Empoli vs Sudtirol

17 January 2026 · Serie B · 2025/26 · Referee Kevin Bonacina

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

Emanuele Pecorino 24’

Match summary

Sudtirol beat Empoli 1-0 on the road. Sudtirol led 1-0 at half-time.

Emanuele Pecorino put Sudtirol ahead with a header in the 24th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Empoli created 0.45 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Sudtirol 0.23 from 6.

Match stats

69% Possession 31%

9 Shots 6

3 Shots on target 2

8 Corners 4

468 Passes 210

77.8% Pass accuracy 58.1%

5 Tackles 19

15 Fouls 22

0 Yellow cards 5

0 Offsides 5

Key events

Empoli Sudtirol

41’

Daniele CasiraghiShot on target

Marco NastiShot on target

60’

Gabriele GuarinoShot on target

65’

Brando MoruzziShot on target

90+5’

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.

Empoli 0.45 xGSudtirol 0.23 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Sudtirol attacking Empoli attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Empoli 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Sudtirol 3-5-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Players11 players


Andrea Fulignati	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Matteo Lovato	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Gabriele Guarino	90′	–	–	1	0.10	–	–	–
Nosa Edward Obaretin	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Salvatore Elia	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Andrea Ghion	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nicolas Haas	90′	–	–	1	0.04	–	–	–
Brando Moruzzi	90′	–	–	2	0.08	–	–	–
Rareș Ilie	90′	–	–	2	0.06	–	–	–
Joseph Ceesay	90′	–	–	1	0.01	–	–	–
Marco Nasti	90′	–	–	1	0.10	–	–	–

Players11 players


Marius Adamonis	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Hamza El Kaouakibi	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Raphael Kofler	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Frédéric Veseli	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Salvatore Molina	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Fabian Tait	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Simone Tronchin	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Daniele Casiraghi	90′	–	–	2	0.08	–	–	–
Karim Zedadka	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Silvio Merkaj	90′	–	–	1	0.11	–	–	–
Emanuele Pecorino	90′	1	–	1	0.02	–	–	–

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

Empoli win 38% Avg odds 2.40

Draw 31% Avg odds 2.98

Sudtirol win 31% Avg odds 3.00

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

Form going into the game

Empoli L L W D W

Sudtirol D D D L W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Sudtirol 1-2 Empoli, 05 Oct 25 All Empoli vs Sudtirol meetings, next on 09 Dec 26

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