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

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Serie A · 2022-23

Empoli FC

0 – 1

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Udinese Calcio

Sat 11 Mar 2023 · 14:00 UTC Stadio Carlo Castellani HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 19' Jaka Bijol

Y 20' Jaka Bijol

Sebastiano Luperto 28' Y

Y 45' Rodrigo Becao

Y 67' Beto

Y 73' Sandi Lovric

Jacopo Fazzini 74' Y

Overview

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

Empoli FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Udinese Calcio 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Antonio Di Martino
Referee Aleandro Di Paolo
Referee Domenico Rocca
Referee Edoardo Raspollini
Referee Matteo Marchetti (Italy)
Referee Francesco Cosso

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 18 games · Avg 3.3 goals Udinese Calcio

Last 5 meetings

2023-03-11 Empoli FC 0–1 Udinese Calcio 2023-01-04 Udinese Calcio 1–1 Empoli FC 2022-04-16 Udinese Calcio 4–1 Empoli FC 2021-12-06 Empoli FC 3–1 Udinese Calcio 2019-04-07 Udinese Calcio 3–2 Empoli FC

Recent Form

Empoli FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Mar	Udinese Calcio	H	0–1	L
04 Mar	AC Monza	A	1–2	L
25 Feb	SSC Napoli	H	0–2	L
19 Feb	ACF Fiorentina	A	1–1	D
11 Feb	Spezia Calcio	H	2–2	D
04 Feb	AS Roma	A	0–2	L

Udinese Calcio

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Mar	Empoli FC	A	1–0	W
04 Mar	Atalanta BC	A	0–0	D
26 Feb	Spezia Calcio	H	2–2	D
18 Feb	FC Internazionale Milano	A	1–3	L
12 Feb	US Sassuolo Calcio	H	2–2	D
05 Feb	Torino FC	A	0–1	L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Udinese Calcio this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Udinese Calcio

0-15

1/–

16-30

2/1

31-45

3/2

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/3

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Udinese Calcio

Jurgen Ekkelenkamp	2 G	1 A
Hassane Kamara	2 G	1 A
Jakub Piotrowski	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Stadio Carlo Castellani. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Udinese Calcio are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
19' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jaka Bijol.
20' Poor challenge from Jaka Bijol. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
25' 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.
28' Empoli FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 28.
33' 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.
38' Udinese Calcio come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
43' Tommaso Baldanzi, a Italy midfielder, has 9 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
45' A moment of madness from Rodrigo Becao on 45 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Udinese Calcio will be frustrated.
49' The supporters are chanting for Jacopo Fazzini. He replaces Filippo Bandinelli on 49 minute.
54' The deadlock is broken! Rodrigo Becao gets on the scoresheet on 54 minutes.
59' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
64' Empoli FC is showing some good football. However, Empoli FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
67' It’s a booking for Udinese Calcio player. Beto gets a Yellow card.
72' Another change for Empoli FC made on 72 minute. Fabiano Parisi leaves to be changed by Liberato Cacace.
73' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sandi Lovric on 73.
74' The referee has no hesitation. Jacopo Fazzini is booked for Empoli FC — Yellow card on 74.
77' Festy Ebosele is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kingsley Ehizibue at the 77 minute mark.
81' Tolgay Arslan is replacing Sandi Lovric for the Udinese Calcio side.
86' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
87' A tactical swap from Udinese Calcio — Florian Thauvin on, Isaac Success off on 87 minutes.
90' The crowd applauds Tommaso Baldanzi as he leaves the pitch. Alberto Grassi steps in for Empoli FC.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Udinese Calcio players.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Samuele Perisan
33
Sebastiano Luperto
25
Filippo Bandinelli ↓ Jacopo Fazzini 49'
19
Francesco Caputo
11
Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro
30
Petar Stojanovic ↓ Herculano Nabian 90'
18
Razvan Marin ↓ Marko Pjaca 72'
34
Ardian Ismajli
65
Fabiano Parisi ↓ Liberato Cacace 72'
9
Martin Satriano
35
Tommaso Baldanzi ↓ Alberto Grassi 90'

Bench

Coach Paolo Zanetti

Udinese Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

37
Roberto Pereyra ↓ Lazar Samardzic 87'
7
Isaac Success ↓ Florian Thauvin 87'
19
Kingsley Ehizibue ↓ Festy Ebosele 77'
11
Walace
1
Marco Silvestri
50
Rodrigo Becao
29
Jaka Bijol
18
Nehuen Perez
4
Sandi Lovric ↓ Tolgay Arslan 81'
9
Beto
13
Iyenoma Udogie

Bench

Coach Andrea Sottil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Francesco Caputo	3
Roberto Pereyra	2
Rodrigo de Paul	2
Gerard Deulofeu	2
Andrea Pinamonti	2
Jurgen Ekkelenkamp	2
Ardian Ismajli	2
Ignacio Pussetto	2

Head to Head

Empoli FC Form

2023-03-11 Empoli FC 0–1 Udinese Calcio L 2023-03-04 AC Monza 2–1 Empoli FC L 2023-02-25 Empoli FC 0–2 SSC Napoli L 2023-02-19 ACF Fiorentina 1–1 Empoli FC D 2023-02-11 Empoli FC 2–2 Spezia Calcio D 2023-02-04 AS Roma 2–0 Empoli FC L

Udinese Calcio Form

2023-03-11 Empoli FC 0–1 Udinese Calcio W 2023-03-04 Atalanta BC 0–0 Udinese Calcio D 2023-02-26 Udinese Calcio 2–2 Spezia Calcio D 2023-02-18 FC Internazionale Milano 3–1 Udinese Calcio L 2023-02-12 Udinese Calcio 2–2 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2023-02-05 Torino FC 1–0 Udinese Calcio L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.13 Empoli FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.27 Udinese Calcio xG

I would bet for: Empoli FC or Udinese Calcio 70% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Empoli FC32% Draw30% Udinese Calcio38%

Actual: Udinese Calcio win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.4

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Empoli FC or Draw

62%

Draw or Udinese Calcio

68%

Empoli FC or Udinese Calcio

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Empoli FC23% Draw50% Udinese Calcio27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14%

0 – 0

11.3%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

9.1%

1 – 2

2 – 1

7.1%

0 – 2

2 – 0

5.6%

2 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

3.4%

0 – 3

2.9%

3 – 1

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Handicap	Empoli FC covers	Push	Udinese Calcio covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	18%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	21%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Udinese Calcio keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

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