Empoli 3-1 Bologna: result and report

Serie A · Thursday 4 May 2023

Result

Empoli 3-1 Bologna

Serie A · Thursday 4 May 2023, 18:45 UTC · half-time 2-0

Empoli · Bologna · Serie A predictions

Empoli 3-1 Bologna: match report

Empoli beat Bologna 3-1 in Serie A on Thursday 4 May 2023. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Empoli's goals came from an own goal by J. Lucumí (1'), Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro (45+1') and N. Cambiaghi (68'). Bologna scored through Riccardo Orsolini (88', penalty).

Discipline: Empoli received 4 yellow cards; Bologna received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Empoli were 15th on 32 points from 32 and Bologna 9th on 45 points from 32. Empoli went on to finish that season 14th with 43 points, and Bologna 9th with 54.

Empoli lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Bologna in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Răzvan Marin of Empoli (8.1), ahead of Riccardo Orsolini (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Empoli wins, 3 draws and 1 for Bologna.

Going into the match Empoli's last five read L-L-L-D-W and Bologna's D-L-D-W-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 0'Yellow card · Paolo ZanettiEmpoli
  • 1'Own goal · J. LucumíEmpoli · 1-0
  • 18'Yellow card · Thiago MottaBologna
  • 27'Yellow card · Fabiano ParisiEmpoli
  • 45+1'Goal · Jean-Daniel Akpa AkproEmpoli · 2-0
  • 66'Yellow card · Liam HendersonEmpoli
  • 68'Goal · N. CambiaghiEmpoli · 3-0
  • 87'Yellow card · Filippo BandinelliEmpoli
  • 88'Penalty goal · Riccardo OrsoliniBologna · 3-1

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Empoli 5, draws 3, Bologna 1.

Team news

Empoli line-up (4-3-1-2)

Guglielmo Vicario, Tyronne Ebuehi, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Sebastiano Luperto, Fabiano Parisi, Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro, Alberto Grassi, Răzvan Marin, Tommaso Baldanzi, Nicolò Cambiaghi, Francesco Caputo

Bologna line-up (4-3-3)

Lukasz Skorupski, Stefan Posch, Adama Soumaoro, Jhon Lucumí, Andrea Cambiaso, Jerdy Schouten, Nikola Moro, Michel Aebischer, Riccardo Orsolini, Musa Barrow, Nicolás Domínguez