Wednesday , 30 September 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)

Standings

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

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
#19 Position #13
3 Points 6
5 Played 5
1 / 0 / 4 W / D / L 2 / 0 / 3
5 Scored 4
9 Conceded 6
-4 GD -2
0.60 PPG 1.20
20% Win % 40%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
US Catanzaro this season
40% Clean Sheets
Empoli FC this season

US Catanzaro are 19th (3 pts). Empoli FC are 13th (6 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . US Catanzaro are looking to make home advantage count against Empoli FC.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-2.

Lineups

US Catanzaro Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.6 US Catanzaro xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.33 Empoli FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
US Catanzaro48% Draw25% Empoli FC27%
Actual: US Catanzaro win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

US Catanzaro or Draw
73%
Draw or Empoli FC
52%
US Catanzaro or Empoli FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
US Catanzaro31% Draw45% Empoli FC24%
Actual: Empoli FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
7.3%
0 – 0
7.1%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — US Catanzaro

Handicap US Catanzaro covers Push Empoli FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 20% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 17% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

US Catanzaro keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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