Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Federico La Penna
  • Assistant 1 Andrea Zingarelli
  • Assistant 2 Marcello Rossi
6 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 3.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
5
6
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Empoli FC and Cagliari Calcio has kicked off!
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' It’s high time Roberto D'Aversa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Empoli FC is showing some good football. However, Empoli FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' The travelling Cagliari Calcio supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' Cagliari Calcio 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.
  • 30' Florinel Coman has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tommaso Augello suffering a number of foals already.
  • 49' Cagliari Calcio receives a card for a hard tackle on 49.
  • 54' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 59' The Cagliari Calcio manager makes a substitution. Zito Luvumbo departs to be replaced by Florinel Coman.
  • 61' It’s a booking for Cagliari Calcio player. Jose Palomino gets a card.
  • 65' The Empoli FC manager makes a substitution. Junior Sambia departs to be replaced by Tyronne Ebuehi.
  • 70' The Empoli FC manager makes a substitution. Christian Kouame departs to be replaced by Lorenzo Colombo.
  • 72' Cagliari Calcio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Gabriele Zappa is hanging Jose Palomino on the field on 72 minute.
  • 77' Cagliari Calcio started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 77.
  • 82' The Cagliari Calcio manager makes a substitution. Roberto Piccoli departs to be replaced by Leonardo Pavoletti.
  • 84' Ola Solbakken is replacing Sebastiano Esposito for the Empoli FC side.
  • 86' The referee calls foul for Tommaso Augello. He receives a card.
  • 88' A meaty challenge results in booking for Leonardo Pavoletti on 88.
  • The final score is 0-0.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto D'Aversa

Cagliari Calcio Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Davide Nicola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Leonardo Pavoletti 2
Leo Stulac 1
Andrea Pinamonti 1
Rade Krunic 1
Nicolas Viola 1
Francesco Caputo 1
Jakub Jankto 1
Rade Krunic 1

Head to Head

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

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.