Thursday , 2 July 2026

Empoli FC vs AC Milan, Serie A 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2023-24
Empoli FC
0 – 3
Full Time
AC Milan
Sun 7 Jan 2024 · 11:30 UTC Stadio Carlo Castellani HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 11' Ruben Loftus-Cheek
0–2 31' Olivier Giroud pen
0–3 88' Chaka Traore
Y 41' Davide Calabria
Y 54' Alex Jimenez
Razvan Marin 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Empoli FC vs AC Milan — Serie A at Stadio Carlo Castellani.

Match Details

  • Referee Federico La Penna
  • Assistant 1 Stefano Del Giovane
  • Assistant 2 Marco Ceccon (Italy)
6 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 3.2 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

4
5
9
Empoli FC 18 games · Avg 2.6 goals AC Milan
Last 5 meetings
2024-01-07 Empoli FC 0–3 AC Milan 2023-04-07 AC Milan 0–0 Empoli FC 2022-10-01 Empoli FC 1–3 AC Milan 2022-03-12 AC Milan 1–0 Empoli FC 2021-12-22 Empoli FC 2–4 AC Milan

Recent Form

Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Jan AC Milan H 0–3 L
30 Dec Cagliari Calcio A 0–0 D
22 Dec SS Lazio H 0–2 L
16 Dec Torino FC A 0–1 L
11 Dec US Lecce H 1–1 D
02 Dec Genoa CFC A 1–1 D
AC Milan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Jan Empoli FC A 3–0 W
30 Dec US Sassuolo Calcio H 1–0 W
22 Dec US Salernitana 1919 A 2–2 D
17 Dec AC Monza H 3–0 W
13 Dec Newcastle United FC A 2–1 W
09 Dec Atalanta BC A 2–3 L

Key Stats

44% 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 Empoli FC and AC Milan has kicked off!
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 11' GOAL! Ruben Loftus-Cheek scores on 11. Assisted by Rafael Leao
  • 16' Elia Caprile has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 21' Francesco Caputo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 84 goals in his last 380 appearances.
  • 26' Empoli FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined AC Milan backline.
  • 28' Fresh legs for Empoli FC! Filippo Ranocchia comes on to replace Tyronne Ebuehi.
  • 31' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Olivier Giroud makes it 0-2.
  • 35' The crowd applauds Alessandro Florenzi as he leaves the pitch. Alex Jimenez steps in for AC Milan.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 41' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Davide Calabria.
  • 46' 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 Alberto Grassi suffering a number of foals already.
  • 51' It looks like no one’s ball. Empoli FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 54' Alex Jimenez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 54.
  • 57' The Empoli FC manager makes a substitution. Tommaso Baldanzi departs to be replaced by Matteo Cancellieri.
  • 62' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Empoli FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 67' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AC Milan needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 70' AC Milan make a change. Davide Calabria trudges off to be replaced by Davide Bartesaghi on 70 minutes.
  • 74' The whistle greets Francesco Caputo as he departs to be replaced by Daniel Maldini.
  • 79' Empoli FC are deployed in a 4-3-1-2 today, looking to exploit space against AC Milan's 4-3-3 shape.
  • 81' A meaty challenge results in booking for Razvan Marin on 81.
  • 84' Another change for AC Milan made on 84 minute. Rafael Leao leaves to be changed by Chaka Traore.
  • 88' Chaka Traore adds to his 0 season tally! AC Milan lead 0-3 — and this changes everything.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli

AC Milan Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stefano Pioli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Franck Kessie 3
Rafael Leao 2
Olivier Giroud 2
Nedim Bajrami 2
Tijjani Reijnders 2
Santiago Gimenez 1
Leonardo Capezzi 1
Pierre Kalulu 1

Head to Head

2024-01-07 Empoli FC 0–3 AC Milan 2023-04-07 AC Milan 0–0 Empoli FC 2022-10-01 Empoli FC 1–3 AC Milan 2022-03-12 AC Milan 1–0 Empoli FC 2021-12-22 Empoli FC 2–4 AC Milan

Empoli FC Form

2024-01-07 Empoli FC 0–3 AC Milan L 2023-12-30 Cagliari Calcio 0–0 Empoli FC D 2023-12-22 Empoli FC 0–2 SS Lazio L 2023-12-16 Torino FC 1–0 Empoli FC L 2023-12-11 Empoli FC 1–1 US Lecce D 2023-12-02 Genoa CFC 1–1 Empoli FC D

AC Milan Form

2024-01-07 Empoli FC 0–3 AC Milan W 2023-12-30 AC Milan 1–0 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2023-12-22 US Salernitana 1919 2–2 AC Milan D 2023-12-17 AC Milan 3–0 AC Monza W 2023-12-13 Newcastle United FC 1–2 AC Milan W 2023-12-09 Atalanta BC 3–2 AC Milan L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.01 Empoli FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.7 AC Milan xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Empoli FC23% Draw26% AC Milan51%
Actual: AC Milan win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.71
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

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

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Empoli FC17% Draw46% AC Milan37%
Actual: AC Milan win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
0 – 1
10.5%
0 – 2
9.4%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 0
8.6%
1 – 0
5.8%
2 – 1
5.5%
1 – 3
5.3%
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 2
4.7%
2 – 0
3.3%
2 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Handicap Empoli FC covers Push AC Milan covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 13% 79%
-0.5 21% — 79%
+0.5 48% — 52%
+1 48% 23% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 16% 13%
+2.5 87% — 13%

Clean Sheet

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
AC Milan keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

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