Sassuolo v Empoli result

Full-time · Sassuolo 2–1 Empoli

Serie A · Sun, 30 Apr 2023 14:00 BST · MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:54 UK · refreshed continuously

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Sassuolo 2–1 Empoli — Sassuolo won this Serie A match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Sassuolo beat Empoli 2–1 at MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore in Serie A on Sunday 30 April. Empoli are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

The goals

Sassuolo came from behind: Empoli led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Empoli: Nicolo Cambiaghi (11’); Sassuolo: Domenico Berardi (82’, assisted by Matheus Henrique; 90’ pen). Andrea Pinamonti (74’) was sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Sassuolo 1.84, Empoli 0.42, from 13 shots to 7 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

F. Dionisi showed three yellow cards and one red — against 4.3 yellows a game across the last 9 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Sassuolo: Armand Laurienté (26’) and Maxime Lopez (61’); Empoli: F. Bandinelli (61’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Domenico Berardi (Sassuolo) 13.4, Nicolo Cambiaghi (Empoli) 8.3 and Matheus Henrique (Sassuolo) 4.7 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 2–1 Empoli · Serie A
Venue: MAPEI Stadium - Città del Tricolore · Reggio Emilia
Referee: F. Dionisi
Head-to-head (last 5): Sassuolo 2 · draws 0 · Empoli 3 · 3.4 goals/game
Recent form: Sassuolo 2W 1D 2L · Empoli 1W 1D 3L

Sassuolo 2–1 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 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.5 / 0.38

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.57 / 4.71

Corners

against 6 / 7.29 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4.86 / 2.57

Shots on target

against 3 / 4.14 · 0 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.57 / 1.71

Cards

against 2.14 / 2 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 April 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 April 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sassuolo for / against	Line	Empoli for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.38 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.57 for · 6 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.71 for · 7.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	13.14 for · 13.86 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	10.29 for · 16.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.86 for · 3 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	2.57 for · 4.14 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.29 for · 11.14 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	9.29 for · 11.86 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.57 for · 2.14 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.71 for · 2 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: F. Dionisi.

Sassuolo

Sassuolo — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 April 2023. 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
M. Lopez n 8	75.9	2.4 6/5	0.3 2/0	—
A. Harroui n 8	28.1	2.4 5/1	0 0/0	—
R. Marchizza n 8	26.1	2.2 4/1	0 0/0	—
N. Zortea n 8	60.6	1.9 6/3	0.9 2/1	—
Pedro Obiang n 8	57.9	1.9 6/4	1 3/2	—

Sassuolo — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Berardi n 8	72.8	3.4 7/4	1.7 5/3
A. Harroui n 8	28.1	2.8 5/2	0.8 2/0
N. Bajrami n 8	39.4	2.3 5/3	1.1 3/1
Emil Konradsen Ceide n 8	15	2.3 3/0	0.8 1/0
K. Thorstvedt n 8	19	1.8 3/0	1.2 2/0

Sassuolo — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 April 2023. 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	72.8	0.5 3/0	0.9 4/1
K. Thorstvedt n 8	19	0.6 1/0	0 0/0
A. Laurienté n 8	81.4	0.3 1/1	0.1 1/0
A. Pinamonti n 8	59.8	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
A. Harroui n 8	28.1	0.4 1/0	0 0/0

Sassuolo — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Harroui n 8	28.1	4 6/2
N. Zortea n 8	60.6	3.3 6/4
Pedro Obiang n 8	57.9	3.1 5/5
A. Álvarez n 8	18.6	2.4 3/1
M. Lopez n 8	75.9	1.8 6/5

Sassuolo — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Andrea Consigli n 8	90	1.6 4/2

Empoli

Empoli — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 April 2023. 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
L. Henderson n 8	34.9	3.5 8/2	0.3 1/0	—
J. Fazzini n 8	53.8	2.7 8/5	1.3 4/1	—
J. Akpa Akpro n 8	64.3	2.1 8/2	1.1 4/1	—
A. Grassi n 8	28.6	2 3/1	0.8 2/0	—
F. Bandinelli n 8	68.1	1.8 6/4	0.3 1/1	—

Empoli — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Nicolo Cambiaghi n 8	43.5	2.3 5/2	1 3/1
M. Satriano n 8	42.9	1.6 5/1	0.3 1/0
L. Henderson n 8	34.9	1.3 2/2	0.6 2/0
Francesco Caputo n 8	76.5	1.2 5/2	0.9 4/1
T. Baldanzi n 8	81.4	1.1 4/4	0.7 3/2

Empoli — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Vignato n 8	23.4	0.5 1/0	0.5 1/0
Nicolo Cambiaghi n 8	43.5	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
Francesco Caputo n 8	76.5	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
T. Ebuehi n 8	81	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
Guglielmo Vicario n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0

Empoli — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Cacace n 8	50.5	4.5 6/5
J. Akpa Akpro n 8	64.3	3.9 7/5
S. Walukiewicz n 8	27.5	3.3 6/2
F. Bandinelli n 8	68.1	2.3 7/3
J. Fazzini n 8	53.8	2.3 4/3

Empoli — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Guglielmo Vicario n 8	90	3 6/3
S. Perisan n 8	89.5	2.1 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sassuolo		Empoli
58%	Possession	42%
1.84	Expected goals (xG)	0.42
13	Shots	7
4	Shots on target	1
6	Shots off target	5
3	Blocked shots	1
10	Shots inside the box	5
7	Corners	5
4	Offsides	4
12	Fouls	10
2	Yellow cards	1
1	Red cards	0
0	Saves	2
488	Passes	360
88%	Pass accuracy	79%

Sassuolo player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Andrea Consigli	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Toljan	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
M. Erlic	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
D. Frattesi	90	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	6.2
M. Lopez	90	0	0	2	1	1	2	Y	7.2
A. Laurienté	90	0	0	1	1	1	3	Y	6.5
R. Marchizza	77	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
G. Defrel	58	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
Ruan Tressoldi	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
A. Harroui	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
N. Bajrami	45	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	7.2
G. Ferrari sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Matheus Henrique sub	45	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	7.3
D. Berardi sub	32	2	0	3	2	1	2	0	9
A. Pinamonti sub	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	R	5.9
Rogério sub	13	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9

Empoli player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Guglielmo Vicario	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
T. Ebuehi	90	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.2
S. Walukiewicz	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
S. Luperto	90	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.6
R. Marin	90	0	1	0	2	2	0	7.2
T. Baldanzi	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
F. Parisi	84	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
Francesco Caputo	84	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.6
F. Bandinelli	68	0	0	0	1	3	Y	6.3
Nicolo Cambiaghi	67	1	1	1	0	5	0	7.7
A. Grassi	62	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
J. Akpa Akpro sub	28	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
R. Piccoli sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Fazzini sub	22	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
L. Cacace sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.6
M. Satriano sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

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

Recent form

SassuoloWDLWL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 0.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

EmpoliLWDLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Sassuolo 2 · 0 draws · Empoli 3 · 3.4 goals/game

2022-11-05 Empoli 1–0 Sassuolo
2022-01-09 Empoli 1–5 Sassuolo
2021-10-31 Sassuolo 1–2 Empoli
2019-02-17 Empoli 3–0 Sassuolo
2018-09-21 Sassuolo 3–1 Empoli

League standing · 2022/23

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sassuolo#13 pos45 pts38 pl-14 GD

Empoli#14 pos43 pts38 pl-12 GD

Goals per game

Sassuolo scored1.24

Empoli scored0.97

Sassuolo conceded1.61

Empoli conceded1.29

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What is the head-to-head record between Sassuolo and Empoli?: In their last 5 meetings, Sassuolo won 2, Empoli won 3 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.4 goals per game.
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