Empoli vs Cesena

Serie B 28 Feb 2026, 14:00
Empoli
Empoli
1–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Cesena
Cesena
🏟 Stadio Carlo Castellani 👤 I. Pezzuto Round 27

Match report

Empoli were held to a 1-1 draw by Cesena in the Serie B on 28 February 2026.

Empoli dominated possession with 80% of the ball and had 27 shots to Cesena's 8.

The match was played at Stadio Carlo Castellani, with I. Pezzuto in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 80% - 20% Shots 27 - 8 On target 5 - 3 Corners 13 - 1 Fouls 6 - 16 Yellow cards 1
8
Player of the match
Gabriele Guarino
Empoli · 78 passes (88% accurate)
8 Duccio Degli Innocenti captained the side
7 Daniel Fila 1 goal
7 Cristian Shpendi 1 goal
7 Andrea Fulignati captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 13–4 14–4
Shots On Goal 1–1 4–2
Ball Possession 68–32 —
Corners 4–0 9–1
Attacks 80–29 63–30
Match statistics
13 Corners 1
5 Substitution 5
143 Attacks 59
82 Dangerous Attacks 26
5 On Target 4
21 Off Target 5
80% Ball Possession 20%
27 Shots Total 8
5 Shots On Goal 3
11 Shots Off Goal 4
11 Shots Blocked 1
20 Shots Inside Box 7
7 Shots Outside Box 1
6 Fouls 16
13 Corners 1
0 Offsides 1
64% Ball Possession 36%
0 Yellow Cards 1
2 Saves 4
521 Passes Total 302
444 Passes Accurate 223
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Empoli · 3-5-2
21 A. Fulignati
34 G. Guarino 20 M. Lovato 5 N. Obaretin
24 T. Ebuehi 6 D. Innocenti 32 N. Haas 25 L. Ignacchiti 27 B. Moruzzi
11 S. Shpendi 19 M. Nasti
Cesena · 3-5-2
33 J. Klinsmann
15 A. Ciofi 19 G. Zaro 26 M. Piacentini
11 R. Ciervo 70 M. Francesconi 4 M. Castagnetti 25 D. Bisoli 99 G. Frabotta
7 A. Cerri 9 C. Shpendi
Empoli
Coach
Alessio Dionisi
Substitutes
  • 70 Edoardo Saporiti
  • 17 Daniel Fila
  • 10 Rareș Ilie
  • 26 Antonio Candela
  • 14 Gerard Yepes
  • 1 Samuele Perisan
  • 12 Manuel Gasparini
  • 28 Gabriele Indragoli
  • 4 Simone Romagnoli
  • 2 Marco Curto
  • 99 Flavio Bianchi
  • 77 Bogdan Popov
Cesena
Coach
Michele Mignani
Substitutes
  • 22 Giacomo Vrioni
  • 14 Tommaso Berti
  • 32 Marco Olivieri
  • 18 Matteo Guidi
  • 16 Peter Amoran
  • 40 Luca Ferretti
  • 1 Alessandro Siano
  • 24 Massimiliano Mangraviti
  • 10 Simone Bastoni
  • 27 Tommaso Corazza
  • 35 Davide Zamagni
  • 17 Ibrahima Papa Wade
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ E. Saporiti ↓ L. Ignacchiti Empoli
  • 59' ↑ D. Fila ↓ M. Nasti Empoli
  • 60' ↑ R. Ilie ↓ N. Haas Empoli
  • 61' ↑ G. Vrioni ↓ A. Cerri Cesena
  • 73' ↑ A. Candela ↓ T. Ebuehi Empoli
  • 76' ↑ M. Olivieri ↓ C. Shpendi Cesena
  • 76' ↑ T. Berti ↓ D. Bisoli Cesena
  • 77' ↑ M. Guidi ↓ A. Ciofi Cesena
  • 83' ↑ P. Amoran ↓ R. Ciervo Cesena
  • 87' ↑ G. Yepes ↓ D. Degli Innocenti Empoli
Cards
  • 41' A. Cerri Cesena
Head-to-head
Empoli 1 1 draws 0 Cesena
2026-02-28 Empoli vs Cesena 1 - 1
2026-01-10 Cesena vs Empoli 0 - 1
Recent form
Empoli D D D W D
Cesena D D L L D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Empoli vs Cesena?
Empoli drew 1-1 against Cesena on 28 February 2026.
Who won Empoli vs Cesena?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Empoli vs Cesena played?
The match was played at Stadio Carlo Castellani.
Who had more possession in Empoli vs Cesena?
Empoli had 80% of possession, compared to 20% for the other side.