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Empoli v Cremonese

Serie B
Empoli
1:0
Full time
Cremonese

Empoli v Cremonese in Serie B ended 1:0. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Empoli v Cremonese

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Away win · Cremonese at 59.8% - the match finished 1:0, so the prediction was wrong.
Model 1 · Empoli X 2 · Cremonese Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 56.5% 24.3% 19.2% Home win · Empoli ✔ Correct
Pro AI (XGBoost) 28.4% 11.8% 59.8% Away win · Cremonese ✘ Missed
Data Providers 50.0% 50.0% 0.0% Home win · Empoli ✔ Correct
Final score 1:0 Home win · Empoli
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 2.84 on a Empoli win, 3.06 on the draw and 2.55 on a Cremonese win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
Empoli win 2.84 2.99 Pinnacle 35.2% 28.4%
Draw 3.06 3.20 Bet365 32.7% 11.8%
Cremonese win 2.55 2.68 Pinnacle 39.2% 59.8%
Over 2.5 goals 2.07 2.17 Pinnacle 48.3% 65.5%
Under 2.5 goals 1.73 1.82 Betano 57.8% 34.5%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.76 1.80 Bet365 56.8% 47.8%
Both teams to score - No 1.97 2.10 Betfair 50.8% 52.2%
Updated: 22.08.2026 14:41 · Average odds across 14 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: Empoli v Cremonese

  1. 16′J. Vandeputte · Yellow card
  2. 19′M. Collocolo · Substitution (off: S. Elia)
  3. 21′S. Shpendi · Goal (assist: C. Cauz)
  4. 45+2′M. Bianchetti · Yellow card
  5. 57′F. Di Stefano · Substitution (off: B. Popov)
  6. 59′J. Ceesay · Red card
  7. 63′S. Shpendi · Substitution (off: K. Zedadka)
  8. 65′M. De Luca · Substitution (off: M. Nasti)
  9. 65′S. Elia · Substitution (off: T. Berti)
  10. 77′G. Yepes · Substitution (off: L. Deli)
  11. 77′E. Biondini · Substitution (off: L. Belardinelli)
  12. 77′E. Saporiti · Substitution (off: S. Romagnoli)
  13. 82′S. Luperto · Substitution (off: Y. Rocchetti)
  14. 85′F. Bonazzoli · Yellow card
  15. 90+4′B. Popov · Yellow card
  16. 90+8′G. Pagliuca · Yellow card

Match statistics: Empoli v Cremonese

Statistic Empoli Cremonese
Possession 33% 67%
Shots on target 5 2
Total shots 9 8
Shots off target 3 4
Blocked shots 1 2
Corners 1 2
Fouls 11 6
Offsides 2 0
Yellow cards 0 2
Red cards 1 0
Saves 2 4
Passes 209 430
Pass accuracy 82% 91%

Line-ups: Empoli v Cremonese

Empoli 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 8 Luca Magnino 6.2
  2. 10 Edoardo Saporiti 7.0
  3. 11 Stiven Shpendi 7.0
  4. 12 Jacopo Seghetti 7.3
  5. 15 Joseph Ceesay 6.3
  6. 20 Filippo Distefano 6.5
  7. 21 Gerard Yepes 7.0
  8. 25 Marco Curto 6.6
  9. 33 Cristian Cauz 6.9
  10. 35 Matteo Egan 6.2
  11. 39 Edoardo Biondini 6.6
Substitutes (12)
  1. 1 Samuele Perisan
  2. 6 Simone Romagnoli
  3. 9 Flavio Bianchi
  4. 22 Federico Brancolini
  5. 28 Gabriele Indragoli
  6. 29 Lorenzo Tosto
  7. 31 Samsondeen Babalola
  8. 38 Mattia Huqi
  9. 44 Lapo Deli
  10. 57 Luca Belardinelli
  11. 77 Bogdan Popov
  12. 98 Karim Zedadka

Cremonese 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 Andrea Fulignati 7.0
  2. 3 Giuseppe Pezzella 6.2
  3. 5 Sebastiano Luperto 6.3
  4. 8 Simone Lottici Tessadri 6.9
  5. 9 Manuel De Luca 6.3
  6. 15 Matteo Bianchetti 6.7
  7. 16 Fabio Gerli 6.7
  8. 18 Michele Collocolo 6.5
  9. 27 Jari Vandeputte 6.7
  10. 38 Alessandro Vogliacco 6.3
  11. 90 Federico Bonazzoli 6.9
Substitutes (9)
  1. 12 Marco Festa
  2. 13 Fellipe Jack
  3. 14 Tommaso Berti
  4. 19 Marco Nasti
  5. 21 Yuri Rocchetti
  6. 22 Federico Agazzi
  7. 23 Francesco Folino
  8. 25 Dachi Lordkipanidze
  9. 71 Salvatore Elia 6.3

Form and head-to-head: Empoli v Cremonese

Empoli

LWLD

Cremonese

DWWLW

Serie B standings

# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 Mantova 4 3 1 0 +5 10 WDWW
2 Palermo 4 3 1 0 +4 10 DWWW
3 Südtirol 4 2 2 0 +3 8 DWDW
4 Avellino 4 2 1 1 +3 7 DWWL
5 Padova 4 2 1 1 0 7 WLDW
6 Modena 4 2 1 1 +3 7 DLWW
7 Ascoli 4 2 1 1 +1 7 LWDW
8 Cesena 4 1 3 0 +1 6 DDWD
9 Pisa 4 2 0 2 0 6 LWWL
10 Empoli 4 2 0 2 -1 6 LWLW
11 Arezzo 4 2 0 2 -4 6 WLLW
12 Vicenza Virtus 4 1 2 1 -2 5 DDLW
13 Benevento 4 1 1 2 0 4 WLDL
14 Virtus Entella 4 1 1 2 +1 4 WDLL
15 Cremonese 4 1 1 2 -2 4 DWLL
16 Hellas Verona 4 1 1 2 +2 4 LWDL
17 Catanzaro 4 1 0 3 -3 3 WLLL
18 Juve Stabia 4 1 1 2 -3 2 DLWL
19 Carrarese 4 0 1 3 -3 1 LLDL
20 Sampdoria 4 0 1 3 -5 1 LLLD

Managers: Empoli v Cremonese

G. Pagliuca
EmpoliManagerG. Pagliuca
M. Giampaolo
CremoneseManagerM. Giampaolo

Match information: Empoli v Cremonese

Kick-off
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Competition
Serie B
Round
Regular Season – 1
City
Empoli
Surface
grass
Capacity
16,284