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Catanzaro v Empoli : Serie B match betting preview, prediction and odds

Stadio Nicola Ceravolo, Catanzaro

Alberto Aquilani welcomes Alessio Dionisi to the Stadio Nicola Ceravolo on Sunday afternoon, as their Catanzaro and Empoli sides go head to head in the Serie B. All statistics, including an in-depth look at the form of both sides and head-to-head history, will update as you click through each of the 17 major markets using the tabs below. The best odds and, of course, KickOff's predictions will too.

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Catanzaro's next match is v Padova at 14:00 on Saturday 14th March
Empoli's next match is v Mantova at 14:00 on Saturday 14th March
The last Italian Serie B meeting between Catanzaro and Empoli was on Sunday 8th March 2026
Italian Serie B
March 8th 2026
Catanzaro 3
2 Empoli
 
F. Pittarello 56'1' S. Elia
F. Pittarello 63'15' M. Nasti
T. Cassandro 73'
 
EMP
Shots On
6
2
Shots Off
6
2
Corners
9
1
Possession
64%
36%
Fouls
13
25
Yellow/red cards
3/0
 
CatanzaroEmpoli
 
M. Pigliacelli
M. Antonini Lui
N. Brighenti
J. Petriccione
M. Liberali (P. Amoako Nuamah 72')
S. Pontisso (M. Pompetti 85')
F. Pittarellofootball iconfootball icon (N. Koffi 90')
P. Iemmello (R. Frosinini 84')
C. Favasuli
T. Cassandrofootball icon
M. D'Alessandro (G. Alesi 46')
 (F. Bianchi 84') M. Curto
N. Obaretin
(A. Candela 46') football iconS. Elia
L. Magnino
(L. Ignacchiti 58') R. Ilie
(N. Haas 46') G. Yepes Laut
J. Ceesay
A. Fulignati
G. Guarino
(D. Fila 66') E. Saporiti
football iconM. Nasti

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We do not expect to see a a bore-draw or a sneaky 1-0 win here, and instead are tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that Catanzaro and Empoli will score a minimum of a couple of between them during 90 minutes. This is based on the recent form of the respective sides, as well as historical records when they go head-to-head. We give it a probability of 74%. Bookmakers have it priced at 1.29.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Catanzaro are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 51% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.20.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Catanzaro
51%
21/201/1000
Draw
25%
23/1014/1
Empoli
25%
12/580/1
Draw 1-1
12%
11/29/2
Catanzaro 1-0
11%
7/113/2
Catanzaro 2-1
10%
8/17/1
Catanzaro 2-0
9%
9/117/2
Empoli 1-0
7%
10/18/1
Draw 0-0
7%
9/18/1
Empoli 2-1
6%
11/121/10
Catanzaro 3-1
5%
16/114/1
Draw 2-2
5%
12/111/10
Catanzaro 3-0
5%
18/114/1
Empoli 2-0
4%
18/112/5
Catanzaro 3-2
3%
25/12/9
Empoli 3-1
2%
25/111/2
Catanzaro 4-1
2%
33/122/1
Catanzaro 4-0
2%
40/125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
9/102/7
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
9/1023/10
Home 1st Goal
53%
8/113/4
Away 1st Goal
42%
5/413/10
No 1st Goal
5%
10/18/1
BTTS - Yes
52%
7/103/5
BTTS - No
48%
21/206/5
BTTS - Home Win
22%
10/31/16
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/37/1
BTTS - Away Win
12%
11/250/1
Home/draw
75%
3/101/1000
Away/draw
49%
7/1016/1
Home/away
75%
1/31/300
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
1/41/25
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
11/415/2
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
9/41/3
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
1/32/1
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
11/213/20
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/921/20
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
12/117/2
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/251/33
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/201/25
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
10/115/2
Home DNB
68%
1/21/1000
Away DNB
42%
6/450/1
Catanzaro win to nil
28%
11/4-
Empoli win to nil
13%
11/2-
Catanzaro / Catanzaro
23%
12/570/1
Catanzaro / Empoli
3%
28/11/50
Catanzaro / Draw
7%
12/1100/1
Draw / Catanzaro
15%
9/270/1
Draw / Empoli
11%
13/2100/1
Draw / Draw
16%
9/280/1
Empoli / Catanzaro
4%
22/110/1
Empoli / Empoli
16%
9/21/5
Empoli / Draw
6%
14/19/2
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Win / draw / win Serie B table

Catanzaro have played 28 matches so far this season and lay in 5th place in the Serie B league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 22 games against teams below in the table, having won 10, drawn 9 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 8 clean sheets and have failed to score in 5 fixtures. Catanzaro have outscored their opponents by 42 goals to 34 goals.

Home League Performance

Catanzaro have played 14 games at home winning 7, drawing 6 and losing 1 game. They have scored 22 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and conceded 13 goals at home.

Empoli are in 13th position in the Serie B on 31 points having played 28 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

8 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 23 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 14 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

19 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 7 and won 5. Empoli have conceded 26 goals, scored 23, failed to score in 4 fixtures and have kept 4 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Catanzaro
Empoli
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Venezia2919643563 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-1F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
2
Monza2918652160 
Apr 6
l
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
May 8
3
Frosinone29161032758 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
2-2F
4
Palermo2916942757 
w
 
1-0F
May 1
l
 
1-3A
l
 
3-2F
5
Catanzaro29131061149 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-2F
6
Modena2912891344 
Mar 17
w
 
1-2A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
7
Juve Stabia299137-240 
d
 
2-2A
Apr 18
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-0A
8
Cesena2911612-539 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 21
d
 
1-1A
w
 
0-1F
9
Sudtirol298138237 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2A
10
Padova2981011-634 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 14
w
 
3-1F
Apr 12
11
Avellino298912-1533 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 11
May 1
w
 
0-3F
12
Carrarese2971111-632 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
3-3A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
3-0A
13
Empoli2971012-631 
w
 
3-2A
l
 
1-0A
-
-
14
V.Entella2971012-1331 
w
 
3-2A
w
 
1-3F
Apr 19
l
 
1-0A
15
Sampdoria297913-1130 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
Apr 6
16
Mantova298615-1430 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-3A
Mar 14
w
 
0-1F
17
Spezia297814-1029 
Apr 25
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
Mar 17
18
Reggiana297814-1329 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1F
19
Bari 19082961013-1928 
May 8
w
 
1-2F
w
 
5-0F
l
 
2-1A
20
Pescara2951014-1625 
d
 
3-3A
w
 
0-2F
Mar 22
l
 
4-0A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Catanzaro 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
8
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Catanzaro2 - 2Frosinone
Catanzaro2 - 0Mantova
Catanzaro2 - 0Reggiana
Catanzaro0 - 0Sampdoria
Catanzaro2 - 0Cesena
Catanzaro1 - 0Avellino
Catanzaro3 - 2V.Entella
Catanzaro3 - 3Pescara
Catanzaro2 - 1Venezia
Catanzaro1 - 0Palermo
Catanzaro0 - 1Padova
Catanzaro2 - 2Juve Stabia
Catanzaro1 - 1Carrarese
Catanzaro1 - 1Sudtirol
Catanzaro0 - 2Spezia
Catanzaro1 - 0Cesena
Catanzaro2 - 2Sampdoria
Catanzaro1 - 3Palermo
Catanzaro3 - 3Bari 1908
Catanzaro4 - 0Cosenza
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
12
D
4
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACatanzaro3 - 3Carrarese
HCatanzaro2 - 2Frosinone
ACatanzaro3 - 1V.Entella
HCatanzaro2 - 0Mantova
ACatanzaro2 - 0Pescara
HCatanzaro2 - 0Reggiana
ACatanzaro1 - 2Sudtirol
HCatanzaro0 - 0Sampdoria
ACatanzaro1 - 3Venezia
ACatanzaro0 - 2Frosinone
HCatanzaro2 - 0Cesena
ACatanzaro2 - 1Bari 1908
HCatanzaro1 - 0Avellino
ACatanzaro2 - 1Modena
HCatanzaro3 - 2V.Entella
HCatanzaro3 - 3Pescara
ACatanzaro0 - 1Empoli
HCatanzaro2 - 1Venezia
ACatanzaro3 - 1Mantova
HCatanzaro1 - 0Palermo
Empoli 13TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
D
3
Lost
12
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bari 19082 - 1Empoli
Frosinone2 - 2Empoli
Palermo3 - 2Empoli
Carrarese3 - 0Empoli
Cesena0 - 1Empoli
Mantova0 - 1Empoli
Juve Stabia2 - 0Empoli
Avellino0 - 3Empoli
V.Entella1 - 0Empoli
Modena2 - 1Empoli
Sudtirol1 - 2Empoli
Pescara4 - 0Empoli
Reggiana3 - 1Empoli
Monza1 - 3Empoli
Fiorentina2 - 1Empoli
Napoli3 - 0Empoli
Como 19071 - 1Empoli
Torino1 - 0Empoli
Genoa1 - 1Empoli
Udinese3 - 0Empoli
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AEmpoli1 - 2Bari 1908
HEmpoli1 - 1Cesena
AEmpoli2 - 2Frosinone
HEmpoli1 - 1Reggiana
HEmpoli1 - 2Juve Stabia
AEmpoli2 - 3Palermo
HEmpoli0 - 0Modena
AEmpoli0 - 3Carrarese
HEmpoli0 - 1Sudtirol
AEmpoli1 - 0Cesena
HEmpoli1 - 1Frosinone
AEmpoli1 - 0Mantova
AEmpoli0 - 2Juve Stabia
HEmpoli1 - 3Palermo
HEmpoli5 - 0Bari 1908
AEmpoli3 - 0Avellino
HEmpoli1 - 0Catanzaro
AEmpoli0 - 1V.Entella
HEmpoli1 - 1Sampdoria
AEmpoli1 - 2Modena
Goal Statistics

Catanzaro have been steady in attack of late, scoring in 7 consecutive Serie B matches. Their PG of 1.6 against Empoli on Sunday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Catanzaro 5th Empoli 13th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
20%
1
32%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
8%
There is a 80% probability that Catanzaro will score 1 or more goals
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Empoli will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+16
Catanzaro have scored 16% more goals at home than predicted
-8
Empoli’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.7
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Serie B - 2025/2026 season
Catanzaro
PG (predicted goals)
Empoli
1.6
1
Attack rating
10%
better
EMP
view stats
Games scored22
22
Failed to score6
6
Scored first14
12
Goals scored42
34
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.2
Avg. shots per game10
9
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for16
14
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
18%
better
EMP
view stats
Games conceded19
22
Clean sheets9
6
Conceded first11
15
Goals conceded32
39
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against12%
15%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
+18%

Catanzaro v Empoli Serie B lLine ups will show here when available.

Catanzaro Serie B squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
29798
M PigliacelliF PittarelloP IemmelloM. Antonini Lui
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Pigliacelli GLK29
2
-
T Cassandro DEF253
5
-
M. Antonini Lui DEF283
8
-
N Brighenti DEF211
6
-
C Favasuli MID2921
3
-
S Pontisso MID2835
3
-
J Petriccione MID2211
7
-
M D'Alessandro MID2423
-
M. Liberali FWD1522
1
-
F Pittarello FWD2276
4
-
P Iemmello FWD2979
4
-
Subs
C. Marietta GLK
-
G Esteves DEF
-
E. Bashi DEF3
-
F. Moreira Pacheco DEF
-
B. Verrengia DEF121
1
R. Frosinini DEF181
4
1
M Pompetti MID81
-
D Buglio MID9
-
F. Rispoli MID23
3
-
P Nuamah FWD211
4
-
G. Alesi FWD122
1
-
N Koffi FWD5
-
Empoli Serie B squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
29477
A FulignatiM NastiS Elia G Yepes
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Fulignati GLK29
3
-
M Curto DEF142
3
-
J Ceesay DEF233
2
-
N. Obaretin DEF271
4
1
G Guarino MID263
5
1
L Magnino MID61
3
-
G Yepes MID231
7
-
E. Saporiti MID141
1
-
S Elia  MID2627
6
1
R Ilie FWD2414
3
-
M Nasti FWD194
2
-
Subs
S Perisan GLK
-
M Gasparini GLK
-
S Romagnoli DEF
-
T Ebuehi DEF1311
-
A Candela DEF8
-
G Indragoli DEF1
-
L. Ignacchiti MID202
1
-
N Haas  MID10
-
D Fila FWD71
-
F Bianchi FWD3
-