Empoli FC vs ACF Fiorentina, Serie A 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2022-23

Empoli FC

0 – 0

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ACF Fiorentina

Sun 21 Aug 2022 · 16:30 UTC Stadio Carlo Castellani HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Empoli FC vs ACF Fiorentina — Serie A at Stadio Carlo Castellani.

Empoli FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
ACF Fiorentina 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Paolo Mazzoleni
Referee Matteo Passeri
Referee Juan Sacchi
Referee Gamal Mokhtar
Referee Matteo Marchetti (Italy)
Referee Marco Trinchieri (Italy)

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

Empoli FC 18 games · Avg 1.8 goals ACF Fiorentina

Last 5 meetings

2022-08-21 Empoli FC 0–0 ACF Fiorentina 2022-04-03 ACF Fiorentina 1–0 Empoli FC 2021-11-27 Empoli FC 2–1 ACF Fiorentina 2019-05-05 Empoli FC 1–0 ACF Fiorentina 2018-12-16 ACF Fiorentina 3–1 Empoli FC

Recent Form

Empoli FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Aug	ACF Fiorentina	H	0–0	D
14 Aug	Spezia Calcio	A	0–1	L
21 May	Atalanta BC	A	1–0	W
14 May	US Salernitana 1919	H	1–1	D
06 May	FC Internazionale Milano	A	2–4	L
01 May	Torino FC	H	1–3	L

ACF Fiorentina

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Aug	Empoli FC	A	0–0	D
14 Aug	US Cremonese	H	3–2	W
21 May	Juventus FC	H	2–0	W
16 May	UC Sampdoria	A	1–4	L
09 May	AS Roma	H	2–0	W
01 May	AC Milan	A	0–1	L

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

28% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
ACF Fiorentina this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

ACF Fiorentina

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/4

31-45

–/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/2

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

ACF Fiorentina

Franco Mastantuono	3 G
Mateo Pellegrino	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Stadio Carlo Castellani will turn into a battlefield for Empoli FC and ACF Fiorentina.
5' Empoli FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against ACF Fiorentina's shape.
10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
15' Nedim Bajrami has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 383 appearances.
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
25' It looks surprising Empoli FC does not make any changes. Riccardo Saponara has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
30' It is a cagey affair so far. Empoli FC in their trying to find a way past ACF Fiorentina's compact .
35' ACF Fiorentina have won 421 goals from 459 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
40' Giacomo Bonaventura needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
45' Empoli FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Empoli FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
55' Mattia Destro, a Italy , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
60' The 30-year-old Liam Henderson has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
65' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
70' Razvan Marin has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
75' The home supporters are growing impatient. Empoli FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
80' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 80 minutes.
85' ACF Fiorentina seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
90' Both keepers have barely been tested. Empoli FC and ACF Fiorentina are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paolo Zanetti

ACF Fiorentina Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vincenzo Italiano

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Francesco Caputo	2
Nicolas Gonzalez	1
Rade Krunic	1
Nicolo Cambiaghi	1
Bryan Dabo	1
Arthur Cabral	1
Giovanni Simeone	1
Emmanuel Gyasi	1

Head to Head

Empoli FC Form

2022-08-21 Empoli FC 0–0 ACF Fiorentina D 2022-08-14 Spezia Calcio 1–0 Empoli FC L 2022-05-21 Atalanta BC 0–1 Empoli FC W 2022-05-14 Empoli FC 1–1 US Salernitana 1919 D 2022-05-06 FC Internazionale Milano 4–2 Empoli FC L 2022-05-01 Empoli FC 1–3 Torino FC L

ACF Fiorentina Form

2022-08-21 Empoli FC 0–0 ACF Fiorentina D 2022-08-14 ACF Fiorentina 3–2 US Cremonese W 2022-05-21 ACF Fiorentina 2–0 Juventus FC W 2022-05-16 UC Sampdoria 4–1 ACF Fiorentina L 2022-05-09 ACF Fiorentina 2–0 AS Roma W 2022-05-01 AC Milan 1–0 ACF Fiorentina L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.12 Empoli FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.93 ACF Fiorentina xG

I would bet for: Empoli FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Empoli FC39% Draw32% ACF Fiorentina29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.05

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	85%	15%
± 1.5	61%	39%
± 2.5	34%	66%
± 3.5	16%	84%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Empoli FC or Draw

71%

Draw or ACF Fiorentina

61%

Empoli FC or ACF Fiorentina

68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Empoli FC26% Draw54% ACF Fiorentina20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

14.4%

1 – 0

13.1%

0 – 1

10.6%

2 – 0

7.7%

2 – 1

7.3%

1 – 2

6.1%

0 – 2

5.3%

2 – 2

3.5%

3 – 0

2.8%

3 – 1

2.8%

1 – 3

1.9%

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Handicap	Empoli FC covers	Push	ACF Fiorentina covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	11%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	22%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	18%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

ACF Fiorentina keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

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