Saturday , 14 November 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)
4 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 14.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SS Lazio 11 29
2 FC Internazionale Milano 11 28
3 AS Roma 11 27
4 AC Milan 11 24
5 Como 1907 11 23
6 Frosinone Calcio 11 20
7 Juventus FC 11 18
8 Bologna FC 1909 11 17
9 Cagliari Calcio 11 16
10 SSC Napoli 11 15
11 Torino FC 11 14
12 Atalanta BC 11 14
13 Genoa CFC 11 13
14 US Lecce 11 10
15 ACF Fiorentina 11 9
16 Parma Calcio 1913 11 8
17 US Sassuolo Calcio 11 8
18 AC Monza 11 7
19 Venezia FC 11 6
20 Udinese Calcio 11 5

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
27% Clean Sheets
AC Milan this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AC Milan
0-15
6/2
16-30
3/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
10/3
76+
–/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AC Milan
Adrien Rabiot 5 G 4 A
Alphadjo Cisse 5 G
Diego Moreira 4 G 3 A
Christian Pulisic 4 G 1 A
Goncalo Ramos 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Stadio Carlo Castellani. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Theo Hernandez made 364 appearances and scored 38 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' 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.
  • 11' Ruben Loftus-Cheek is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 16' Elia Caprile needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 21' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 26' Yunus Musah is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Empoli FC so far.
  • 28' The supporters are chanting for Filippo Ranocchia. He replaces Tyronne Ebuehi on 28 minute.
  • 31' GOAL! Olivier Giroud scores on 31.
  • 35' A tactical swap from AC Milan — Alex Jimenez on, Alessandro Florenzi off on 35 minutes.
  • 40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Stefano Pioli will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 41' The referee shows AC Milan player a Yellow card on 41.
  • 46' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Davide Calabria is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Empoli FC.
  • 54' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alex Jimenez on 54.
  • 57' Matteo Cancellieri is replacing Tommaso Baldanzi for the Empoli FC side.
  • 62' Empoli FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 67' AC Milan fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 70' Davide Bartesaghi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Davide Calabria on 70 minute.
  • 74' The whistle greets Francesco Caputo as he departs to be replaced by Daniel Maldini.
  • 79' Sebastian Walukiewicz has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 429 appearances.
  • 81' The referee has no hesitation. Razvan Marin is booked for Empoli FC — Yellow card on 81.
  • 84' AC Milan make a change. Rafael Leao trudges off to be replaced by Chaka Traore on 84 minutes.
  • 88' GOAL! Chaka Traore scores on 88. Assisted by Christian Pulisic
  • Empoli FC will have plenty to reflect on. AC Milan were simply the better side today.

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
Olivier Giroud 2
Nedim Bajrami 2
Tijjani Reijnders 2
Rafael Leao 2
Fabio Borini 1
Samu Castillejo 1
Ruben Loftus-Cheek 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.