Lazio 2-0 Empoli: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 17 April 2016

Result

Lazio 2-0 Empoli

Serie A · Sunday 17 April 2016, 16:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

Lazio · Empoli · Serie A predictions

Lazio 2-0 Empoli: match report

Lazio beat Empoli 2-0 in Serie A on Sunday 17 April 2016. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Antonio Candreva opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Lazio's goals came from Antonio Candreva (6', penalty) and Ogenyi Onazi (44'). Empoli did not score.

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

Going into the game Lazio were 8th on 45 points from 32 and Empoli 12th on 39 points from 32. Lazio went on to finish that season 8th with 54 points, and Empoli 11th with 46.

Lazio lined up in a 4-3-3 and Empoli in a 4-3-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Senad Lulić of Lazio (8.2), ahead of Antonio Candreva (7.8).

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

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Penalty goal · Antonio CandrevaLazio · 1-0
  • 6'Yellow card · U. ĆosićEmpoli
  • 26'Yellow card · Keita BaldéLazio
  • 28'Yellow card · Lucas BigliaLazio
  • 30'Yellow card · Marco ParoloLazio
  • 44'Goal · Ogenyi OnaziLazio · 2-0
  • 90'Yellow card · L. MchedlidzeEmpoli

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Lazio 3, draws 3, Empoli 3.

Team news

Lazio line-up (4-3-3)

Federico Marchetti, Wesley Hoedt, Patric, Santiago Gentiletti, Senad Lulić, Marco Parolo, Lucas Biglia, Ogenyi Onazi, Miroslav Klose, Keita Baldé, Antonio Candreva

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

Alberto Pelagotti, Vincent Laurini, Andrea Costa, Mário Rui, Jorge Ribolzi, R. Saponara, Daniele Croce, Leandro Paredes, Marcel Büchel, Manuel Pucciarelli, Alessandro Piu