Carrarese Calcio vs Empoli FC, Serie B 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie B · 2026-27

Carrarese Calcio

0 – 1

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Empoli FC

Sat 5 Sep 2026 · 17:30 UTC Stadio dei Marmi HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 74' Bogdan Popov

Y 51' Luca Magnino

Y 88' Filippo Distefano

Overview

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Carrarese Calcio vs Empoli FC — Serie B at Stadio dei Marmi.

Carrarese Calcio 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)
Empoli FC 7 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Giuseppe Mucera (Italy)
Assistant 1 Gamal Mokhtar
Assistant 2 Simone Pistarelli (Italy)

3 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 5.7 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Palermo FC	7	19
2	Mantova 1911 SSD	7	14
3	AC Pisa 1909	7	13
4	Modena FC 2018	7	13
5	FC Sudtirol	7	12
6	Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC	7	12
7	Calcio Avellino SSD	7	11
8	Benevento Calcio	7	11
9	SS Arezzo	7	10
10	ACD Virtus Entella	7	9
11	Hellas Verona FC	7	8
12	AC Cesena	7	8
13	Carrarese Calcio	7	7
14	Empoli FC	7	7
15	Padova Calcio	7	7
16	US Cremonese	7	6
17	L.R. Vicenza Virtus	7	6
18	SS Juve Stabia	7	5
19	UC Sampdoria	7	4
20	US Catanzaro	7	4

Head-to-Head

Carrarese Calcio 3 games · Avg 2.7 goals Empoli FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-05 Carrarese Calcio 0–1 Empoli FC 2026-01-23 Carrarese Calcio 3–0 Empoli FC 2025-09-28 Empoli FC 2–2 Carrarese Calcio

Recent Form

Carrarese Calcio

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	Empoli FC	H	0–1	L
29 Aug	Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC	A	1–1	D
22 Aug	Mantova 1911 SSD	H	1–2	L
08 May	ACD Virtus Entella	A	1–2	L
01 May	AC Cesena	H	0–0	D
25 Apr	Frosinone Calcio	A	0–3	L

Empoli FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	Carrarese Calcio	A	1–0	W
30 Aug	Mantova 1911 SSD	A	1–3	L
22 Aug	US Cremonese	H	1–0	W
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

Season Stats

Carrarese Calcio		Empoli FC
#13	Position	#14
7	Points	7
7	Played	7
2 / 1 / 4	W / D / L	2 / 1 / 4
6	Scored	7
7	Conceded	11
-1	GD	-4
1.00	PPG	1.00
29%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

14% Clean Sheets
Carrarese Calcio this season

29% Clean Sheets
Empoli FC this season

Carrarese Calcio are 13th (7 pts). Empoli FC are 14th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Carrarese Calcio

0-15

2/–

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

3/–

61-75

–/3

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Empoli FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/5

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Carrarese Calcio

Fabio Abiuso	2 G	1 A
Tommaso Rubino	2 G
Pietro Pinelli	1 G

Empoli FC

Bogdan Popov	2 G
Edoardo Saporiti	2 G
Stiven Shpendi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Carrarese Calcio is hosting Empoli FC for another epic battle.
5' Semuel Pizzignacco has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
10' The travelling Empoli FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
15' A quiet spell here at Stadio dei Marmi. Empoli FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' Edoardo Biondini is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Carrarese Calcio so far.
25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Fabio Ruggeri, as he is very good at scoring at Stadio dei Marmi with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
30' Empoli FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Bogdan Popov scoring 1 goals.
35' Carrarese Calcio are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Empoli FC backline.
40' Empoli FC have won 236 goals from 385 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
45' Empoli FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
46' The whistle greets Joseph Ceesay as he departs to be replaced by Filippo Distefano.
51' Luca Magnino has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 51.
56' Empoli FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
61' Another substitution for Carrarese Calcio to replace Luka Topalovic by Jacopo Martini on 61 minute.
66' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gabriele Cioffi might look to freshen things up shortly.
71' Gerard Yepes is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Carrarese Calcio tonight.
72' Carrarese Calcio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Niccolo Belloni is hanging Gabriele Parlanti on the field on 72 minute.
73' Matthias Braunoder is replacing Nicolas Schiavi for the Carrarese Calcio side.
74' GOAL! Bogdan Popov scores on 74. Assisted by Luca Magnino
78' Empoli FC ring the changes. Matteo Egan has done his job and it is now time for Karim Zedadka to step up.
82' Empoli FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Duccio Degl'Innocenti is hanging Edoardo Saporiti on the field on 82 minute.
87' It’s high time Gabriele Cioffi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
88' A moment of madness from Filippo Distefano on 88 minutes earns him a card. Empoli FC will be frustrated.
0-1 the final result. Carrarese Calcio will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Carrarese Calcio Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

1
Semuel Pizzignacco
18
Nicolas Schiavi ↓ Matthias Braunoder 73'
11
Moustapha Cisse ↓ Mattia Finotto 72'
13
Fabio Ruggeri ↓ Nicolo Cudrig 78'
17
Luka Topalovic ↓ Jacopo Martini 61'
73
Jonas Rouhi
9
Fabio Abiuso
6
Filippo Oliana
77
Gabriele Parlanti ↓ Niccolo Belloni 72'
33
Filippo Reale
41
Lorenzo Romani

Bench

Coach Gabriele Cioffi

Empoli FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

25
Marco Curto
33
Cristian Cauz
15
Joseph Ceesay ↓ Filippo Distefano 46'
91
Niccolo Corrado
21
Gerard Yepes
12
Jacopo Seghetti
11
Stiven Shpendi ↓ Bogdan Popov 61'
8
Luca Magnino
10
Edoardo Saporiti ↓ Duccio Degl'Innocenti 82'
35
Matteo Egan ↓ Karim Zedadka 78'
39
Edoardo Biondini ↓ Filippo Bandinelli 61'

Bench

Coach Guido Pagliuca

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Bogdan Popov	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.21 Carrarese Calcio xG

Expected Goals

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

0.89 Empoli FC xG

I would bet for: Carrarese Calcio or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Carrarese Calcio39% Draw32% Empoli FC29%

Actual: Empoli FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.1

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	62%	38%
± 2.5	35%	65%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Carrarese Calcio or Draw

71%

Draw or Empoli FC

61%

Carrarese Calcio or Empoli FC

68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Carrarese Calcio28% Draw53% Empoli FC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

14.5%

1 – 1

14.1%

1 – 0

13.5%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.6%

2 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

5.7%

0 – 2

4.6%

2 – 2

3.6%

3 – 0

3.4%

3 – 1

3.2%

1 – 3

1.7%

Asian Handicap — Carrarese Calcio

Handicap	Carrarese Calcio covers	Push	Empoli FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	23%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	17%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Carrarese Calcio keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

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

Carrarese Calcio vs Empoli FC, Serie B 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Carrarese Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Carrarese Calcio Form

Empoli FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Carrarese Calcio

Clean Sheet