Saturday , 14 November 2026

Empoli FC vs SS Lazio, Serie A 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2024-25
Empoli FC
0 – 1
Full Time
SS Lazio
Sun 4 May 2025 · 10:30 UTC Stadio Carlo Castellani 8,787 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 1' Boulaye Dia
Lorenzo Colombo 34' Y
Lorenzo Colombo 38' YR
Saba Goglichidze 45' Y
Y 56' Luca Pellegrini
Y 66' Elseid Hysaj
YR 76' Elseid Hysaj
Giuseppe Pezzella 83' Y
Y 87' Matias Vecino
Mattia Viti 89' Y
Y 90' Oliver Nielsen

Overview

Match Preview

Empoli FC vs SS Lazio — Serie A at Stadio Carlo Castellani.

Match Details

  • Referee Andrea Colombo (Italy)
  • Assistant 1 Alessio Tolfo
  • Assistant 2 Pietro Dei Giudici
7 games this season 🟨 4.7/game ⚽ 16.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

2
3
13
Empoli FC 18 games · Avg 2.8 goals SS Lazio
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-04 Empoli FC 0–1 SS Lazio 2024-10-06 SS Lazio 2–1 Empoli FC 2024-05-12 SS Lazio 2–0 Empoli FC 2023-12-22 Empoli FC 0–2 SS Lazio 2023-06-03 Empoli FC 0–2 SS Lazio

Recent Form

Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 May SS Lazio H 0–1 L
27 Apr ACF Fiorentina A 1–2 L
20 Apr Venezia FC H 2–2 D
14 Apr SSC Napoli A 0–3 L
06 Apr Cagliari Calcio H 0–0 D
29 Mar Como 1907 A 1–1 D
SS Lazio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 May Empoli FC A 1–0 W
28 Apr Parma Calcio 1913 H 2–2 D
23 Apr Genoa CFC A 2–0 W
17 Apr FK Bodø/Glimt H 5–4 W
13 Apr AS Roma H 1–1 D
10 Apr FK Bodø/Glimt A 0–2 L

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
36% Clean Sheets
SS Lazio this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

SS Lazio
0-15
4/1
16-30
4/1
31-45
4/1
46-60
5/2
61-75
3/2
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SS Lazio
Tijjani Noslin 4 G 4 A
Gustav Isaksen 4 G 1 A
Davide Frattesi 4 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Empoli FC is hosting SS Lazio for another epic battle.
  • 1' What a strike from Boulaye Dia! The score is 0-1.
  • 6' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 11' The 26-year-old Gila has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 16' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 21' Both keepers have barely been tested. Empoli FC and SS Lazio are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 26' 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.
  • 31' It’s high time Marco Baroni made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 34' Lorenzo Colombo picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 38' Empoli FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 43' Empoli FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' It’s a booking for Empoli FC player. Saba Goglichidze gets a card.
  • 46' A tactical swap from SS Lazio — Gustav Isaksen on, Adam Marusic off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' The travelling SS Lazio supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 56' A meaty challenge results in booking for Luca Pellegrini on 56.
  • 58' Matias Vecino gets the nod from SS Lazio. He replaces Boulaye Dia and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 59' Empoli FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ismael Konate is hanging Ola Solbakken on the field on 59 minute.
  • 64' 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.
  • 66' Elseid Hysaj catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 66.
  • 70' Pedro is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mattia Zaccagni at the 70 minute mark.
  • 75' Empoli FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 76' Elseid Hysaj is having his name booked by the referee on 76.
  • 78' The crowd applauds Nicolo Rovella as he leaves the pitch. Oliver Nielsen steps in for SS Lazio.
  • 83' Giuseppe Pezzella catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 83.
  • 87' The referee has no hesitation. Matias Vecino is booked for SS Lazio — card on 87.
  • 89' Poor challenge from Mattia Viti. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Oliver Nielsen on 90.
  • 90' Empoli FC make a change. Mattia Viti trudges off to be replaced by Thomas Campaniello on 90 minutes.
  • Another three points for SS Lazio.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto D'Aversa

SS Lazio Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Baroni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mattia Zaccagni 4
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic 3
Patric 2
Francesco Caputo 2
Ciro Immobile 2
Alessio Romagnoli 2
Matteo Guendouzi 1
Federico Di Francesco 1

Head to Head

2025-05-04 Empoli FC 0–1 SS Lazio 2024-10-06 SS Lazio 2–1 Empoli FC 2024-05-12 SS Lazio 2–0 Empoli FC 2023-12-22 Empoli FC 0–2 SS Lazio 2023-06-03 Empoli FC 0–2 SS Lazio

Empoli FC Form

2025-05-04 Empoli FC 0–1 SS Lazio L 2025-04-27 ACF Fiorentina 2–1 Empoli FC L 2025-04-20 Empoli FC 2–2 Venezia FC D 2025-04-14 SSC Napoli 3–0 Empoli FC L 2025-04-06 Empoli FC 0–0 Cagliari Calcio D 2025-03-29 Como 1907 1–1 Empoli FC D

SS Lazio Form

2025-05-04 Empoli FC 0–1 SS Lazio W 2025-04-28 SS Lazio 2–2 Parma Calcio 1913 D 2025-04-23 Genoa CFC 0–2 SS Lazio W 2025-04-17 SS Lazio 5–4 FK Bodø/Glimt W 2025-04-13 SS Lazio 1–1 AS Roma D 2025-04-10 FK Bodø/Glimt 2–0 SS Lazio L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.86 Empoli FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 SS Lazio xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Empoli FC25% Draw30% SS Lazio45%
Actual: SS Lazio win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.1
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Empoli FC or Draw
55%
Draw or SS Lazio
75%
Empoli FC or SS Lazio
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Empoli FC18% Draw53% SS Lazio29%
Actual: SS Lazio win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.6%
1 – 1
14%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.2%
0 – 2
9%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 1
5.4%
2 – 0
4.3%
0 – 3
3.7%
2 – 2
3.5%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Handicap Empoli FC covers Push SS Lazio covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 16% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 24% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 13% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
SS Lazio keeps clean sheet
43% ✗

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