Empoli vs Carrarese

2 - 2
🕒 Sun, 28 Sep 2025 18:30 Europe/London 📍 Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Davide Di Marco 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 5
Regular Season Table
Empoli 15 · Carrarese 12
Referee Stats
13 matches · 3.92 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.92
Reds avg 0.08
Penalties avg 0.54
Over 4.5 cards 38%
Home wins 46%
Draws 31%
Away wins 23%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 2-2.
  • Shots were tight (13-9).
  • Possession was balanced (52%-48%).

Team Overview

Empoli (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 5-11-3

Goals For / Against

28 / 21
Avg: 1.47 / 1.11

Points

26
Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

2
Carrarese (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 3-6-10

Goals For / Against

21 / 35
Avg: 1.11 / 1.84

Points

15
Avg: 0.79

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.37
PPG
0.79
1.47
GF
1.11
1.11
GA
1.84
37%
O2.5
58%
74%
BTTS
63%
37%
Score 1st
32%

League-position context

Empoli rank15th
Carrarese rank12th
Empoli points41
Carrarese points44
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.
Carrarese: #12 · 44 pts · GD -5
37 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Empoli last 5 home

W D W D D
Points9/15
Weighted index69
Goals9-6
Record2-3-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Carrarese last 5 away

L L L W D
Points4/15
Weighted index16
Goals5-8
Record1-1-3
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.

Empoli trend breakdown

Over 2.537%
BTTS74%
BTTS + O2.532%
1H Over 0.563%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 21%

Carrarese trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.542%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 95% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Empoli score at home89%
Empoli clean sheet at home21%
Carrarese score away74%
Carrarese clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Empoli score first37%
Empoli win after scoring first71%
Carrarese score first32%
Carrarese win after scoring first33%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Empoli 83% · Carrarese 33%
Avg first goal minute: Empoli 30.3' · Carrarese 26.2'

Vs league average

Empoli score at home1.47 vs 1.49
Empoli concede at home1.11 vs 1.07
Carrarese score away1.11 vs 1.07
Carrarese concede away1.84 vs 1.49
Empoli score 1% below league average, while Carrarese score 3% above league average.
Defensive side: Empoli are 3% above league average at home, and Carrarese are 24% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals3.50
BTTS50%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Empoli goal timing (home)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 7
76-90+ 7
61-75 6
31-45 5
0-15 3
16-30 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 9
46-60 4
0-15 3
31-45 3
61-75 3
76-90+ 2

Carrarese goal timing (away)

1H scored: 28% 2H scored: 72% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 8
46-60 6
0-15 4
76-90+ 4
31-45 2
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
16-30 8
31-45 8
46-60 8
0-15 3
61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
5
Total Shots
13
9
Shots off Goal
6
3
Blocked Shots
3
1
Shots Inside Box
9
5
Shots Outside Box
4
4
Ball Possession
52%
48%
Corner Kicks
2
3
Fouls
20
15
Offsides
0
2
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
2
Total Passes
384
359
Passes Accurate
313
278
Passes %
82%
77%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
5'
5' E. Zuelli
15'
15' Goal · 0-1
S. Zanon
Normal Goal · Assist: E. Zuelli
19'
19' VAR
F. Carboni
Penalty cancelled
33'
33' A. Ghion
40'
40' F. Carboni
43'
43' Goal · 1-1
S. Shpendi
Normal Goal
48'
48' K. Bozhanaj
56'
56' N. Sekulov
59'
59' F. Carboni
1st substitution · For: J. Ceesay
62'
62' K. Bozhanaj
1st substitution · For: F. Abiuso
63'
63' N. Sekulov
2nd substitution · For: T. Rubino
65'
65' VAR
M. Finotto
Penalty cancelled
70'
70' N. Calabrese
3rd substitution · For: F. Ruggeri
71'
71' E. Saporiti
2nd substitution · For: R. Ilie
71'
71' Gerard Yepes
3rd substitution · For: B. Moruzzi
71'
71' S. Shpendi
4th substitution · For: B. Popov
78'
78' Goal · 2-1
J. Ceesay
Normal Goal · Assist: L. Ignacchiti
82'
82' G. Guarino
5th substitution · For: M. Curto
82'
82' M. Cicconi
4th substitution · For: N. Belloni
83'
83' F. Oliana
5th substitution · For: D. Bouah
88'
88' Goal · 2-2
M. Finotto
Normal Goal · Assist: F. Abiuso

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

Empoli drew 2-2 with Carrarese on Sunday, 28 September 2025 in Serie B. The match was refereed by Davide Di Marco. It was played at Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena.

First half: E. Zuelli received a yellow card for Carrarese at 5'. Carrarese took the lead at 15' when S. Zanon scored, with the assist credited to E. Zuelli, making the score 0-1. VAR intervened at 19' for Empoli (Penalty cancelled). A. Ghion received a yellow card for Empoli at 33'. F. Carboni received a yellow card for Empoli at 40'. Empoli leveled the score at 43' when S. Shpendi scored, making the score 1-1.

Second half: K. Bozhanaj received a yellow card for Carrarese at 48'. N. Sekulov received a yellow card for Carrarese at 56'. Empoli made their 1st substitution at 59', with F. Carboni replacing J. Ceesay. Carrarese made their 1st substitution at 62', with K. Bozhanaj replacing F. Abiuso. Carrarese made their 2nd substitution at 63', with N. Sekulov replacing T. Rubino. VAR intervened at 65' for Carrarese (Penalty cancelled). Carrarese made their 3rd substitution at 70', with N. Calabrese replacing F. Ruggeri. Empoli made their 2nd substitution at 71', with E. Saporiti replacing R. Ilie. Empoli made their 3rd substitution at 71', with Gerard Yepes replacing B. Moruzzi. Empoli made their 4th substitution at 71', with S. Shpendi replacing B. Popov. Empoli took the lead at 78' when J. Ceesay scored, with the assist credited to L. Ignacchiti, making the score 2-1. Empoli made their 5th substitution at 82', with G. Guarino replacing M. Curto. Carrarese made their 4th substitution at 82', with M. Cicconi replacing N. Belloni. Carrarese made their 5th substitution at 83', with F. Oliana replacing D. Bouah. Carrarese leveled the score at 88' when M. Finotto scored, with the assist credited to F. Abiuso, making the score 2-2.

Empoli used 5 substitutions while Carrarese used 5 substitutions. Empoli got 2 yellow cards, while Carrarese got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 2-2.
  • Shots were tight (13-9).
  • Possession was balanced (52%-48%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins0
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)

Empoli vs Carrarese Head-to-Head History by Season