Carrarese vs Empoli

5 September 2026 · Serie B · 2026/27 · Referee Giuseppe Mucera

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Bogdan Popov 74’

Match summary

Empoli beat Carrarese 1-0 on the road. It was goalless at half-time.

Bogdan Popov put Empoli ahead with a header in the 74th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Carrarese created 0.78 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Empoli 0.69 from 16.

Match stats

41% Possession 59%
9 Shots 16
5 Shots on target 2
1 Corners 7
435 Passes 617
80.2% Pass accuracy 87.4%
16 Tackles 21
10 Fouls 12
0 Yellow cards 2

Key events

Carrarese Empoli
Kick-off
Fabio AbiusoShot on target
1’
Half-time0-0
46’
Filippo DistefanoJoseph Ceesay
Second half underway
51’
Luca MagninoFoul
Fabio AbiusoShot on target
55’
Jacopo MartiniLuka Topalović
60’
61’
Filippo BandinelliEdoardo Biondini
61’
Bogdan PopovStiven Shpendi
65’
Filippo BandinelliShot on target
Mattia FinottoMoustapha Cissé
71’
Niccolò BelloniGabriele Parlanti
71’
Matthias BraunöderNicolas Schiavi
72’
74’
Bogdan PopovHeader0-1 (Empoli)
Filippo OlianaShot on target
76’
Nicolò CudrigFabio Ruggeri
78’
78’
Karim ZedadkaMatteo Egan
Fabio AbiusoShot on target
80’
82’
Duccio Degli InnocentiEdoardo Saporiti
87’
Filippo DistefanoArgument
Fabio AbiusoShot on target
89’
Full-time0-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.78 0.69 74’ Bogdan Popov (Empoli), 0-1 74’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.78 0.69 74’ Bogdan Popov (Empoli), 0-1 Popov 74’
Carrarese 0.78 xGEmpoli 0.69 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Empoli attacking Carrarese attacking 
32’ Fabio Abiuso (Carrarese), open play, 0.42 xG, hit the woodwork 1’ Fabio Abiuso (Carrarese), set piece, 0.14 xG, saved 74’ Bogdan Popov (Empoli), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 77’ Bogdan Popov (Empoli), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 47’ Filippo Distefano (Empoli), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 66’ Filippo Distefano (Empoli), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 76’ Filippo Oliana (Carrarese), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 17’ Edoardo Saporiti (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 70’ Bogdan Popov (Empoli), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 30’ Moustapha Cissé (Carrarese), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 43’ Gerard Yepes (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Fabio Abiuso (Carrarese), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 90+3’ Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 65’ Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 80’ Fabio Abiuso (Carrarese), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 14’ Joseph Ceesay (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Niccolò Corrado (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 39’ Edoardo Saporiti (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Stiven Shpendi (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Filippo Reale (Carrarese), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Edoardo Biondini (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Nicolas Schiavi (Carrarese), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 55’ Fabio Abiuso (Carrarese), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 58’ Niccolò Corrado (Empoli), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90+3’ Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 32’ Fabio Abiuso (Carrarese), open play, 0.42 xG, hit the woodwork 1’ Fabio Abiuso (Carrarese), set piece, 0.14 xG, saved 74’ Bogdan Popov (Empoli), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 77’ Bogdan Popov (Empoli), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 47’ Filippo Distefano (Empoli), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 76’ Filippo Oliana (Carrarese), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 66’ Filippo Distefano (Empoli), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 70’ Bogdan Popov (Empoli), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 17’ Edoardo Saporiti (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 43’ Gerard Yepes (Empoli), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 89’ Fabio Abiuso (Carrarese), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 90+3’ Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 30’ Moustapha Cissé (Carrarese), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 65’ Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 80’ Fabio Abiuso (Carrarese), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 77’ Niccolò Corrado (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Joseph Ceesay (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 39’ Edoardo Saporiti (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Stiven Shpendi (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Filippo Reale (Carrarese), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Edoardo Biondini (Empoli), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 16’ Nicolas Schiavi (Carrarese), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 55’ Fabio Abiuso (Carrarese), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 58’ Niccolò Corrado (Empoli), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 90+3’ Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Carrarese 3-5-2 Starting XI
Pizzignacco
Ruggeri 78’
Oliana
Romani
Rouhi
Reale
Schiavi 72’
Parlanti 71’
Topalović 60’
Cissé 71’
Abiuso
Empoli 3-1-4-2 Starting XI
Seghetti
Curto
Cauz
Magnino
Yepes
Egan 78’
Biondini 61’
Saporiti 82’
Corrado
Shpendi 61’
Ceesay 46’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Semuel Pizzignacco
90′ 1 1 16 2 – – – –
Defenders5 players
Fabio Ruggeri Taken off
78′ 1 3 – 2 1 32 – – – –
Filippo Oliana
90′ – 1 1 7 4 60 1 – – –
Lorenzo Romani
90′ 1 – 1 7 5 66 – – – –
Filippo Reale
90′ 4 1 2 5 – 27 1 – – –
Jonas Rouhi
90′ 2 2 – 3 1 46 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Gabriele Parlanti Taken off
71′ – – 24 – 0.01 2 – 5 2 2 –
Nicolas Schiavi Taken off
72′ – – 49 1 0.02 2 2 5 – 2 –
Luka Topalović Taken off
60′ – – 33 2 0.03 – 1 3 1 – –
Jacopo Martini Came on as a substitute
30′ – – 10 1 0.01 – – – 2 – –
Niccolò Belloni Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 16 – 0.01 – – – – – –
Matthias Braunöder Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 14 – 0.02 1 – 3 1 2 –
Nicolò Cudrig Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 5 – 0.00 – – 1 – 1 –
Forwards3 players
Moustapha Cissé Taken off
71′ – – 1 – 0.04 0.03 – 3 1 14 –
Fabio Abiuso
90′ – – 5 4 0.63 0.17 2 10 1 16 –
Mattia Finotto Came on as a substitute
19′ – – – – – 0.05 – 2 1 7 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Carrarese win 40% Avg odds 2.30
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.12
Empoli win 30% Avg odds 3.02

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Carrarese LDLLD
Empoli LWDWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Carrarese 3-0 Empoli, 23 Jan 26 Next meeting: Empoli vs Carrarese, 06 Mar 27 (upcoming)  All Carrarese vs Empoli meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.