Catanzaro vs Empoli

Serie B · Mar 8, 2026 · 14:00

Final score: Catanzaro 3–2 Empoli

Standings

• Catanzaro: #5 · 59 Pts · 37 P (15W 14D 8L)
• Empoli: #14 · 40 Pts · 37 P (9W 13D 15L)

Recent form

Catanzaro

• D Mar 4, 2026: Carrarese 3–3 Catanzaro
• D Mar 1, 2026: Catanzaro 2–2 Frosinone
• W Feb 21, 2026: Virtus Entella 1–3 Catanzaro
• W Feb 14, 2026: Catanzaro 2–0 Mantova
• W Feb 10, 2026: Pescara 0–2 Catanzaro

Empoli

• L Mar 4, 2026: Bari 2–1 Empoli
• D Feb 28, 2026: Empoli 1–1 Cesena
• D Feb 20, 2026: Frosinone 2–2 Empoli
• D Feb 15, 2026: Empoli 1–1 Reggiana
• L Feb 11, 2026: Empoli 1–2 Juve Stabia

Head-to-head

• 2026-03-08T14:00:00+00:00: Catanzaro 3–2 Empoli
• 2025-11-08T14:00:00+00:00: Empoli 1–0 Catanzaro
• 2024-08-10T18:45:00+00:00: Empoli 4–1 Catanzaro

Match events

• 1' Goal Normal Goal — S. Elia (Empoli) (assists: M. Curto)
• 15' Goal Normal Goal — M. Nasti (Empoli) (assists: L. Magnino)
• 17' Card Yellow Card — Gerard Yepes (Empoli)
• 24' Card Yellow Card — Luca Magnino (Empoli)
• 46' subst Substitution 1 — M. D'Alessandro (Catanzaro) (assists: G. Alesi)
• 46' subst Substitution 1 — G. Yepes (Empoli) (assists: N. Haas)
• 46' subst Substitution 2 — S. Elia (Empoli) (assists: A. Candela)
• 56' Goal Normal Goal — F. Pittarello (Catanzaro)
• 58' subst Substitution 3 — R. Ilie (Empoli) (assists: L. Ignacchiti)
• 63' Goal Normal Goal — F. Pittarello (Catanzaro) (assists: P. Iemmello)
• 66' subst Substitution 4 — E. Saporiti (Empoli) (assists: D. Fila)
• 72' subst Substitution 2 — M. Liberali (Catanzaro) (assists: P. Nuamah)
• 73' Goal Normal Goal — T. Cassandro (Catanzaro) (assists: F. Pittarello)
• 84' subst Substitution 3 — S. Pontisso (Catanzaro) (assists: M. Pompetti)
• 84' subst Substitution 4 — P. Iemmello (Catanzaro) (assists: R. Frosinini)
• 84' subst Substitution 5 — M. Curto (Empoli) (assists: F. Bianchi)
• 86' Card Yellow Card — Matias Antonini (Catanzaro)
• 90'+1 subst Substitution 5 — F. Pittarello (Catanzaro) (assists: N. Koffi)

Match statistics

• Shots on Goal: 6 — 2
• Shots off Goal: 6 — 2
• Total Shots: 16 — 5
• Blocked Shots: 4 — 1
• Shots insidebox: 10 — 3
• Shots outsidebox: 6 — 2
• Fouls: 9 — 26
• Corner Kicks: 9 — 1
• Offsides: 1 — 0
• Ball Possession: 64% — 36%
• Yellow Cards: 1 — 2
• Red Cards: – — –
• Goalkeeper Saves: 0 — 3
• Total passes: 555 — 322
• Passes accurate: 497 — 242
• Passes %: 90% — 75%
• expected_goals: 1.95 — 0.78
• goals_prevented: -0.95 — -0.95

Injuries

Empoli

• D. Degli Innocenti — Achilles tendon problems (Missing Fixture)
• P. Pellegri — Jumpers knee (Missing Fixture)
• N. Haas — Jumpers knee (Missing Fixture)