Empoli FC vs US Sassuolo Calcio, Serie A 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2021-22

Empoli FC

1 – 5

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US Sassuolo Calcio

Sun 9 Jan 2022 · 13:30 UTC Stadio Carlo Castellani HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 49' Domenico Berardi

Mattia Viti 59' Y

Mattia Viti 60' R

Mattia Viti 60' Y

Y 69' Giorgos Kiriakopoulos

Y 79' Maxime Lopez

Overview

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

Empoli FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
US Sassuolo Calcio 11 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Paolo Valeri
Referee Alessandro Lo Cicero
Referee Manuel Volpi
Referee Vito Mastrodonato
Referee Alessandro Prontera
Referee Claudio Gualtieri

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

Empoli FC 10 games · Avg 3.4 goals US Sassuolo Calcio

Last 5 meetings

2022-01-09 Empoli FC 1–5 US Sassuolo Calcio 2021-10-31 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 Empoli FC 2019-02-17 Empoli FC 3–0 US Sassuolo Calcio 2018-09-21 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–1 Empoli FC 2018-04-15 Empoli FC 0–0 US Sassuolo Calcio

Recent Form

Empoli FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Jan	US Sassuolo Calcio	H	1–5	L
06 Jan	SS Lazio	A	3–3	D
22 Dec	AC Milan	H	2–4	L
19 Dec	Spezia Calcio	A	1–1	D
12 Dec	SSC Napoli	A	1–0	W
06 Dec	Udinese Calcio	H	3–1	W

US Sassuolo Calcio

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Jan	Empoli FC	A	5–1	W
06 Jan	Genoa CFC	H	1–1	D
22 Dec	Bologna FC 1909	H	0–3	L
19 Dec	ACF Fiorentina	A	2–2	D
12 Dec	SS Lazio	H	2–1	W
05 Dec	Spezia Calcio	A	2–2	D

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
US Sassuolo Calcio this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

US Sassuolo Calcio

0-15

2/4

16-30

2/4

31-45

3/3

46-60

2/8

61-75

3/4

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

US Sassuolo Calcio

Vasilije Adzic	3 G	1 A
Sebastiano Esposito	2 G	2 A
Domenico Berardi	2 G
Cas Odenthal	2 G
Cristian Volpato	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Empoli FC welcome US Sassuolo Calcio for this crunch clash at Stadio Carlo Castellani.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Empoli FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' With 2 assists to his name this season, Maxime Lopez is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Empoli FC.
13' GOAL! Domenico Berardi scores on 13.
16' What composure from Liam Henderson! The Scotland international strokes it home. 1-1.
21' Kaan Ayhan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
24' The Italy Giacomo Raspadori breaks the deadlock on 24 minutes. 1-2!
25' Assisted by Domenico Berardi with the perfectly-timed delivery and Giacomo Raspadori makes no mistake. 1-3!
29' Patrick Cutrone is replacing Federico Di Francesco for the Empoli FC side.
30' Federico Di Francesco makes way for Patrick Cutrone at the 30 minute mark. A tactical switch from Empoli FC.
35' It looks surprising US Sassuolo Calcio does not make any changes. Jeremy Toljan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
45' Andrea Consigli has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 395 appearances.
46' Another substitution for Empoli FC to replace Riccardo Marchizza by Lorenzo Tonelli on 46 minute.
49' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Domenico Berardi.
54' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
59' Mattia Viti is having his name booked by the referee on 59.
60' It’s gonna be a Red card for Mattia Viti.
61' It is a substitution in US Sassuolo Calcio team. Abdou Harroui is replaced by Davide Frattesi on 61 minute.
62' The US Sassuolo Calcio manager makes a substitution. Gregoire Defrel departs to be replaced by Gianluca Scamacca.
64' The Empoli FC manager makes a substitution. Nedim Bajrami departs to be replaced by Riccardo Fiamozzi.
67' Gianluca Scamacca has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 67 minutes.
69' It’s a booking for US Sassuolo Calcio player. Giorgos Kiriakopoulos gets a Yellow card.
71' A goal from the Italy international Giacomo Raspadori! He fires home on 71 to make it 1-5!
76' US Sassuolo Calcio come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
77' Time for substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio. Rogerio is replaced by Mert Muldur.
79' The referee calls foul for Maxime Lopez. He receives a Yellow card.
84' The travelling US Sassuolo Calcio supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
89' US Sassuolo Calcio ring the changes. Domenico Berardi has done his job and it is now time for Ruan Netto to step up.
It finishes all square. Empoli FC and US Sassuolo Calcio share the spoils 1-5.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

13
Guglielmo Vicario
8
Liam Henderson
3
Riccardo Marchizza ↓ Lorenzo Tonelli 46'
11
Federico Di Francesco ↓ Patrick Cutrone 29'
5
Leo Stulac ↓ Samuele Ricci 46'
99
Andrea Pinamonti ↓ Kristjan Asllani 77'
30
Petar Stojanovic
34
Ardian Ismajli
27
Szymon Zurkowski
10
Nedim Bajrami ↓ Riccardo Fiamozzi 64'
42
Mattia Viti

Bench

Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

8
Maxime Lopez
22
Jeremy Toljan
21
Vlad Chiriches ↓ Kaan Ayhan 77'
92
Gregoire Defrel ↓ Gianluca Scamacca 61'
47
Andrea Consigli
6
Rogerio ↓ Mert Muldur 77'
25
Domenico Berardi ↓ Ruan Netto 89'
31
Gian Marco Ferrari
77
Giorgos Kiriakopoulos
18
Giacomo Raspadori
20
Abdou Harroui ↓ Davide Frattesi 61'

Bench

16
Davide Frattesi ↑ 61'
91
Gianluca Scamacca ↑ 61'
5
Kaan Ayhan ↑ 77'
56
Gianluca Pegolo
24
Giacomo Satalino
17
Mert Muldur ↑ 77'
44
Ruan Netto ↑ 89'

Coach Alessio Dionisi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Domenico Berardi	5
Giacomo Raspadori	3
Gianluca Scamacca	2
Francesco Caputo	2
Andrea Pinamonti	2
Lorenzo Tonelli	2
M'Baye Niang	1
Gian Marco Ferrari	1

Head to Head

Empoli FC Form

2022-01-09 Empoli FC 1–5 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2022-01-06 SS Lazio 3–3 Empoli FC D 2021-12-22 Empoli FC 2–4 AC Milan L 2021-12-19 Spezia Calcio 1–1 Empoli FC D 2021-12-12 SSC Napoli 0–1 Empoli FC W 2021-12-06 Empoli FC 3–1 Udinese Calcio W

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2022-01-09 Empoli FC 1–5 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2022-01-06 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–1 Genoa CFC D 2021-12-22 US Sassuolo Calcio 0–3 Bologna FC 1909 L 2021-12-19 ACF Fiorentina 2–2 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2021-12-12 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–1 SS Lazio W 2021-12-05 Spezia Calcio 2–2 US Sassuolo Calcio D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.45 Empoli FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.05 US Sassuolo Calcio xG

I would bet for: Empoli FC or US Sassuolo Calcio 75% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Empoli FC30% Draw25% US Sassuolo Calcio45%

Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.5

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Empoli FC or Draw

55%

Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio

70%

Empoli FC or US Sassuolo Calcio

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Empoli FC22% Draw40% US Sassuolo Calcio38%

Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–5 not predicted

1 – 5

Actual

1 – 1

9.8%

1 – 2

8.9%

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 2

6.3%

2 – 1

6.3%

1 – 3

0 – 1

5.6%

0 – 0

4.4%

2 – 3

4.4%

0 – 3

4.2%

1 – 0

3.8%

2 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Handicap	Empoli FC covers	Push	US Sassuolo Calcio covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	14%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	20%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	15%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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