Empoli vs Cremonese 1-0

Serie B· Matchweek 1· 2026-08-22 19:00 UTC

Empoli

1-0

Full timeHT 1-0

Cremonese

Empoli beat Cremonese 1-0 at the Carlo Castellani in Serie B's opening round, with S. Shpendi scoring in the 21st minute. Empoli were reduced to ten men when Joseph Ceesay was sent off in the 59th minute. Cremonese dominated possession 75% to 25% and had more shots (15 to 10), but Empoli were more accurate, with five shots on target to their opponents' two.

Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.

Match timeline

16'Jari Vandeputte · Yellow card
19'M. Collocolo for S. Elia
Stiven Shpendi · VAR check21'
S. Shpendi assist C. Cauz21'
45+2'Matteo Bianchetti · Yellow card
F. Di Stefano for B. Popov57'
Joseph Ceesay · Red card59'
S. Shpendi for K. Zedadka63'
65'Substitution for T. Berti
65'M. De Luca for M. Nasti
E. Saporiti for S. Romagnoli77'
E. Biondini for L. Belardinelli77'
G. Yepes for L. Deli77'
82'S. Luperto for Y. Rocchetti
85'Federico Bonazzoli · Yellow card
Bogdan Popov · Yellow card90+4'

Match stats

25%Possession75%

10Shots15

5Shots on target2

7Shots in the box9

2Corners5

235Passes707

79%Pass accuracy93%

17Fouls11

3Offsides0

2Saves4

1Yellow cards3

1Red cards0

Line-ups

Empoli starting XI

Empoli bench · coach Guido Pagliuca

Cremonese starting XI

Cremonese bench · coach Marco Giampaolo

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Serie B table

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
9	Padova	10	-1	14
10	Sudtirol	10	+1	14
11	Cremonese	10	-1	12
12	Cesena	10	-3	12
13	Arezzo	10	-10	11
14	Virtus Entella	10	-1	10
15	Carrarese	10	-4	10
16	Juve Stabia	10	0	9
17	Vicenza Virtus	10	-7	9
18	Empoli	10	-7	8
19	Sampdoria	10	-8	8
20	Catanzaro	10	-11	6