riccardo Saponara ↓ Jonathan Ikone 46'
72
Antonin Barak
38
Rolando Mandragora
1
Pietro Terracciano
15
Aleksa Terzic
28
Lucas Martinez
23
Lorenzo Venuti ↓ Dodo 46'

Bench

Coach Vincenzo Italiano

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

13
Guglielmo Vicario
33
Sebastiano Luperto
25
Filippo Bandinelli ↓ Alberto Grassi 84'
19
Francesco Caputo ↓ Roberto Piccoli 84'
11
Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro ↓ Liam Henderson 72'
3
Liberato Cacace
24
Tyronne Ebuehi
18
Razvan Marin
34
Ardian Ismajli
28
Nicolo Cambiaghi ↓ Martin Satriano 59'
35
Tommaso Baldanzi ↓ Nicolas Haas 72'

Bench

Coach Paolo Zanetti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Francesco Caputo	2
Giovanni Simeone	1
Emmanuel Gyasi	1
Kevin Mirallas	1
M'Baye Niang	1
Diego Farias	1
Lucas Beltran	1
Filippo Bandinelli	1

Head to Head

ACF Fiorentina Form

2023-02-19 ACF Fiorentina 1–1 Empoli FC D 2023-02-12 Juventus FC 1–0 ACF Fiorentina L 2023-02-05 ACF Fiorentina 1–2 Bologna FC 1909 L 2023-01-29 SS Lazio 1–1 ACF Fiorentina D 2023-01-21 ACF Fiorentina 0–1 Torino FC L 2023-01-15 AS Roma 2–0 ACF Fiorentina L

Empoli FC Form

2023-02-19 ACF Fiorentina 1–1 Empoli FC D 2023-02-11 Empoli FC 2–2 Spezia Calcio D 2023-02-04 AS Roma 2–0 Empoli FC L 2023-01-28 Empoli FC 2–2 Torino FC D 2023-01-23 FC Internazionale Milano 0–1 Empoli FC W 2023-01-16 Empoli FC 1–0 UC Sampdoria W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.06 ACF Fiorentina xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.01 Empoli FC xG

I would bet for: ACF Fiorentina or Draw 68% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

ACF Fiorentina36% Draw32% Empoli FC32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.07

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	62%	38%
± 2.5	34%	66%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

ACF Fiorentina or Draw

68%

Draw or Empoli FC

64%

ACF Fiorentina or Empoli FC

68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

ACF Fiorentina24% Draw54% Empoli FC22%

Actual: Empoli FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

15%

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

12.1%

0 – 1

11.4%

2 – 1

2 – 0

6.8%

1 – 2

6.6%

0 – 2

6.1%

2 – 2

3.7%

3 – 1

2.5%

3 – 0

2.4%

1 – 3

2.3%

Asian Handicap — ACF Fiorentina

Handicap	ACF Fiorentina covers	Push	Empoli FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	10%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	21%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	19%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

ACF Fiorentina keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

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