Thursday , 2 July 2026

Atalanta BC vs Empoli FC, Serie A 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2024-25
Atalanta BC
3 – 2
Full Time
Empoli FC
Sun 22 Dec 2024 · 17:00 UTC Gewiss Stadium 22,163 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 13' Lorenzo Colombo
Charles De Ketelaere 34' 1–1
Ademola Lookman 45+1' 2–1
2–2 57' Sebastiano Esposito pen
Charles De Ketelaere 86' 3–2
Nicolo Zaniolo 22' Y
Y 64' Giuseppe Pezzella

Overview

Match Preview

Atalanta BC vs Empoli FC — Serie A at Gewiss Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Ermanno Feliciani (Italy)
  • Assistant 1 Alessandro Costanzo
  • Assistant 2
6 games this season 🟨 0.8/game ⚽ 3.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

10
4
4
Atalanta BC 18 games · Avg 3.0 goals Empoli FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-22 Atalanta BC 3–2 Empoli FC 2024-04-28 Atalanta BC 2–0 Empoli FC 2023-10-30 Empoli FC 0–3 Atalanta BC 2023-03-17 Atalanta BC 2–1 Empoli FC 2022-10-30 Empoli FC 0–2 Atalanta BC

Recent Form

Atalanta BC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Dec Empoli FC H 3–2 W
14 Dec Cagliari Calcio A 1–0 W
10 Dec Real Madrid CF H 2–3 L
06 Dec AC Milan H 2–1 W
02 Dec AS Roma A 2–0 W
26 Nov BSC Young Boys A 6–1 W
Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Dec Atalanta BC A 2–3 L
13 Dec Torino FC H 0–1 L
08 Dec Hellas Verona FC A 4–1 W
30 Nov AC Milan A 0–3 L
25 Nov Udinese Calcio H 1–1 D
08 Nov US Lecce A 1–1 D

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Atalanta BC and Empoli FC has kicked off!
  • 5' It’s high time Gian Piero Gasperini made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' The travelling Empoli FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 13' GOAL! Lorenzo Colombo scores on 13. Assisted by Liam Henderson
  • 18' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 22' Nicolo Zaniolo is having his name booked by the referee on 22.
  • 22' The whistle greets Mateo Retegui as he departs to be replaced by Nicolo Zaniolo.
  • 27' Atalanta BC is showing some good football. However, Atalanta BC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 32' It looks like no one’s ball. Empoli FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 34' GOAL! Charles De Ketelaere scores on 34. Assisted by Davide Zappacosta
  • 39' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Atalanta BC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 44' It looks surprising Atalanta BC does not make any changes. Giuseppe Pezzella has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' Atalanta BC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ademola Lookman on 45.
  • 51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Atalanta BC that had 525 games and scored 714 goals.
  • 56' Atalanta BC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 57' Goal! Sebastiano Esposito scores his 19 goal in 485 matches.
  • 62' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 64' Giuseppe Pezzella was booked on 64.
  • 69' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 70' The Atalanta BC manager makes a substitution. Berat Djimsiti departs to be replaced by Isak Hien.
  • 71' The whistle greets Sebastiano Esposito as he departs to be replaced by Jacopo Fazzini.
  • 76' Atalanta BC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Luca Marianucci. He replaces Saba Goglichidze on 80 minute.
  • 85' The Empoli FC manager makes a substitution. Liam Henderson departs to be replaced by Junior Sambia.
  • 86' Charles De Ketelaere with the second goal in the match!
  • The final score is 3-2.

Lineups

Atalanta BC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gian Piero Gasperini

Empoli FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto D'Aversa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ademola Lookman 5
Hans Hateboer 2
Gianluca Scamacca 2
Josip Ilicic 2
Charles De Ketelaere 2
Mateo Retegui 1
Matias Silvestre 1
Tyronne Ebuehi 1

Head to Head

2024-12-22 Atalanta BC 3–2 Empoli FC 2024-04-28 Atalanta BC 2–0 Empoli FC 2023-10-30 Empoli FC 0–3 Atalanta BC 2023-03-17 Atalanta BC 2–1 Empoli FC 2022-10-30 Empoli FC 0–2 Atalanta BC

Atalanta BC Form

2024-12-22 Atalanta BC 3–2 Empoli FC W 2024-12-14 Cagliari Calcio 0–1 Atalanta BC W 2024-12-10 Atalanta BC 2–3 Real Madrid CF L 2024-12-06 Atalanta BC 2–1 AC Milan W 2024-12-02 AS Roma 0–2 Atalanta BC W 2024-11-26 BSC Young Boys 1–6 Atalanta BC W

Empoli FC Form

2024-12-22 Atalanta BC 3–2 Empoli FC L 2024-12-13 Empoli FC 0–1 Torino FC L 2024-12-08 Hellas Verona FC 1–4 Empoli FC W 2024-11-30 AC Milan 3–0 Empoli FC L 2024-11-25 Empoli FC 1–1 Udinese Calcio D 2024-11-08 US Lecce 1–1 Empoli FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.86 Atalanta BC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Empoli FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Atalanta BC55% Draw23% Empoli FC22%
Actual: Atalanta BC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.14
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Atalanta BC or Draw
78%
Draw or Empoli FC
45%
Atalanta BC or Empoli FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Atalanta BC36% Draw43% Empoli FC21%
Actual: Atalanta BC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
7.4%
1 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
5.7%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Atalanta BC

Handicap Atalanta BC covers Push Empoli FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 21% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Atalanta BC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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