Wednesday , 30 September 2026

SS Lazio vs Empoli FC, Serie A 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2024-25
SS Lazio
2 – 1
Full Time
Empoli FC
Sun 6 Oct 2024 · 13:00 UTC Stadio Olimpico, Rome 35,900 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 9' Sebastiano Esposito
Mattia Zaccagni 45+4' 1–1
Pedro 84' 2–1
Y 29' Giuseppe Pezzella
Y 30' Jacopo Fazzini
Nicolo Rovella 45' Y
Valentin Castellanos 53' Y
Y 78' Emmanuel Gyasi
Y 82' Alberto Grassi

Overview

Match Preview

SS Lazio vs Empoli FC — Serie A at Stadio Olimpico, Rome.

Match Details

  • Referee Giovanni Ayroldi
  • Assistant 1 Luca Mondin (Italy)
  • Assistant 2 Francesco Cortese (Italy)
3 games this season 🟨 6.3/game ⚽ 11.7 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

13
3
2
SS Lazio 18 games · Avg 2.8 goals Empoli FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-06 SS Lazio 2–1 Empoli FC 2024-05-12 SS Lazio 2–0 Empoli FC 2023-12-22 Empoli FC 0–2 SS Lazio 2023-06-03 Empoli FC 0–2 SS Lazio 2023-01-08 SS Lazio 2–2 Empoli FC

Recent Form

SS Lazio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Oct Empoli FC H 2–1 W
03 Oct OGC Nice H 4–1 W
29 Sep Torino FC A 3–2 W
25 Sep FK Dynamo Kyiv A 3–0 W
22 Sep ACF Fiorentina A 1–2 L
16 Sep Hellas Verona FC H 2–1 W
Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Oct SS Lazio A 1–2 L
29 Sep ACF Fiorentina H 0–0 D
20 Sep Cagliari Calcio A 2–0 W
14 Sep Juventus FC H 0–0 D
31 Aug Bologna FC 1909 A 1–1 D
25 Aug AS Roma A 2–1 W

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
SS Lazio this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

SS Lazio
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
3/1
61-75
1/2
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SS Lazio
Davide Frattesi 3 G
Tijjani Noslin 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Stadio Olimpico, Rome that hosts another battle between SS Lazio and Empoli FC.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 9' A goal from the Italy international Sebastiano Esposito! He fires home on 9 to make it 0-1!
  • 14' It’s high time Roberto D'Aversa made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 19' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ivan Provedel made 385 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 24' A quiet spell here at Stadio Olimpico, Rome. Empoli FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 29' That looks like a foul for a card for Giuseppe Pezzella.
  • 30' That is a card for Empoli FC. Jacopo Fazzini will be fuming at that decision.
  • 35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SS Lazio and Empoli FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 38' The supporters are chanting for Adam Marusic. He replaces Manuel Lazzari on 38 minute.
  • 43' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Empoli FC that had 385 games and scored 236 goals.
  • 45' Nicolo Rovella picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 49' What an equalizer from Mattia Zaccagni!
  • 53' That looks like a foul for a card for Valentin Castellanos.
  • 53' The supporters are chanting for Liberato Cacace. He replaces Giuseppe Pezzella on 53 minute.
  • 58' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 63' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 65' Empoli FC make a change. Faustino Anjorin trudges off to be replaced by Emmanuel Ekong on 65 minutes.
  • 70' Ardian Ismajli needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 73' Time for substitution for SS Lazio. Gustav Isaksen is replaced by Pedro.
  • 78' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Emmanuel Gyasi on 78 minutes.
  • 82' It’s a booking for Empoli FC player. Alberto Grassi gets a card.
  • 83' A tactical swap from Empoli FC — Lorenzo Colombo on, Ola Solbakken off on 83 minutes.
  • 84' Sensational shot from Pedro. SS Lazio is back in the lead.
  • 86' It is a substitution in SS Lazio team. Nuno Tavares is replaced by Luca Pellegrini on 86 minute.
  • It finishes all square. SS Lazio and Empoli FC share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

SS Lazio Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Baroni

Empoli FC Lineups

3-1-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roberto D'Aversa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Mattia Zaccagni 4
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic 3
Francesco Caputo 2
Ciro Immobile 2
Alessio Romagnoli 2
Patric 2
Razvan Marin 1
Manuel Lazzari 1

Head to Head

2024-10-06 SS Lazio 2–1 Empoli FC 2024-05-12 SS Lazio 2–0 Empoli FC 2023-12-22 Empoli FC 0–2 SS Lazio 2023-06-03 Empoli FC 0–2 SS Lazio 2023-01-08 SS Lazio 2–2 Empoli FC

SS Lazio Form

2024-10-06 SS Lazio 2–1 Empoli FC W 2024-10-03 SS Lazio 4–1 OGC Nice W 2024-09-29 Torino FC 2–3 SS Lazio W 2024-09-25 FK Dynamo Kyiv 0–3 SS Lazio W 2024-09-22 ACF Fiorentina 2–1 SS Lazio L 2024-09-16 SS Lazio 2–1 Hellas Verona FC W

Empoli FC Form

2024-10-06 SS Lazio 2–1 Empoli FC L 2024-09-29 Empoli FC 0–0 ACF Fiorentina D 2024-09-20 Cagliari Calcio 0–2 Empoli FC W 2024-09-14 Empoli FC 0–0 Juventus FC D 2024-08-31 Bologna FC 1909 1–1 Empoli FC D 2024-08-25 AS Roma 1–2 Empoli FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.66 SS Lazio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Empoli FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
SS Lazio54% Draw25% Empoli FC21%
Actual: SS Lazio win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.7
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

SS Lazio or Draw
79%
Draw or Empoli FC
46%
SS Lazio or Empoli FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SS Lazio36% Draw46% Empoli FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
9.1%
0 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
6%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
5.2%
3 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — SS Lazio

Handicap SS Lazio covers Push Empoli FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 23% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

SS Lazio keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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