Empoli
— league matches
— pts—W—D—L
Serie BMatchweek 1
ItalyTHE MATCH CENTREEmpoli vs Padova match centre
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Full time
3:1
UK timeStored final snapshot; shootout tallies are separate.
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THE FINAL WHISTLE
FULL TIMEThe match in numbers
EmpoliPadova
—Expected goals—
5Shots on target4
15Total Shots9
51%Ball Possession49%
6Corner Kicks4
19Fouls19
2Yellow Cards4
—Red Cards—
3Goalkeeper Saves2
380Total passes362
294Passes accurate267
— means unavailable.
MODEL OUTLOOK
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Goals & BTTS
90 minutesTotal goals · 2.5
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BEFORE YOU DECIDE
API-FootballTeam news & availability
Season form /10 · Ability /99 (EA FC 27) · Prev = previous season.
Empoli
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Padova
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· Ability: EA FC 27 base ratings.
Season overview
Serie B · 2025/26Padova
— league matches
— pts—W—D—L
—Goals scored / match—
—Goals conceded / match—
—Clean sheets—
—Failed to score—
HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING
Recent form
Last 10 games · all venues and competitions · previous 365 days.
Empoli
0 matchesOldest newest
Results0 wins · 0 draws · 0 losses
Goals scored per game—
Goals conceded per game—
Games with 3+ goals—
Both teams scored—
Games without conceding—
Games without scoring—
Small sample: 0 matches.
See results
Padova
2 matchesResults1 wins · 0 draws · 1 losses
Goals scored per game0.5
Goals conceded per game0.5
Games with 3+ goals0 of 2
Both teams scored0 of 2
Games without conceding1 of 2
Games without scoring1 of 2
Small sample: 2 matches.
THE STORY SO FAR
0 recorded meetingsHead-to-head
Previous meetings are not available for this fixture yet.
TEAM SELECTION
Starting XIsLineups & formations
Empoli
Formation3-1-4-2Fabio Caserta
- 21
A. FulignatiForm 7.1Ability 72G - 2
M. CurtoForm 6.8Ability 69D - 20
M. LovatoForm 6.8Ability 70D - 5
N. ObaretinForm 6.5Ability 68D - 8
L. BelardinelliForm 6.5Ability 66M - 7
S. EliaForm 7.2Ability 72M - 25
L. IgnacchitiForm 6.7Ability 66M - 14
G. YepesForm 6.9Ability 70M - 79
F. CarboniForm 6.6Ability —M - 11
S. ShpendiForm 6.8Ability 69F - 10
R. IlieForm 6.5Ability 68F
Substitutes (12)
22 · F. VersariForm —Ability —
15 · J. CeesayForm 6.6Ability —
24 · T. EbuehiForm 6.8Ability —
28 · G. IndragoliForm 7.2Ability 62
27 · B. MoruzziForm 6.8Ability —
38 · A. BarallaForm —Ability —
53 · D. BusielloForm —Ability —
37 · I. KaczmarskiForm 6.7Ability —
96 · A. OrlandiForm —Ability —
41 · A. AsmussenForm —Ability —
Padova
Formation3-4-2-1Matteo Andreoletti
- 14
M. FortinForm 7.0Ability 67G - 4
F. BelliForm 6.7Ability —D - 55
L. VillaForm 6.7Ability 64D - 72
C. FaedoForm 6.7Ability 67D - 17
A. CapelliForm 6.8Ability 69M - 8
P. FusiForm 6.8Ability 67M - 33
D. BaselliForm 6.7Ability —M - 3
A. BarrecaForm 6.6Ability 68M - 7
K. VarasForm 6.9Ability —F - 23
L. Di MaggioForm 6.7Ability 65F - 20
M. BortolussiForm 6.8Ability 69F
Substitutes (12)
1 · L. MouquetForm —Ability —
22 · A. SorrentinoForm 7.2Ability 67
30 · G. FavaleForm 6.6Ability 67
18 · P. GhiglioneForm 6.6Ability —
58 · C. PastinaForm 7.2Ability —
5 · M. PerrottaForm 7.1Ability —
32 · F. SgarbiForm 6.9Ability —
6 · L. CrisetigForm 6.8Ability —
44 · J. HarderForm 6.7Ability 65
77 · F. TumiattiForm —Ability —
92 · C. BuonaiutoForm 6.8Ability 68
15 · K. LasagnaForm 6.7Ability 70
INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE
This matchPlayer statistics
Empoli
| Player | Min | Rating | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Fulignati | 90 | 7.2 | — | 0 | — | 30 | — |
| Marco Curto | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | 1 | 40 | 1 |
| Matteo Lovato | 90 | 7.3 | — | 0 | — | 66 | 2 |
| Nosa Edward Obaretin | 90 | 6.9 | — | 0 | — | 55 | 1 |
| Luca Belardinelli | 90 | 7.0 | — | 0 | — | 65 | — |
| Salvatore Elia | 88 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | 11 | 2 |
| Lorenzo Ignacchiti | 90 | 7.2 | — | 0 | — | 26 | 2 |
| Gerard Yepes | 88 | 7.0 | — | 0 | 1 | 25 | 2 |
| Franco Carboni | 88 | 6.2 | — | 0 | 3 | 22 | 1 |
| Stiven Shpendi | 28 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Rareș Ilie | 79 | 6.3 | — | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| Bogdan Popov | 63 | 9.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| Joseph Ceesay | 12 | 6.5 | — | 0 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Brando Moruzzi | 10 | 6.7 | — | 0 | — | — | — |
| Tyronne Ebuehi | 10 | 6.5 | — | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Iwo Kaczmarski | 10 | 6.7 | — | 0 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Francesco Versari | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriele Indragoli | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Moray | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ank Asmussen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Danilo Busiello | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alessio Baralla | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrea Orlandi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Padova
| Player | Min | Rating | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattia Fortin | 90 | 6.0 | — | 0 | — | 30 | — |
| Francesco Belli | 65 | 6.5 | — | 0 | — | 15 | 2 |
| Lorenzo Villa | 90 | 6.5 | — | 0 | 1 | 55 | 4 |
| Carlo Faedo | 90 | 6.7 | — | 0 | 1 | 49 | 5 |
| Alessandro Capelli | 74 | 5.9 | — | 0 | 1 | 20 | — |
| Pietro Fusi | 81 | 6.2 | — | 0 | — | 30 | 5 |
| Daniele Baselli | 74 | 6.7 | — | 0 | 1 | 38 | 2 |
| Antonio Barreca | 90 | 7.2 | — | 0 | — | 23 | — |
| Kevin Varas Marcillo | 90 | 6.7 | — | 1 | — | 27 | — |
| Luca Di Maggio | 65 | 6.3 | — | 0 | 1 | 16 | — |
| Mattia Bortolussi | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | — |
| Marco Perrotta | 26 | 6.2 | — | 0 | 1 | 16 | — |
| Paolo Ghiglione | 26 | 6.2 | — | 0 | — | 5 | 2 |
| Jonas Harder | 17 | 6.6 | — | 0 | — | 11 | — |
| Cristian Buonaiuto | 17 | 6.9 | — | 0 | — | 3 | — |
| Kevin Lasagna | 10 | 6.5 | — | 0 | — | 3 | — |
| Alessandro Sorrentino | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louis Mouquet | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Pastina | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Filippo Sgarbi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lorenzo Crisetig | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giulio Favale | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Francesco Tumiatti | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2025/26 STANDINGS
League centre ↗Serie B table
Current standings · Serie B: Regular season. Both teams are highlighted. These may include matches played after this fixture.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Venezia | 38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 77 | 31 | 46 | 82 | WDWWD |
| 2 |  Frosinone | 38 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 76 | 34 | 42 | 81 | WWWWD |
| 3 |  Monza | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 61 | 32 | 29 | 76 | DLWWW |
| 4 |  Palermo | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 61 | 33 | 28 | 72 | LWDWD |
| 5 |  Catanzaro | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 62 | 51 | 11 | 59 | LLWDD |
| 6 |  Modena | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 49 | 36 | 13 | 55 | LWLLD |
| 7 |  Juve Stabia | 38 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 44 | 45 | -1 | 51 | DLDDW |
| 8 |  Avellino | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 55 | -12 | 49 | WLWWD |
| 9 |  Mantova | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 45 | 57 | -12 | 46 | LWWLW |
| 10 | Padova | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 39 | 49 | -10 | 46 | WWLWW |
| 11 |  Cesena | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 45 | 56 | -11 | 46 | LDDLL |
| 12 |  Carrarese | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 52 | -5 | 44 | LDLDL |
| 13 |  Sampdoria | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 48 | -13 | 44 | LWDLW |
| 14 |  Virtus Entella | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 51 | -15 | 42 | WLWDD |
| 15 | Empoli | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 47 | 54 | -7 | 41 | DWLDL |
| 16 |  Sudtirol | 38 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 38 | 48 | -10 | 41 | DLLLD |
| 17 |  Bari | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 38 | 60 | -22 | 40 | WWLLL |
| 18 |  Reggiana | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 36 | 56 | -20 | 37 | WLDLW |
| 19 |  Spezia | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 43 | 59 | -16 | 35 | DDLWL |
| 20 |  Pescara | 38 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 51 | 66 | -15 | 35 | DLDDL |
THE MARKET VIEW
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AT A GLANCE
Match details
- Competition
- Serie B
- Round
- Matchweek 1
- Venue
- Stadio Carlo Castellani
- Referee
- M. Caputi
- Kickoff
- 23 Aug · 18:00 UK
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