Saturday , 14 November 2026

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 11 27
2 Modena FC 2018 11 23
3 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC 11 20
4 Mantova 1911 SSD 11 19
5 Benevento Calcio 11 16
6 Calcio Avellino SSD 11 16
7 Hellas Verona FC 11 16
8 AC Pisa 1909 11 16
9 US Cremonese 11 15
10 Padova Calcio 11 15
11 AC Cesena 11 15
12 FC Südtirol 11 15
13 SS Juve Stabia 11 12
14 SS Arezzo 11 11
15 UC Sampdoria 11 11
16 ACD Virtus Entella 11 10
17 Carrarese Calcio 11 10
18 L.R. Vicenza Virtus 11 9
19 Empoli FC 11 9
20 US Catanzaro 11 6

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
#19 Position #20
9 Points 6
11 Played 11
2 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 1 / 3 / 7
12 Scored 11
19 Conceded 23
-7 GD -12
0.82 PPG 0.55
18% Win % 9%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
Empoli FC this season
9% Clean Sheets
US Catanzaro this season

Empoli FC are 19th (9 pts). US Catanzaro are 20th (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Empoli FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
2/3
46-60
2/3
61-75
3/5
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
US Catanzaro
0-15
1/–
16-30
4/3
31-45
–/7
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/2
76+
3/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Empoli FC
Edoardo Saporiti 4 G
Bogdan Popov 3 G
Stiven Shpendi 1 G
US Catanzaro
Pietro Iemmello 2 G
Marco D'Alessandro 1 G
Bruno Verrengia 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • With this win, Empoli FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

US Catanzaro Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.56 Empoli FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 US Catanzaro xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Empoli FC52% Draw27% US Catanzaro21%
Actual: Empoli FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Empoli FC or Draw
78%
Draw or US Catanzaro
48%
Empoli FC or US Catanzaro
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Empoli FC35% Draw48% US Catanzaro17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.4%
2 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
5.1%
3 – 1
4.8%
2 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Handicap Empoli FC covers Push US Catanzaro covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 24% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
US Catanzaro keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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