Empoli vs Spezia

Serie B 14 Sep 2025, 17:30
Empoli
Empoli
1–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Spezia
Spezia
🏟 Stadio Carlo Castellani Round 3

Match report

Empoli were held to a 1-1 draw by Spezia in the Serie B on 14 September 2025.

Spezia had 13 shots to Empoli's 12.

The match was played at Stadio Carlo Castellani.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 52% - 48% Shots 12 - 13 On target 4 - 6 Corners 2 - 7 Fouls 21 - 20 Yellow cards 6
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Player of the match
Bogdan Popov
Empoli · 1 goal
8 Salvatore Esposito 1 goal
8 Lorenzo Ignacchiti captained the side
7 Andrea Fulignati 5 saves
7 Marco Curto captained the side
First half vs second half
Spezia came out stronger after half-time, with 8 second-half shots against 5 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–5 7–8
Shots On Goal 2–3 2–3
Ball Possession 54–46 —
Corners 1–5 1–2
Attacks 42–48 34–53
Match statistics
2 Corners 7
0 Penalty 1
5 Substitution 4
76 Attacks 101
43 Dangerous Attacks 31
4 On Target 7
9 Off Target 6
12 Shots Total 13
4 Shots On Goal 6
6 Shots Off Goal 3
2 Shots Blocked 4
8 Shots Inside Box 11
4 Shots Outside Box 2
21 Fouls 20
2 Corners 7
52% Ball Possession 48%
3 Yellow Cards 2
5 Saves 4
345 Passes Total 316
262 Passes Accurate 227
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Empoli · 3-4-1-2
21 A. Fulignati
2 M. Curto 20 M. Lovato 79 F. Carboni
15 J. Ceesay 18 A. Ghion 14 G. Yepes 7 S. Elia
25 L. Ignacchiti
11 S. Shpendi 77 B. Popov
Spezia · 3-4-3
12 D. Mascardi
2 P. Wiśniewski 55 P. Hristov 37 A. Matějů
23 A. Candela 8 Á. Nagy 5 S. Esposito 11 P. Beruatto
9 G. Artistico 99 V. Vlahović 29 F. Cassata
Empoli
Coach
Guido Pagliuca
Substitutes
  • 10 Rareș Ilie
  • 27 Brando Moruzzi
  • 90 Ismael Konate
  • 8 Luca Belardinelli
  • 24 Tyronne Ebuehi
  • 1 Samuele Perisan
  • 12 Manuel Gasparini
  • 28 Gabriele Indragoli
  • 29 Lorenzo Tosto
  • 96 Andrea Orlandi
  • 89 Thomas Campaniello
  • 70 Edoardo Saporiti
Spezia
Coach
Luca D'Angelo
Substitutes
  • 14 Szymon Żurkowski
  • 20 Giuseppe Di Serio
  • 27 Edoardo Soleri
  • 15 Andrea Cistana
  • 1 Mouhamadou Sarr
  • 16 Leonardo Loria
  • 24 Andrea Bertoncini
  • 6 Fellipe Jack
  • 26 Matteo Onofri
  • 34 Christian Comotto
  • 77 Emanuele Lorenzelli
  • 10 Gianluca Lapadula
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ R. Ilie ↓ G. Yepes Empoli
  • 60' ↑ S. Zurkowski ↓ F. Cassata Spezia
  • 60' ↑ G. Di Serio ↓ V. Vlahovic Spezia
  • 72' ↑ B. Moruzzi ↓ S. Elia Empoli
  • 72' ↑ I. Konate ↓ B. Popov Empoli
  • 72' ↑ E. Soleri ↓ G. Artistico Spezia
  • 80' ↑ L. Belardinelli ↓ A. Ghion Empoli
  • 84' ↑ T. Ebuehi ↓ J. Ceesay Empoli
  • 84' ↑ A. Cistana ↓ P. Beruatto Spezia
Cards
  • 17' G. Yepes Empoli
  • 27' G. Pagliuca Empoli
  • 43' F. Cassata Spezia
  • 62' S. Elia Empoli
  • 89' R. Ilie Empoli
  • 89' A. Nagy Spezia
Head-to-head
Empoli 1 4 draws 2 Spezia
2026-03-17 Spezia vs Empoli 1 - 1
2025-09-14 Empoli vs Spezia 1 - 1
2024-07-26 Empoli vs Spezia 2 - 0
2022-08-14 Spezia vs Empoli 1 - 0
2022-04-09 Empoli vs Spezia 0 - 0
2021-12-19 Spezia vs Empoli 1 - 1
Recent form
Empoli D D D W D
Spezia D D L L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Empoli vs Spezia?
Empoli drew 1-1 against Spezia on 14 September 2025.
Who won Empoli vs Spezia?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Empoli vs Spezia played?
The match was played at Stadio Carlo Castellani.
Who had more possession in Empoli vs Spezia?
Empoli had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.