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Empoli vs Padova – competition: Italian Serie B.
Final score: Empoli 3–1 Padova. Half-time: 2–1.
Empoli: position 15, 41 points from 38 matches.
Padova: position 10, 46 points from 38 matches.
Empoli – last 5 matches: 2 won, 1 drawn, 2 lost.
Padova – last 5 matches: 2 won, 1 drawn, 2 lost.
Last results: Empoli 1-1 Reggiana 1919; Padova 0-2 Vicenza.
Goals: Shpendi 20′, Bortolussi 25′, Popov 41′, and Popov 66′.
The confirmed starting lineups list Empoli in a 3-1-4-2 formation and Padova in a 3-4-2-1 formation.
The announced starting eleven for Empoli: Andrea Fulignati, Marco Curto, Matteo Lovato, Nosa Edward Obaretin, Luca Belardinelli, Salvatore Elia, Lorenzo Ignacchiti, Gerard Yepes, Franco Carboni, Steven Shpendi, and Rares Ilie.
The announced starting eleven for Padova: Mattia Fortin, Francesco Belli, Lorenzo Villa, Carlo Faedo, Alessandro Capelli, Pietro Fusi, Daniele Baselli, Antonio Barreca, Kevin Varas, L. di Maggio, and Mattia Bortolussi.
Empoli: 52% possession, 15 shots (4 on target), 6 corners, 19 fouls, 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards.
Padova: 48% possession, 9 shots (4 on target), 4 corners, 19 fouls, 4 yellow cards, 0 red cards.
Last meeting: Padova 0-1 Empoli (22 February 2014, ITA Serie B).
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Related pages: Empoli, Padova, Italian Serie B, Empoli vs Padova: head-to-head, Live football scores
Kick-off: August 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM GMT+1.
Venue: Carlo Castellani, Empoli. Capacity: 16,284.
Referee: Maria Ferrieri Caputi (Italy).
Final score: Empoli 3–1 Padova. Half-time: 2–1.
Empoli won: Empoli 3-1 Padova. Goals: Shpendi 20′, Bortolussi 25′, Popov 41′, and Popov 66′.
Lineups: Empoli 3-1-4-2, Padova 3-4-2-1. Empoli: Fulignati; Curto, Lovato, Obaretin; Belardinelli; Elia, Ignacchiti, Yepes, Carboni; Shpendi, Ilie. Padova: Fortin; Faedo, Villa, Belli; Barreca, Baselli, Fusi, Capelli; L. di Maggio, Varas; Bortolussi.
Matches played: 10 — Empoli wins: 4, draws: 4, Padova wins: 2. Empoli vs Padova: head-to-head