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Empoli FC vs US Catanzaro, Serie B 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Serie B · 2025-26
Empoli FC
1 – 0
Full Time
US Catanzaro
Sat 8 Nov 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Empoli FC vs US Catanzaro — Serie B .

Match Details

  • Referee Simone Galipo (Italy)

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

1
1
Empoli FC 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals US Catanzaro
Last 5 meetings
2025-11-08 Empoli FC 1–0 US Catanzaro

Recent Form

Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Nov US Catanzaro H 1–0 W
01 Nov ACD Virtus Entella A 0–1 L
28 Oct UC Sampdoria H 1–1 D
24 Oct Modena FC 2018 A 1–2 L
19 Oct Venezia FC H 1–1 D
05 Oct FC Südtirol A 2–1 W
US Catanzaro
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Nov Empoli FC A 0–1 L
02 Nov Venezia FC H 2–1 W
29 Oct Mantova 1911 SSD A 3–1 W
25 Oct Palermo FC H 1–0 W
19 Oct Padova Calcio H 0–1 L
04 Oct AC Monza A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Empoli FC US Catanzaro
#13 Position #19
6 Points 3
5 Played 5
2 / 0 / 3 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 4
4 Scored 5
6 Conceded 9
-2 GD -4
1.20 PPG 0.60
40% Win % 20%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Empoli FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
US Catanzaro this season

Empoli FC are 13th (6 pts). US Catanzaro are 19th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Empoli FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/3
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
US Catanzaro
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Empoli FC
Stiven Shpendi 1 G
Bogdan Popov 1 G
Edoardo Saporiti 1 G
US Catanzaro
Pietro Iemmello 2 G
Marco D'Alessandro 1 G
Bruno Verrengia 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Empoli FC to score. At the same time, US Catanzaro does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • The points are shared — Empoli FC 1-0 US Catanzaro. Honours even.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

US Catanzaro Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.18 Empoli FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 US Catanzaro xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Empoli FC48% Draw31% US Catanzaro21%
Actual: Empoli FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.9
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 57%
43%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Empoli FC or Draw
78%
Draw or US Catanzaro
52%
Empoli FC or US Catanzaro
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Empoli FC30% Draw55% US Catanzaro15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17.3%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.6%
2 – 0
9.9%
0 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 1
3%
2 – 2
2.8%
3 – 2
1.2%

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Handicap Empoli FC covers Push US Catanzaro covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 25% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 15% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
US Catanzaro keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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