Hellas Verona FC vs Empoli FC, Serie A 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2024-25

Hellas Verona FC

1 – 4

Full Time

Empoli FC

Sun 8 Dec 2024 · 14:00 UTC Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi 23,949 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 16' Sebastiano Esposito

0–2 19' Sebastiano Esposito

0–3 32' Liberato Cacace

Casper Tengstedt 35' 1–3

1–4 42' Lorenzo Colombo

Daniel Silva 12' Y

Daniele Ghilardi 40' Y

Y 74' Youssef Maleh

Y 90' Liam Henderson

Overview

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Hellas Verona FC vs Empoli FC — Serie A at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi.

Hellas Verona FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Empoli FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Marco Di Bello
Assistant 1 Marco Scatragli
Assistant 2 Davide Moro (Italy)

3 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 12.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

Hellas Verona FC 8 games · Avg 2.6 goals Empoli FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-08 Hellas Verona FC 1–4 Empoli FC 2024-01-13 Hellas Verona FC 2–1 Empoli FC 2023-08-19 Empoli FC 0–1 Hellas Verona FC 2023-05-28 Hellas Verona FC 1–1 Empoli FC 2022-08-31 Empoli FC 1–1 Hellas Verona FC

Recent Form

Hellas Verona FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Dec	Empoli FC	H	1–4	L
29 Nov	Cagliari Calcio	A	0–1	L
23 Nov	FC Internazionale Milano	H	0–5	L
10 Nov	ACF Fiorentina	A	1–3	L
03 Nov	AS Roma	H	3–2	W
29 Oct	US Lecce	A	0–1	L

Empoli FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Dec	Hellas Verona FC	A	4–1	W
30 Nov	AC Milan	A	0–3	L
25 Nov	Udinese Calcio	H	1–1	D
08 Nov	US Lecce	A	1–1	D
04 Nov	Como 1907	H	1–0	W
30 Oct	FC Internazionale Milano	H	0–3	L

Key Stats

88% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Hellas Verona FC launch into their encounter with Empoli FC.
5' Italy international Lorenzo Colombo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 2 assists in the Array this season.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
11' Lorenzo Colombo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Pietro Pellegri at the 11 minute mark.
12' The referee has no hesitation. Daniel Silva is booked for Hellas Verona FC — card on 12.
16' Brilliant from the forward! Sebastiano Esposito makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 16.
19' Sebastiano Esposito makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Empoli FC are in front.
24' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 24 minutes.
29' With 0 assists to his name this season, Darko Lazovic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Hellas Verona FC.
32' Liberato Cacace doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
34' The Hellas Verona FC bench stirs into life. Domagoj Bradaric is withdrawn and Daniele Ghilardi gets his opportunity.
35' Brilliant from the forward! Casper Tengstedt makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 35.
40' Daniele Ghilardi is having his name booked by the referee on 40.
42' Lorenzo Colombo adds to his 0 season tally! Empoli FC lead 1-4 — and this changes everything.
46' The whistle greets Dailon Rocha Livramento as he departs to be replaced by Abdou Harroui.
51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
56' Ola Solbakken needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
59' The Hellas Verona FC manager makes a substitution. Tomas Suslov departs to be replaced by Daniel Mosquera.
60' The whistle greets Daniel Silva as he departs to be replaced by Grigoris Kastanos.
65' It’s high time Paolo Zanetti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
69' The Empoli FC bench stirs into life. Giuseppe Pezzella is withdrawn and Emmanuel Ekong gets his opportunity.
74' Youssef Maleh was booked on 74.
79' Empoli FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
80' Amin Sarr is replacing Casper Tengstedt for the Hellas Verona FC side.
82' The supporters are chanting for Luca Marianucci. He replaces Youssef Maleh on 82 minute.
83' Ola Solbakken is replacing Sebastiano Esposito for the Empoli FC side.
88' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
90' The referee shows Empoli FC player a card on 90.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-4 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Hellas Verona FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1
Lorenzo Montipo
23
Giangiacomo Magnani
8
Darko Lazovic
12
Domagoj Bradaric ↓ Daniele Ghilardi 34'
31
Tomas Suslov ↓ Daniel Mosquera 59'
38
Jackson Tchatchoua
21
Daniel Silva ↓ Grigoris Kastanos 60'
6
Reda Belahyane
11
Casper Tengstedt ↓ Amin Sarr 80'
27
Pawel Dawidowicz
14
Dailon Rocha Livramento ↓ Abdou Harroui 46'

Bench

Coach Paolo Zanetti

Empoli FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

9
Pietro Pellegri ↓ Lorenzo Colombo 11'
3
Giuseppe Pezzella ↓ Emmanuel Ekong 69'
13
Liberato Cacace
34
Ardian Ismajli
99
Sebastiano Esposito ↓ Ola Solbakken 83'
8
Faustino Anjorin ↓ Liam Henderson 69'
21
Mattia Viti
93
Youssef Maleh ↓ Luca Marianucci 82'
23
Devis Vasquez
11
Emmanuel Gyasi
2
Saba Goglichidze

Bench

Coach Roberto D'Aversa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yayah Kallon	2
Antonin Barak	2
Sebastiano Esposito	2
Jacopo Fazzini	1
Petar Stojanovic	1
Suat Serdar	1
Adolfo Gaich	1
Domagoj Bradaric	1

Head to Head

Hellas Verona FC Form

2024-12-08 Hellas Verona FC 1–4 Empoli FC L 2024-11-29 Cagliari Calcio 1–0 Hellas Verona FC L 2024-11-23 Hellas Verona FC 0–5 FC Internazionale Milano L 2024-11-10 ACF Fiorentina 3–1 Hellas Verona FC L 2024-11-03 Hellas Verona FC 3–2 AS Roma W 2024-10-29 US Lecce 1–0 Hellas Verona FC L

Empoli FC Form

2024-12-08 Hellas Verona FC 1–4 Empoli FC W 2024-11-30 AC Milan 3–0 Empoli FC L 2024-11-25 Empoli FC 1–1 Udinese Calcio D 2024-11-08 US Lecce 1–1 Empoli FC D 2024-11-04 Empoli FC 1–0 Como 1907 W 2024-10-30 Empoli FC 0–3 FC Internazionale Milano L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.34 Hellas Verona FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.72 Empoli FC xG

I would bet for: Hellas Verona FC or Empoli FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Hellas Verona FC31% Draw27% Empoli FC42%

Actual: Empoli FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.06

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Hellas Verona FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Empoli FC

69%

Hellas Verona FC or Empoli FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Hellas Verona FC23% Draw44% Empoli FC33%

Actual: Empoli FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted

1 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 2

8.9%

0 – 1

7.3%

2 – 1

0 – 2

6.8%

0 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

1 – 0

5.5%

1 – 3

5.1%

2 – 0

4.2%

0 – 3

3.9%

2 – 3

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Hellas Verona FC

Handicap	Hellas Verona FC covers	Push	Empoli FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	16%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	21%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	14%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Hellas Verona FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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