Empoli FC vs US Sassuolo Calcio, Serie A 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2023-24

Empoli FC

3 – 4

Full Time

US Sassuolo Calcio

Sun 26 Nov 2023 · 14:00 UTC Stadio Carlo Castellani HT 45' · FT 45'

Francesco Caputo pen 4' 1–0

1–1 12' Andrea Pinamonti

1–2 22' Matheus Henrique

Jacopo Fazzini 30' 2–2

2–3 66' Domenico Berardi pen

Viktor Kovalenko 86' 3–3

3–4 90+2' Domenico Berardi

Jacopo Fazzini 24' Y

Youssef Maleh 31' Y

Y 37' Matheus Henrique

Y 50' Domenico Berardi

Emmanuel Gyasi 90' Y

Alberto Grassi 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 38 games · 49 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Simone Sozza
Assistant 1 Francesca Di Monte (Italy)
Assistant 2 Marco Ricci (Italy)

10 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 4.9 goals/game

Standings

#	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	Parma Calcio 1913	38	45
13	Torino FC	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

Empoli FC 10 games · Avg 3.4 goals US Sassuolo Calcio

Last 5 meetings

2023-11-26 Empoli FC 3–4 US Sassuolo Calcio 2023-04-30 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–1 Empoli FC 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

Recent Form

Empoli FC

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

US Sassuolo Calcio

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Nov	Empoli FC	A	4–3	W
10 Nov	US Salernitana 1919	H	2–2	D
06 Nov	Torino FC	A	1–2	L
28 Oct	Bologna FC 1909	H	1–1	D
21 Oct	SS Lazio	H	0–2	L
06 Oct	US Lecce	A	1–1	D

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Empoli FC kicks off things out of here…
4' What a strike from Francesco Caputo! The score is 1-0.
9' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matteo Cancellieri made 266 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
12' What an equalizer from Andrea Pinamonti!
17' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
22' Sensational shot from Matheus Henrique. US Sassuolo Calcio is back in the lead.
24' The referee shows Empoli FC player a Yellow card on 24.
25' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jacopo Fazzini.
30' What a strike from Jacopo Fazzini! The score is 2-2.
31' Youssef Maleh is having his name booked by the referee on 31.
36' 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.
37' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Matheus Henrique.
42' 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 Nedim Bajrami suffering a number of foals already.
47' Empoli FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
50' US Sassuolo Calcio player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
55' The whistle greets Mattia Viti as he departs to be replaced by Matias Vina.
60' It’s high time Alessio Dionisi made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
65' It looks surprising Empoli FC does not make any changes. Matias Vina has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
66' GOAL! Domenico Berardi scores on 66.
70' Alberto Grassi is replacing Filippo Ranocchia for the Empoli FC side.
71' Empoli FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniel Maldini is hanging Matteo Cancellieri on the field on 71 minute.
76' It looks like no one’s ball. Empoli FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
78' US Sassuolo Calcio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Samuele Mulattieri is hanging Andrea Pinamonti on the field on 78 minute.
79' It is a substitution in US Sassuolo Calcio team. Armand Lauriente is replaced by Samu Castillejo on 79 minute.
84' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
86' GOAL! Viktor Kovalenko scores on 86.
90' Another change for US Sassuolo Calcio made on 90 minute. Domenico Berardi leaves to be changed by Marcus Pedersen.
90' It’s a booking for Empoli FC player. Emmanuel Gyasi gets a Yellow card.
Another three points for US Sassuolo Calcio.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

22
Filippo Ranocchia ↓ Alberto Grassi 70'
33
Sebastiano Luperto
99
Etrit Berisha
19
Bartosz Bereszynski
9
Francesco Caputo
13
Liberato Cacace
34
Ardian Ismajli
28
Nicolo Cambiaghi ↓ Mattia Destro 79'
20
Matteo Cancellieri ↓ Daniel Maldini 71'
29
Youssef Maleh ↓ Emmanuel Gyasi 79'
21
Jacopo Fazzini ↓ Viktor Kovalenko 70'

Bench

Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

7
Matheus Henrique
45
Armand Lauriente ↓ Samu Castillejo 79'
22
Jeremy Toljan
47
Andrea Consigli
10
Domenico Berardi ↓ Marcus Pedersen 90'
5
Martin Erlic
9
Andrea Pinamonti ↓ Samuele Mulattieri 78'
44
Ruan
42
Kristian Thorstvedt ↓ Nedim Bajrami 79'
21
Mattia Viti ↓ Matias Vina 55'
24
Daniel Boloca

Bench

Coach Alessio Dionisi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Domenico Berardi	5
Giacomo Raspadori	3
Andrea Pinamonti	2
Lorenzo Tonelli	2
Gianluca Scamacca	2
Francesco Caputo	2
Gian Marco Ferrari	1
Sebastiano Luperto	1

Head to Head

Empoli FC Form

2023-11-26 Empoli FC 3–4 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2023-11-12 SSC Napoli 0–1 Empoli FC W 2023-11-06 Frosinone Calcio 2–1 Empoli FC L 2023-10-30 Empoli FC 0–3 Atalanta BC L 2023-10-23 ACF Fiorentina 0–2 Empoli FC W 2023-10-06 Empoli FC 0–0 Udinese Calcio D

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2023-11-26 Empoli FC 3–4 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2023-11-10 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–2 US Salernitana 1919 D 2023-11-06 Torino FC 2–1 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2023-10-28 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–1 Bologna FC 1909 D 2023-10-21 US Sassuolo Calcio 0–2 SS Lazio L 2023-10-06 US Lecce 1–1 US Sassuolo Calcio D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.55 Empoli FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.83 US Sassuolo Calcio xG

I would bet for: Empoli FC or US Sassuolo Calcio 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Empoli FC33% Draw26% US Sassuolo Calcio41%

Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.38

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✓ Correct

Empoli FC26% Draw41% US Sassuolo Calcio33%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted

3 – 4

Actual

1 – 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

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.