Empoli 1–1 Cesena
Empoli
1–1HT 0–1
Cesena
Empoli played Cesena in the Serie B on 28 February 2026 at Stadio Carlo Castellani. The match finished 1–1.
Goals and cards
- 29'C. Shpendi (assist by A. Cerri)
- 41'Alberto Cerri — Yellow card
- 71'D. Fila (assist by S. Shpendi)
Line-ups
Empoli 3-5-2
- A. Fulignati
- G. Guarino
- M. Lovato
- N. Obaretin
- T. Ebuehi
- D. Degli Innocenti
- N. Haas
- L. Ignacchiti
- B. Moruzzi
- S. Shpendi
- M. Nasti
- SUBSTITUTES
- S. Perisan
- M. Gasparini
- M. Curto
- D. Fila
- E. Saporiti
- G. Indragoli
- S. Romagnoli
- A. Candela
- F. Bianchi
- G. Yepes
- R. Ilie
- B. Popov
- COACHES: Fabio Caserta
Cesena 3-5-2
- J. Klinsmann
- A. Ciofi
- G. Zaro
- M. Piacentini
- R. Ciervo
- M. Francesconi
- M. Castagnetti
- D. Bisoli
- G. Frabotta
- A. Cerri
- C. Shpendi
- SUBSTITUTES
- L. Ferretti
- A. Siano
- M. Olivieri
- M. Mangraviti
- G. Vrioni
- T. Berti
- T. Corazza
- M. Guidi
- I. Wade
- D. Zamagni
- S. Bastoni
- P. Amoran
- COACHES: Ashley Cole
Match statistics
| Empoli | Cesena | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Shots on goal | 3 |
| 12 | Shots off goal | 4 |
| 28 | Total shots | 8 |
| 11 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 20 | Shots inside box | 7 |
| 8 | Shots outside box | 1 |
| 7 | Fouls | 15 |
| 13 | Corners | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 64% | Possession | 36% |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 521 | Total passes | 304 |
| 443 | Accurate passes | 223 |
| 85% | Pass accuracy | 73% |
| 2.09 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.47 |
| 0.73 | goals_prevented | 0.73 |