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 5 games · 7 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 15.7 goals/game

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

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

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Empoli FC launch into their encounter with US Sassuolo Calcio.
4' Francesco Caputo makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Empoli FC are in front.
9' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Empoli FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
12' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Andrea Pinamonti makes it 1-1.
17' Martin Erlic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Empoli FC tonight.
22' The Brazil Matheus Henrique breaks the deadlock on 22 minutes. 1-2!
24' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jacopo Fazzini.
25' Empoli FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
30' Jacopo Fazzini doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
31' Empoli FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 31.
36' Etrit Berisha needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
37' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Matheus Henrique.
42' Domenico Berardi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
47' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matias Vina, as he is very good at scoring at Stadio Carlo Castellani with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
50' A meaty challenge results in booking for Domenico Berardi on 50.
55' Matias Vina has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mattia Viti on 55 minute.
60' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
65' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mattia Viti is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Empoli FC.
66' Domenico Berardi adds to his 1 season tally! US Sassuolo Calcio lead 2-3 — and this changes everything.
70' The Empoli FC manager makes a substitution. Filippo Ranocchia departs to be replaced by Alberto Grassi.
71' Another substitution for Empoli FC to replace Matteo Cancellieri by Daniel Maldini on 71 minute.
76' Nedim Bajrami, a Albania midfielder, has 8 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
78' Another substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio to replace Andrea Pinamonti by Samuele Mulattieri on 78 minute.
79' The crowd applauds Armand Lauriente as he leaves the pitch. Samu Castillejo steps in for US Sassuolo Calcio.
84' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
86' GOAL! Viktor Kovalenko fires home to make it 3-3!
90' US Sassuolo Calcio make a change. Domenico Berardi trudges off to be replaced by Marcus Pedersen on 90 minutes.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Emmanuel Gyasi.
The final score is 3-4.

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
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

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.