Modena 2-1 Empoli: result and report

Serie B · Sunday 20 September 2026

Result

Modena 2-1 Empoli

Serie B · Sunday 20 September 2026, 17:30 UTC · Stadio Alberto Braglia, Modena · half-time 0-1

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Modena 2-1 Empoli: match report

Modena won against Empoli 2-1 in Serie B on Sunday 20 September 2026 at Stadio Alberto Braglia. The half-time score was 0-1.

Gerard Yepes opened the scoring in the 27th minute. Modena's goals came from Andrea Belotti (61') and Giuseppe Ambrosino (70'). Empoli scored through Gerard Yepes (27').

Discipline: Modena received 2 yellow cards; Empoli received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Modena were 6th on 7 points from 4 and Empoli 12th on 6 points from 4. In the current table Modena are 2nd on 20 points and Empoli are 18th on 8 points.

Modena lined up in a 3-5-2 and Empoli in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Daniel Tonoli of Modena (7.9), ahead of Paulo Azzi (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Modena win, 1 draw and 0 for Empoli.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 20'Yellow card · Luca MagninoEmpoli
  • 27'Goal · Gerard YepesEmpoli · 0-1
  • 47'Yellow card · Giacomo OlzerModena
  • 61'Goal · Andrea BelottiModena · 1-1
  • 66'Yellow card · Alessandro BiancoModena
  • 70'Goal · Giuseppe AmbrosinoModena · 2-1
  • 82'Yellow card · Cristian CăuzEmpoli

Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
2Modena106221810+820WLWWD
18Empoli102261017-78LDLLD

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Head-to-head

2 meetings: Modena 1, draws 1, Empoli 0.

Team news

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Modena line-up (3-5-2)

Leandro Chichizola, Daniel Tonoli, Steven Nador, Bryant Nieling, Paulo Azzi, Alessandro Bianco, Gastón Brugman, Giuseppe Caso, Francesco Zampano, Giacomo Olzer, Giuseppe Ambrosino

Empoli line-up (3-5-2)

Jacopo Seghetti, Luca Magnino, Simone Romagnoli, Cristian Căuz, Niccolò Corrado, Karim Zedadka, Gerard Yepes, Edoardo Biondini, Joseph Ceesay, Edoardo Saporiti, Stiven Shpendi

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