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

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Serie A · 2022-23

Empoli FC

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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 5 games · 7 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	AS Roma	5	13
2	FC Internazionale Milano	5	13
3	SS Lazio	5	13
4	Cagliari Calcio	5	12
5	AC Milan	5	11
6	Frosinone Calcio	5	10
7	Juventus FC	5	10
8	Como 1907	5	10
9	SSC Napoli	5	7
10	US Sassuolo Calcio	5	7
11	Atalanta BC	5	6
12	US Lecce	5	6
13	Udinese Calcio	5	4
14	Torino FC	5	4
15	Parma Calcio 1913	5	4
16	AC Monza	5	4
17	ACF Fiorentina	5	4
18	Bologna FC 1909	5	2
19	Genoa CFC	5	1
20	Venezia FC	5	0

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

–/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

1/1

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/2

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

US Sassuolo Calcio

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

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Stadio Carlo Castellani. Empoli FC are looking to make home advantage count against US Sassuolo Calcio.
5' Martin Erlic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
7' The Empoli FC manager makes a substitution. Mattia Destro departs to be replaced by Sam Lammers.
12' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
17' Empoli FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
22' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
27' A meaty challenge results in booking for Razvan Marin on 27.
32' Jacopo Fazzini has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
37' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
42' Empoli FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
47' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
52' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Empoli FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
54' Jacopo Fazzini picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
56' A change in the Empoli FC ranks — Jacopo Fazzini exits the field as Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro enters on 56.
61' US Sassuolo Calcio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Giorgos Kiriakopoulos is hanging Hamed Traore on the field on 61 minute.
64' Goal! Tommaso Baldanzi scores his 7 goal in 383 matches.
69' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
71' Abdou Harroui is replacing Kristian Thorstvedt for the US Sassuolo Calcio side.
72' Another substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio to replace Kristian Thorstvedt by Abdou Harroui on 72 minute.
77' Tommaso Baldanzi makes way for Nedim Bajrami at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Empoli FC.
78' Another substitution for Empoli FC to replace Martin Satriano by Nicolo Cambiaghi on 78 minute.
83' Empoli FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 83.
88' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
90' Empoli FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
1-0 the final result. US Sassuolo Calcio will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Francesco Caputo	2
Andrea Pinamonti	2
Lorenzo Tonelli	2
Gianluca Scamacca	2
Gianmarco Ferrari	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.