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

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Serie A · 2022-23

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US Sassuolo Calcio

Sat 5 Nov 2022 · 14:00 UTC Stadio Carlo Castellani HT 45' · FT 45'

Razvan Marin 27' Y

Jacopo Fazzini 54' Y

Paolo Zanetti 90' Y

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 Lorenzo Manganelli
Referee Davide Ghersini
Referee Luca Pairetto
Referee Daniele Bindoni
Referee Davide Imperiale
Referee Ermanno Feliciani (Italy)

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

2022-11-05 Empoli FC 1–0 US Sassuolo Calcio 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

Recent Form

Empoli FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Nov	US Sassuolo Calcio	H	1–0	W
30 Oct	Atalanta BC	H	0–2	L
21 Oct	Juventus FC	A	0–4	L
15 Oct	AC Monza	H	1–0	W
09 Oct	Torino FC	A	1–1	D
01 Oct	AC Milan	H	1–3	L

US Sassuolo Calcio

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Nov	Empoli FC	A	0–1	L
29 Oct	SSC Napoli	A	0–4	L
24 Oct	Hellas Verona FC	H	2–1	W
15 Oct	Atalanta BC	A	1–2	L
08 Oct	FC Internazionale Milano	H	1–2	L
02 Oct	US Salernitana 1919	H	5–0	W

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' Three points are at stake. Empoli FC host US Sassuolo Calcio — let the battle begin!
5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
7' Empoli FC make a change. Mattia Destro trudges off to be replaced by Sam Lammers on 7 minutes.
12' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
17' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paolo Zanetti will be considering his options from the bench.
22' Abdou Harroui has been relatively quiet despite scoring 20 goals in his last 242 appearances.
27' The referee shows Empoli FC player a Yellow card on 27.
32' The 27-year-old Andrea Pinamonti has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
37' Empoli FC have won 245 goals from 391 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Agustin Alvarez made 395 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
47' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Empoli FC and US Sassuolo Calcio are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
52' Hamed Traore has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
54' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jacopo Fazzini.
56' The whistle greets Jacopo Fazzini as he departs to be replaced by Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro.
61' Fresh legs for US Sassuolo Calcio! Giorgos Kiriakopoulos comes on to replace Hamed Traore.
64' What composure from Tommaso Baldanzi! The Italy international strokes it home. 1-0.
69' Over 69 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
71' Abdou Harroui gets the nod from US Sassuolo Calcio. He replaces Kristian Thorstvedt and will look to change the dynamic.
72' A change in the US Sassuolo Calcio ranks — Kristian Thorstvedt exits the field as Abdou Harroui enters on 72.
77' Empoli FC make a change. Tommaso Baldanzi trudges off to be replaced by Nedim Bajrami on 77 minutes.
78' Another change for Empoli FC made on 78 minute. Martin Satriano leaves to be changed by Nicolo Cambiaghi.
83' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 83 minutes.
88' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Paolo Zanetti.
With this win, Empoli FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

13
Guglielmo Vicario
33
Sebastiano Luperto
23
Mattia Destro ↓ Sam Lammers 7'
25
Filippo Bandinelli ↓ Nicolas Haas 78'
24
Tyronne Ebuehi
18
Razvan Marin
34
Ardian Ismajli
65
Fabiano Parisi
9
Martin Satriano ↓ Nicolo Cambiaghi 78'
35
Tommaso Baldanzi ↓ Nedim Bajrami 77'
21
Jacopo Fazzini ↓ Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro 56'

Bench

Coach Paolo Zanetti

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

16
Davide Frattesi
27
Maxime Lopez
22
Jeremy Toljan
47
Andrea Consigli
6
Rogerio ↓ Emil Ceide 71'
13
Gian Marco Ferrari
28
Martin Erlic
9
Andrea Pinamonti
23
Hamed Traore ↓ Giorgos Kiriakopoulos 61'
42
Kristian Thorstvedt ↓ Abdou Harroui 71'
35
Luca D'Andrea ↓ Agustin Alvarez 72'

Bench

Coach Alessio Dionisi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Domenico Berardi	5
Giacomo Raspadori	3
Lorenzo Tonelli	2
Gianluca Scamacca	2
Francesco Caputo	2
Andrea Pinamonti	2
Sebastiano Luperto	1
Kevin-Prince Boateng	1

Head to Head

Empoli FC Form

2022-11-05 Empoli FC 1–0 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2022-10-30 Empoli FC 0–2 Atalanta BC L 2022-10-21 Juventus FC 4–0 Empoli FC L 2022-10-15 Empoli FC 1–0 AC Monza W 2022-10-09 Torino FC 1–1 Empoli FC D 2022-10-01 Empoli FC 1–3 AC Milan L

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2022-11-05 Empoli FC 1–0 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2022-10-29 SSC Napoli 4–0 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2022-10-24 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–1 Hellas Verona FC W 2022-10-15 Atalanta BC 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2022-10-08 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 FC Internazionale Milano L 2022-10-02 US Sassuolo Calcio 5–0 US Salernitana 1919 W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.45 Empoli FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.1 US Sassuolo Calcio xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Empoli FC47% Draw27% US Sassuolo Calcio26%

Actual: Empoli FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.55

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Empoli FC or Draw

74%

Draw or US Sassuolo Calcio

53%

Empoli FC or US Sassuolo Calcio

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Empoli FC31% Draw48% US Sassuolo Calcio21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

8.7%

2 – 0

0 – 1

7.5%

1 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

4.8%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

4.2%

3 – 0

3.8%

1 – 3

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Handicap	Empoli FC covers	Push	US Sassuolo Calcio covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	22%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	16%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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