Sunday , 15 November 2026

US Catanzaro vs Empoli FC, Serie B 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Serie B · 2025-26
US Catanzaro
3 – 2
Full Time
Empoli FC
Sun 8 Mar 2026 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

US Catanzaro vs Empoli FC — Serie B .

Match Details

  • Referee Valerio Crezzini (Italy)
5 games this season 🟨 1.2/game ⚽ 5.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Palermo FC 11 27
2 Modena FC 2018 11 23
3 Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC 11 20
4 Mantova 1911 SSD 11 19
5 Benevento Calcio 11 16
6 Calcio Avellino SSD 11 16
7 Hellas Verona FC 11 16
8 AC Pisa 1909 11 16
9 US Cremonese 11 15
10 Padova Calcio 11 15
11 AC Cesena 11 15
12 FC Südtirol 11 15
13 SS Juve Stabia 11 12
14 SS Arezzo 11 11
15 UC Sampdoria 11 11
16 ACD Virtus Entella 11 10
17 Carrarese Calcio 11 10
18 L.R. Vicenza Virtus 11 9
19 Empoli FC 11 9
20 US Catanzaro 11 6

Head-to-Head

1
1
US Catanzaro 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Empoli FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-03-08 US Catanzaro 3–2 Empoli FC 2025-11-08 Empoli FC 1–0 US Catanzaro

Recent Form

US Catanzaro
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Empoli FC H 3–2 W
04 Mar Carrarese Calcio A 3–3 D
01 Mar Frosinone Calcio H 2–2 D
21 Feb ACD Virtus Entella A 3–1 W
14 Feb Mantova 1911 SSD H 2–0 W
10 Feb Delfino Pescara 1936 A 2–0 W
Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar US Catanzaro A 2–3 L
04 Mar SSC Bari A 1–2 L
28 Feb AC Cesena H 1–1 D
20 Feb Frosinone Calcio A 2–2 D
15 Feb AC Reggiana H 1–1 D
11 Feb SS Juve Stabia H 1–2 L

Season Stats

US Catanzaro Empoli FC
#20 Position #19
6 Points 9
11 Played 11
1 / 3 / 7 W / D / L 2 / 3 / 6
11 Scored 12
23 Conceded 19
-12 GD -7
0.55 PPG 0.82
9% Win % 18%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
9% Clean Sheets
US Catanzaro this season
18% Clean Sheets
Empoli FC this season

US Catanzaro are 20th (6 pts). Empoli FC are 19th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

US Catanzaro
0-15
1/–
16-30
4/3
31-45
–/7
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/2
76+
3/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Empoli FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
2/3
46-60
2/3
61-75
3/5
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

US Catanzaro
Pietro Iemmello 2 G
Marco D'Alessandro 1 G
Bruno Verrengia 1 G
Empoli FC
Edoardo Saporiti 4 G
Bogdan Popov 3 G
Stiven Shpendi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for US Catanzaro to score. At the same time, Empoli FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • US Catanzaro celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

US Catanzaro Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.84 US Catanzaro xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.65 Empoli FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 68% + Over 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
US Catanzaro48% Draw23% Empoli FC29%
Actual: US Catanzaro win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 3.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

US Catanzaro or Draw
71%
Draw or Empoli FC
52%
US Catanzaro or Empoli FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
US Catanzaro32% Draw41% Empoli FC27%
Actual: Empoli FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
5.2%
1 – 0
5%
3 – 1
5%
0 – 0
4.5%
0 – 1
4.4%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 3
4%

Asian Handicap — US Catanzaro

Handicap US Catanzaro covers Push Empoli FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 19% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 17% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

US Catanzaro keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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