Spezia vs Empoli

1 - 0

🕒 Fri, 19 Jun 2020 18:30 Europe/London 📍 Stadio Alberto Picco 🧑‍⚖️ Eugenio Abbattista 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished

Season

2019-2020 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 29

Regular Season Table

Spezia 3 · Empoli 18

Referee Stats

Eugenio Abbattista

15 matches · 4.13 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.13
Reds avg	0.07
Penalties avg	0.27
Over 4.5 cards	47%
Home wins	40%
Draws	13%
Away wins	47%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (10-10).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).

Team Overview

Spezia (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-4-6

Goals For / Against

33 / 20

Avg: 1.57 / 0.95

Points

Avg: 1.76

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Empoli (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-5-7

Goals For / Against

21 / 23

Avg: 1.11 / 1.21

Points

Avg: 1.37

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

1.76

PPG

1.37

1.57

1.11

0.95

1.21

42%

O2.5

33%

47%

BTTS

39%

47%

Score 1st

44%

League-position context

Spezia rank3rd

Empoli rank18th

Spezia points60

Empoli points25

Spezia: #3 · 60 pts · GD +15

8 pts off the top 2. 11 pts above the play-off edge. 21 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Empoli: #18 · 25 pts · GD -2

43 pts off the top 2. 26 pts off the play-off line. 16 pts from safety.

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

Spezia last 5 home

D L W L W

Points7/15

Weighted index38

Goals7-4

Record2-1-2

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 last 5 away

W W L W D

Points10/15

Weighted index76

Goals9-4

Record3-1-1

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Spezia trend breakdown

Over 2.542%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 26%

Empoli trend breakdown

Over 2.533%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.528%

1H Over 0.572%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 28% · 1H BTTS 33%

Scoring reliability

Spezia score at home79%

Spezia clean sheet at home42%

Empoli score away56%

Empoli clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Spezia score first47%

Spezia win after scoring first78%

Empoli score first44%

Empoli win after scoring first63%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Spezia 50% · Empoli 22%

Avg first goal minute: Spezia 29.7' · Empoli 41.5'

Vs league average

Spezia score at home1.57 vs 1.41

Spezia concede at home0.95 vs 1.12

Empoli score away1.11 vs 1.12

Empoli concede away1.21 vs 1.41

Spezia score 12% above league average, while Empoli score 1% below league average.

Defensive side: Spezia are 15% below league average at home, and Empoli are 14% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS80%

Over 2.50%

At this venue setup: 1.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Spezia goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 8

16-30 6

46-60 5

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

76-90+ 5

31-45 4

46-60 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

Empoli goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

76-90+ 5

46-60 4

61-75 3

0-15 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

16-30 5

0-15 4

46-60 3

76-90+ 3

61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

53%

47%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

564

472

Passes Accurate

491

396

Passes %

87%

84%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

43'

43' J. Balkovec

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ M'Bala Nzola

1st substitution · For: A. Galabinov

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ L. Mancuso

1st substitution · For: S. Moreo

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ L. Henderson

2nd substitution · For: S. Żurkowski

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ G. Mastinu

2nd substitution · For: A. Ragusa

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ G. Maggiore

3rd substitution · For: G. Acampora

72' ⚽

⚽

72' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Ragusa

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Marchizza

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ D. Frattesi

3rd substitution · For: G. Tutino

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ D. Maietta

4th substitution · For: S. Romagnoli

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ L. Mora

4th substitution · For: Claudio Terzi

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ E. Gyasi

5th substitution · For: T. Reinhart

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ A. Ciciretti

5th substitution · For: F. Bandinelli

90+1'

90+1' P. Bartolomei

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

Spezia beat Empoli 1-0 on Friday, 19 June 2020 in Serie B. The match was refereed by Eugenio Abbattista. It was played at Stadio Alberto Picco.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. J. Balkovec received a yellow card for Empoli at 43'.

Second half: Spezia made their 1st substitution at 61', with M'Bala Nzola replacing A. Galabinov. Empoli made their 1st substitution at 67', with L. Mancuso replacing S. Moreo. Empoli made their 2nd substitution at 67', with L. Henderson replacing S. Żurkowski. Spezia made their 2nd substitution at 69', with G. Mastinu replacing A. Ragusa. Spezia made their 3rd substitution at 69', with G. Maggiore replacing G. Acampora. Spezia took the lead at 72' when A. Ragusa scored, with the assist credited to R. Marchizza, making the score 1-0. Empoli made their 3rd substitution at 80', with D. Frattesi replacing G. Tutino. Empoli made their 4th substitution at 80', with D. Maietta replacing S. Romagnoli. Spezia made their 4th substitution at 85', with L. Mora replacing Claudio Terzi. Spezia made their 5th substitution at 86', with E. Gyasi replacing T. Reinhart. Empoli made their 5th substitution at 86', with A. Ciciretti replacing F. Bandinelli. P. Bartolomei received a yellow card for Spezia at 90+1'.

Spezia used 5 substitutions while Empoli used 5 substitutions. Spezia got 1 yellow card, while Empoli got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (10-10).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	5
Home Wins	1
Draws	4
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	4 (80.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	1
Draws	2
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	2 (66.7%)

Spezia vs Empoli Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

17 Mar 2026 Spezia vs Empoli 1 - 1 14 Sep 2025 Empoli vs Spezia 1 - 1

2019-2020 Season

19 Jun 2020 Spezia vs Empoli 1 - 0

2017-2018 Season

07 Apr 2018 Spezia vs Empoli 1 - 1 05 Nov 2017 Empoli vs Spezia 1 - 1