Cesena 0-1 Empoli: result and report
Serie B · Saturday 10 January 2026
Result
Cesena 0-1 Empoli
Serie B · Saturday 10 January 2026, 18:30 UTC · half-time 0-0
Cesena 0-1 Empoli: match report
Cesena were beaten by Empoli 0-1 in Serie B on Saturday 10 January 2026. It was 0-0 at half-time.
The only goal came from Rareș Ilie of Empoli in the 47th minute.
Discipline: Cesena received 3 yellow cards; Empoli received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Cesena were 6th on 31 points from 18 and Empoli 10th on 24 points from 18. Cesena went on to finish that season 10th with 46 points, and Empoli 17th with 41.
Cesena lined up in a 3-5-2 and Empoli in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Giovanni Zaro of Cesena (7.8), level with Andrea Fulignati (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Cesena wins, 1 draw and 1 for Empoli.
Going into the match Cesena's last five read L-D-W-D-W and Empoli's D-W-L-L-W.
Key events
- 16'Yellow card · Gianluca Frabotta
- 29'Yellow card · Matteo Francesconi
- 31'Yellow card · Gabriele Guarino
- 47'Goal · Rareș Ilie
- 51'Yellow card · Brando Moruzzi
- 85'Yellow card · Matteo Guidi
Head-to-head
Team news
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Cesena line-up (3-5-2)
Jonathan Klinsmann, Andrea Ciofi, Giovanni Zaro, Massimiliano Mangraviti, Riccardo Ciervo, Dimitri Bisoli, Matteo Francesconi, Tommaso Berti, Gianluca Frabotta, Jalen Blesa, Cristian Shpendi
Empoli line-up (3-4-2-1)
Andrea Fulignati, Matteo Lovato, Gabriele Guarino, Nosa Edward Obaretin, Salvatore Elia, Duccio Degli, Andrea Ghion, Brando Moruzzi, Stiven Shpendi, Rareș Ilie, Marco Nasti