Empoli 1-0 Catanzaro: result and report
Serie B · Saturday 8 November 2025
Result
Empoli 1-0 Catanzaro
Serie B · Saturday 8 November 2025, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Empoli 1-0 Catanzaro: match report
Empoli beat Catanzaro 1-0 in Serie B on Saturday 8 November 2025. It was 0-0 at half-time.
The only goal came from Stiven Shpendi of Empoli in the 59th minute, from the penalty spot.
Discipline: Empoli received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card; Catanzaro received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Empoli were 16th on 11 points from 11 and Catanzaro 8th on 15 points from 11. Empoli went on to finish that season 17th with 41 points, and Catanzaro 5th with 68.
Empoli lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Catanzaro in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Davide Buglio of Catanzaro (7.4), ahead of Duccio Degli (7.2).
Going into the match Empoli's last five read L-D-L-D-W and Catanzaro's W-W-W-L-L.
Key events
- 27'Yellow card · Nosa Edward Obaretin
- 31'Yellow card · Bogdan Popov
- 44'Second yellow · Bogdan Popov
- 55'Yellow card · Davide Bettella
- 59'Penalty goal · Stiven Shpendi
- 66'Yellow card · Nicolò Brighenti
- 66'Yellow card · Mirko Pigliacelli
- 70'Yellow card · Gerard Yepes
- 72'Yellow card · Andrea Fulignati
- 90'Yellow card · Gabriele Alesi
Team news
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Empoli line-up (3-4-2-1)
Andrea Fulignati, Marco Curto, Gabriele Guarino, Nosa Edward Obaretin, Salvatore Elia, Gerard Yepes, Duccio Degli, Brando Moruzzi, Stiven Shpendi, Edoardo Saporiti, Bogdan Popov
Catanzaro line-up (3-4-2-1)
Mirko Pigliacelli, Tommaso Cassandro, Matias Antonini, Nicolò Brighenti, Costantino Favasuli, Fabio Rispoli, Simone Pontisso, Gianluca Di Chiara, Davide Buglio, Alphadjo Cissè, Pietro Iemmello