Empoli FC vs Cagliari Calcio, Serie A 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2024-25

Empoli FC

0 – 0

Full Time

Cagliari Calcio

Sun 6 Apr 2025 · 13:00 UTC Stadio Carlo Castellani 16,284 HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 49' Sebastiano Luperto

Y 61' Jose Palomino

Y 86' Tommaso Augello

Y 88' Leonardo Pavoletti

Overview

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Empoli FC vs Cagliari Calcio — Serie A at Stadio Carlo Castellani.

Empoli FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Cagliari Calcio 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Federico La Penna
Assistant 1 Andrea Zingarelli
Assistant 2 Marcello Rossi

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	US Cremonese	38	34
2	Hellas Verona FC	38	21
3	AC Pisa 1909	38	18
4	FC Internazionale Milano	0	0
5	SSC Napoli	0	0
6	AS Roma	0	0
7	Como 1907	0	0
8	AC Milan	0	0
9	Juventus FC	0	0
10	Atalanta BC	0	0
11	Bologna FC 1909	0	0
12	SS Lazio	0	0
13	Udinese Calcio	0	0
14	US Sassuolo Calcio	0	0
15	Torino FC	0	0
16	Parma Calcio 1913	0	0
17	Cagliari Calcio	0	0
18	ACF Fiorentina	0	0
19	Genoa CFC	0	0
20	US Lecce	0	0
21	AC Monza	0	0
22	Venezia FC	0	0
23	Frosinone Calcio	0	0

Head-to-Head

Empoli FC 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Cagliari Calcio

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-06 Empoli FC 0–0 Cagliari Calcio 2024-09-20 Cagliari Calcio 0–2 Empoli FC 2024-03-03 Empoli FC 0–1 Cagliari Calcio 2023-12-30 Cagliari Calcio 0–0 Empoli FC 2022-02-13 Empoli FC 1–1 Cagliari Calcio

Recent Form

Empoli FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Apr	Cagliari Calcio	H	0–0	D
29 Mar	Como 1907	A	1–1	D
15 Mar	Torino FC	A	0–1	L
09 Mar	AS Roma	H	0–1	L
02 Mar	Genoa CFC	A	1–1	D
23 Feb	Atalanta BC	H	0–5	L

Cagliari Calcio

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Apr	Empoli FC	A	0–0	D
30 Mar	AC Monza	H	3–0	W
16 Mar	AS Roma	A	0–1	L
07 Mar	Genoa CFC	H	1–1	D
02 Mar	Bologna FC 1909	A	1–2	L
23 Feb	Juventus FC	H	0–1	L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Stadio Carlo Castellani!
5' A quiet spell here at Stadio Carlo Castellani. Empoli FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' Cagliari Calcio started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Giuseppe Pezzella is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Cagliari Calcio.
20' Italy international Nicolas Viola has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Empoli FC that had 380 games and scored 231 goals.
30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
35' Michel Adopo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Cagliari Calcio tonight.
40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
45' Cagliari Calcio come into this ranked 15 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
49' Sebastiano Luperto has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 49.
54' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Cagliari Calcio needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
59' Another substitution for Cagliari Calcio to replace Zito Luvumbo by Florinel Coman on 59 minute.
61' A moment of madness from Jose Palomino on 61 minutes earns him a card. Cagliari Calcio will be frustrated.
65' Empoli FC make a change. Junior Sambia trudges off to be replaced by Tyronne Ebuehi on 65 minutes.
70' Fresh legs for Empoli FC! Lorenzo Colombo comes on to replace Christian Kouame.
72' It is a substitution in Cagliari Calcio team. Jose Palomino is replaced by Gabriele Zappa on 72 minute.
77' Empoli FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
82' Another substitution for Cagliari Calcio to replace Roberto Piccoli by Leonardo Pavoletti on 82 minute.
84' Another change for Empoli FC made on 84 minute. Sebastiano Esposito leaves to be changed by Ola Solbakken.
86' It’s gonna be a card for Tommaso Augello.
88' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Leonardo Pavoletti on 88 minutes.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Empoli FC 0-0 Cagliari Calcio.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

7
Junior Sambia ↓ Tyronne Ebuehi 65'
6
Liam Henderson
18
Christian Kouame ↓ Lorenzo Colombo 70'
3
Giuseppe Pezzella
5
Alberto Grassi
13
Liberato Cacace
99
Sebastiano Esposito ↓ Ola Solbakken 84'
21
Mattia Viti
23
Devis Vasquez
35
Luca Marianucci
2
Saba Goglichidze

Bench

Coach Roberto D'Aversa

Cagliari Calcio Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

26
Yerry Mina
6
Sebastiano Luperto
10
Nicolas Viola ↓ Gianluca Gaetano 59'
25
Elia Caprile
3
Tommaso Augello
91
Roberto Piccoli ↓ Leonardo Pavoletti 82'
19
Nadir Zortea
77
Zito Luvumbo ↓ Florinel Coman 59'
8
Michel Adopo
16
Matteo Prati ↓ Alessandro Deiola 82'
24
Jose Palomino ↓ Gabriele Zappa 72'

Bench

Coach Davide Nicola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Leonardo Pavoletti	2
Rade Krunic	1
Nicolas Viola	1
Francesco Caputo	1
Jakub Jankto	1
Rade Krunic	1
Sebastiano Esposito	1
Francesco Caputo	1

Head to Head

Empoli FC Form

2025-04-06 Empoli FC 0–0 Cagliari Calcio D 2025-03-29 Como 1907 1–1 Empoli FC D 2025-03-15 Torino FC 1–0 Empoli FC L 2025-03-09 Empoli FC 0–1 AS Roma L 2025-03-02 Genoa CFC 1–1 Empoli FC D 2025-02-23 Empoli FC 0–5 Atalanta BC L

Cagliari Calcio Form

2025-04-06 Empoli FC 0–0 Cagliari Calcio D 2025-03-30 Cagliari Calcio 3–0 AC Monza W 2025-03-16 AS Roma 1–0 Cagliari Calcio L 2025-03-07 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 Genoa CFC D 2025-03-02 Bologna FC 1909 2–1 Cagliari Calcio L 2025-02-23 Cagliari Calcio 0–1 Juventus FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.9 Empoli FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.87 Cagliari Calcio xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 74% + Empoli FC or Draw 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Empoli FC36% Draw34% Cagliari Calcio30%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes36% 0% No64%

Avg goals/match: 1.77

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	80%	20%
± 1.5	53%	47%
± 2.5	26%	74%
± 3.5	11%	89%
± 4.5	4%	96%

Double Chance

Empoli FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Cagliari Calcio

64%

Empoli FC or Cagliari Calcio

66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Empoli FC21% Draw58% Cagliari Calcio21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

14.3%

1 – 0

13.8%

0 – 1

13.4%

2 – 0

6.4%

0 – 2

6.1%

2 – 1

5.9%

1 – 2

5.7%

2 – 2

2.7%

3 – 0

1.9%

3 – 1

1.8%

0 – 3

1.8%

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Handicap	Empoli FC covers	Push	Cagliari Calcio covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	21%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	20%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

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