Carrarese 0-1 Empoli
Updated
Empoli won: Carrarese 0-1 Empoli in the Serie B (Round 3) on Sat, 5 Sept 2026 at Stadio dei Marmi - IV Olimpionici Azzurri, Carrara. Empoli goals: Bogdan Popov 74'. Expected goals: 0.78-0.69. Possession: 41-59. Player of the match: Jacopo Seghetti (8.2).
Match report
Empoli beat Carrarese 1-0
Empoli narrowly beat Carrarese 1-0 away from home at Stadio dei Marmi - IV Olimpionici Azzurri on Saturday 5 September in Serie B.
Bogdan Popov put Empoli ahead on 74' (0-1).
Carrarese had 41% of the ball, shots were 9-16 (5-2 on target) and expected goals finished 0.78-0.69.
Jacopo Seghetti (Empoli) was player of the match with an 8.2 rating.
Attendance: 3,444. Referee: Giuseppe Mucera.
Match stats
| Carrarese | Empoli | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 41 | 59 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.78 | 0.69 |
| Total shots | 9 | 16 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 2 |
| Touches in opposition box | 14 | 27 |
| Big chances | 2 | 0 |
| Big chances missed | 2 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 349 (80%) | 539 (87%) |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 2 |
| Corners | 1 | 7 |
| Total shots | 9 | 16 |
| Shots off target | 3 | 7 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 2 |
| Blocked shots | 1 | 7 |
| Hit woodwork | 1 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 5 | 6 |
Lineups
Carrarese (3-5-2): Semuel Pizzignacco, Fabio Ruggeri, Filippo Oliana, Lorenzo Romani, Filippo Reale, Gabriele Parlanti, Nicolás Schiavi, Luka Topalović, Jonas Rouhi, Moustapha Cissé, Fabio Abiuso
Empoli (3-4-2-1): Jacopo Seghetti, Luca Magnino, Marco Curto, Cristian Cauz, Joseph Ceesay, Edoardo Biondini, Gerard Yepes, Niccolò Corrado, Matteo Egan, Edoardo Saporiti, Stiven Shpendi
Key events
- 46' · Substitution · Filippo Distefano for Joseph Ceesay (Empoli)
- 50' · Yellow card · Luca Magnino (Empoli)
- 60' · Substitution · Jacopo Martini for Luka Topalović (Carrarese)
- 61' · Substitution · Bogdan Popov for Stiven Shpendi (Empoli)
- 61' · Substitution · Filippo Bandinelli for Edoardo Biondini (Empoli)
- 71' · Substitution · Niccolò Belloni for Gabriele Parlanti (Carrarese)
- 71' · Substitution · Mattia Finotto for Moustapha Cissé (Carrarese)
- 72' · Substitution · Matthias Braunöder for Nicolás Schiavi (Carrarese)
- 74' · Goal · Bogdan Popov (Empoli)
- 78' · Substitution · Karim Zedadka for Matteo Egan (Empoli)
- 78' · Substitution · Nicolo Cudrig for Fabio Ruggeri (Carrarese)
- 82' · Substitution · Duccio Degli Innocenti for Edoardo Saporiti (Empoli)
- 87' · Yellow card · Filippo Distefano (Empoli)
All-time head-to-head
3 league meetings since 2025: Carrarese 1, draws 1, Empoli 1.
Questions
Who won Carrarese vs Empoli?
Empoli won, 0-1 (Serie B) on Sat, 5 Sept 2026.
When and where is Carrarese vs Empoli?
Sat, 5 Sept 2026, 17:30 UTC at Stadio dei Marmi - IV Olimpionici Azzurri, Carrara, Serie B.
What is the head-to-head record between Carrarese and Empoli?
In 3 league meetings since 2025: Carrarese 1 wins, 1 draws, Empoli 1 wins (goals 5-3).