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Empoli vs Catanzaro is a Serie B matchup with an Empoli edge that Catanzaro have challenged through a narrow home success. Empoli won 4-1 at home in the Coppa Italia on 10 August 2024 and 1-0 at home on 8 November 2025. Catanzaro answered 3-2 at home on 8 March 2026, keeping the scorelines competitive and the hierarchy open to another response.
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Catanzaro
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30F
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19F
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62D
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21M
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39F
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1G
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6D
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5D
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2D
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26D
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98M
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32M
Empoli Substitutes
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D
26
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M
32
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M
25
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F
17
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F
99
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G
1
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G
12
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D
28
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D
4
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D
24
Match events
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1'⚽S. Elia Normal Goal (Asst: M. Curto)
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15'⚽M. Nasti Normal Goal
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17'Gerard Yepes Yellow Card
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24'Luca Magnino Yellow Card
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46'G. Alesi M. D'Alessandro
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46'N. Haas G. Yepes
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46'A. Candela S. Elia
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56'⚽F. Pittarello Normal Goal
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58'L. Ignacchiti R. Ilie
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63'⚽F. Pittarello Normal Goal (Asst: P. Iemmello)
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66'D. Fila E. Saporiti
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72'P. Nuamah M. Liberali
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73'⚽T. Cassandro Normal Goal (Asst: F. Pittarello)
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84'F. Bianchi M. Curto
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84'M. Pompetti S. Pontisso
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84'R. Frosinini P. Iemmello
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86'Matias Antonini Yellow Card
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90' +1N. Koffi F. Pittarello
Stats for this game
Matchup Empoli VS Catanzaro
Empoli build the lead
Empoli established an early advantage in the Coppa Italia on 10 August 2024, beating Catanzaro 4-1 at home. The margin was substantial, but it should be read alongside the later league meeting rather than treated as a complete definition of the fixture. Empoli again won at home on 8 November 2025, this time by 1-0, showing a different route to the same outcome.
Catanzaro answer at home
Catanzaro supplied a clear counterpoint on 8 March 2026, defeating Empoli 3-2 at home. The five-goal contest contrasted with the narrow 1-0 meeting and demonstrated that Catanzaro can turn home conditions into an advantage. It also reduced the distance created by Empoli’s earlier cup margin.
An edge with a live counterpoint
Empoli’s two wins, including the 4-1 result and the controlled 1-0 success, give them a convincing direction in the cited meetings. Catanzaro’s 3-2 home win keeps that advantage from becoming a settled script. The matchup therefore combines Empoli’s ability to manage different types of game with Catanzaro’s capacity to produce a forceful response on their own ground. Future meetings will test whether Empoli preserve that varied control or Catanzaro build another home response.
Past head to head stats
Empoli VS Catanzaro
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 3 games
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