Catanzaro
28 league matches
46 pts12W10D6L
Serie BMatchweek 29
ItalyTHE MATCH CENTRECatanzaro vs Empoli match centre
Full time
3:2
UK timeStored 90-minute score.THE FINAL WHISTLE
FULL TIMEThe match in numbers
CatanzaroEmpoli
2.000Expected goals0.780
6Shots on target2
14Total Shots4
68%Ball Possession32%
9Corner Kicks1
7Fouls19
0Yellow Cards2
—Red Cards—
0Goalkeeper Saves3
487Total passes227
447Passes accurate167
— means unavailable.
Statistics snapshot: 353457 min old.
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.
Catanzaro
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Empoli
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· Ability: EA FC 27 base ratings.
Season overview
Serie B · 2025/26Empoli
28 league matches
31 pts7W10D11L
1.5Goals scored / match1.2
1.2Goals conceded / match1.4
9Clean sheets6
6Failed to score6
HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING
Recent form
Last 10 games · all venues and competitions · previous 365 days.
Catanzaro
10 matchesResults5 wins · 3 draws · 2 losses
Goals scored per game1.8
Goals conceded per game1.1
Games with 3+ goals5 of 10
Both teams scored5 of 10
Games without conceding5 of 10
Games without scoring1 of 10
Empoli
10 matchesResults0 wins · 4 draws · 6 losses
Goals scored per game0.8
Goals conceded per game1.7
Games with 3+ goals5 of 10
Both teams scored6 of 10
Games without conceding1 of 10
Games without scoring4 of 10
THE STORY SO FAR
0 recorded meetingsHead-to-head
Previous meetings are not available for this fixture yet.
TEAM SELECTION
Starting XIsLineups & formations
Catanzaro
Formation3-4-2-1Alberto Aquilani
- 22
M. PigliacelliForm 7.0Ability 72G - 84
T. CassandroForm 7.0Ability 68D - 4
Matias AntoniniForm 6.9Ability 68D - 23
N. BrighentiForm 6.8Ability 67D - 27
C. FavasuliForm 6.9Ability 69M - 10
J. PetriccioneForm 7.2Ability 70M - 20
S. PontissoForm 7.3Ability 70M - 77
M. D'AlessandroForm 6.8Ability 70M - 14
M. LiberaliForm 6.9Ability 68F - 9
P. IemmelloForm 6.8Ability 72F - 8
F. PittarelloForm 6.9Ability —F
Substitutes (12)
1 · C. MariettaForm 5.9Ability 61
21 · M. PompettiForm 6.7Ability 68
98 · D. BuglioForm 6.7Ability 66
62 · R. FrosininiForm 6.6Ability 64
30 · G. AlesiForm 6.8Ability 66
5 · E. BashiForm 6.9Ability 66
6 · Fellipe JackForm 7.2Ability —
39 · N. KoffiForm 6.3Ability 65
26 · B. VerrengiaForm 6.5Ability 64
2 · G. EstevesForm 6.5Ability 64
19 · P. NuamahForm 6.8Ability 65
32 · F. RispoliForm 6.8Ability 66
Empoli
Formation3-4-2-1Fabio Caserta
- 21
A. FulignatiForm 7.1Ability 72G - 2
M. CurtoForm 6.8Ability 69D - 34
G. GuarinoForm 7.1Ability 68D - 5
N. ObaretinForm 6.5Ability 68D - 15
J. CeesayForm 6.6Ability —M - 8
L. MagninoForm 6.6Ability 68M - 14
G. YepesForm 6.9Ability 70M - 7
S. EliaForm 7.2Ability 72M - 70
E. SaporitiForm 6.9Ability 66F - 10
R. IlieForm 6.5Ability 68F - 19
M. NastiForm 6.6Ability 67F
Substitutes (10)
1 · S. PerisanForm —Ability 69
12 · M. GaspariniForm —Ability 60
17 · D. FilaForm 6.6Ability 69
28 · G. IndragoliForm 7.2Ability 62
4 · S. RomagnoliForm 6.6Ability 68
24 · T. EbuehiForm 6.8Ability —
26 · A. CandelaForm 6.6Ability 68
99 · F. BianchiForm 6.4Ability —
25 · L. IgnacchitiForm 6.7Ability 66
INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE
This matchPlayer statistics
Catanzaro
| Player | Min | Rating | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirko Pigliacelli | 90 | 6.3 | — | 0 | — | 33 | — |
| Tommaso Cassandro | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 1 |
| Matias Antonini | 90 | 7.0 | — | 0 | — | 84 | 2 |
| Nicolò Brighenti | 90 | 6.9 | — | 0 | — | 52 | 3 |
| Costantino Favasuli | 90 | 6.7 | — | 0 | — | 39 | 3 |
| Jacopo Petriccione | 90 | 7.9 | — | 0 | — | 97 | 1 |
| Simone Pontisso | 84 | 7.0 | — | 0 | — | 71 | 2 |
| Marco D'Alessandro | 45 | 6.2 | — | 0 | — | 18 | 1 |
| Mattia Liberali | 72 | 7.7 | — | 0 | 1 | 29 | — |
| Pietro Iemmello | 85 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | 31 | — |
| Filippo Pittarello | 89 | 9.5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | — |
| Gabriele Alesi | 45 | 6.7 | — | 0 | — | 16 | 2 |
| Patrick Amiamo Nuamah | 18 | 6.5 | — | 0 | — | 3 | 1 |
| Marco Pompetti | 12 | 6.7 | — | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Ruggero Frosinini | 12 | 6.7 | — | 0 | — | 4 | — |
| N'Dri Koffi | 1 | — | — | 0 | — | — | — |
| Christian Marietta | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fellipe Jack | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ervin Bashi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gonçalo Esteves | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bruno Verrengia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Davide Buglio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fabio Rispoli | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Empoli
| Player | Min | Rating | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Fulignati | 90 | 6.2 | — | 0 | — | 36 | — |
| Marco Curto | 84 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | 29 | 5 |
| Gabriele Guarino | 90 | 6.9 | — | 0 | — | 32 | 5 |
| Nosa Edward Obaretin | 90 | 6.3 | — | 0 | — | 26 | 3 |
| Joseph Ceesay | 90 | 6.0 | — | 0 | — | 16 | 1 |
| Luca Magnino | 90 | 6.7 | — | 1 | — | 38 | — |
| Gerard Yepes | 45 | 6.7 | — | 0 | — | 17 | 1 |
| Salvatore Elia | 45 | 7.9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Edoardo Saporiti | 66 | 6.9 | — | 0 | 2 | 19 | — |
| Rareș Ilie | 58 | 6.6 | — | 0 | — | 15 | 1 |
| Marco Nasti | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | — |
| Antonio Candela | 45 | 6.2 | — | 0 | — | 23 | 2 |
| Nicolas Haas | 45 | 6.2 | — | 0 | — | 28 | 1 |
| Lorenzo Ignacchiti | 32 | 6.2 | — | 0 | — | 14 | 1 |
| Daniel Fila | 24 | 6.0 | — | 0 | — | 4 | — |
| Flavio Bianchi | 12 | 6.5 | — | 0 | — | 1 | — |
| Samuele Perisan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manuel Gasparini | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriele Indragoli | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Simone Romagnoli | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyronne Ebuehi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 29
- Venue
- Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
- Referee
- Valerio Crezzini, Italy
- Kickoff
- 8 Mar · 14:00 UK
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