Wednesday , 30 September 2026

SSC Napoli vs Empoli FC, Serie A 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2022-23
SSC Napoli
2 – 0
Full Time
Empoli FC
Tue 8 Nov 2022 · 17:30 UTC Diego Armando Maradona HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 15' Filippo Bandinelli
Y 16' Filippo Bandinelli
Y 22' Martin Satriano
Y 39' Sebastiano Luperto
Leo Ostigard 57' Y
Y 61' Fabiano Parisi
R 74' Sebastiano Luperto
Y 90' Liam Henderson

Overview

Match Preview

SSC Napoli vs Empoli FC — Serie A at Diego Armando Maradona.

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Fabbri
  • Referee Mauro Galetto
  • Referee Luca Pairetto
  • Referee Giacomo Paganessi
  • Referee Giuseppe Di Giacinto
  • Referee Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy)

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

5
5
SSC Napoli 10 games · Avg 2.5 goals Empoli FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-11-08 SSC Napoli 2–0 Empoli FC 2022-04-24 Empoli FC 3–2 SSC Napoli 2021-12-12 SSC Napoli 0–1 Empoli FC 2019-04-03 Empoli FC 2–1 SSC Napoli 2018-11-02 SSC Napoli 5–1 Empoli FC

Recent Form

SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Nov Empoli FC H 2–0 W
05 Nov Atalanta BC A 2–1 W
01 Nov Liverpool FC A 0–2 L
29 Oct US Sassuolo Calcio H 4–0 W
26 Oct Rangers FC H 3–0 W
23 Oct AS Roma A 1–0 W
Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Nov SSC Napoli A 0–2 L
05 Nov US Sassuolo Calcio H 1–0 W
30 Oct Atalanta BC H 0–2 L
21 Oct Juventus FC A 0–4 L
15 Oct AC Monza H 1–0 W
09 Oct Torino FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

SSC Napoli
Rasmus Hojlund 2 G
Kevin De Bruyne 1 G 1 A
Matteo Politano 1 G
Antonio Vergara 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. SSC Napoli host Empoli FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Romania international Razvan Marin has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 15' The referee calls foul for Filippo Bandinelli. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 16' Filippo Bandinelli has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 16.
  • 21' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 22' Poor challenge from Martin Satriano. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 27' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Empoli FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 32' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Luciano Spalletti will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 37' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 39' Empoli FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 44' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matteo Politano made 488 appearances and scored 44 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 49' 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.
  • 54' Andre Zambo Anguissa has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 33 cards already picked up this season.
  • 57' A meaty challenge results in booking for Leo Ostigard on 57.
  • 59' Martin Satriano makes way for Sam Lammers at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Empoli FC.
  • 61' A moment of madness from Fabiano Parisi on 61 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Empoli FC will be frustrated.
  • 65' The crowd applauds Tanguy Ndombele as he leaves the pitch. Piotr Zielinski steps in for SSC Napoli.
  • 69' Magnificent from Hirving Lozano! That is 81 goals in 441 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 73' A tactical swap from Empoli FC — Alberto Grassi on, Filippo Bandinelli off on 73 minutes.
  • 74' Empoli FC receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 74.
  • 79' SSC Napoli have won 645 goals from 511 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 84' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Emmanuel Ekong. He replaces Razvan Marin on 85 minute.
  • 88' Piotr Zielinski doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 90' Liam Henderson was booked on 90.
  • 90' A change in the SSC Napoli ranks — Stanislav Lobotka exits the field as Diego Demme enters on 90.
  • With this win, SSC Napoli is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luciano Spalletti

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paolo Zanetti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dries Mertens 4
Andrea Pinamonti 2
Lorenzo Insigne 2
Victor Osimhen 2
Piotr Zielinski 2
Scott McTominay 2
Patrick Cutrone 1
Liam Henderson 1

Head to Head

2022-11-08 SSC Napoli 2–0 Empoli FC 2022-04-24 Empoli FC 3–2 SSC Napoli 2021-12-12 SSC Napoli 0–1 Empoli FC 2019-04-03 Empoli FC 2–1 SSC Napoli 2018-11-02 SSC Napoli 5–1 Empoli FC

SSC Napoli Form

2022-11-08 SSC Napoli 2–0 Empoli FC W 2022-11-05 Atalanta BC 1–2 SSC Napoli W 2022-11-01 Liverpool FC 2–0 SSC Napoli L 2022-10-29 SSC Napoli 4–0 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2022-10-26 SSC Napoli 3–0 Rangers FC W 2022-10-23 AS Roma 0–1 SSC Napoli W

Empoli FC Form

2022-11-08 SSC Napoli 2–0 Empoli FC L 2022-11-05 Empoli FC 1–0 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2022-10-30 Empoli FC 0–2 Atalanta BC L 2022-10-21 Juventus FC 4–0 Empoli FC L 2022-10-15 Empoli FC 1–0 AC Monza W 2022-10-09 Torino FC 1–1 Empoli FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.88 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 Empoli FC xG
I would bet for: SSC Napoli to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli59% Draw24% Empoli FC17%
Actual: SSC Napoli win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw
83%
Draw or Empoli FC
41%
SSC Napoli or Empoli FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli42% Draw44% Empoli FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
11.6%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.4%
3 – 0
7%
3 – 1
6%
0 – 1
4.7%
1 – 2
4.2%
2 – 2
4%
4 – 0
3.3%
4 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push Empoli FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 19% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 24% 40%
-0.5 60% — 40%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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