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Final

Italian Serie B · J1

Empoli

1-0

Final

08/22/2026 · 12:00 PM

Cremonese

Stiven Shpendi 21'

Win chance

40%Cremonese

EMP 29%Draw 31%CRE 40%

Chance derived from season trends. Not a prediction and not betting odds.

Over 2.5 goals

50%

Even

Both teams to score

32%

Goals projection

1.1 - 1.1

~2.2

Empoli 12°

Last 6

Goals / game0.80 / 1.20

When they score16-30'

Likely scorersGerard Yepes 1Edoardo Saporiti 1Stiven Shpendi 1

Cremonese 15°

Last 6

Goals / game1.00 / 1.40

When they score0-15'

Likely scorersFederico Bonazzoli 3Adin Licina 1Michele Collocolo 1

Season-trend estimate, not betting odds.

Match ends, Empoli 1, Cremonese 0.

90'+8'

Second Half ends, Empoli 1, Cremonese 0.

90'+6'

Foul by Marco Nasti (Cremonese).

90'+6'

Marco Curto (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+5'

ChanceAttempt missed. Alessandro Vogliacco (Cremonese) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jari Vandeputte with a cross.

90'+4'

YellowBohdan Popov (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.

90'+4'

Yuri Rocchetti (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+4'

Foul by Lapo Deli (Empoli).

90'+3'

Foul by Federico Bonazzoli (Cremonese).

90'+3'

Marco Curto (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+2'

Alessandro Vogliacco (Cremonese) wins a free kick on the right wing.

90'+2'

Foul by Karim Zedadka (Empoli).

90'

Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.

86'

ChanceAttempt missed. Marco Nasti (Cremonese) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Giuseppe Pezzella with a cross.

85'

YellowFederico Bonazzoli (Cremonese) is shown the yellow card.

83'

Simone Lottici Tessadri (Cremonese) wins a free kick on the left wing.

83'

Foul by Luca Belardinelli (Empoli).

82'

Corner to Cremonese. Conceded by Simone Romagnoli.

82'

Attempt blocked. Jari Vandeputte (Cremonese) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

82'

SubSubstitution, Cremonese. Yuri Rocchetti replaces Sebastiano Luperto.

81'

Tommaso Berti (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

81'

Foul by Karim Zedadka (Empoli).

81'

Offside, Empoli. Lapo Deli is caught offside.

80'

Corner to Empoli. Conceded by Alessandro Vogliacco.

79'

Foul by Jari Vandeputte (Cremonese).

79'

Bohdan Popov (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

78'

Attempt blocked. Marco Nasti (Cremonese) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jari Vandeputte with a cross.

77'

SubSubstitution, Empoli. Simone Romagnoli replaces Edoardo Saporiti.

77'

SubSubstitution, Empoli. Luca Belardinelli replaces Edoardo Biondini.

76'

SubSubstitution, Empoli. Lapo Deli replaces Gerard Yepes.

73'

ChanceAttempt missed. Karim Zedadka (Empoli) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right following a fast break.

70'

Sebastiano Luperto (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

70'

Foul by Bohdan Popov (Empoli).

70'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

68'

Delay in match for a drinks break.

68'

Foul by Simone Lottici Tessadri (Cremonese).

68'

Gerard Yepes (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

67'

ChanceAttempt missed. Federico Bonazzoli (Cremonese) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jari Vandeputte with a cross following a corner.

67'

Corner to Cremonese. Conceded by Marco Curto.

67'

Attempt blocked. Federico Bonazzoli (Cremonese) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommaso Berti.

65'

Simone Lottici Tessadri (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

65'

Foul by Edoardo Biondini (Empoli).

65'

SubSubstitution, Cremonese. Marco Nasti replaces Manuel De Luca.

65'

SubSubstitution, Cremonese. Tommaso Berti replaces Salvatore Elia.

64'

Foul by Matteo Bianchetti (Cremonese).

64'

Luca Magnino (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

63'

Corner to Cremonese. Conceded by Bohdan Popov.

63'

Attempt blocked. Federico Bonazzoli (Cremonese) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jari Vandeputte.

63'

SubSubstitution, Empoli. Karim Zedadka replaces Stiven Shpendi.

59'

RedJoseph Ceesay (Empoli) is shown the red card.

59'

Salvatore Elia (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

59'

Foul by Joseph Ceesay (Empoli).

59'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

59'

Delay in match (Cremonese).

57'

SubSubstitution, Empoli. Bohdan Popov replaces Filippo Distefano.

56'

Matteo Bianchetti (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

56'

Foul by Stiven Shpendi (Empoli).

56'

ChanceAttempt missed. Jari Vandeputte (Cremonese) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.

56'

Attempt blocked. Fabio Gerli (Cremonese) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

56'

ChanceAttempt saved. Federico Bonazzoli (Cremonese) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jacopo Seghetti (Empoli). Assisted by Jari Vandeputte with a through ball.

55'

ChanceAttempt missed. Simone Lottici Tessadri (Cremonese) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Manuel De Luca.

54'

Corner to Cremonese. Conceded by Marco Curto.

53'

ChanceAttempt saved. Edoardo Saporiti (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Andrea Fulignati (Cremonese). Assisted by Filippo Distefano.

51'

Federico Bonazzoli (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

51'

Foul by Cristian Cauz (Empoli).

50'

Federico Bonazzoli (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

50'

Foul by Cristian Cauz (Empoli).

49'

Fabio Gerli (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

49'

Foul by Stiven Shpendi (Empoli).

48'

Fabio Gerli (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

48'

Foul by Gerard Yepes (Empoli).

48'

Attempt blocked. Matteo Egan (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

46'

ChanceAttempt missed. Joseph Ceesay (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cristian Cauz.

Second Half begins Empoli 1, Cremonese 0.

45'+4'

First Half ends, Empoli 1, Cremonese 0.

45'+3'

Federico Bonazzoli (Cremonese) wins a free kick on the right wing.

45'+3'

Foul by Joseph Ceesay (Empoli).

45'+2'

YellowMatteo Bianchetti (Cremonese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

45'+1'

Foul by Matteo Bianchetti (Cremonese).

45'+1'

Stiven Shpendi (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

45'+1'

Offside, Empoli. Matteo Egan is caught offside.

45'

Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

45'

Foul by Manuel De Luca (Cremonese).

45'

Marco Curto (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

44'

Simone Lottici Tessadri (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

44'

Foul by Stiven Shpendi (Empoli).

42'

ChanceAttempt saved. Matteo Egan (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Andrea Fulignati (Cremonese). Assisted by Edoardo Biondini.

42'

ChanceAttempt saved. Stiven Shpendi (Empoli) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner by Andrea Fulignati (Cremonese).

38'

ChanceAttempt missed. Manuel De Luca (Cremonese) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Salvatore Elia with a through ball.

34'

Foul by Fabio Gerli (Cremonese).

34'

Edoardo Saporiti (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

34'

ChanceAttempt missed. Simone Lottici Tessadri (Cremonese) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Manuel De Luca.

33'

Foul by Salvatore Elia (Cremonese).

33'

Joseph Ceesay (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

31'

Foul by Jari Vandeputte (Cremonese).

31'

Gerard Yepes (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.

30'

ChanceAttempt saved. Matteo Bianchetti (Cremonese) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Jacopo Seghetti (Empoli). Assisted by Jari Vandeputte with a cross.

29'

Handball by Edoardo Saporiti (Empoli).

28'

Federico Bonazzoli (Cremonese) wins a free kick on the right wing.

28'

Foul by Filippo Distefano (Empoli).

27'

Simone Lottici Tessadri (Cremonese) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

27'

Foul by Gerard Yepes (Empoli).

27'

ChanceAttempt saved. Edoardo Biondini (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Andrea Fulignati (Cremonese).

25'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

23'

Delay in match for a drinks break.

21'

VAR Decision: Goal Empoli 1-0 Cremonese (Stiven Shpendi).

21'

GoalGoal! Empoli 1, Cremonese 0. Stiven Shpendi (Empoli) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cristian Cauz following a corner.

21'

ChanceAttempt missed. Cristian Cauz (Empoli) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Edoardo Saporiti with a cross following a corner.

20'

Corner to Empoli. Conceded by Salvatore Elia.

19'

SubSubstitution, Cremonese. Salvatore Elia replaces Michele Collocolo because of an injury.

17'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

17'

Delay in match because of an injury Michele Collocolo (Cremonese).

16'

YellowJari Vandeputte (Cremonese) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

16'

Foul by Jari Vandeputte (Cremonese).

16'

Edoardo Biondini (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

11'

Offside, Empoli. Stiven Shpendi is caught offside.

ChanceAttempt missed. Matteo Egan (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Edoardo Saporiti with a cross.

Corner to Cremonese. Conceded by Joseph Ceesay.

Attempt blocked. Federico Bonazzoli (Cremonese) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jari Vandeputte.

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Porteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sv	GA	Cl	Pun	Pass	Score
12Jacopo Seghetti	90'	0	0	2	0	0	1	36/44 82%	7.7

Defensas

Jugador	Min	A	Clr	Tkl	Int	Duel	Aer	Pass	Score
33Cristian Cauz	90'	1	6	1	1	3	1	29/32 91%	8.4
25Marco Curto	90'	0	6	0	1	4	1	26/29 90%	7.3
35Matteo Egan	90'	0	4	0	1	0	0	15/22 68%	6.7
15Joseph Ceesay	59'	0	2	2	0	4	0	3/5 60%	4.7
6Simone RomagnoliS	13'	0	1	0	0	0	0	0/0	6.3

Mediocampistas

Jugador	Min	KP	Drb	Duel	Rec	Tkl	Pass	Score
10Edoardo Saporiti	77'	2	2	4	4	0	13/16 81%	7.2
21Gerard Yepes	76'	0	0	7	6	1	25/29 86%	6.5
39Edoardo Biondini	77'	1	1	2	1	0	7/8 88%	6.5
8Luca MagninoC	90'	0	0	2	2	1	19/26 73%	6.1
20Filippo Distefano	57'	1	0	0	4	0	5/7 71%	6.0
98Karim ZedadkaS	27'	0	0	1	1	0	0/1 0%	6.0
57Luca BelardinelliS	13'	0	0	3	0	0	2/2 100%	6.0
44Lapo DeliS	14'	0	0	1	0	1	1/1 100%	5.9

Delanteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Drb	Duel	Pass	Score
11Stiven Shpendi	63'	1	0	2	2	0	1	3	6/11 55%	7.6
77Bohdan PopovS	33'	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1/4 25%	6.2

Porteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sv	GA	Cl	Pun	Pass	Score
1Andrea Fulignati	90'	0	0	4	1	0	0	29/32 91%	7.6

Defensas

Jugador	Min	Clr	Tkl	Int	Duel	Aer	Pass	Score
38Alessandro Vogliacco	90'	1	1	1	5	3	78/83 94%	7.3
15Matteo BianchettiC	90'	4	1	2	5	2	101/109 93%	6.9
5Sebastiano Luperto	82'	2	0	2	1	0	68/72 94%	6.9
21Yuri RocchettiS	8'	0	0	0	2	1	11/11 100%	6.1

Mediocampistas

Jugador	Min	KP	Drb	Duel	Rec	Tkl	Pass	Score
27Jari Vandeputte	90'	7	0	2	1	2	60/64 94%	7.6
16Fabio Gerli	90'	0	1	5	3	1	94/99 95%	7.5
8Simone Lottici Tessadri	90'	0	0	5	3	0	87/94 93%	7.0
3Giuseppe Pezzella	90'	1	0	1	3	1	31/36 86%	6.9
18Michele Collocolo	19'	0	0	0	2	0	2/3 67%	6.0
14Tommaso BertiS	25'	1	0	1	1	0	24/25 96%	6.4
71Salvatore EliaS	46'	1	0	1	0	0	12/14 86%	6.1

Delanteros

Jugador	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Drb	Duel	Pass	Score
90Federico Bonazzoli	90'	5	1	0	2	7	53/55 96%	6.8
9Manuel De Luca	65'	1	0	2	0	1	5/8 63%	6.4
19Marco NastiS	25'	2	0	0	0	3	0/0	6.3

Abreviaturas

Min Minutes playedG GoalsA AssistsSv SavesGA Goals concededCl High claimsPun Punched clearPass Passes completed / attemptedScore Our rating (1-10)Clr ClearancesTkl Tackles wonInt InterceptionsDuel Duels wonAer Aerial duels wonKP Key passesDrb Dribbles completedRec RecoveriesSh ShotsSoT Shots on target

Win chance

40%Cremonese

EMP 29%Draw 31%CRE 40%

Chance derived from season trends. Not a prediction and not betting odds.

Stadium

Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena

Empoli, Italy

Asistencia 4,981Capacidad 19,795

Referee

Paride Tremolada

VAR: Lorenzo Maggioni

Player of the match

Cristian Cauz

Empoli · DF

8.4

Min90'Ast.1Passes91%

Best performers

Table

#		MP	Pts
1	Palermo	5	13
2	Südtirol	5	11
3	Mantova	5	11
4	Modena	5	10
5	Ascoli	5	10
6	Hellas Verona	5	7
7	Cesena	5	7
8	Avellino	5	7
9	Benevento	5	7
10	Pisa	5	7
11	Padova	5	7
12	Empoli	5	6
13	Arezzo	5	6
14	Virtus Entella	5	5
15	Cremonese	5	5
16	Vicenza	5	5
17	Sampdoria	5	4
18	Catanzaro	5	3
19	Juve Stabia	5	1
20	Carrarese	5	1