3 EMP

1 PAD

EMP 3

1 PAD

Empoli
-
Padova

Serie B, Round 1
Saturday, August 23, 2025 6:00 PM
Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena

Result

3-1

Match Recap

Stiven Shpendi 20'

Mattia Bortolussi 25'

Bogdan Popov 41'

Bogdan Popov 66'

Match Events

Second Half 3 - 1

Luca Belardinelli

Yellow Card

90+3'

Iwo Kaczmarski

Gerard Yepes

88'

Brando Moruzzi

Franco Carboni

88'

Tyronne Ebuehi

Salvatore Elia

88'

81'

Kevin Lasagna

Pietro Fusi

J. Ceesay

Rares Ilie

79'

74'

Jonas Harder

Alessandro Capelli

74'

Cristian Buonaiuto

Daniele Baselli

74'

Paolo Ghiglione

Yellow Card

Bogdan Popov

Salvatore Elia

66'

65'

Marco Perrotta

Francesco Belli

65'

Paolo Ghiglione

Luca Di Maggio

57'

Antonio Barreca

Yellow Card

54'

Daniele Baselli

Yellow Card

49'

Alessandro Capelli

Yellow Card

First Half 2 - 1

Gerard Yepes

Yellow Card

45+3'

Bogdan Popov

Goal

41'

Bogdan Popov

Stiven Shpendi

28'

25'

Mattia Bortolussi

Kevin Varas Marcillo

Stiven Shpendi

Marco Curto

20'

Match Statistics

Ball Possession

52%

48%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corners

Match Information

Information	Value
League	Serie B
Season	Serie B 2025/26
Round	Round 1
Date	August 23, 2025
Time	18:00
Venue	Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
Result	3 - 1

Lineups

Empoli

21. A. Fulignati Andrea Fulignati

2. M. Curto Marco Curto

20. M. Lovato M. Lovato

5. N. E. Obaretin Nosa Edward Obaretin

8. L. Belardinelli Luca Belardinelli

7. S. Elia Salvatore Elia

25. L. Ignacchiti Lorenzo Ignacchiti

14. G. Yepes Gerard Yepes

79. F. Carboni Franco Carboni

11. S. Shpendi Stiven Shpendi

10. R. Ilie Rares Ilie

20. M. Bortolussi Mattia Bortolussi

23. L. D. Maggio Luca Di Maggio

7. K. V. Marcillo Kevin Varas Marcillo

3. A. Barreca Antonio Barreca

33. D. Baselli Daniele Baselli

8. P. Fusi Pietro Fusi

17. A. Capelli Alessandro Capelli

72. C. Faedo Carlo Faedo

55. L. Villa Lorenzo Villa

4. F. Belli Francesco Belli

14. M. Fortin Mattia Fortin

Padova

Substitutes

Empoli

Padova

Unused Players

Empoli

Padova

Form before the match

Empoli

Padova

Upcoming Fixtures

Serie B 2025/26

April 11, 2026

16:00

Padova

Empoli

Standings

	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Qualified for Serie A
1	Frosinone	18	11	5	2	34	16	18	38
2	Monza	18	11	4	3	27	14	13	37
Qualified for Serie B
3	Venezia	18	10	5	3	31	14	17	35
4	Palermo	18	9	6	3	28	13	15	33
5	Catanzaro	18	8	7	3	26	19	7	31
6	Cesena	18	9	4	5	25	20	5	31
7	Modena	18	8	5	5	26	15	11	29
8	Juve Stabia	18	6	8	4	19	20	-1	26

9	Empoli	18	6	6	6	25	24	1	24
10	Padova	18	5	7	6	17	20	-3	22
11	Avellino	18	5	7	6	21	30	-9	22
12	Reggiana	18	5	5	8	22	25	-3	20
13	Carrarese	18	4	8	6	24	29	-5	20
14	Sampdoria	18	4	5	9	18	25	-7	17
15	Spezia	18	4	5	9	17	25	-8	17
Serie B (Play Out)
16	Bari	18	3	8	7	16	28	-12	17
17	Sudtirol	18	2	10	6	16	21	-5	16
Relegation
18	Virtus Entella	18	3	7	8	16	26	-10	16
19	Mantova	18	4	3	11	15	27	-12	15
20	Pescara	18	2	7	9	23	35	-12	13

Updated August 23, 2025 7:58 PM