Empoli FC vs US Sassuolo Calcio, Serie A 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Empoli FC vs US Sassuolo Calcio — Serie A at Stadio Carlo Castellani.
- Empoli FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- US Sassuolo Calcio 38 games · 49 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Simone Sozza
- Assistant 1 Francesca Di Monte (Italy)
- Assistant 2 Marco Ricci (Italy)
27 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 3.9 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 FC Internazionale Milano 38 87 2 SSC Napoli 38 76 3 AS Roma 38 73 4 Como 1907 38 71 5 AC Milan 38 70 6 Juventus FC 38 69 7 Atalanta BC 38 59 8 Bologna FC 1909 38 56 9 SS Lazio 38 54 10 Udinese Calcio 38 50 11 US Sassuolo Calcio 38 49 12 Torino FC 38 45 13 Parma Calcio 1913 38 45 14 Cagliari Calcio 38 43 15 ACF Fiorentina 38 42 16 Genoa CFC 38 41 17 US Lecce 38 38 18 US Cremonese 38 34 19 Hellas Verona FC 38 21 20 AC Pisa 1909 38 18 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Nov US Sassuolo Calcio H 3–4 L 12 Nov SSC Napoli A 1–0 W 06 Nov Frosinone Calcio A 1–2 L 30 Oct Atalanta BC H 0–3 L 23 Oct ACF Fiorentina A 2–0 W 06 Oct Udinese Calcio H 0–0 D Key Stats
70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
US Sassuolo Calcio this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
US Sassuolo Calcio0-151/116-301/331-452/146-604/–61-75–/276+2/3■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
US Sassuolo CalcioDomenico Berardi 8 G 4 A Andrea Pinamonti 8 G 3 A Armand Lauriente 6 G 10 A Ismael Kone 6 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 Sassuolo Calcio does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 4' GOAL! Francesco Caputo scores on 4.
- 9' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 9 minutes.
- 12' What a strike from Andrea Pinamonti! The score is 1-1.
- 17' It looks like no one’s ball. Empoli FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 22' Sensational shot from Matheus Henrique. US Sassuolo Calcio is back in the lead.
- 24' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jacopo Fazzini.
- 25' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jacopo Fazzini.
- 30' Goal! Jacopo Fazzini scores his 5 goal in 379 matches.
- 31' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Youssef Maleh.
- 36' It’s high time Aurelio Andreazzoli made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 37' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Matheus Henrique.
- 42' Youssef Maleh needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 47' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering US Sassuolo Calcio that had 381 games and scored 456 goals.
- 50' The referee calls foul for Domenico Berardi. He receives a Yellow card.
- 55' Another substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio to replace Mattia Viti by Matias Vina on 55 minute.
- 60' It looks surprising US Sassuolo Calcio does not make any changes. Sebastiano Luperto has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 65' Nedim Bajrami has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 37 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 66' Goal! Domenico Berardi scores his 86 goal in 381 matches.
- 70' Another change for Empoli FC made on 70 minute. Filippo Ranocchia leaves to be changed by Alberto Grassi.
- 71' The whistle greets Matteo Cancellieri as he departs to be replaced by Daniel Maldini.
- 76' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Etrit Berisha suffering a number of foals already.
- 78' Samuele Mulattieri is replacing Andrea Pinamonti for the US Sassuolo Calcio side.
- 79' Another substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio to replace Armand Lauriente by Samu Castillejo on 79 minute.
- 84' The travelling US Sassuolo Calcio supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 86' What a strike from Viktor Kovalenko! The score is 3-3.
- 90' Another change for US Sassuolo Calcio made on 90 minute. Domenico Berardi leaves to be changed by Marcus Pedersen.
- 90' Emmanuel Gyasi is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- Full Time. US Sassuolo Calcio beats Empoli FC
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Lineups
Empoli FC Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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- 33
- 99
- 19
- 9
- 13
- 34
- 28
- 20
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29
Youssef Maleh ↓ Emmanuel Gyasi 79'
- 21
Bench
- 1
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23
Mattia Destro ↑ 79'
- 25
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5
Alberto Grassi ↑ 70'
- 30
- 24
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8
Viktor Kovalenko ↑ 70'
- 18
- 4
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Daniel Maldini ↑ 71'
- 14
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11
Emmanuel Gyasi ↑ 79'
- 7
Coach Aurelio AndreazzoliUS Sassuolo Calcio Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 7
- 45
- 22
- 47
- 10
- 5
- 9
- 44
- 42
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21
Mattia Viti ↓ Matias Vina 55'
- 24
Bench
- 28
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20
Samu Castillejo ↑ 79'
- 92
- 25
- 15
- 6
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11
Nedim Bajrami ↑ 79'
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17
Matias Vina ↑ 55'
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Marcus Pedersen ↑ 90'
- 23
- 2
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Samuele Mulattieri ↑ 78'
- 13
- 35
Coach Alessio Dionisi -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Domenico Berardi 5 Giacomo Raspadori 3 Francesco Caputo 2 Andrea Pinamonti 2 Lorenzo Tonelli 2 Gianluca Scamacca 2 Rade Krunic 1 Jacopo Fazzini 1 Head to Head
Empoli FC Form
US Sassuolo Calcio Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.55 Empoli FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.83 US Sassuolo Calcio xGI would bet for: Empoli FC or US Sassuolo Calcio 74% + Both teams to score 66%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: US Sassuolo Calcio winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.38Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 85% 15% ± 2.5 65% 35% ± 3.5 43% 57% ± 4.5 26% 74% Double Chance
Empoli FC or Draw 59%Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio 67%Empoli FC or US Sassuolo Calcio 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✗ 3–4 not predicted3 – 4Actual1 – 1 10.5%1 – 2 8.5%2 – 1 7.2%2 – 2 6.5%0 – 2 5.7%0 – 1 5.5%1 – 3 5.2%0 – 0 4.9%1 – 0 4.6%2 – 0 4.1%2 – 3 4%3 – 1 3.7%Asian Handicap — Empoli FC
Handicap Empoli FC covers Push US Sassuolo Calcio covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 10% 84% -1.5 16% — 84% -1 16% 16% 68% -0.5 32% — 68% +0.5 57% — 43% +1 57% 19% 24% +1.5 76% — 24% +2 76% 13% 11% +2.5 89% — 11% Clean Sheet
Empoli FC keeps clean sheet 17% ✓US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.