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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)
17 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Venezia FC 38 82
2 Frosinone Calcio 38 81
3 AC Monza 38 76
4 Palermo FC 38 72
5 US Catanzaro 38 59
6 Modena FC 2018 38 55
7 SS Juve Stabia 38 51
8 Calcio Avellino SSD 38 49
9 Mantova 1911 SSD 38 46
10 Padova Calcio 38 46
11 AC Cesena 38 46
12 Carrarese Calcio 38 44
13 UC Sampdoria 38 44
14 ACD Virtus Entella 38 42
15 Empoli FC 38 41
16 FC Sudtirol 38 41
17 SSC Bari 38 40
18 AC Reggiana 38 37
19 Spezia Calcio 38 35
20 Delfino Pescara 1936 38 35

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 Sudtirol 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
#15 Position #5
41 Points 59
38 Played 38
9 / 14 / 15 W / D / L 15 / 14 / 9
47 Scored 62
54 Conceded 51
-7 GD +11
1.08 PPG 1.55
24% Win % 39%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
Empoli FC this season
24% Clean Sheets
US Catanzaro this season

Empoli FC are 15th (41 pts). US Catanzaro are 5th (59 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Empoli FC have kicked off against US Catanzaro. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Empoli FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

US Catanzaro Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.3 Empoli FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 US Catanzaro xG
I would bet for: Empoli FC or US Catanzaro 72% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Empoli FC43% Draw28% US Catanzaro29%
Actual: Empoli FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.45
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Empoli FC or Draw
71%
Draw or US Catanzaro
57%
Empoli FC or US Catanzaro
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Empoli FC28% Draw49% US Catanzaro23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
10.7%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
7.1%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
3.5%
3 – 0
3%
1 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Handicap Empoli FC covers Push US Catanzaro covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 21% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+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% ✗
US Catanzaro keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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