Sassuolo v Empoli result
Sassuolo 3–1 Empoli — Sassuolo won this Serie A match.
The result
Sassuolo beat Empoli 3–1 at MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore in Serie A on Friday 21 September. Sassuolo have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions.
The goals
It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Empoli: Francesco Caputo (1’); Sassuolo: Kevin-Prince Boateng (13’, assisted by F. Di Francesco), G. Ferrari (57’, assisted by F. Di Francesco) and F. Di Francesco (85’, assisted by Pol Lirola). Miha Zajc (71’) was sent off.
Discipline
Federico La Penna, Italy showed five yellow cards and one red — against 4.6 yellows a game across the last 7 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Sassuolo: F. Di Francesco (31’); Empoli: L. Capezzi (6’), Rade Krunić (11’), Miha Zajc (45’) and Miha Zajc (71’).
What it changes
Empoli are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.
Who stood out
By TACTIX Impact for this match, F. Di Francesco (Sassuolo) 9.5, I. Bennacer (Empoli) 7.0 and G. Ferrari (Sassuolo) 6.9 led the match.
Next up
Sassuolo next travel to Como on 24 October 2026.
Empoli next host Vicenza Virtus on 23 October 2026.
Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.
Next for Sassuolo: Como v Sassuolo, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Empoli: Empoli v Vicenza Virtus, Friday 23 October — the preview.
The numbers
- Result: Sassuolo 3–1 Empoli · Serie A
- Venue: MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore · Reggio Emilia
- Referee: Federico La Penna, Italy
- Recent form: Sassuolo 3W 1D 1L · Empoli 1W 1D 3L
Sassuolo 3–1 Empoli (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 13 May 2026). See the live track record →
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Match statistics & details
| Sassuolo | Empoli | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Possession | 40% |
| 23 | Shots | 15 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 11 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 8 |
| 12 | Shots inside the box | 12 |
| 5 | Corners | 4 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 14 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 628 | Passes | 405 |
| 92% | Pass accuracy | 84% |
Sassuolo player stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Consigli | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Pol Lirola | 90 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Marlon | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| G. Ferrari | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.8 |
| Rogério | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| A. Duncan | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| M. Locatelli | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| F. Di Francesco | 90 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Y | 8.5 |
| D. Berardi | 81 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 |
| S. Sensi | 67 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Kevin-Prince Boateng | 62 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
| K. Babacar sub | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| M. Bourabia sub | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| E. Brignola sub | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Empoli player stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Terracciano | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Giovanni Di Lorenzo | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Matías Silvestre | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Domenico Maietta | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| F. Veseli | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| R. Krunić | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Y | 7 |
| Francesco Caputo | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| L. Capezzi | 81 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Y | 6.6 |
| I. Bennacer | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7.1 |
| M. Zajc | 71 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | RY | 6.2 |
| A. La Gumina | 66 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| S. Mráz | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Afriyie Acquah | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| H. Traorè | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.
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