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 0 games · 0 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	US Cremonese	38	34
2	Hellas Verona FC	38	21
3	AC Pisa 1909	38	18
4	FC Internazionale Milano	0	0
5	SSC Napoli	0	0
6	AS Roma	0	0
7	Como 1907	0	0
8	AC Milan	0	0
9	Juventus FC	0	0
10	Atalanta BC	0	0
11	Bologna FC 1909	0	0
12	SS Lazio	0	0
13	Udinese Calcio	0	0
14	US Sassuolo Calcio	0	0
15	Torino FC	0	0
16	Parma Calcio 1913	0	0
17	Cagliari Calcio	0	0
18	ACF Fiorentina	0	0
19	Genoa CFC	0	0
20	US Lecce	0	0
21	AC Monza	0	0
22	Venezia FC	0	0
23	Frosinone Calcio	0	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

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' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
7' Fresh legs for Empoli FC! Sam Lammers comes on to replace Mattia Destro.
12' Empoli FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
17' US Sassuolo Calcio started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 17.
22' Over 22 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
27' Razvan Marin was booked on 27.
32' With 0 assists to his name this season, Martin Satriano is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Empoli FC.
37' Empoli FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
42' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
47' The travelling US Sassuolo Calcio supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
52' Andrea Consigli, a Italy , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
54' The referee shows Empoli FC player a Yellow card on 54.
56' Empoli FC make a change. Jacopo Fazzini trudges off to be replaced by Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro on 56 minutes.
61' Another change for US Sassuolo Calcio made on 61 minute. Hamed Traore leaves to be changed by Giorgos Kiriakopoulos.
64' GOAL! Tommaso Baldanzi fires home to make it 1-0!
69' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
71' The whistle greets Kristian Thorstvedt as he departs to be replaced by Abdou Harroui.
72' The US Sassuolo Calcio bench stirs into life. Kristian Thorstvedt is withdrawn and Abdou Harroui gets his opportunity.
77' The crowd applauds Tommaso Baldanzi as he leaves the pitch. Nedim Bajrami steps in for Empoli FC.
78' Empoli FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nicolo Cambiaghi is hanging Martin Satriano on the field on 78 minute.
83' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
88' The energy levels are beginning to show. Alessio Dionisi might look to freshen things up shortly.
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
Gianluca Scamacca	2
Francesco Caputo	2
Andrea Pinamonti	2
Lorenzo Tonelli	2
Kevin-Prince Boateng	1
Liam Henderson	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.