Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Luca Pairetto
  • Assistant 1 Marco Bresmes
  • Assistant 2 Gamal Mokhtar
6 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.2 goals/game

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

5
9
4
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Stadio Carlo Castellani. Empoli FC are looking to make home advantage count against ACF Fiorentina.
  • 1' A moment of madness from Emmanuel Gyasi on 1 minutes earns him a card. Empoli FC will be frustrated.
  • 6' ACF Fiorentina is showing some good football. However, ACF Fiorentina are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 11' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 16' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 21' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 26' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 30' Brilliant from the ! Lucas Beltran makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 30.
  • 30' The Empoli FC bench stirs into life. Alberto Grassi is withdrawn and Razvan Marin gets his opportunity.
  • 35' Pietro Terracciano has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Davide Faraoni, as he is very good at scoring at Stadio Carlo Castellani with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a card for Sebastiano Luperto.
  • 46' Empoli FC ring the changes. Emmanuel Gyasi has done his job and it is now time for M'Baye Niang to step up.
  • 51' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Empoli FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 56' Brilliant from the ! M'Baye Niang makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 56.
  • 61' Alfred Duncan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 62' The ACF Fiorentina manager makes a substitution. Davide Faraoni departs to be replaced by Michael Kayode.
  • 67' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 67 minutes.
  • 70' The referee has no hesitation. Cristiano Biraghi is booked for ACF Fiorentina — card on 70.
  • 72' The crowd applauds Andrea Belotti as he leaves the pitch. Giacomo Bonaventura steps in for ACF Fiorentina.
  • 73' The referee calls foul for Szymon Zurkowski. He receives a card.
  • 75' ACF Fiorentina ring the changes. Cristiano Biraghi has done his job and it is now time for Fabiano Parisi to step up.
  • 80' Jacopo Fazzini has so much to prove this time. He replaces Youssef Maleh on 80 minute.
  • 82' It’s a booking for ACF Fiorentina player. Lucas Beltran gets a card.
  • 87' Time for substitution for Empoli FC. Liberato Cacace is replaced by Giuseppe Pezzella.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

ACF Fiorentina Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Francesco Caputo 2
Rade Krunic 1
Nicolo Cambiaghi 1
Bryan Dabo 1
Arthur Cabral 1
Giovanni Simeone 1
Emmanuel Gyasi 1
Kevin Mirallas 1

Head to Head

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

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.