Saturday , 14 November 2026

Empoli FC vs Calcio Avellino SSD, Serie B 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Serie B · 2025-26
Empoli FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Calcio Avellino SSD
Fri 1 May 2026 · 13:00 UTC Stadio Carlo Castellani HT 45' · FT 45'
Matteo Lovato 58' 1–0
Nicolas Haas 46' Y
Y 57' Dimitris Sounas
Salvatore Elia 77' Y
Gerard Yepes 83' Y
R 90' Alessandro Fontanarosa

Overview

Match Preview

Empoli FC vs Calcio Avellino SSD — Serie B at Stadio Carlo Castellani.

Match Details

  • Referee Federico La Penna
  • Assistant 1 Claudio Barone (Italy)
  • Assistant 2 Francesco Luciani (Italy)
4 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 14.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Palermo FC 11 27
2 Modena FC 2018 11 23
3 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC 11 20
4 Mantova 1911 SSD 11 19
5 Benevento Calcio 11 16
6 Calcio Avellino SSD 11 16
7 Hellas Verona FC 11 16
8 AC Pisa 1909 11 16
9 US Cremonese 11 15
10 Padova Calcio 11 15
11 AC Cesena 11 15
12 FC Südtirol 11 15
13 SS Juve Stabia 11 12
14 SS Arezzo 11 11
15 UC Sampdoria 11 11
16 ACD Virtus Entella 11 10
17 Carrarese Calcio 11 10
18 L.R. Vicenza Virtus 11 9
19 Empoli FC 11 9
20 US Catanzaro 11 6

Head-to-Head

2
Empoli FC 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Calcio Avellino SSD
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-01 Empoli FC 1–0 Calcio Avellino SSD 2025-11-22 Calcio Avellino SSD 0–3 Empoli FC

Recent Form

Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May Calcio Avellino SSD H 1–0 W
25 Apr Venezia FC A 0–2 L
19 Apr ACD Virtus Entella H 1–1 D
12 Apr Padova Calcio A 0–1 L
06 Apr UC Sampdoria A 0–1 L
22 Mar Delfino Pescara 1936 H 4–2 W
Calcio Avellino SSD
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May Empoli FC A 0–1 L
24 Apr SSC Bari H 2–0 W
18 Apr Mantova 1911 SSD A 2–0 W
11 Apr US Catanzaro H 1–1 D
05 Apr Palermo FC A 0–2 L
22 Mar UC Sampdoria A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Empoli FC Calcio Avellino SSD
#19 Position #6
9 Points 16
11 Played 11
2 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 4 / 4 / 3
12 Scored 16
19 Conceded 11
-7 GD +5
0.82 PPG 1.45
18% Win % 36%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
Empoli FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Calcio Avellino SSD this season

Empoli FC are 19th (9 pts). Calcio Avellino SSD are 6th (16 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Empoli FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
2/3
46-60
2/3
61-75
3/5
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Calcio Avellino SSD
0-15
4/–
16-30
6/3
31-45
–/–
46-60
3/3
61-75
2/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Empoli FC
Edoardo Saporiti 4 G
Bogdan Popov 3 G
Stiven Shpendi 1 G
Calcio Avellino SSD
Raffaele Russo 5 G 2 A
Walid Cheddira 3 G
Michele Besaggio 3 G
Brando Moruzzi 1 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Stadio Carlo Castellani as Empoli FC face off against Calcio Avellino SSD in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Italy international Alessandro Fontanarosa has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' Luca Magnino needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' The travelling Calcio Avellino SSD supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Calcio Avellino SSD have won 18 goals from 45 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' Stiven Shpendi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Calcio Avellino SSD so far.
  • 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matteo Lovato made 273 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 40' Calcio Avellino SSD 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.
  • 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Empoli FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 46' The referee has no hesitation. Nicolas Haas is booked for Empoli FC — card on 46.
  • 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Giovanni Daffara is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Calcio Avellino SSD.
  • 56' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Calcio Avellino SSD that had 45 games and scored 18 goals.
  • 57' Dimitris Sounas catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 57.
  • 58' The deadlock is broken! Matteo Lovato gets on the scoresheet on 58 minutes.
  • 63' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Empoli FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 68' 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 Marco Nasti suffering a number of foals already.
  • 73' Calcio Avellino SSD are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 77' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Salvatore Elia on 77 minutes.
  • 82' Empoli FC are deployed in a 3-5-2 today, looking to exploit space against Calcio Avellino SSD's 4-3-1-2 shape.
  • 83' Gerard Yepes catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 83.
  • 88' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 90' Alessandro Fontanarosa catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Calcio Avellino SSD.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fabio Caserta

Calcio Avellino SSD Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Davide Ballardini

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.32 Empoli FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Calcio Avellino SSD xG
I would bet for: Empoli FC or Calcio Avellino SSD 72% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Empoli FC44% Draw28% Calcio Avellino SSD28%
Actual: Empoli FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Empoli FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Calcio Avellino SSD
56%
Empoli FC or Calcio Avellino SSD
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Empoli FC28% Draw49% Calcio Avellino SSD23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
10.5%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
7.1%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
3.6%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Handicap Empoli FC covers Push Calcio Avellino SSD covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 21% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 18% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
Calcio Avellino SSD keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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