Empoli FC vs FC Internazionale Milano, Serie A 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2023-24

Empoli FC

0 – 1

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FC Internazionale Milano

Sun 24 Sep 2023 · 10:30 UTC Stadio Carlo Castellani HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 51' Federico Dimarco

Y 27' Francesco Acerbi

Giuseppe Pezzella 34' Y

Youssef Maleh 63' Y

Y 65' Alessandro Bastoni

Overview

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Empoli FC vs FC Internazionale Milano — Serie A at Stadio Carlo Castellani.

Empoli FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
FC Internazionale Milano 5 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Matteo Marcenaro (Italy)
Assistant 1 Valerio Colarossi
Assistant 2 Alessandro Cipressa

3 games this season 🟨 4.7/game ⚽ 18.7 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Empoli FC 10 games · Avg 2.6 goals FC Internazionale Milano

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-24 Empoli FC 0–1 FC Internazionale Milano 2023-04-23 Empoli FC 0–3 FC Internazionale Milano 2023-01-23 FC Internazionale Milano 0–1 Empoli FC 2022-05-06 FC Internazionale Milano 4–2 Empoli FC 2021-10-27 Empoli FC 0–2 FC Internazionale Milano

Recent Form

Empoli FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Sep	FC Internazionale Milano	H	0–1	L
17 Sep	AS Roma	A	0–7	L
03 Sep	Juventus FC	H	0–2	L
26 Aug	AC Monza	A	0–2	L
19 Aug	Hellas Verona FC	H	0–1	L
03 Jun	SS Lazio	H	0–2	L

FC Internazionale Milano

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Sep	Empoli FC	A	1–0	W
20 Sep	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	1–1	D
16 Sep	AC Milan	H	5–1	W
03 Sep	ACF Fiorentina	H	4–0	W
28 Aug	Cagliari Calcio	A	2–0	W
19 Aug	AC Monza	H	2–0	W

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
FC Internazionale Milano this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Internazionale Milano

0-15

2/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

5/2

61-75

2/–

76+

4/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Internazionale Milano

Lautaro Martinez	4 G
Marcus Thuram-Ulien	2 G	2 A
Francesco Esposito	2 G	1 A
Hakan Calhanoglu	2 G
Yann Aurel Bisseck	1 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Stadio Carlo Castellani. Empoli FC are looking to make home advantage count against FC Internazionale Milano.
5' Empoli FC 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.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' Ardian Ismajli needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 20 Yellow cards this season.
20' Empoli FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
25' A quiet spell here at Stadio Carlo Castellani. Empoli FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
27' A moment of madness from Francesco Acerbi on 27 minutes earns him a Yellow card. FC Internazionale Milano will be frustrated.
32' It’s high time Simone Inzaghi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
34' Controversy at the stadium! Giuseppe Pezzella argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
39' Supporters expect more eagerness from Davide Frattesi, as he is very good at scoring at Stadio Carlo Castellani with 2 goals in the last 1 games.
44' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
49' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paolo Zanetti will be considering his options from the bench.
50' Fresh legs for Empoli FC! Sebastian Walukiewicz comes on to replace Ardian Ismajli.
51' What a moment for Federico Dimarco! That strike on 51 puts his side firmly in control.
56' Empoli FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Internazionale Milano backline.
61' FC Internazionale Milano are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
63' Youssef Maleh is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
65' Alessandro Bastoni picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
69' Jacopo Fazzini has so much to prove this time. He replaces Razvan Marin on 69 minute.
71' The FC Internazionale Milano bench stirs into life. Davide Frattesi is withdrawn and Nicolo Barella gets his opportunity.
76' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
79' A tactical swap from Empoli FC — Matteo Cancellieri on, Stiven Shpendi off on 79 minutes.
81' The crowd applauds Marcus Thuram-Ulien as he leaves the pitch. Alexis Sanchez steps in for FC Internazionale Milano.
86' Both keepers have barely been tested. Empoli FC and FC Internazionale Milano are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
FC Internazionale Milano celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

4-3-2-1

Starting XI

22
Filippo Ranocchia ↓ Alberto Grassi 69'
33
Sebastiano Luperto
99
Etrit Berisha
3
Giuseppe Pezzella
24
Tyronne Ebuehi
18
Razvan Marin ↓ Jacopo Fazzini 69'
34
Ardian Ismajli ↓ Sebastian Walukiewicz 50'
28
Nicolo Cambiaghi ↓ Mattia Destro 79'
35
Tommaso Baldanzi
29
Youssef Maleh
7
Stiven Shpendi ↓ Matteo Cancellieri 79'

Bench

Coach Paolo Zanetti

FC Internazionale Milano Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

16
Davide Frattesi ↓ Nicolo Barella 71'
22
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
36
Matteo Darmian
28
Benjamin Pavard
1
Yann Sommer
20
Hakan Calhanoglu
10
Lautaro Martinez ↓ Marko Arnautovic 71'
15
Francesco Acerbi
95
Alessandro Bastoni ↓ Stefan de Vrij 71'
32
Federico Dimarco ↓ Carlos Augusto Lobaton 81'
9
Marcus Thuram-Ulien ↓ Alexis Sanchez 81'

Bench

Coach Simone Inzaghi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lautaro Martinez	5
Federico Dimarco	4
Keita Balde	2
Romelu Lukaku	2
Davide Frattesi	2
Alexis Sanchez	2
Simone Romagnoli	1
Andrea Pinamonti	1

Head to Head

Empoli FC Form

2023-09-24 Empoli FC 0–1 FC Internazionale Milano L 2023-09-17 AS Roma 7–0 Empoli FC L 2023-09-03 Empoli FC 0–2 Juventus FC L 2023-08-26 AC Monza 2–0 Empoli FC L 2023-08-19 Empoli FC 0–1 Hellas Verona FC L 2023-06-03 Empoli FC 0–2 SS Lazio L

FC Internazionale Milano Form

2023-09-24 Empoli FC 0–1 FC Internazionale Milano W 2023-09-20 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–1 FC Internazionale Milano D 2023-09-16 FC Internazionale Milano 5–1 AC Milan W 2023-09-03 FC Internazionale Milano 4–0 ACF Fiorentina W 2023-08-28 Cagliari Calcio 0–2 FC Internazionale Milano W 2023-08-19 FC Internazionale Milano 2–0 AC Monza W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.83 Empoli FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.35 FC Internazionale Milano xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Empoli FC22% Draw29% FC Internazionale Milano49%

Actual: FC Internazionale Milano win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.18

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	37%	63%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

Empoli FC or Draw

51%

Draw or FC Internazionale Milano

78%

Empoli FC or FC Internazionale Milano

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Empoli FC16% Draw52% FC Internazionale Milano32%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

13.6%

1 – 1

13.5%

0 – 2

10%

1 – 2

8.3%

1 – 0

8.1%

2 – 1

0 – 3

4.4%

1 – 3

3.8%

2 – 0

3.7%

2 – 2

3.5%

2 – 3

1.7%

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Handicap	Empoli FC covers	Push	FC Internazionale Milano covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	14%	79%
-0.5	21%	—	79%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	24%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	15%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

FC Internazionale Milano keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

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