Thursday , 12 November 2026

Empoli FC vs Udinese Calcio, Serie A 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2021-22
Empoli FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Udinese Calcio
Mon 6 Dec 2021 · 17:30 UTC Stadio Carlo Castellani HT 45' · FT 45'
Fabiano Parisi 9' Y
Y 30' Samir
Y 41' Brandon Soppy
Szymon Zurkowski 47' Y
Simone Romagnoli 67' Y
Y 84' Ilija Nestorovski
Lorenzo Tonelli 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Empoli FC vs Udinese Calcio — Serie A at Stadio Carlo Castellani.

Match Details

  • Referee Aleandro Di Paolo
  • Referee Livio Marinelli
  • Referee Alessandro Lo Cicero
  • Referee Vito Mastrodonato
  • Referee Marcello Rossi
  • Referee Daniele Paterna (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

7
5
6
Empoli FC 18 games · Avg 3.3 goals Udinese Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2021-12-06 Empoli FC 3–1 Udinese Calcio 2019-04-07 Udinese Calcio 3–2 Empoli FC 2018-11-11 Empoli FC 2–1 Udinese Calcio 2018-01-05 Empoli FC 1–1 Udinese Calcio 2017-08-20 Udinese Calcio 3–0 Empoli FC

Recent Form

Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Dec Udinese Calcio H 3–1 W
02 Dec Torino FC A 2–2 D
27 Nov ACF Fiorentina H 2–1 W
22 Nov Hellas Verona FC A 1–2 L
05 Nov Genoa CFC H 2–2 D
31 Oct US Sassuolo Calcio A 2–1 W
Udinese Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Dec Empoli FC A 1–3 L
02 Dec SS Lazio A 4–4 D
28 Nov Genoa CFC H 0–0 D
22 Nov Torino FC A 1–2 L
07 Nov US Sassuolo Calcio H 3–2 W
31 Oct FC Internazionale Milano A 0–2 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
10% Clean Sheets
Udinese Calcio this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Udinese Calcio
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/7
46-60
2/4
61-75
–/6
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Udinese Calcio
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp 3 G 1 A
Hassane Kamara 2 G 2 A
Jakub Piotrowski 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Stadio Carlo Castellani as Empoli FC face off against Udinese Calcio in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Udinese Calcio is showing some good football. However, Udinese Calcio are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 9' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Fabiano Parisi on 9 minutes.
  • 14' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Udinese Calcio needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 19' Both keepers have barely been tested. Empoli FC and Udinese Calcio are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 22' A goal from the Spain international Gerard Deulofeu! He fires home on 22 to make it 0-1!
  • 27' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Empoli FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' Samir catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 30.
  • 35' Brandon Soppy needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 41' Poor challenge from Brandon Soppy. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 46' The home supporters are growing impatient. Empoli FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 47' It’s a booking for Empoli FC player. Szymon Zurkowski gets a Yellow card.
  • 49' Assisted by Samuele Ricci with the perfectly-timed delivery and Petar Stojanovic makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 54' Udinese Calcio fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 55' Mato Jajalo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Brandon Soppy at the 55 minute mark.
  • 59' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Nedim Bajrami makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 64' Udinese Calcio 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.
  • 65' Another substitution for Udinese Calcio to replace Tolgay Arslan by Ignacio Pussetto on 65 minute.
  • 66' Empoli FC ring the changes. Mattia Viti has done his job and it is now time for Simone Romagnoli to step up.
  • 67' Empoli FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Leo Stulac. He replaces Samuele Ricci on 72 minute.
  • 77' It looks surprising Empoli FC does not make any changes. Nehuen Perez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 78' Andrea Pinamonti adds to his 1 season tally! Empoli FC lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 79' Ilija Nestorovski has so much to prove this time. He replaces Isaac Success on 79 minute.
  • 81' Another substitution for Empoli FC to replace Szymon Zurkowski by Filippo Bandinelli on 81 minute.
  • 82' Empoli FC make a change. Nicolas Haas trudges off to be replaced by Sebastiano Luperto on 82 minutes.
  • 84' Ilija Nestorovski picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 89' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 90' Lorenzo Tonelli picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • With this win, Empoli FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli

Udinese Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luca Gotti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Francesco Caputo 3
Andrea Pinamonti 2
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp 2
Ardian Ismajli 2
Ignacio Pussetto 2
Lazar Samardzic 2
Roberto Pereyra 2
Rodrigo de Paul 2

Head to Head

2021-12-06 Empoli FC 3–1 Udinese Calcio 2019-04-07 Udinese Calcio 3–2 Empoli FC 2018-11-11 Empoli FC 2–1 Udinese Calcio 2018-01-05 Empoli FC 1–1 Udinese Calcio 2017-08-20 Udinese Calcio 3–0 Empoli FC

Empoli FC Form

2021-12-06 Empoli FC 3–1 Udinese Calcio W 2021-12-02 Torino FC 2–2 Empoli FC D 2021-11-27 Empoli FC 2–1 ACF Fiorentina W 2021-11-22 Hellas Verona FC 2–1 Empoli FC L 2021-11-05 Empoli FC 2–2 Genoa CFC D 2021-10-31 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 Empoli FC W

Udinese Calcio Form

2021-12-06 Empoli FC 3–1 Udinese Calcio L 2021-12-02 SS Lazio 4–4 Udinese Calcio D 2021-11-28 Udinese Calcio 0–0 Genoa CFC D 2021-11-22 Torino FC 2–1 Udinese Calcio L 2021-11-07 Udinese Calcio 3–2 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2021-10-31 FC Internazionale Milano 2–0 Udinese Calcio L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.82 Empoli FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Udinese Calcio xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Empoli FC50% Draw24% Udinese Calcio26%
Actual: Empoli FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.18
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Empoli FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Udinese Calcio
50%
Empoli FC or Udinese Calcio
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Empoli FC35% Draw43% Udinese Calcio22%
Actual: Udinese Calcio win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
6.8%
1 – 0
6.8%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Handicap Empoli FC covers Push Udinese Calcio covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 21% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Udinese Calcio keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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