Empoli vs Spezia, 2025-26 Italian Serie B, Regular Season
· Italian Serie BAbout
Empoli are hosting Spezia
at Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena, Empoli, Italy, starting on
. The match is a part of the Italian Serie B.
Match Timeline
- 17': Gerard Yepes (Empoli) Yellow Card at 17'
- 18': Salvatore Esposito (Spezia) Penalty - Scored at 18'
- 43': Francesco Cassata (Spezia) Yellow Card at 43'
- 45': Rares Ilie (Empoli) Substitution at 45'
- 49': Bohdan Popov (Empoli) Goal at 49'
- 60': Szymon Zurkowski (Spezia) Substitution at 60'
- 60': Giuseppe Di Serio (Spezia) Substitution at 60'
- 62': Salvatore Elia (Empoli) Yellow Card at 62'
- 72': Ismael Konaté (Empoli) Substitution at 72'
- 72': Brando Moruzzi (Empoli) Substitution at 72'
- 72': Edoardo Soleri (Spezia) Substitution at 72'
- 80': Luca Belardinelli (Empoli) Substitution at 80'
- 84': Andrea Cistana (Spezia) Substitution at 84'
- 84': Tyronne Ebuehi (Empoli) Substitution at 84'
- 89': Ádám Nagy (Spezia) Yellow Card at 89'
- 89': Rares Ilie (Empoli) Yellow Card at 89'
Statistics
 SPE |
EMP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Fouls | 21 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 4 | Saves | 5 |
| 48.7 | Possession | 51.3 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie B
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 6,960
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Location: Empoli, Italy
Attendance: 6,960
Italian Serie B Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venezia | 37 | +44 | 79 |
| 2 | Frosinone | 37 | +37 | 78 |
| 3 | Monza | 37 | +29 | 75 |
| 4 | Palermo | 37 | +30 | 72 |
Line-Ups
Empoli (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Andrea Fulignati (GK) |
| 20 | Matteo Lovato |
| 79 | Franco Carboni |
| 2 | Marco Curto |
| 14 | Gerard Yepes  |
| 18 | Andrea Ghion |
| 25 | Lorenzo Ignacchiti |
| 7 | Salvatore Elia |
| 15 | Joseph Ceesay |
| 77 | Bohdan Popov |
| 11 | Steven Shpendi |
Spezia (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Diego Mascardi (GK) |
| 55 | Petko Hristov |
| 37 | Ales Mateju |
| 2 | Przemyslaw Wisniewski |
| 5 | Salvatore Esposito |
| 8 | Ádám Nagy |
| 11 | Pietro Beruatto |
| 23 | Antonio Candela |
| 99 | Vanja Vlahovic |
| 29 | Francesco Cassata |
| 9 | Gabriele Artistico |
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