Genoa 2-1 Empoli: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 26 August 2018

Result

Genoa 2-1 Empoli

Serie A · Sunday 26 August 2018, 18:30 UTC · half-time 2-0

Genoa · Empoli · Serie A predictions

Genoa 2-1 Empoli: match report

Genoa beat Empoli 2-1 in Serie A on Sunday 26 August 2018. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Krzysztof Piatek opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Genoa's goals came from Krzysztof Piatek (6') and C. Kouamé (18'). Empoli scored through Samuel Mraz (90+4').

Discipline: Genoa received 3 yellow cards; Empoli received 2 yellow cards.

Genoa went on to finish that season 17th with 38 points, and Empoli 18th with 38.

Genoa lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Empoli in a 4-3-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Miha Zajc of Empoli (8.1), ahead of Domenico Criscito (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Genoa wins, 4 draws and 2 for Empoli.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Goal · Krzysztof PiatekGenoa · 1-0
  • 18'Goal · C. KouaméGenoa · 2-0
  • 45'Yellow card · Nicolás SpolliGenoa
  • 52'Yellow card · Domenico CriscitoGenoa
  • 59'Yellow card · Ervin ZukanovicGenoa
  • 85'Yellow card · Matías SilvestreEmpoli
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Rade KrunicEmpoli
  • 90+4'Goal · Samuel MrazEmpoli · 2-1

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Genoa 2, draws 4, Empoli 2.

Team news

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

Federico Marchetti, Davide Biraschi, Nicolás Spolli, Ervin Zukanović, Darko Lazović, Rômulo, O. Hiljemark, Domenico Criscito, Goran Pandev, Krzysztof Piatek, Christian Kouamé

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

Pietro Terracciano, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Matías Silvestre, Jacob Rasmussen, Luca Antonelli, Afriyie Acquah, Leonardo Capezzi, Rade Krunic, Miha Zajc, Antonino La Gumina, Francesco Caputo