Empoli 1–0 Cremonese
Serie B · Round Regular Season - 1 · 22 August 2026 at 19:00 UTC · Carlo Castellani
Empoli
1–0HT 1–0
Cremonese
Empoli played Cremonese in the Serie B on 22 August 2026 at Carlo Castellani. The match finished 1–0.
Goals and cards
- 16'Jari Vandeputte — Yellow card
- 21'S. Shpendi (assist by C. Cauz)
- 45+2'Matteo Bianchetti — Yellow card
- 59'Joseph Ceesay — Red card
- 85'Federico Bonazzoli — Yellow card
- 90+4'Bogdan Popov — Yellow card
Line-ups
Empoli 4-2-3-1
- J. Seghetti
- M. Egan
- M. Curto
- C. Cauz
- J. Ceesay
- L. Magnino
- G. Yepes
- E. Biondini
- E. Saporiti
- F. Di Stefano
- S. Shpendi
- SUBSTITUTES
- S. Perisan
- F. Brancolini
- G. Indragoli
- L. Tosto
- S. Babalola
- S. Romagnoli
- L. Belardinelli
- K. Zedadka
- M. Huqi
- L. Deli
- F. Bianchi
- B. Popov
Cremonese 4-2-3-1
- A. Fulignati
- A. Vogliacco
- M. Bianchetti
- S. Luperto
- G. Pezzella
- S. Lottici Tessadri
- F. Gerli
- M. Collocolo
- F. Bonazzoli
- J. Vandeputte
- M. De Luca
- SUBSTITUTES
- M. Festa
- F. Agazzi
- F. Folino
- Y. Rocchetti
- Fellipe Jack
- T. Berti
- D. Lordkipanidze
- S. Elia
- M. Nasti
Match statistics
| Empoli | | Cremonese |
|---|
| 5 | Shots on goal | 2 |
| 4 | Shots off goal | 7 |
| 10 | Total shots | 15 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 6 |
| 7 | Shots inside box | 9 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 6 |
| 17 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Corners | 5 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 25% | Possession | 75% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 235 | Total passes | 707 |
| 186 | Accurate passes | 657 |
| 79% | Pass accuracy | 93% |
| 1.04 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.82 |
| 0.21 | goals_prevented | 0.21 |