Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Empoli FC vs AC Monza, Serie A 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2022-23
Empoli FC
1 – 0
Full Time
AC Monza
Sat 15 Oct 2022 · 13:00 UTC Stadio Carlo Castellani HT 45' · FT 45'
Petar Stojanovic 17' Y
Mattia Destro 18' Y
Y 24' Stefano Sensi
Liam Henderson 27' Y
Y 55' Pablo Mari
Koni De Winter 60' Y
Y 72' Raffaele Palladino
Y 80' Luca Caldirola
R 90' Nicolo Rovella
Razvan Marin 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Daniele Orsato
  • Referee Matteo Bottegoni
  • Referee Antonio Rapuano
  • Referee Valerio Marini
  • Referee Ivan Pezzuto
  • Referee Marco Scatragli
4 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 15.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Roma 5 13
2 FC Internazionale Milano 5 13
3 SS Lazio 5 13
4 Cagliari Calcio 5 12
5 AC Milan 5 11
6 Frosinone Calcio 5 10
7 Juventus FC 5 10
8 Como 1907 5 10
9 SSC Napoli 5 7
10 US Sassuolo Calcio 5 7
11 Atalanta BC 5 6
12 US Lecce 5 6
13 Udinese Calcio 5 4
14 Torino FC 5 4
15 Parma Calcio 1913 5 4
16 AC Monza 5 4
17 ACF Fiorentina 5 4
18 Bologna FC 1909 5 2
19 Genoa CFC 5 1
20 Venezia FC 5 0

Head-to-Head

3
3
2
Empoli FC 8 games · Avg 2.4 goals AC Monza
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-15 Empoli FC 1–0 AC Monza

Recent Form

Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Oct AC Monza H 1–0 W
09 Oct Torino FC A 1–1 D
01 Oct AC Milan H 1–3 L
17 Sep Bologna FC 1909 A 1–0 W
12 Sep AS Roma H 1–2 L
05 Sep US Salernitana 1919 A 2–2 D
AC Monza
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Oct Empoli FC A 0–1 L
09 Oct Spezia Calcio H 2–0 W
02 Oct UC Sampdoria A 3–0 W
18 Sep Juventus FC H 1–0 W
11 Sep US Lecce A 1–1 D
05 Sep Atalanta BC H 0–2 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
AC Monza this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

AC Monza
Gustavo Varela 4 G
Andrea Colpani 1 G
Jay Robinson 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Empoli FC and AC Monza has kicked off!
  • 5' Empoli FC have won 233 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Empoli FC is showing some good football. However, Empoli FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 11' Nicolas Haas is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 16' 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 Petar Stojanovic suffering a number of foals already.
  • 17' Petar Stojanovic has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 17.
  • 18' That is a Yellow card for Empoli FC. Mattia Destro will be fuming at that decision.
  • 23' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Empoli FC and AC Monza are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 24' Stefano Sensi is having his name booked by the referee on 24.
  • 27' Liam Henderson is having his name booked by the referee on 27.
  • 32' Nicolo Rovella has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 420 appearances.
  • 37' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 37 minutes.
  • 42' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Marlon as he leaves the pitch. Giulio Donati steps in for AC Monza.
  • 51' Sebastiano Luperto has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 55' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Pablo Mari.
  • 59' The whistle greets Matteo Pessina as he departs to be replaced by Andrea Colpani.
  • 60' AC Monza make a change. Gianluca Caprari trudges off to be replaced by Marco D'Alessandro on 60 minutes.
  • 60' Poor challenge from Koni De Winter. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 62' Another substitution for Empoli FC to replace Tommaso Baldanzi by Nedim Bajrami on 62 minute.
  • 67' Luca Caldirola needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 69' Samuele Birindelli has so much to prove this time. He replaces Patrick Ciurria on 69 minute.
  • 70' Fresh legs for Empoli FC! Sam Lammers comes on to replace Mattia Destro.
  • 72' Raffaele Palladino has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 72.
  • 77' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 79' The Empoli FC bench stirs into life. Liam Henderson is withdrawn and Razvan Marin gets his opportunity.
  • 80' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Luca Caldirola.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Empoli FC team. Filippo Bandinelli is replaced by Jacopo Fazzini on 80 minute.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Red card for Nicolo Rovella.
  • With this win, Empoli FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paolo Zanetti

AC Monza Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raffaele Palladino

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.12 Empoli FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 AC Monza xG
I would bet for: Empoli FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Empoli FC42% Draw31% AC Monza27%
Actual: Empoli FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.07
Actual: No — clean sheet

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

Empoli FC or Draw
72%
Draw or AC Monza
58%
Empoli FC or AC Monza
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Empoli FC26% Draw54% AC Monza20%
Actual: Empoli FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15%
1 – 1
14.4%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
10.7%
2 – 0
7.5%
2 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
3.6%
3 – 1
2.8%
3 – 0
2.8%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Handicap Empoli FC covers Push AC Monza covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 22% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 18% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
AC Monza keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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