Empoli vs Padova

3 - 1

🕒 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

Empoli 15 · Padova 9

Referee Stats

Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi

14 matches · 4.57 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.57
Reds avg	0.21
Penalties avg	0.14
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	64%
Draws	14%
Away wins	21%

How the match was won

Empoli outshot their opponent (15-9).
Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Empoli (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-11-3

Goals For / Against

28 / 21

Avg: 1.47 / 1.11

Points

Avg: 1.37

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Padova (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-10

Goals For / Against

18 / 27

Avg: 0.95 / 1.42

Points

Avg: 1.11

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

1.37

PPG

1.11

1.47

0.95

1.11

1.42

37%

O2.5

42%

74%

BTTS

42%

37%

Score 1st

32%

League-position context

Empoli rank15th

Padova rank9th

Empoli points41

Padova points46

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.

Padova: #9 · 46 pts · GD -10

35 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

5-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.

Padova last 5 away

W L L L L

Points3/15

Weighted index33

Goals5-10

Record1-0-4

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%

Padova trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS42%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 53% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Empoli score at home89%

Empoli clean sheet at home21%

Padova score away58%

Padova clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Empoli score first37%

Empoli win after scoring first71%

Padova score first32%

Padova win after scoring first83%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Empoli 83% · Padova 25%

Avg first goal minute: Empoli 30.3' · Padova 29.8'

Vs league average

Empoli score at home1.47 vs 1.49

Empoli concede at home1.11 vs 1.07

Padova score away0.95 vs 1.07

Padova concede away1.42 vs 1.49

Empoli score 1% below league average, while Padova score 12% below league average.

Defensive side: Empoli are 3% above league average at home, and Padova are 4% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals2.50

BTTS50%

Over 2.550%

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

Padova goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

46-60 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

46-60 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

61-75 4

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

51%

49%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

380

362

Passes Accurate

294

267

Passes %

77%

74%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

21' ⚽

⚽

21' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

S. Shpendi

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Curto

25' ⚽

⚽

25' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

M. Bortolussi

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Varas

28' ↑↓

↑↓

28' ⇄ S. Shpendi

1st substitution · For: B. Popov

41' ⚽

⚽

41' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

B. Popov

Normal Goal

45+3'

45+3' Gerard Yepes

49'

49' A. Capelli

54'

54' D. Baselli

57'

57' A. Barreca

60'

60' 📺 VAR

P. Fusi

Red card cancelled

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ F. Belli

1st substitution · For: M. Perrotta

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ L. Di Maggio

2nd substitution · For: P. Ghiglione

66' ⚽

⚽

66' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

B. Popov

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Elia

74'

74' P. Ghiglione

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ A. Capelli

3rd substitution · For: J. Harder

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ D. Baselli

4th substitution · For: C. Buonaiuto

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ R. Ilie

2nd substitution · For: J. Ceesay

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ P. Fusi

5th substitution · For: K. Lasagna

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ S. Elia

3rd substitution · For: T. Ebuehi

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ F. Carboni

4th substitution · For: B. Moruzzi

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ Gerard Yepes

5th substitution · For: Iwo Kaczmarski

90+3'

90+3' L. Belardinelli

Empoli vs Padova 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Empoli beat Padova 3-1 on Saturday, 23 August 2025 in Serie B. The match was refereed by Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi. It was played at Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena.

First half: Empoli took the lead at 21' when S. Shpendi scored, with the assist credited to M. Curto, making the score 1-0. Padova leveled the score at 25' when M. Bortolussi scored, with the assist credited to K. Varas, making the score 1-1. Empoli made their 1st substitution at 28', with S. Shpendi replacing B. Popov. Empoli took the lead at 41' when B. Popov scored, making the score 2-1. Gerard Yepes received a yellow card for Empoli at 45+3'.

Second half: A. Capelli received a yellow card for Padova at 49'. D. Baselli received a yellow card for Padova at 54'. A. Barreca received a yellow card for Padova at 57'. VAR intervened at 60' for Padova (Red card cancelled). Padova made their 1st substitution at 65', with F. Belli replacing M. Perrotta. Padova made their 2nd substitution at 65', with L. Di Maggio replacing P. Ghiglione. Empoli extended the lead at 66' when B. Popov scored, with the assist credited to S. Elia, making the score 3-1. P. Ghiglione received a yellow card for Padova at 74'. Padova made their 3rd substitution at 74', with A. Capelli replacing J. Harder. Padova made their 4th substitution at 74', with D. Baselli replacing C. Buonaiuto. Empoli made their 2nd substitution at 79', with R. Ilie replacing J. Ceesay. Padova made their 5th substitution at 81', with P. Fusi replacing K. Lasagna. Empoli made their 3rd substitution at 88', with S. Elia replacing T. Ebuehi. Empoli made their 4th substitution at 88', with F. Carboni replacing B. Moruzzi. Empoli made their 5th substitution at 88', with Gerard Yepes replacing Iwo Kaczmarski. L. Belardinelli received a yellow card for Empoli at 90+3'.

Empoli used 5 substitutions while Padova used 5 substitutions. Empoli got 2 yellow cards, while Padova got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Empoli outshot their opponent (15-9).
Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	1 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (100.0%)
BTTS	1 (100.0%)

Empoli vs Padova Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

12 Apr 2026 Padova vs Empoli 1 - 0 23 Aug 2025 Empoli vs Padova 3 - 1