Saturday , 14 November 2026

US Lecce vs Empoli FC, Serie A 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2022-23
US Lecce
1 – 1
Full Time
Empoli FC
Sun 28 Aug 2022 · 18:45 UTC Stadio Via del Mare HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 28' Razvan Marin
Lameck Banda 35' Y
Y 58' Petar Stojanovic

Overview

Match Preview

US Lecce vs Empoli FC — Serie A at Stadio Via del Mare.

Match Details

  • Referee Alessandro Costanzo
  • Referee Giorgio Peretti
  • Referee Maurizio Mariani
  • Referee Matteo Passeri
  • Referee Alberto Santoro
  • Referee Niccolo Baroni

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SS Lazio 11 29
2 FC Internazionale Milano 11 28
3 AS Roma 11 27
4 AC Milan 11 24
5 Como 1907 11 23
6 Frosinone Calcio 11 20
7 Juventus FC 11 18
8 Bologna FC 1909 11 17
9 Cagliari Calcio 11 16
10 SSC Napoli 11 15
11 Torino FC 11 14
12 Atalanta BC 11 14
13 Genoa CFC 11 13
14 US Lecce 11 10
15 ACF Fiorentina 11 9
16 Parma Calcio 1913 11 8
17 US Sassuolo Calcio 11 8
18 AC Monza 11 7
19 Venezia FC 11 6
20 Udinese Calcio 11 5

Head-to-Head

2
3
1
US Lecce 6 games · Avg 2.0 goals Empoli FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-08-28 US Lecce 1–1 Empoli FC

Recent Form

US Lecce
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Aug Empoli FC H 1–1 D
20 Aug US Sassuolo Calcio A 0–1 L
13 Aug FC Internazionale Milano H 1–2 L
02 Aug Parma Calcio 1913 H 3–4 L
29 Jul Udinese Calcio A 2–1 W
26 Jul Bologna FC 1909 A 2–3 L
Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Aug US Lecce A 1–1 D
21 Aug ACF Fiorentina H 0–0 D
14 Aug Spezia Calcio A 0–1 L
21 May Atalanta BC A 1–0 W
14 May US Salernitana 1919 H 1–1 D
06 May FC Internazionale Milano A 2–4 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
18% Clean Sheets
US Lecce this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

US Lecce
0-15
3/3
16-30
1/8
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/1
61-75
2/5
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

US Lecce
Lassana Coulibaly 2 G 2 A
Tiago Gabriel 2 G 1 A
Olaf Gorter 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: US Lecce gets underway.
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Marco Baroni will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' US Lecce are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Empoli FC's shape.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 23' Goal! Fabiano Parisi scores his 4 goal in 391 matches.
  • 28' Razvan Marin catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 28.
  • 33' Petar Stojanovic, a Slovenia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' US Lecce player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 40' A goal from the Brazil international Gabriel Strefezza! He fires home on 40 to make it 1-1!
  • 45' Razvan Marin has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
  • 46' Kristoffer Askildsen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kristijan Bistrovic on 46 minute.
  • 51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both US Lecce and Empoli FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 56' A change in the Empoli FC ranks — Sam Lammers exits the field as Nedim Bajrami enters on 56.
  • 58' Petar Stojanovic was booked on 58.
  • 63' US Lecce are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Empoli FC backline.
  • 65' A change in the Empoli FC ranks — Petar Stojanovic exits the field as Tyronne Ebuehi enters on 65.
  • 69' Time for substitution for US Lecce. Gabriel Strefezza is replaced by Federico Di Francesco.
  • 73' It is a substitution in Empoli FC team. Liam Henderson is replaced by Alberto Grassi on 73 minute.
  • 74' The whistle greets Lameck Banda as he departs to be replaced by Marcin Listkowski.
  • 79' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 80' It is a substitution in US Lecce team. Assan Ceesay is replaced by Lorenzo Colombo on 80 minute.
  • 85' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lameck Banda is clearly more than just a goal scorer for US Lecce.
  • 90' Nedim Bajrami needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • It finishes all square. US Lecce and Empoli FC share the spoils 1-1.

Lineups

US Lecce Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Baroni

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alberto Bertolini

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.3 US Lecce xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 Empoli FC xG
I would bet for: US Lecce or Empoli FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
US Lecce38% Draw29% Empoli FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

US Lecce or Draw
68%
Draw or Empoli FC
62%
US Lecce or Empoli FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
US Lecce27% Draw49% Empoli FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.2%
1 – 0
9.5%
0 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
3.5%
1 – 3
3%
3 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — US Lecce

Handicap US Lecce covers Push Empoli FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 20% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 19% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

US Lecce keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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