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Empoli vs Catanzaro

Empoli
1 - 0
Catanzaro
🕒 Sat, 08 Nov 2025 14:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Simone Galipo 🔁 Regular Season - 12 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 12
Regular Season Table
Empoli 15 · Catanzaro 5
Referee Stats
Simone Galipo
17 matches · 4.94 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.94
Reds avg 0.24
Penalties avg 0.59
Over 4.5 cards 59%
Home wins 35%
Draws 35%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Empoli outshot their opponent (11-6).
  • Catanzaro controlled possession (68%).
  • Empoli had the sharper finishing (3-1 shots on target).

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
Catanzaro (Away stats)

Games / Record

20
W-D-L: 6-6-8

Goals For / Against

28 / 30
Avg: 1.40 / 1.50

Points

24
Avg: 1.20

Clean Sheets

3

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
1.20
1.47
GF
1.40
1.11
GA
1.50
37%
O2.5
63%
74%
BTTS
74%
37%
Score 1st
53%

League-position context

Empoli rank15th
Catanzaro rank5th
Empoli points41
Catanzaro points59
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.
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.
18-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.

Catanzaro last 5 away

L D D L W
Points5/15
Weighted index22
Goals8-9
Record1-2-2
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 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%

Catanzaro trend breakdown

Over 2.563%
BTTS74%
BTTS + O2.563%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Empoli score at home89%
Empoli clean sheet at home21%
Catanzaro score away79%
Catanzaro clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

Empoli score first37%
Empoli win after scoring first71%
Catanzaro score first53%
Catanzaro win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Empoli 83% · Catanzaro 57%
Avg first goal minute: Empoli 30.3' · Catanzaro 25.9'

Vs league average

Empoli score at home1.47 vs 1.49
Empoli concede at home1.11 vs 1.07
Catanzaro score away1.40 vs 1.07
Catanzaro concede away1.50 vs 1.49
Empoli score 1% below league average, while Catanzaro score 30% above league average.
Defensive side: Empoli are 3% above league average at home, and Catanzaro are 1% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals3.00
BTTS50%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 1.00 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

Catanzaro goal timing (away)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
0-15 5
46-60 5
61-75 5
16-30 4
31-45 4
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
61-75 7
0-15 5
16-30 4
31-45 3
46-60 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
1
Total Shots
11
6
Shots off Goal
6
2
Blocked Shots
2
3
Shots Inside Box
5
4
Shots Outside Box
6
2
Ball Possession
32%
68%
Corner Kicks
2
4
Fouls
21
11
Offsides
0
5
Yellow Cards
5
4
Red Cards
1
0
Goalkeeper Saves
1
2
Total Passes
258
559
Passes Accurate
194
495
Passes %
75%
89%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
5
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
10' ↑↓
↑↓
10' ⇄ T. Cassandro
1st substitution · For: D. Bettella
27'
27' N. Obaretin
31'
31' B. Popov
44'
44' B. Popov
44'
44' B. Popov
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ N. Obaretin
1st substitution · For: M. Lovato
55'
55' D. Bettella
57' ⚽
⚽
57' ⚽ VAR
E. Saporiti
Penalty confirmed
59' ⚽
⚽
59' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
S. Shpendi
Penalty
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ G. Di Chiara
2nd substitution · For: P. Nuamah
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ S. Pontisso
3rd substitution · For: L. Pandolfi
66'
66' N. Brighenti
66'
66' M. Pigliacelli
70'
70' Gerard Yepes
71' ↑↓
↑↓
71' ⇄ E. Saporiti
2nd substitution · For: R. Ilie
72'
72' A. Fulignati
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ S. Shpendi
3rd substitution · For: P. Pellegri
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ N. Brighenti
4th substitution · For: G. Alesi
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ D. Buglio
5th substitution · For: M. Liberali
86' ↑↓
↑↓
86' ⇄ S. Elia
4th substitution · For: F. Carboni
86' ↑↓
↑↓
86' ⇄ D. Degli Innocenti
5th substitution · For: N. Haas
90'
90' G. Alesi

Empoli vs Catanzaro 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Empoli beat Catanzaro 1-0 on Saturday, 08 November 2025 in Serie B. The match was refereed by Simone Galipo. It was played at Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Catanzaro made their 1st substitution at 10', with T. Cassandro replacing D. Bettella. N. Obaretin received a yellow card for Empoli at 27'. B. Popov received a yellow card for Empoli at 31'. B. Popov received a yellow card for Empoli at 44'. B. Popov received a red card for Empoli at 44'.

Second half: Empoli made their 1st substitution at 46', with N. Obaretin replacing M. Lovato. D. Bettella received a yellow card for Catanzaro at 55'. VAR intervened at 57' for Empoli (Penalty confirmed). Empoli took the lead at 59' when S. Shpendi scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0. Catanzaro made their 2nd substitution at 60', with G. Di Chiara replacing P. Nuamah. Catanzaro made their 3rd substitution at 60', with S. Pontisso replacing L. Pandolfi. N. Brighenti received a yellow card for Catanzaro at 66'. M. Pigliacelli received a yellow card for Catanzaro at 66'. Gerard Yepes received a yellow card for Empoli at 70'. Empoli made their 2nd substitution at 71', with E. Saporiti replacing R. Ilie. A. Fulignati received a yellow card for Empoli at 72'. Empoli made their 3rd substitution at 72', with S. Shpendi replacing P. Pellegri. Catanzaro made their 4th substitution at 77', with N. Brighenti replacing G. Alesi. Catanzaro made their 5th substitution at 77', with D. Buglio replacing M. Liberali. Empoli made their 4th substitution at 86', with S. Elia replacing F. Carboni. Empoli made their 5th substitution at 86', with D. Degli Innocenti replacing N. Haas. G. Alesi received a yellow card for Catanzaro at 90'.

Empoli used 5 substitutions while Catanzaro used 5 substitutions. Empoli got 5 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Catanzaro got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Empoli outshot their opponent (11-6).
  • Catanzaro controlled possession (68%).
  • Empoli had the sharper finishing (3-1 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 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Empoli vs Catanzaro 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