Empoli v Sassuolo result

Full-time · Empoli 1–5 Sassuolo

Serie A · Sun, 09 Jan 2022 13:30 GMT · Stadio Carlo Castellani

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Empoli 1–5 Sassuolo — Sassuolo won this Serie A match.

Next for Empoli: Empoli v Vicenza Virtus, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Sassuolo: Como v Sassuolo, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Empoli 1–5 Sassuolo · Serie A
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani · Empoli
Referee: M. Volpi
Head-to-head (last 3): Empoli 2 · draws 0 · Sassuolo 1 · 3.33 goals/game
Recent form: Empoli 2W 2D 1L · Sassuolo 1W 3D 1L

Empoli 1–5 Sassuolo (Serie A): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.25 / 1.75

Goals

against 1.88 / 1.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.5 / 5.29

Corners

against 5.25 / 4.14 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 4 matches

6 / 5.57

Shots on target

against 7 / 4 · 2 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2.75 / 2.71

Cards

against 3 / 2.43 · 2 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 6 January 2022. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 6 January 2022. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Empoli for / against	Line	Sassuolo for / against
Goals scored	2.25 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.75 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.5 for · 5.25 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	5.29 for · 4.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	17.75 for · 17.25 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	16.43 for · 10.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	6 for · 7 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	5.57 for · 4 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.5 for · 15.25 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	11 for · 11.57 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.75 for · 3 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	2.71 for · 2.43 against n 7 Last 5

Empoli

Empoli — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. La Mantia n 8	39.5	2.8 5/2	2.8 5/2	—
K. Asllani n 3	11	2.7 1/0	2.7 1/0	—
F. Bandinelli n 8	42	2.1 6/2	0.8 3/0	—
L. Henderson n 8	76.6	1.9 7/4	1.3 6/3	—
N. Haas n 8	67.5	1.7 6/3	1.2 6/1	—

Empoli — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. La Mantia n 8	39.5	3.7 3/2	0.9 2/1
A. Pinamonti n 8	73.3	2.8 6/5	1.1 5/2
P. Cutrone n 8	46.9	2.6 6/2	1.2 4/1
N. Bajrami n 8	45.3	2 3/2	1.2 3/1
S. Zurkowski n 8	53.9	1.7 6/2	1.3 6/0

Empoli — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
N. Bajrami n 8	45.3	0.7 3/0	0.2 1/0
S. Zurkowski n 8	53.9	0.6 3/0	0.2 1/0
F. Di Francesco n 8	70.8	0.6 4/0	0 0/0
A. Pinamonti n 8	73.3	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
F. Parisi n 7	41.3	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Empoli — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
P. Stojanović n 8	84.4	4.5 8/7
N. Haas n 8	67.5	3.3 8/6
K. Asllani n 3	11	2.7 1/0
S. Zurkowski n 8	53.9	2.1 6/4
F. Bandinelli n 8	42	2.1 5/2

Empoli — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Guglielmo Vicario n 8	90	4.5 8/7

Sassuolo

Sassuolo — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Harroui n 8	22.5	2.5 4/1	0.5 1/0	—
M. Müldür n 8	26.6	2.1 3/1	1.3 3/0	—
Francesco Magnanelli n 8	21.8	2.1 3/1	2.1 3/1	—
D. Berardi n 8	88.9	2 8/6	1.9 7/6	—
Gianluca Scamacca n 8	71.3	1.9 7/3	0.5 2/1	—

Sassuolo — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Gianluca Scamacca n 8	71.3	3.5 8/5	1.3 5/3
D. Berardi n 8	88.9	2.5 7/6	1.3 7/2
G. Raspadori n 8	75.1	1.9 7/3	1.2 5/2
G. Defrel n 8	41.6	1.9 3/1	0.8 2/1
D. Frattesi n 8	85.4	1.8 6/5	0.9 6/1

Sassuolo — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Berardi n 8	88.9	0.5 4/0	0.5 4/0
G. Raspadori n 8	75.1	0.4 2/1	0.3 2/0
Gianluca Scamacca n 8	71.3	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
D. Frattesi n 8	85.4	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
J. Boga n 8	43.1	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Sassuolo — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
G. Kiriakopoulos n 8	52	2.4 5/3
M. Müldür n 8	26.6	2.1 2/1
M. Lopez n 8	89.6	1.9 7/5
D. Frattesi n 8	85.4	1.7 6/5
H. Traorè n 8	62	1.6 6/2

Sassuolo — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 6 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Andrea Consigli n 8	90	2.1 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Empoli		Sassuolo
45%	Possession	55%
15	Shots	25
4	Shots on target	14
8	Shots off target	7
3	Blocked shots	4
11	Shots inside the box	12
5	Corners	5
4	Offsides	3
10	Fouls	15
2	Yellow cards	3
1	Red cards	0
8	Saves	3
436	Passes	535
84%	Pass accuracy	88%

Empoli player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Guglielmo Vicario	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
P. Stojanović	90	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.3
A. Ismajli	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
S. Zurkowski	90	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.3
L. Henderson	90	1	3	2	2	0	0	7
A. Pinamonti	77	0	2	1	0	1	0	6.3
N. Bajrami	64	0	0	0	3	0	0	6.9
M. Viti	60	0	0	0	0	1	RY	6.2
R. Marchizza	45	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
L. Štulac	45	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
F. Di Francesco	29	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
P. Cutrone sub	61	0	6	0	0	1	0	7
L. Tonelli sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
S. Ricci sub	45	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
R. Fiamozzi sub	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.9
K. Asllani sub	13	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7

Sassuolo player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Andrea Consigli	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Toljan	90	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	6.9
G. Ferrari	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.3
M. Lopez	90	0	0	1	1	2	1	Y	6.9
G. Raspadori	90	2	0	4	2	3	0	0	8.6
G. Kiriakopoulos	90	0	0	1	1	2	0	Y	6.6
D. Berardi	89	1	2	5	3	7	1	Y	9.9
V. Chiricheș	77	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Rogério	77	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	7.2
G. Defrel	62	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.6
A. Harroui	61	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
D. Frattesi sub	29	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	7.3
Gianluca Scamacca sub	28	2	0	4	3	1	1	0	8.9
K. Ayhan sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
M. Müldür sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
Ruan Tressoldi sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Empoli v Sassuolo — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

EmpoliWWDLD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 2.2 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

SassuoloDWDLD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 1.4 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Empoli 2 · 0 draws · Sassuolo 1 · 3.33 goals/game

2021-10-31 Sassuolo 1–2 Empoli
2019-02-17 Empoli 3–0 Sassuolo
2018-09-21 Sassuolo 3–1 Empoli

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Empoli#14 pos41 pts38 pl-20 GD

Sassuolo#11 pos50 pts38 pl-2 GD

Goals per game

Empoli scored1.32

Sassuolo scored1.68

Empoli conceded1.84

Sassuolo conceded1.74

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What is the head-to-head record between Empoli and Sassuolo?: In their last 3 meetings, Empoli won 2, Sassuolo won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Empoli and Sassuolo?: Recent form — Empoli 2W 2D 1L; Sassuolo 1W 3D 1L.

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