Empoli vs Spezia

Serie B · Sep 14, 2025 · 17:30

Final score: Empoli 1–1 Spezia

Standings

• Empoli: #14 · 40 Pts · 37 P (9W 13D 15L)
• Spezia: #19 · 34 Pts · 37 P (8W 10D 19L)

Recent form

Empoli

• L Aug 29, 2025: Reggiana 3–1 Empoli
• W Aug 23, 2025: Empoli 3–1 Padova
• D Aug 15, 2025: Empoli 1–1 Reggiana

Spezia

• D Aug 30, 2025: Spezia 0–0 Catanzaro
• L Aug 24, 2025: Spezia 0–2 Carrarese
• D Aug 18, 2025: Spezia 1–1 Sampdoria

Head-to-head

• 2026-03-17T19:00:00+00:00: Spezia 1–1 Empoli
• 2025-09-14T17:30:00+00:00: Empoli 1–1 Spezia
• 2024-07-26T13:00:00+00:00: Empoli 2–0 Spezia
• 2023-02-11T14:00:00+00:00: Empoli 2–2 Spezia
• 2022-08-14T18:45:00+00:00: Spezia 1–0 Empoli

Match events

• 16' Var Penalty confirmed — Francesco Cassata (Spezia)
• 17' Card Yellow Card — Gerard Yepes (Empoli)
• 18' Goal Penalty — S. Esposito (Spezia)
• 43' Card Yellow Card — Francesco Cassata (Spezia)
• 46' subst Substitution 1 — G. Yepes (Empoli) (assists: R. Ilie)
• 49' Goal Normal Goal — B. Popov (Empoli) (assists: S. Elia)
• 60' subst Substitution 1 — F. Cassata (Spezia) (assists: S. Zurkowski)
• 60' subst Substitution 2 — V. Vlahovic (Spezia) (assists: G. Di Serio)
• 62' Card Yellow Card — Salvatore Elia (Empoli)
• 72' subst Substitution 2 — S. Elia (Empoli) (assists: B. Moruzzi)
• 72' subst Substitution 3 — B. Popov (Empoli) (assists: I. Konate)
• 72' subst Substitution 3 — G. Artistico (Spezia) (assists: E. Soleri)
• 80' subst Substitution 4 — A. Ghion (Empoli) (assists: L. Belardinelli)
• 84' subst Substitution 5 — J. Ceesay (Empoli) (assists: T. Ebuehi)
• 84' subst Substitution 4 — P. Beruatto (Spezia) (assists: A. Cistana)
• 89' Card Yellow Card — Rareș Ilie (Empoli)
• 89' Card Yellow Card — Ádám Nagy (Spezia)

Match statistics

• Shots on Goal: 4 — 6
• Shots off Goal: 6 — 3
• Total Shots: 12 — 13
• Blocked Shots: 2 — 4
• Shots insidebox: 8 — 11
• Shots outsidebox: 4 — 2
• Fouls: 21 — 20
• Corner Kicks: 2 — 7
• Offsides: – — –
• Ball Possession: 52% — 48%
• Yellow Cards: 3 — 2
• Red Cards: – — –
• Goalkeeper Saves: 5 — 4
• Total passes: 345 — 316
• Passes accurate: 262 — 227
• Passes %: 76% — 72%
• expected_goals: – — –
• goals_prevented: – — –

Injuries

Empoli

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