US Sassuolo Calcio vs Empoli FC, Serie A 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2021-22

US Sassuolo Calcio

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Empoli FC

Sun 31 Oct 2021 · 14:00 UTC Stadio Mapei - Citta del Tricolore HT 45' · FT 45'

Gianluca Scamacca 40' Y

Gianluca Scamacca 41' Y

Y 61' Petar Stojanovic

Y 62' Petar Stojanovic

Giacomo Raspadori 66' Y

Y 84' Andrea Pinamonti

Gregoire Defrel 87' Y

Maxime Lopez 90' Y

Overview

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US Sassuolo Calcio vs Empoli FC — Serie A at Stadio Mapei - Citta del Tricolore.

US Sassuolo Calcio 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Empoli FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Daniele Orsato
Referee Damiano Di Iorio
Referee Luca Massimi
Referee Daniele Marchi
Referee Matteo Marchetti (Italy)
Referee Giuseppe Macaddino

4 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 15.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	US Cremonese	38	34
2	Hellas Verona FC	38	21
3	AC Pisa 1909	38	18
4	FC Internazionale Milano	0	0
5	SSC Napoli	0	0
6	AS Roma	0	0
7	Como 1907	0	0
8	AC Milan	0	0
9	Juventus FC	0	0
10	Atalanta BC	0	0
11	Bologna FC 1909	0	0
12	SS Lazio	0	0
13	Udinese Calcio	0	0
14	US Sassuolo Calcio	0	0
15	Torino FC	0	0
16	Parma Calcio 1913	0	0
17	Cagliari Calcio	0	0
18	ACF Fiorentina	0	0
19	Genoa CFC	0	0
20	US Lecce	0	0
21	AC Monza	0	0
22	Venezia FC	0	0
23	Frosinone Calcio	0	0

Head-to-Head

US Sassuolo Calcio 10 games · Avg 3.4 goals Empoli FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-31 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 Empoli FC 2019-02-17 Empoli FC 3–0 US Sassuolo Calcio 2018-09-21 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–1 Empoli FC 2018-04-15 Empoli FC 0–0 US Sassuolo Calcio 2017-11-19 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–1 Empoli FC

Recent Form

US Sassuolo Calcio

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Oct	Empoli FC	H	1–2	L
27 Oct	Juventus FC	A	2–1	W
23 Oct	Venezia FC	H	3–1	W
17 Oct	Genoa CFC	A	2–2	D
02 Oct	FC Internazionale Milano	H	1–2	L
26 Sep	US Salernitana 1919	H	1–0	W

Empoli FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Oct	US Sassuolo Calcio	A	2–1	W
27 Oct	FC Internazionale Milano	H	0–2	L
23 Oct	US Salernitana 1919	A	4–2	W
17 Oct	Atalanta BC	H	1–4	L
03 Oct	AS Roma	A	0–2	L
26 Sep	Bologna FC 1909	H	4–2	W

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Empoli FC get us underway at Stadio Mapei - Citta del Tricolore.
5' The travelling Empoli FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' US Sassuolo Calcio currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
15' Empoli FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
20' It looks surprising US Sassuolo Calcio does not make any changes. Domenico Berardi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Maxime Lopez suffering a number of foals already.
30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Alessio Dionisi might look to freshen things up shortly.
35' Riccardo Marchizza has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 384 appearances.
40' The referee shows US Sassuolo Calcio player a Yellow card on 40.
41' The referee shows US Sassuolo Calcio player a Yellow card on 41.
43' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Lorenzo Tonelli makes it 1-0.
44' The Italy Lorenzo Tonelli breaks the deadlock on 44 minutes. 2-0!
49' Over 49 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
54' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
59' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
61' Empoli FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 61.
62' A change in the US Sassuolo Calcio ranks — Gianluca Scamacca exits the field as Gregoire Defrel enters on 62.
62' Petar Stojanovic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
66' A moment of madness from Giacomo Raspadori on 66 minutes earns him a Yellow card. US Sassuolo Calcio will be frustrated.
70' A tactical swap from US Sassuolo Calcio — Jeremie Boga on, Hamed Traore off on 70 minutes.
71' US Sassuolo Calcio ring the changes. Hamed Traore has done his job and it is now time for Jeremie Boga to step up.
76' Empoli FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
80' A tactical swap from Empoli FC — Szymon Zurkowski on, Nicolas Haas off on 80 minutes.
81' It is a substitution in Empoli FC team. Riccardo Marchizza is replaced by Fabiano Parisi on 81 minute.
83' What a strike from Andrea Pinamonti! The score is 2-1.
84' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Andrea Pinamonti.
85' Fresh legs for US Sassuolo Calcio! Mert Muldur comes on to replace Davide Frattesi.
86' The crowd applauds Jeremy Toljan as he leaves the pitch. Rogerio steps in for US Sassuolo Calcio.
87' Empoli FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Simone Romagnoli is hanging Federico Di Francesco on the field on 87 minute.
87' It’s a booking for US Sassuolo Calcio player. Gregoire Defrel gets a Yellow card.
88' Another change for Empoli FC made on 88 minute. Federico Di Francesco leaves to be changed by Simone Romagnoli.
90' US Sassuolo Calcio receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
It finishes all square. US Sassuolo Calcio and Empoli FC share the spoils 1-2.

Lineups

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

16
Davide Frattesi ↓ Mert Muldur 85'
91
Gianluca Scamacca ↓ Gregoire Defrel 62'
8
Maxime Lopez
22
Jeremy Toljan ↓ Abdou Harroui 85'
21
Vlad Chiriches
47
Andrea Consigli
25
Domenico Berardi
31
Gian Marco Ferrari
23
Hamed Traore ↓ Jeremie Boga 70'
77
Giorgos Kiriakopoulos
18
Giacomo Raspadori ↓ Matheus Henrique 70'

Bench

Coach Alessio Dionisi

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

13
Guglielmo Vicario
8
Liam Henderson
3
Riccardo Marchizza ↓ Fabiano Parisi 80'
26
Lorenzo Tonelli
25
Filippo Bandinelli ↓ Patrick Cutrone 62'
11
Federico Di Francesco ↓ Simone Romagnoli 87'
5
Leo Stulac ↓ Kristjan Asllani 80'
32
Nicolas Haas ↓ Szymon Zurkowski 80'
99
Andrea Pinamonti
30
Petar Stojanovic
42
Mattia Viti

Bench

Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Domenico Berardi	5
Giacomo Raspadori	3
Andrea Pinamonti	2
Lorenzo Tonelli	2
Gianluca Scamacca	2
Francesco Caputo	2
Gian Marco Ferrari	1
Sebastiano Luperto	1

Head to Head

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2021-10-31 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 Empoli FC L 2021-10-27 Juventus FC 1–2 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2021-10-23 US Sassuolo Calcio 3–1 Venezia FC W 2021-10-17 Genoa CFC 2–2 US Sassuolo Calcio D 2021-10-02 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 FC Internazionale Milano L 2021-09-26 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–0 US Salernitana 1919 W

Empoli FC Form

2021-10-31 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–2 Empoli FC W 2021-10-27 Empoli FC 0–2 FC Internazionale Milano L 2021-10-23 US Salernitana 1919 2–4 Empoli FC W 2021-10-17 Empoli FC 1–4 Atalanta BC L 2021-10-03 AS Roma 2–0 Empoli FC L 2021-09-26 Empoli FC 4–2 Bologna FC 1909 W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.34 US Sassuolo Calcio xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.38 Empoli FC xG

I would bet for: US Sassuolo Calcio or Empoli FC 71% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

US Sassuolo Calcio36% Draw29% Empoli FC35%

Actual: Empoli FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.72

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

US Sassuolo Calcio or Draw

64%

Draw or Empoli FC

64%

US Sassuolo Calcio or Empoli FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

US Sassuolo Calcio26% Draw47% Empoli FC27%

Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

0 – 0

8.5%

0 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 0

7.9%

0 – 2

6.1%

2 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 3

3.7%

3 – 1

3.5%

0 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — US Sassuolo Calcio

Handicap	US Sassuolo Calcio covers	Push	Empoli FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	19%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	19%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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