Serie A
Empoli 2-0 Cesena
Empoli vs Cesena finished 2-0 in Serie A. Key event: 1' Simone Verdi (assist Massimo Maccarone · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 71.4%, 49.8%). Head to head: H2H last 1: 0-1-0. Home form: D L D L D; Away form: W W L L L. Forecast and odds: Home / Draw / Away: 1.55 / 4.00 / 6.50; Bookmaker samples: 7. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.
Match context 4 facts
Home form
D L D L D
3 pts, goals 2-4, 0.40 scored/match, 0.80 conceded/match
Away form
W W L L L
6 pts, goals 8-11, 1.60 scored/match, 2.20 conceded/match
Empoli · season record
3 W · 11 D · 7 L
2014/2015: 21 recorded matches, goals 19–26; before 08 Feb 2015 UTC. Not official standings.
Cesena · season record
3 W · 6 D · 12 L
2014/2015: 21 recorded matches, goals 21–41; before 08 Feb 2015 UTC. Not official standings.
Shot map 25 shots · 2 goals
Both teams attack from left to right. The attacking half is shown when every location fits it; larger markers represent higher xG.
Attempt
Goal
Marker size = xG
Timeline 41 events
1'
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shot
Simone Verdi
EMP assist Massimo Maccarone · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 71.4%, 49.8%
5'
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shot
Manuel Pucciarelli
EMP assist Massimo Maccarone · xG 0.13 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 92.7%, 59.1%
7'
•
shot
Massimo Maccarone
EMP assist Mário Rui · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 75.8%, 61.7%
11'
Yellow
Giuseppe De Feudis
CES
12'
Yellow
Giuseppe De Feudis
CES Yellow card
12'
•
shot
Gregoire Defrel
CES assist Nico Pulzetti · xG 0.07 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 88%, 65.3%
13'
•
shot
Mário Rui
EMP assist Piotr Zielinski · xG 0.01 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 77%, 76.1%
15'
•
shot
Luigi Giorgi
CES assist Gregoire Defrel · xG 0.02 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 74.4%, 33.8%
20'
•
shot
Mário Rui
EMP assist Daniele Rugani · xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 75.8%, 64.4%
29'
•
shot
Massimo Maccarone
EMP assist Elseid Hysaj · xG 0.05 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 88.9%, 31%
30'
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Goal
Massimo Maccarone
1–0 EMP assist Elseid Hysaj
32'
•
shot
Daniele Rugani
EMP assist Mirko Valdifiori · xG 0.06 · From Corner · location 89.7%, 50.4%
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36'
Yellow
Daniele Capelli
CES Yellow card
45'
Yellow
Mário Rui
EMP Yellow card
46'
shot
Manuel Pucciarelli
EMP assist Massimo Maccarone · xG 0.32 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 86.7%, 40.9%
48'
shot
Gregoire Defrel
CES assist Luigi Giorgi · xG 0.05 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 80%, 38.2%
56'
shot
Franco Signorelli
EMP assist Mário Rui · xG 0.44 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 90%, 49.1%
57'
Goal
Franco Signorelli
2–0EMP assist Mário Rui
58'
Sub
Ze Eduardo
CES on for Nico Pulzetti
63'
Yellow
Luigi Giorgi
CES Yellow card
68'
Sub
Francesco Tavano
EMP on for Manuel Pucciarelli
68'
shot
Giuseppe De Feudis
CES assist Franco Brienza · xG 0.01 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 71.5%, 43.1%
69'
shot
Francesco Tavano
EMP assist Massimo Maccarone · xG 0.1 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 91.7%, 37.7%
71'
Sub
Alejandro Rodríguez
CES on for Milan Đurić
76'
Sub
Levan Mchedlidze
EMP on for Massimo Maccarone
78'
shot
Simone Verdi
EMP assist Levan Mchedlidze · xG 0.09 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 95.2%, 33.2%
82'
Sub
Carlos Carbonero
CES on for Giuseppe De Feudis
82'
Yellow
Alejandro Rodríguez
CES Yellow card
84'
Yellow
Levan Mchedlidze
EMP Yellow card
86'
Sub
Josh Brillante
EMP on for Simone Verdi
88'
shot
Daniele Capelli
CES assist Alejandro Rodriguez · xG 0.14 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 92.6%, 49.5%
90'
shot
Carlos Carbonero
CES assist Luigi Giorgi · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 85.2%, 25.8%
93'
shot
Carlos Carbonero
CES assist Francesco Renzetti · xG 0.04 · From Corner · location 90.2%, 42.7%
Head-to-head H2H last 3: 1-0-2
Empoli leads the last 3 head-to-head meetings: 1 win, 0 losses, 2 draws. Latest meeting: 28 Feb 2026 · Empoli vs Cesena · 1 - 1.
Recent form
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Team statistics 16 metrics
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Lineups
Cesena
4-3-1-2 1
N
Nicola Leali
GK
24
G
Gabriele Perico
DEF
25
D
Daniele Capelli
DEF
15
L
Luka Krajnc
DEF
33
F
Francesco Renzetti
DEF
5
L
Luigi Giorgi
MID
8
G
Giuseppe De Feudis
MID
56
N
Nico Pulzetti
MID
11
F
Franco Brienza
MID
18
M
Milan Đurić
FWD
92
G
Grégoire Defrel
FWD
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77
Z
Ze Eduardo
MID
9
A
Alejandro Rodríguez
FWD
7
C
Carlos Carbonero
MID
30
F
Federico Agliardi
GK
81
W
Walter Bressan
GK
14
M
Massimo Volta
DEF
17
H
Hörður Magnússon
DEF
2
C
Constantin Nica
DEF
6
S
Stefano Lucchini
DEF
32
G
Gabriele Moncini
FWD
Empoli
4-3-1-2 33
L
Luigi Sepe
GK
23
E
Elseid Hysaj
DEF
26
L
Lorenzo Tonelli
DEF
24
D
Daniele Rugani
DEF
21
M
Mário Rui
DEF
27
P
Piotr Zieliński
MID
6
M
Mirko Valdifiori
MID
8
F
Franco Signorelli
MID
18
S
Simone Verdi
MID
20
M
Manuel Pucciarelli
MID
7
M
Massimo Maccarone
FWD
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10
F
Francesco Tavano
FWD
9
L
Levan Mchedlidze
FWD
25
J
Josh Brillante
MID
28
D
Davide Bassi
GK
1
M
Maurizio Pugliesi
GK
2
V
Vincent Laurini
DEF
19
F
Federico Barba
DEF
50
M
Michele Somma
DEF
Historical 1X2 odds
Home / Draw / Away1.55 / 4.00 / 6.50
Bookmaker samples7