Saturday , 14 November 2026

Empoli FC vs US Lecce, Serie A 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2022-23
Empoli FC
1 – 0
Full Time
US Lecce
Mon 3 Apr 2023 · 17:30 UTC Stadio Carlo Castellani HT 45' · FT 45'
Filippo Bandinelli 19' Y
Y 22' Alexis Blin
Y 68' Alessandro Tuia
Jacopo Fazzini 71' Y
Razvan Marin 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Empoli FC vs US Lecce — Serie A at Stadio Carlo Castellani.

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Fabbri
  • Referee Fabiano Preti
  • Referee Federico La Penna
  • Referee Giacomo Paganessi
  • Referee Manuel Volpi
  • Referee Marcello Rossi
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 2.0 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

1
3
2
Empoli FC 6 games · Avg 2.0 goals US Lecce
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-03 Empoli FC 1–0 US Lecce 2022-08-28 US Lecce 1–1 Empoli FC

Recent Form

Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr US Lecce H 1–0 W
17 Mar Atalanta BC A 1–2 L
11 Mar Udinese Calcio H 0–1 L
04 Mar AC Monza A 1–2 L
25 Feb SSC Napoli H 0–2 L
19 Feb ACF Fiorentina A 1–1 D
US Lecce
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr Empoli FC A 0–1 L
19 Mar ACF Fiorentina A 0–1 L
12 Mar Torino FC H 0–2 L
05 Mar FC Internazionale Milano A 0–2 L
25 Feb US Sassuolo Calcio H 0–1 L
19 Feb Atalanta BC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
US Lecce this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

US Lecce
0-15
3/3
16-30
1/8
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
2/5
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

US Lecce
Lassana Coulibaly 2 G 2 A
Tiago Gabriel 2 G 1 A
Olaf Gorter 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Stadio Carlo Castellani will turn into a battlefield for Empoli FC and US Lecce.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Empoli FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. US Lecce needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 19' Filippo Bandinelli has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 19.
  • 22' Poor challenge from Alexis Blin. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 27' The 26-year-old Fabiano Parisi has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 32' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 37' Valentin Gendrey has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 39' The crowd applauds Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro as he leaves the pitch. Jacopo Fazzini steps in for Empoli FC.
  • 40' The Empoli FC bench stirs into life. Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro is withdrawn and Jacopo Fazzini gets his opportunity.
  • 45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 46' The whistle greets Lameck Banda as he departs to be replaced by Federico Di Francesco.
  • 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paolo Zanetti will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 56' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 61' Roberto Piccoli has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 62' Francesco Caputo is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 67' Assan Ceesay needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 68' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Alessandro Tuia on 68 minutes.
  • 71' Empoli FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 72' Nicolo Cambiaghi gets the nod from Empoli FC. He replaces Tommaso Baldanzi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' US Lecce manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Thorir Helgason is hanging Alexis Blin on the field on 73 minute.
  • 78' Federico Di Francesco, a Italy , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 79' The US Lecce bench stirs into life. Lorenzo Colombo is withdrawn and Assan Ceesay gets his opportunity.
  • 81' The Empoli FC bench stirs into life. Filippo Bandinelli is withdrawn and Alberto Grassi gets his opportunity.
  • 85' Another substitution for US Lecce to replace Giuseppe Pezzella by Antonino Gallo on 85 minute.
  • 90' Razvan Marin picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Empoli FC 1-0 US Lecce.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paolo Zanetti

US Lecce Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Baroni

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.11 Empoli FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.81 US Lecce xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Empoli FC45% Draw31% US Lecce24%
Actual: Empoli FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 1.92
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 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Empoli FC or Draw
76%
Draw or US Lecce
55%
Empoli FC or US Lecce
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Empoli FC27% Draw56% US Lecce17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17.1%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 1
10.4%
2 – 0
8.6%
2 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
5.2%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
3.2%
2 – 2
3%
3 – 1
2.7%
1 – 3
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Handicap Empoli FC covers Push US Lecce covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 12% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 23% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 17% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
US Lecce keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

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