Empoli vs Pescara

4 - 2

🕒 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 14:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Andrea Rapuano 🔁 Regular Season - 32 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 32

Regular Season Table

Empoli 15 · Pescara 19

Referee Stats

Andrea Rapuano

4 matches · 5.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.50
Reds avg	0.25
Penalties avg	0.75
Over 4.5 cards	100%
Home wins	50%
Draws	25%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Empoli outshot their opponent (24-13).
Empoli controlled possession (56%).
Empoli had the sharper finishing (9-6 shots on target).

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

Pescara (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-7-10

Goals For / Against

23 / 40

Avg: 1.21 / 2.11

Points

Avg: 0.68

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

0.68

1.47

1.21

1.11

2.11

37%

O2.5

68%

74%

BTTS

68%

37%

Score 1st

53%

League-position context

Empoli rank15th

Pescara rank19th

Empoli points41

Pescara points35

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.

Pescara: #19 · 35 pts · GD -15

46 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts from safety.

6-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.

Pescara last 5 away

L D W L D

Points5/15

Weighted index31

Goals7-8

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%

Pescara trend breakdown

Over 2.568%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Empoli score at home89%

Empoli clean sheet at home21%

Pescara score away74%

Pescara clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Empoli score first37%

Empoli win after scoring first71%

Pescara score first53%

Pescara win after scoring first20%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Empoli 83% · Pescara 13%

Avg first goal minute: Empoli 30.3' · Pescara 37.1'

Vs league average

Empoli score at home1.47 vs 1.49

Empoli concede at home1.11 vs 1.07

Pescara score away1.21 vs 1.07

Pescara concede away2.11 vs 1.49

Empoli score 1% below league average, while Pescara score 13% above league average.

Defensive side: Empoli are 3% above league average at home, and Pescara are 42% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.80

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 4.67 goals on average across the last 3.

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

Pescara goal timing (away)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 6

0-15 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 18

46-60 10

61-75 7

16-30 6

31-45 5

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

56%

44%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

442

359

Passes Accurate

390

287

Passes %

88%

80%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

2' Gerard Yepes

9' ⚽

⚽

9' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

S. Shpendi

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Saporiti

13'

13' G. Acampora

13'

13' 📺 VAR

G. Acampora

Card upgrade

26'

26' D. Degli Innocenti

28' ↑↓

↑↓

28' ⇄ D. Degli Innocenti

1st substitution · For: N. Haas

32'

32' Antonio Di Nardo

33' ⚽

⚽

33' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

M. Lovato

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Saporiti

41' ⚽

⚽

41' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Antonio Di Nardo

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ B. Popov

2nd substitution · For: D. Fila

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Gerard Yepes

3rd substitution · For: A. Ghion

47' ⚽

⚽

47' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

Antonio Di Nardo

Normal Goal

49'

49' A. Cagnano

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ E. Saporiti

4th substitution · For: F. Bianchi

65' ⚽

⚽

65' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

S. Shpendi

Normal Goal · Assist: G. Guarino

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ F. Caligara

1st substitution · For: L. Berardi

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ L. Valzania

2nd substitution · For: G. Olzer

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 4-2

D. Fila

Normal Goal

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ G. Letizia

3rd substitution · For: A. Gravillon

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ Antonio Di Nardo

4th substitution · For: Flavio Russo

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ S. Shpendi

5th substitution · For: L. Ignacchiti

Empoli vs Pescara 4-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Empoli beat Pescara 4-2 on Sunday, 22 March 2026 in Serie B. The match was refereed by Andrea Rapuano. It was played at Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena.

First half: Gerard Yepes received a yellow card for Empoli at 2'. Empoli took an early lead at 9' when S. Shpendi scored, with the assist credited to E. Saporiti, making the score 1-0. G. Acampora received a red card for Pescara at 13'. VAR intervened at 13' for Pescara (Card upgrade). D. Degli Innocenti received a yellow card for Empoli at 26'. Empoli made their 1st substitution at 28', with D. Degli Innocenti replacing N. Haas. Antonio Di Nardo received a yellow card for Pescara at 32'. Empoli extended the lead at 33' when M. Lovato scored, with the assist credited to E. Saporiti, making the score 2-0. Pescara reduced the deficit at 41' when Antonio Di Nardo scored, making the score 2-1.

Second half: Empoli made their 2nd substitution at 46', with B. Popov replacing D. Fila. Empoli made their 3rd substitution at 46', with Gerard Yepes replacing A. Ghion. Pescara leveled the score at 47' when Antonio Di Nardo scored, making the score 2-2. A. Cagnano received a yellow card for Pescara at 49'. Empoli made their 4th substitution at 64', with E. Saporiti replacing F. Bianchi. Empoli took the lead at 65' when S. Shpendi scored, with the assist credited to G. Guarino, making the score 3-2. Pescara made their 1st substitution at 67', with F. Caligara replacing L. Berardi. Pescara made their 2nd substitution at 74', with L. Valzania replacing G. Olzer. Empoli extended the lead at 80' when D. Fila scored, making the score 4-2. Pescara made their 3rd substitution at 82', with G. Letizia replacing A. Gravillon. Pescara made their 4th substitution at 82', with Antonio Di Nardo replacing Flavio Russo. Empoli made their 5th substitution at 84', with S. Shpendi replacing L. Ignacchiti.

Empoli used 5 substitutions while Pescara used 4 substitutions. Empoli got 2 yellow cards, while Pescara got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.