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

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Serie A · 2024-25

Empoli FC

0 – 0

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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 11 games · 16 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

4 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 14.0 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	SS Lazio	11	29
2	FC Internazionale Milano	11	28
3	AS Roma	11	27
4	AC Milan	11	24
5	Como 1907	11	23
6	Frosinone Calcio	11	20
7	Juventus FC	11	18
8	Bologna FC 1909	11	17
9	Cagliari Calcio	11	16
10	SSC Napoli	11	15
11	Torino FC	11	14
12	Atalanta BC	11	14
13	Genoa CFC	11	13
14	US Lecce	11	10
15	ACF Fiorentina	11	9
16	Parma Calcio 1913	11	8
17	US Sassuolo Calcio	11	8
18	AC Monza	11	7
19	Venezia FC	11	6
20	Udinese Calcio	11	5

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

30% Clean Sheets
Cagliari Calcio this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cagliari Calcio

0-15

1/2

16-30

4/1

31-45

1/3

46-60

1/2

61-75

1/1

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cagliari Calcio

Daniel Maldini	5 G
Alessandro Romano	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Stadio Carlo Castellani as Empoli FC face off against Cagliari Calcio in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Empoli FC and Cagliari Calcio are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Empoli FC and Cagliari Calcio are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Empoli FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' Jose Palomino has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 533 appearances.
25' Empoli FC have won 241 goals from 389 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
35' It’s high time Davide Nicola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Davide Nicola will be considering his options from the bench.
45' The 26-year-old Gabriele Zappa has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
49' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Sebastiano Luperto on 49 minutes.
54' With 0 assists to his name this season, Giuseppe Pezzella is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Empoli FC.
59' Zito Luvumbo makes way for Florinel Coman at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Cagliari Calcio.
61' That looks like a foul for a card for Jose Palomino.
65' Fresh legs for Empoli FC! Tyronne Ebuehi comes on to replace Junior Sambia.
70' The Empoli FC manager makes a substitution. Christian Kouame departs to be replaced by Lorenzo Colombo.
72' The Cagliari Calcio bench stirs into life. Jose Palomino is withdrawn and Gabriele Zappa gets his opportunity.
77' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gianluca Gaetano, as he is very good at scoring at Stadio Carlo Castellani with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
82' Cagliari Calcio ring the changes. Roberto Piccoli has done his job and it is now time for Leonardo Pavoletti to step up.
84' Another substitution for Empoli FC to replace Sebastiano Esposito by Ola Solbakken on 84 minute.
86' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tommaso Augello on 86.
88' Leonardo Pavoletti picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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.