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Catanzaro vs Empoli

Catanzaro
3 - 2
Empoli
🕒 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 14:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadio Nicola Ceravolo 🧑‍⚖️ Valerio Crezzini 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 29
Regular Season Table
Catanzaro 5 · Empoli 15
Referee Stats
Valerio Crezzini
9 matches · 3.89 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.89
Reds avg 0.22
Penalties avg 0.56
Over 4.5 cards 44%
Home wins 78%
Draws 0%
Away wins 22%
How the match was won
  • Catanzaro outshot their opponent (16-5).
  • Catanzaro controlled possession (64%).
  • Catanzaro had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Catanzaro (Home stats)

Games / Record

21
W-D-L: 11-8-2

Goals For / Against

40 / 23
Avg: 1.90 / 1.10

Points

41
Avg: 1.95

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

2
Empoli (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 4-3-12

Goals For / Against

19 / 33
Avg: 1.00 / 1.74

Points

15
Avg: 0.79

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Serie B fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.95
PPG
0.79
1.90
GF
1.00
1.10
GA
1.74
47%
O2.5
58%
63%
BTTS
47%
63%
Score 1st
53%

League-position context

Catanzaro rank5th
Empoli rank15th
Catanzaro points59
Empoli points41
Catanzaro: #5 · 59 pts · GD +11
22 pts off the top 2. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Empoli: #15 · 41 pts · GD -7
40 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.
18-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Catanzaro last 5 home

L W D D W
Points8/15
Weighted index44
Goals12-10
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Empoli last 5 away

D L L L D
Points2/15
Weighted index13
Goals3-7
Record0-2-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Catanzaro trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 16%

Empoli trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.553%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 32%

Scoring reliability

Catanzaro score at home89%
Catanzaro clean sheet at home32%
Empoli score away63%
Empoli clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Catanzaro score first63%
Catanzaro win after scoring first58%
Empoli score first53%
Empoli win after scoring first30%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Catanzaro 83% · Empoli 22%
Avg first goal minute: Catanzaro 29.1' · Empoli 21.2'

Vs league average

Catanzaro score at home1.90 vs 1.49
Catanzaro concede at home1.10 vs 1.07
Empoli score away1.00 vs 1.07
Empoli concede away1.74 vs 1.49
Catanzaro score 28% above league average, while Empoli score 7% below league average.
Defensive side: Catanzaro are 2% above league average at home, and Empoli are 17% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals3.00
BTTS50%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 5.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Catanzaro goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 11
76-90+ 7
16-30 6
0-15 5
31-45 5
61-75 5
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
0-15 5
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
46-60 3
61-75 2

Empoli goal timing (away)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
16-30 5
76-90+ 5
46-60 3
61-75 3
31-45 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 10
76-90+ 9
46-60 8
31-45 5
16-30 2
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
2
Total Shots
16
5
Shots off Goal
6
2
Blocked Shots
4
1
Shots Inside Box
10
3
Shots Outside Box
6
2
Ball Possession
64%
36%
Corner Kicks
9
1
Fouls
9
26
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
0
3
Total Passes
556
322
Passes Accurate
497
244
Passes %
89%
76%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
1' ⚽
⚽
1' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
S. Elia
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Curto
15' ⚽
⚽
15' ⚽ Goal · 0-2
M. Nasti
Normal Goal · Assist: L. Magnino
17'
17' Gerard Yepes
24'
24' L. Magnino
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ M. D'Alessandro
1st substitution · For: G. Alesi
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ Gerard Yepes
1st substitution · For: N. Haas
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ S. Elia
2nd substitution · For: A. Candela
56' ⚽
⚽
56' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
F. Pittarello
Normal Goal
58' ↑↓
↑↓
58' ⇄ R. Ilie
3rd substitution · For: L. Ignacchiti
63' ⚽
⚽
63' ⚽ Goal · 2-2
F. Pittarello
Normal Goal · Assist: P. Iemmello
66' ↑↓
↑↓
66' ⇄ E. Saporiti
4th substitution · For: D. Fila
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ M. Liberali
2nd substitution · For: P. Nuamah
73' ⚽
⚽
73' ⚽ Goal · 3-2
T. Cassandro
Normal Goal · Assist: F. Pittarello
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ S. Pontisso
3rd substitution · For: M. Pompetti
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ P. Iemmello
4th substitution · For: R. Frosinini
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ M. Curto
5th substitution · For: F. Bianchi
86'
86' Matias Antonini
90+1' ↑↓
↑↓
90+1' ⇄ F. Pittarello
5th substitution · For: N. Koffi

Catanzaro vs Empoli 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Catanzaro beat Empoli 3-2 on Sunday, 08 March 2026 in Serie B. The match was refereed by Valerio Crezzini. It was played at Stadio Nicola Ceravolo.

First half: Empoli took an early lead at 1' when S. Elia scored, with the assist credited to M. Curto, making the score 0-1. Empoli extended the lead at 15' when M. Nasti scored, with the assist credited to L. Magnino, making the score 0-2. Gerard Yepes received a yellow card for Empoli at 17'. L. Magnino received a yellow card for Empoli at 24'.

Second half: Catanzaro made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. D'Alessandro replacing G. Alesi. Empoli made their 1st substitution at 46', with Gerard Yepes replacing N. Haas. Empoli made their 2nd substitution at 46', with S. Elia replacing A. Candela. Catanzaro reduced the deficit at 56' when F. Pittarello scored, making the score 1-2. Empoli made their 3rd substitution at 58', with R. Ilie replacing L. Ignacchiti. Catanzaro leveled the score at 63' when F. Pittarello scored, with the assist credited to P. Iemmello, making the score 2-2. Empoli made their 4th substitution at 66', with E. Saporiti replacing D. Fila. Catanzaro made their 2nd substitution at 72', with M. Liberali replacing P. Nuamah. Catanzaro took the lead at 73' when T. Cassandro scored, with the assist credited to F. Pittarello, making the score 3-2. Catanzaro made their 3rd substitution at 84', with S. Pontisso replacing M. Pompetti. Catanzaro made their 4th substitution at 84', with P. Iemmello replacing R. Frosinini. Empoli made their 5th substitution at 84', with M. Curto replacing F. Bianchi. Matias Antonini received a yellow card for Catanzaro at 86'. Catanzaro made their 5th substitution at 90+1', with F. Pittarello replacing N. Koffi.

Catanzaro used 5 substitutions while Empoli used 5 substitutions. Catanzaro got 1 yellow card, while Empoli got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Catanzaro outshot their opponent (16-5).
  • Catanzaro controlled possession (64%).
  • Catanzaro had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)

Catanzaro vs Empoli Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
08 Mar 2026 Catanzaro vs Empoli 3 - 2 08 Nov 2025 Empoli vs Catanzaro 1 - 0