Empoli vs Sudtirol

0 - 1

🕒 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 14:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Kevin Bonacina 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 20

Regular Season Table

Empoli 15 · Sudtirol 16

Referee Stats

Kevin Bonacina

8 matches · 5.13 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.13
Reds avg	0.13
Penalties avg	0.63
Over 4.5 cards	63%
Home wins	13%
Draws	25%
Away wins	63%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (9-6).
Empoli controlled possession (69%).
Physical contest: 5 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

Sudtirol (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-11-6

Goals For / Against

19 / 27

Avg: 0.95 / 1.35

Points

Avg: 1.00

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

1.00

1.47

0.95

1.11

1.35

37%

O2.5

37%

74%

BTTS

58%

37%

Score 1st

42%

League-position context

Empoli rank15th

Sudtirol rank16th

Empoli points41

Sudtirol points41

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.

Sudtirol: #16 · 41 pts · GD -10

40 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

0-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.

Sudtirol last 5 away

L L D L W

Points4/15

Weighted index13

Goals8-11

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%

Sudtirol trend breakdown

Over 2.537%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.521%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Empoli score at home89%

Empoli clean sheet at home21%

Sudtirol score away68%

Sudtirol clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Empoli score first37%

Empoli win after scoring first71%

Sudtirol score first42%

Sudtirol win after scoring first38%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Empoli 83% · Sudtirol 38%

Avg first goal minute: Empoli 30.3' · Sudtirol 34.4'

Vs league average

Empoli score at home1.47 vs 1.49

Empoli concede at home1.11 vs 1.07

Sudtirol score away0.95 vs 1.07

Sudtirol concede away1.35 vs 1.49

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

Defensive side: Empoli are 3% above league average at home, and Sudtirol are 9% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals2.00

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

Sudtirol goal timing (away)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 3

31-45 3

0-15 2

61-75 2

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

61-75 5

0-15 2

46-60 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

69%

31%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

468

210

Passes Accurate

364

122

Passes %

78%

58%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

19'

19' K. Zedadka

24' ⚽

⚽

24' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

E. Pecorino

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Casiraghi

45'

45' S. Merkaj

46'

46' F. Tait

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ J. Ceesay

1st substitution · For: S. Shpendi

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ N. Haas

2nd substitution · For: L. Ignacchiti

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ F. Tait

1st substitution · For: M. Frigerio

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ D. Casiraghi

2nd substitution · For: D. Črnigoj

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ E. Pecorino

3rd substitution · For: R. Odogwu

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ S. Merkaj

4th substitution · For: S. Verdi

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ A. Ghion

3rd substitution · For: D. Degli Innocenti

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ S. Elia

4th substitution · For: T. Ebuehi

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ K. Zedadka

5th substitution · For: S. Davì

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ R. Ilie

5th substitution · For: B. Popov

81'

81' S. Verdi

86'

86' S. Tronchin

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

Sudtirol beat Empoli 1-0 on Saturday, 17 January 2026 in Serie B. The match was refereed by Kevin Bonacina. It was played at Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena.

First half: K. Zedadka received a yellow card for Sudtirol at 19'. Sudtirol took the lead at 24' when E. Pecorino scored, with the assist credited to D. Casiraghi, making the score 0-1. S. Merkaj received a yellow card for Sudtirol at 45'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. F. Tait received a yellow card for Sudtirol at 46'. Empoli made their 1st substitution at 59', with J. Ceesay replacing S. Shpendi. Empoli made their 2nd substitution at 59', with N. Haas replacing L. Ignacchiti. Sudtirol made their 1st substitution at 63', with F. Tait replacing M. Frigerio. Sudtirol made their 2nd substitution at 63', with D. Casiraghi replacing D. Črnigoj. Sudtirol made their 3rd substitution at 64', with E. Pecorino replacing R. Odogwu. Sudtirol made their 4th substitution at 68', with S. Merkaj replacing S. Verdi. Empoli made their 3rd substitution at 72', with A. Ghion replacing D. Degli Innocenti. Empoli made their 4th substitution at 72', with S. Elia replacing T. Ebuehi. Sudtirol made their 5th substitution at 74', with K. Zedadka replacing S. Davì. Empoli made their 5th substitution at 80', with R. Ilie replacing B. Popov. S. Verdi received a yellow card for Sudtirol at 81'. S. Tronchin received a yellow card for Sudtirol at 86'.

Empoli used 5 substitutions while Sudtirol used 5 substitutions. Sudtirol got 5 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (9-6).
Empoli controlled possession (69%).
Physical contest: 5 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	0
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Empoli vs Sudtirol Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

17 Jan 2026 Empoli vs Sudtirol 0 - 1 05 Oct 2025 Sudtirol vs Empoli 1 - 2