Empoli vs Cremonese

1 - 0

🕒 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Paride Tremolada 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

Empoli 11 · Cremonese 14

Referee Stats

Paride Tremolada

1 matches · 2.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.00
Reds avg	1.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	100%
Draws	0%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (9-8).
Cremonese controlled possession (67%).
Empoli had the sharper finishing (5-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Empoli (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-0-1

Goals For / Against

1 / 1

Avg: 0.50 / 0.50

Points

Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Cremonese (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-1-1

Goals For / Against

2 / 3

Avg: 1.00 / 1.50

Points

Avg: 0.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.50

PPG

0.50

1.00

0.50

1.50

O2.5

50%

BTTS

50%

100%

Score 1st

League-position context

Empoli rank11th

Cremonese rank14th

Empoli points6

Cremonese points5

Empoli: #11 · 6 pts · GD -1

4 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Cremonese: #14 · 5 pts · GD -2

5 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Empoli last 5 home

L W

Points3/6

Weighted index33

Goals1-1

Record1-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Cremonese last 5 away

D L

Points1/6

Weighted index22

Goals2-3

Record0-1-1

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.50%

BTTS0%

BTTS + O2.50%

1H Over 0.550%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 0% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Cremonese trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Empoli score at home50%

Empoli clean sheet at home50%

Cremonese score away50%

Cremonese clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Empoli score first100%

Empoli win after scoring first50%

Cremonese score first0%

Cremonese win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Empoli 0% · Cremonese 50%

Avg first goal minute: Empoli 47.5' · Cremonese —

Vs league average

Empoli score at home0.50 vs 1.39

Empoli concede at home0.50 vs 1.15

Cremonese score away1.00 vs 1.15

Cremonese concede away1.50 vs 1.39

Empoli score 64% below league average, while Cremonese score 13% below league average.

Defensive side: Empoli are 57% below league average at home, and Cremonese are 8% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Empoli goal timing (home)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: —

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

61-75 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Cremonese goal timing (away)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 4

46-60 2

0-15 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

33%

67%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

209

430

Passes Accurate

172

390

Passes %

82%

91%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16'

16' J. Vandeputte

19' ↑↓

↑↓

19' ⇄ M. Collocolo

1st substitution · For: S. Elia

21' ⚽

⚽

21' ⚽ VAR

S. Shpendi

Goal confirmed

21' ⚽

⚽

21' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

S. Shpendi

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Cauz

45+2'

45+2' M. Bianchetti

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ F. Distefano

1st substitution · For: B. Popov

59'

59' J. Ceesay

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ S. Shpendi

2nd substitution · For: K. Zedadka

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ M. De Luca

2nd substitution · For: M. Nasti

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ E. Saporiti

3rd substitution · For: S. Romagnoli

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ E. Biondini

4th substitution · For: L. Belardinelli

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ Gerard Yepes

5th substitution · For: L. Deli

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ S. Luperto

3rd substitution · For: Y. Rocchetti

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

Empoli beat Cremonese 1-0 on Saturday, 22 August 2026 in Serie B. The match was refereed by Paride Tremolada. It was played at Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena.

First half: J. Vandeputte received a yellow card for Cremonese at 16'. Cremonese made their 1st substitution at 19', with M. Collocolo replacing S. Elia. VAR intervened at 21' for Empoli (Goal confirmed). Empoli extended the lead at 21' when S. Shpendi scored, with the assist credited to C. Cauz, making the score 2-0. M. Bianchetti received a yellow card for Cremonese at 45+2'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Empoli made their 1st substitution at 57', with F. Distefano replacing B. Popov. J. Ceesay received a red card for Empoli at 59'. Empoli made their 2nd substitution at 63', with S. Shpendi replacing K. Zedadka. Cremonese made their 2nd substitution at 65', with M. De Luca replacing M. Nasti. Empoli made their 3rd substitution at 77', with E. Saporiti replacing S. Romagnoli. Empoli made their 4th substitution at 77', with E. Biondini replacing L. Belardinelli. Empoli made their 5th substitution at 77', with Gerard Yepes replacing L. Deli. Cremonese made their 3rd substitution at 82', with S. Luperto replacing Y. Rocchetti.

Empoli used 5 substitutions while Cremonese used 3 substitutions. Empoli got 1 red card, while Cremonese got 2 yellow cards.