Empoli FC vs ACF Fiorentina, Serie A 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2023-24

Empoli FC

1 – 1

Full Time

ACF Fiorentina

Sun 18 Feb 2024 · 14:00 UTC Stadio Carlo Castellani HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 30' Lucas Beltran

M'Baye Niang pen 56' 1–1

Emmanuel Gyasi 1' Y

Sebastiano Luperto 45' Y

Y 70' Cristiano Biraghi

Szymon Zurkowski 73' Y

Y 82' Lucas Beltran

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 Luca Pairetto
Assistant 1 Marco Bresmes
Assistant 2 Gamal Mokhtar

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

2024-02-18 Empoli FC 1–1 ACF Fiorentina 2023-10-23 ACF Fiorentina 0–2 Empoli FC 2023-02-19 ACF Fiorentina 1–1 Empoli FC 2022-08-21 Empoli FC 0–0 ACF Fiorentina 2022-04-03 ACF Fiorentina 1–0 Empoli FC

Recent Form

Empoli FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Feb	ACF Fiorentina	H	1–1	D
09 Feb	US Salernitana 1919	A	3–1	W
03 Feb	Genoa CFC	H	0–0	D
27 Jan	Juventus FC	A	1–1	D
21 Jan	AC Monza	H	3–0	W
13 Jan	Hellas Verona FC	A	1–2	L

ACF Fiorentina

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Feb	Empoli FC	A	1–1	D
14 Feb	Bologna FC 1909	A	0–2	L
11 Feb	Frosinone Calcio	H	5–1	W
02 Feb	US Lecce	A	2–3	L
28 Jan	FC Internazionale Milano	H	0–1	L
14 Jan	Udinese Calcio	H	2–2	D

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Empoli FC and ACF Fiorentina has kicked off!
1' The referee shows Empoli FC player a card on 1.
6' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
11' A quiet spell here at Stadio Carlo Castellani. Empoli FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
16' With 0 assists to his name this season, Giacomo Bonaventura is clearly more than just a goal scorer for ACF Fiorentina.
21' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
26' Arthur has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
30' Lucas Beltran makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and ACF Fiorentina are in front.
30' Empoli FC ring the changes. Alberto Grassi has done his job and it is now time for Razvan Marin to step up.
35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
45' Empoli FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
46' M'Baye Niang has so much to prove this time. He replaces Emmanuel Gyasi on 46 minute.
51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. ACF Fiorentina needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
56' M'Baye Niang adds to his 0 season tally! Empoli FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
61' It looks surprising Empoli FC does not make any changes. Alberto Grassi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
62' The supporters are chanting for Michael Kayode. He replaces Davide Faraoni on 62 minute.
67' Empoli FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined ACF Fiorentina backline.
70' It’s a booking for ACF Fiorentina player. Cristiano Biraghi gets a card.
72' Another change for ACF Fiorentina made on 72 minute. Andrea Belotti leaves to be changed by Giacomo Bonaventura.
73' The referee calls foul for Szymon Zurkowski. He receives a card.
75' The whistle greets Cristiano Biraghi as he departs to be replaced by Fabiano Parisi.
80' The supporters are chanting for Jacopo Fazzini. He replaces Youssef Maleh on 80 minute.
82' The referee has no hesitation. Lucas Beltran is booked for ACF Fiorentina — card on 82.
87' Time for substitution for Empoli FC. Liberato Cacace is replaced by Giuseppe Pezzella.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

17
Alberto Cerri ↓ Matteo Cancellieri 46'
33
Sebastiano Luperto
25
Elia Caprile
5
Alberto Grassi ↓ Razvan Marin 30'
13
Liberato Cacace ↓ Giuseppe Pezzella 87'
34
Ardian Ismajli
27
Szymon Zurkowski
28
Nicolo Cambiaghi
4
Sebastian Walukiewicz
29
Youssef Maleh ↓ Jacopo Fazzini 80'
11
Emmanuel Gyasi ↓ M'Baye Niang 46'

Bench

ACF Fiorentina Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

10
Nicolas Gonzalez
22
Davide Faraoni ↓ Michael Kayode 62'
20
Andrea Belotti ↓ Giacomo Bonaventura 72'
4
Nikola Milenkovic
3
Cristiano Biraghi ↓ Fabiano Parisi 75'
7
Riccardo Sottil ↓ Jonathan Ikone 72'
32
Alfred Duncan ↓ Arthur 62'
38
Rolando Mandragora
1
Pietro Terracciano
9
Lucas Beltran
28
Lucas Martinez Quarta

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Francesco Caputo	2
Bryan Dabo	1
Arthur Cabral	1
Giovanni Simeone	1
Emmanuel Gyasi	1
Kevin Mirallas	1
M'Baye Niang	1
Diego Farias	1

Head to Head

Empoli FC Form

2024-02-18 Empoli FC 1–1 ACF Fiorentina D 2024-02-09 US Salernitana 1919 1–3 Empoli FC W 2024-02-03 Empoli FC 0–0 Genoa CFC D 2024-01-27 Juventus FC 1–1 Empoli FC D 2024-01-21 Empoli FC 3–0 AC Monza W 2024-01-13 Hellas Verona FC 2–1 Empoli FC L

ACF Fiorentina Form

2024-02-18 Empoli FC 1–1 ACF Fiorentina D 2024-02-14 Bologna FC 1909 2–0 ACF Fiorentina L 2024-02-11 ACF Fiorentina 5–1 Frosinone Calcio W 2024-02-02 US Lecce 3–2 ACF Fiorentina L 2024-01-28 ACF Fiorentina 0–1 FC Internazionale Milano L 2024-01-14 ACF Fiorentina 2–2 Udinese Calcio D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.29 Empoli FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.86 ACF Fiorentina xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Empoli FC47% Draw29% ACF Fiorentina24%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.15

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	36%	64%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Empoli FC or Draw

76%

Draw or ACF Fiorentina

53%

Empoli FC or ACF Fiorentina

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Empoli FC30% Draw52% ACF Fiorentina18%

Actual: ACF Fiorentina win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

13.9%

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

13.8%

2 – 0

9.3%

0 – 1

8.8%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

5.4%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 0

3.9%

2 – 2

3.6%

3 – 1

3.6%

3 – 2

1.6%

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Handicap	Empoli FC covers	Push	ACF Fiorentina covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	24%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	15%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet

43% ✓

ACF Fiorentina keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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