Sunday , 18 October 2026

Empoli FC vs SS Arezzo, Serie B 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Serie B · 2026-27
Empoli FC
0 – 1
Full Time
SS Arezzo
Fri 11 Sep 2026 · 17:00 UTC Stadio Carlo Castellani HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 74' Simone Romagnoli og
Edoardo Biondini 18' Y
Marco Curto 45' R
Y 90' Matteo Gilli

Overview

Match Preview

Empoli FC vs SS Arezzo — Serie B at Stadio Carlo Castellani.

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Fabbri
  • Assistant 1 Pietro Dei Giudici
  • Assistant 2 Matteo Gentile (Italy)
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 2.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

1
Empoli FC 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals SS Arezzo
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-11 Empoli FC 0–1 SS Arezzo

Recent Form

Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Sep SS Arezzo H 0–1 L
05 Sep Carrarese Calcio A 1–0 W
30 Aug Mantova 1911 SSD A 1–3 L
22 Aug US Cremonese H 1–0 W
08 May AC Monza A 2–2 D
01 May Calcio Avellino SSD H 1–0 W
SS Arezzo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Sep Empoli FC A 1–0 W
06 Sep Hellas Verona FC A 0–5 L
30 Aug Palermo FC H 2–3 L
22 Aug Calcio Avellino SSD A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Empoli FC SS Arezzo
#13 Position #12
7 Points 7
7 Played 6
2 / 1 / 4 W / D / L 2 / 1 / 3
7 Scored 6
11 Conceded 13
-4 GD -7
1.00 PPG 1.17
29% Win % 33%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Empoli FC this season
33% Clean Sheets
SS Arezzo this season

Empoli FC are 13th (7 pts). SS Arezzo are 12th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Empoli FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/5
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
SS Arezzo
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
2/4
61-75
1/2
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Empoli FC
Bogdan Popov 2 G
Edoardo Saporiti 2 G
Stiven Shpendi 1 G
SS Arezzo
Pietro Cianci 2 G 1 A
Camillo Tavernelli 1 G 1 A
Artur Ionita 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Empoli FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Empoli FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Cristian Bucchi will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 18' Edoardo Biondini picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 19' A moment of madness from Edoardo Biondini on 19 minutes earns him a card. Empoli FC will be frustrated.
  • 24' SS Arezzo come into this ranked 15 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' Another change for Empoli FC made on 25 minute. Matteo Egan leaves to be changed by Karim Zedadka.
  • 30' Over 30 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 35' Gerard Yepes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 462 appearances.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 43' Marco Curto catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 43.
  • 45' Marco Curto is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 46' Emiliano Pattarello is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alessandro Arena at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alessandro Arena, as he is very good at scoring at Stadio Carlo Castellani with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 56' SS Arezzo has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 61' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 62' The crowd applauds Mattia Viviani as he leaves the pitch. Alberto Cerri steps in for SS Arezzo.
  • 67' SS Arezzo have won 5 goals from 6 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 68' Bogdan Popov gets the nod from Empoli FC. He replaces Stiven Shpendi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' Mattia Sala has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marco Olivieri on 72 minute.
  • 73' Empoli FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luca Belardinelli is hanging Joseph Ceesay on the field on 73 minute.
  • 74' The Italy Simone Romagnoli breaks the deadlock on 74 minutes. 1-0!
  • 79' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 84' 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.
  • 88' The SS Arezzo manager makes a substitution. Shaka Mawuli departs to be replaced by Luca Chierico.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Matteo Gilli.
  • Empoli FC will have plenty to reflect on. SS Arezzo were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Guido Pagliuca

SS Arezzo Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Cristian Bucchi

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.31 Empoli FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 SS Arezzo xG
I would bet for: Empoli FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Empoli FC41% Draw30% SS Arezzo29%
Actual: SS Arezzo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.28
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Empoli FC or Draw
72%
Draw or SS Arezzo
59%
Empoli FC or SS Arezzo
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Empoli FC30% Draw51% SS Arezzo19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
12.4%
1 – 0
12.2%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.5%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Handicap Empoli FC covers Push SS Arezzo covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 23% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
SS Arezzo keeps clean sheet
28% ✗

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