Wednesday , 30 September 2026

SSC Napoli vs Empoli FC, Serie A 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2023-24
SSC Napoli
0 – 1
Full Time
Empoli FC
Sun 12 Nov 2023 · 11:30 UTC Diego Armando Maradona HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 90+1' Viktor Kovalenko
Y 78' Matteo Cancellieri
Jens Cajuste 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Alessandro Prontera
  • Assistant 1 Mauro Vivenzi
  • Assistant 2 Dario Garzelli (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
2023-11-12 SSC Napoli 0–1 Empoli FC 2023-02-25 Empoli FC 0–2 SSC Napoli 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

Recent Form

SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Nov Empoli FC H 0–1 L
08 Nov 1. FC Union Berlin H 1–1 D
04 Nov US Salernitana 1919 A 2–0 W
29 Oct AC Milan H 2–2 D
24 Oct 1. FC Union Berlin A 1–0 W
21 Oct Hellas Verona FC A 3–1 W
Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Nov SSC Napoli A 1–0 W
06 Nov Frosinone Calcio A 1–2 L
30 Oct Atalanta BC H 0–3 L
23 Oct ACF Fiorentina A 2–0 W
06 Oct Udinese Calcio H 0–0 D
01 Oct Bologna FC 1909 A 0–3 L

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' The game is set. SSC Napoli kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SSC Napoli needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Empoli FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' It’s high time Aurelio Andreazzoli made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Amir Rrahmani needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 30 Yellow cards this season.
  • 30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 35' Empoli FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 45' It looks like no one’s ball. Empoli FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 50' The home supporters are growing impatient. SSC Napoli must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 54' Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is replacing Eljif Elmas for the SSC Napoli side.
  • 59' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 63' Emmanuel Gyasi is replacing Nicolo Cambiaghi for the Empoli FC side.
  • 68' Emmanuel Gyasi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 228 appearances.
  • 71' Another substitution for Empoli FC to replace Jacopo Fazzini by Viktor Kovalenko on 71 minute.
  • 72' Another change for SSC Napoli made on 72 minute. Matteo Politano leaves to be changed by Jesper Lindstrom.
  • 77' SSC Napoli started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 77.
  • 78' A moment of madness from Matteo Cancellieri on 78 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Empoli FC will be frustrated.
  • 80' The whistle greets Filippo Ranocchia as he departs to be replaced by Alberto Grassi.
  • 84' Fresh legs for SSC Napoli! Mario Rui comes on to replace Mathias Olivera.
  • 89' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Aurelio Andreazzoli will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jens Cajuste on 90 minutes.
  • With this win, Empoli FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

SSC Napoli Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rudi Garcia

Empoli FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dries Mertens 4
Scott McTominay 2
Andrea Pinamonti 2
Lorenzo Insigne 2
Victor Osimhen 2
Piotr Zielinski 2
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 1
Diego Farias 1

Head to Head

2023-11-12 SSC Napoli 0–1 Empoli FC 2023-02-25 Empoli FC 0–2 SSC Napoli 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

SSC Napoli Form

2023-11-12 SSC Napoli 0–1 Empoli FC L 2023-11-08 SSC Napoli 1–1 1. FC Union Berlin D 2023-11-04 US Salernitana 1919 0–2 SSC Napoli W 2023-10-29 SSC Napoli 2–2 AC Milan D 2023-10-24 1. FC Union Berlin 0–1 SSC Napoli W 2023-10-21 Hellas Verona FC 1–3 SSC Napoli W

Empoli FC Form

2023-11-12 SSC Napoli 0–1 Empoli FC W 2023-11-06 Frosinone Calcio 2–1 Empoli FC L 2023-10-30 Empoli FC 0–3 Atalanta BC L 2023-10-23 ACF Fiorentina 0–2 Empoli FC W 2023-10-06 Empoli FC 0–0 Udinese Calcio D 2023-10-01 Bologna FC 1909 3–0 Empoli FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.19 SSC Napoli xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Empoli FC xG
I would bet for: SSC Napoli or Empoli FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SSC Napoli38% Draw30% Empoli FC32%
Actual: Empoli FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.29
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

SSC Napoli or Draw
68%
Draw or Empoli FC
62%
SSC Napoli or Empoli FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SSC Napoli26% Draw51% Empoli FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
12.4%
1 – 0
10.9%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 0
6.9%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
3.1%
3 – 0
2.7%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — SSC Napoli

Handicap SSC Napoli covers Push Empoli FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 21% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 19% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗

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