Highlights

71'

D. Fila (assist S. Shpendi)

HT 0 - 1

41'

A. Cerri (Foul)

29'

C. Shpendi (assist A. Cerri)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

87'

Gerard Yepes (D. Degli Innocenti - tactical)

83'

P. Amoran (R. Ciervo - tactical)

77'

M. Guidi (A. Ciofi - tactical)

76'

M. Olivieri (C. Shpendi - tactical)

76'

T. Berti (D. Bisoli - tactical)

73'

A. Candela (T. Ebuehi - tactical)

61'

G. Vrioni (A. Cerri - tactical)

60'

R. Ilie (N. Haas - tactical)

59'

D. Fila (M. Nasti - tactical)

46'

E. Saporiti (L. Ignacchiti - tactical)

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	11	Cesena	46	38	12	10	16
	15	Empoli	41	38	9	14	15

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
3	S. Shpendi	15
8	C. Shpendi	12

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

3-5-2

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

64%

36%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

B. Moruzzi

M. Lovato 1
R. Ilie 1

Shots off target

M. Nasti

S. Shpendi 2
B. Moruzzi 2

Big chance created

A. Ciofi

S. Shpendi 1
M. Francesconi 1

Successful contests

S. Shpendi

B. Moruzzi 2
G. Frabotta 1

Fouls suffered

D. Degli Innocenti

M. Nasti 2
A. Cerri 2

Dispossessed

S. Shpendi

M. Nasti 1
R. Ilie 1

Touches

N. Obaretin

104

G. Guarino 88
B. Moruzzi 84

Duel won

A. Cerri

G. Guarino 7
M. Lovato 7

Duel lost

A. Cerri

S. Shpendi 8
M. Francesconi 7

Interceptions

G. Zaro

B. Moruzzi 4
D. Degli Innocenti 3

Challenge lost

M. Francesconi

R. Ciervo 2
M. Castagnetti 2

Tackles

M. Francesconi

M. Piacentini 3
B. Moruzzi 3

Aerial duels won

G. Guarino

M. Lovato 5
A. Cerri 4

Aerial duels lost

D. Fila

A. Cerri 5
M. Lovato 4

Fouls

A. Cerri

M. Francesconi 3
N. Haas 2

Saves

J. Klinsmann

A. Fulignati 2

Passes

N. Obaretin

G. Guarino 78
M. Lovato 63

Accurate passes

N. Obaretin

G. Guarino 69
M. Lovato 55

Accurate crosses

B. Moruzzi

D. Degli Innocenti 3
E. Saporiti 2

Current form

Stats

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Last matches

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Referees

Ivano Pezzuto main referee

3.6

0.2

Average card count per match for 16 matches arbitrated
Mattia Pascarella assistant referee
Giacomo Paganessi VAR referee
Marco Monaldi VAR assistant referee
Antonio Liotta fourth referee
Andrea Niedda assistant referee

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Injured players

Empoli

Gabriele Guarino Muscle Injury

Cesena

Alberto Cerri Muscle Injury

Match venue

Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena - Empoli

Year of construction: 1965
Surface: grass
Capacity: 16284
Average attendance: 6993
Maximum attendance: 16326
% sold: 42

Match result Empoli Cesena

Date 28 February 2026 14:00
Competition Serie B
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 27
Match attendance 6270
Code EMP-CES
Area Italy
Home team Empoli
Away team Cesena

FAQ

What is the result between Empoli Cesena?

The match resulted in a 1-1 draw between the two teams

What are the official lineups for Empoli Cesena?

Empoli : Coached by A. Dionisi, the lineup starts off in a 3-5-2 formation: A. Fulignati, N. Obaretin, M. Lovato, G. Guarino, B. Moruzzi, L. Ignacchiti, N. Haas (C), D. Degli Innocenti, T. Ebuehi, M. Nasti, S. Shpendi

Cesena : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by M. Mignani, is positioning themselves in a 3-5-2 : J. Klinsmann, M. Piacentini, G. Zaro, A. Ciofi (C), G. Frabotta, D. Bisoli, M. Castagnetti, M. Francesconi, R. Ciervo, C. Shpendi, A. Cerri

Who is the referee of the match Empoli Cesena ?

Ivano Pezzuto is the referee for this match

Where is the match Empoli Cesena?

The venue Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena in Empoli is hosting the match

At what time is Empoli Cesena?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 28 February 2026. Kick-off at 14:00

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Confirmed line-ups

Empoli 3-5-2

- 21 A. Fulignati
- 5 N. Obaretin
- 20 M. Lovato
- 34 G. Guarino
- 27 B. Moruzzi
- 25 L. Ignacchiti
- 32 (C) N. Haas
- 6 D. Degli Innocenti
- 24 T. Ebuehi
- 19 M. Nasti
- 11 S. Shpendi
- 33 J. Klinsmann
- 26 M. Piacentini
- 19 G. Zaro
- 15 (C) A. Ciofi
- 99 G. Frabotta
- 25 D. Bisoli
- 4 M. Castagnetti
- 70 M. Francesconi
- 11 R. Ciervo
- 9 C. Shpendi
- 7 A. Cerri

Cesena 3-5-2

- A. Dionisi Coach
Substitutes
- 87'
  
  Gerard Yepes #14 - Midfielder
- 60'
  
  R. Ilie #10 - Midfielder
- 59'
  
  D. Fila #17 - Striker
- B. Popov #77 - Striker
- M. Curto #2 - Defender
- S. Perisan #1 - Goalkeeper
- G. Indragoli #28 - Defender
- 73'
  
  A. Candela #26 - Defender
- 46'
  
  E. Saporiti #70 - Midfielder
- F. Bianchi #99 - Striker
- S. Romagnoli #4 - Defender
- M. Gasparini #12 - Goalkeeper
- M. Mignani Coach
Substitutes
- M. Mangraviti #24 - Defender
- I. Wade Papa #17 - Midfielder
- 77'
  
  M. Guidi #18 - Midfielder
- 83'
  
  P. Amoran #16 - Defender
- A. Siano #1 - Goalkeeper
- T. Corazza #27 - Defender
- D. Zamagni #35 - Midfielder
- L. Ferretti #40 - Goalkeeper
- 76'
  
  M. Olivieri #32 - Striker
- 61'
  
  G. Vrioni #22 - Striker
- 76'
  
  T. Berti #14 - Midfielder
- S. Bastoni #10 - Midfielder

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

64%

36%

Duel won

54%

46%

Accurate passes

85%

73%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Shots hitting woodwork

Passing

521

Passes

304

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

A. Ciofi

S. Shpendi 1
M. Francesconi 1
D. Degli Innocenti 1
A. Cerri 1

Shots (%)

A. Cerri

50% 1/2

C. Shpendi 50% (1/2)
M. Lovato 50% (1/2)
D. Fila 50% (1/2)

Successful contests

S. Shpendi

B. Moruzzi 2

Fouls suffered

D. Degli Innocenti

M. Nasti 2
A. Cerri 2
S. Shpendi 2
N. Haas 2

Touches

N. Obaretin

104

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

M. Nasti

0% 0/4

N. Obaretin 0% (0/3)
S. Shpendi 0% (0/3)
G. Vrioni 0% (0/2)
L. Ignacchiti 0% (0/2)

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

T. Ebuehi

100% 4/4

G. Guarino 88% (7/8)
M. Nasti 80% (4/5)
A. Ciofi 80% (4/5)
M. Piacentini 71% (5/7)

Interceptions

G. Zaro

B. Moruzzi 4
D. Degli Innocenti 3
M. Piacentini 3
M. Lovato 2

Aerial duels won (%)

T. Ebuehi

100% 2/2

M. Nasti 100% (2/2)
G. Guarino 86% (6/7)
G. Zaro 67% (4/6)
A. Ciofi 67% (2/3)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

M. Castagnetti

0% 0/6

N. Obaretin 0% (0/6)
D. Fila 0% (0/6)
G. Frabotta 0% (0/4)
C. Shpendi 0% (0/4)

Challenge lost

M. Francesconi

Aerial duels won (%)

D. Fila

0% 0/6

G. Frabotta 0% (0/3)
C. Shpendi 0% (0/2)
R. Ilie 0% (0/2)
N. Obaretin 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

L. Ignacchiti

94% 29/31

N. Obaretin 93% (80/86)
D. Degli Innocenti 91% (53/58)
B. Moruzzi 89% (34/38)
A. Ciofi 89% (33/37)

Accurate crosses

B. Moruzzi

D. Degli Innocenti 3

Successful final third passes

D. Degli Innocenti

Passing - Flops

Passes (%)

J. Klinsmann

37% 11/30

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Venezia	82	38	24	10	4	77	31	46
2	Frosinone	81	38	23	12	3	76	34	42
3	Monza	76	38	22	10	6	61	32	29
4	Palermo	72	38	20	12	6	61	33	28
5	Catanzaro	59	38	15	14	9	62	51	11
6	Modena	55	38	15	10	13	49	36	13
7	Juve Stabia	51	38	11	18	9	44	45	-1
8	Avellino	49	38	13	10	15	43	55	-12
9	Mantova	46	38	13	7	18	45	57	-12
10	Calcio Padova	46	38	12	10	16	39	49	-10
11	Cesena	46	38	12	10	16	45	56	-11
12	Carrarese	44	38	10	14	14	47	52	-5
13	Sampdoria	44	38	11	11	16	35	48	-13
14	Virtus Entella	42	38	10	12	16	36	51	-15
15	Empoli	41	38	9	14	15	47	54	-7
16	Südtirol	41	38	8	17	13	38	48	-10
17	Bari	40	38	10	10	18	38	60	-22
18	Reggiana	37	38	9	10	19	36	56	-20
19	Spezia	35	38	8	11	19	43	59	-16
20	Pescara	35	38	7	14	17	51	66	-15

Promotion
Promotion Play-off
Relegation Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Venezia	51	19	17	0	2	44	12	32
2	Monza	46	19	14	4	1	34	12	22
3	Palermo	46	19	14	4	1	38	12	26
4	Frosinone	41	19	12	5	2	42	15	27
5	Catanzaro	35	19	9	8	2	34	23	11
6	Virtus Entella	34	19	9	7	3	27	18	9
7	Juve Stabia	33	19	8	9	2	25	15	10
8	Sampdoria	32	19	9	5	5	22	20	2
9	Avellino	32	19	9	5	5	26	25	1
10	Modena	31	19	9	4	6	28	17	11
11	Mantova	30	19	9	3	7	28	29	-1
12	Carrarese	29	19	7	8	4	26	17	9
13	Empoli	26	19	5	11	3	28	21	7
14	Bari	26	19	7	5	7	23	25	-2
15	Calcio Padova	25	19	6	7	6	21	22	-1
16	Reggiana	25	19	6	7	6	21	23	-2
17	Cesena	24	19	6	6	7	28	29	-1
18	Pescara	22	19	5	7	7	28	26	2
19	Südtirol	22	19	5	7	7	19	21	-2
20	Spezia	21	19	5	6	8	23	26	-3

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Frosinone	40	19	11	7	1	34	19	15
2	Venezia	31	19	7	10	2	33	19	14
3	Monza	30	19	8	6	5	27	20	7
4	Palermo	26	19	6	8	5	23	21	2
5	Catanzaro	24	19	6	6	7	28	28	0
6	Modena	24	19	6	6	7	21	19	2
7	Cesena	22	19	6	4	9	17	27	-10
8	Calcio Padova	21	19	6	3	10	18	27	-9
9	Südtirol	19	19	3	10	6	19	27	-8
10	Juve Stabia	18	19	3	9	7	19	30	-11
11	Avellino	17	19	4	5	10	17	30	-13
12	Mantova	16	19	4	4	11	17	28	-11
13	Carrarese	15	19	3	6	10	21	35	-14
14	Empoli	15	19	4	3	12	19	33	-14
15	Spezia	14	19	3	5	11	20	33	-13
16	Bari	14	19	3	5	11	15	35	-20
17	Pescara	13	19	2	7	10	23	40	-17
18	Sampdoria	12	19	2	6	11	13	28	-15
19	Reggiana	12	19	3	3	13	15	33	-18
20	Virtus Entella	8	19	1	5	13	9	33	-24

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Venezia	81	38	23	12	3	38	12	26
2	Frosinone	71	38	19	14	5	34	14	20
3	Palermo	65	38	18	11	9	26	12	14
4	Juve Stabia	60	38	15	15	8	25	16	9
5	Modena	56	38	15	11	12	22	18	4
6	Catanzaro	56	38	14	14	10	27	24	3
7	Monza	56	38	12	20	6	25	16	9
8	Avellino	50	38	10	20	8	20	24	-4
9	Pescara	49	38	11	16	11	24	22	2
10	Mantova	46	38	11	13	14	21	27	-6
11	Cesena	44	38	9	17	12	22	26	-4
12	Virtus Entella	44	38	9	17	12	14	19	-5
13	Südtirol	42	38	10	12	16	18	25	-7
14	Bari	41	38	6	23	9	20	23	-3
15	Empoli	40	38	6	22	10	19	23	-4
16	Reggiana	37	38	6	19	13	20	29	-9
17	Carrarese	35	38	5	20	13	15	25	-10
18	Sampdoria	35	38	5	20	13	9	22	-13
19	Spezia	33	38	5	18	15	19	30	-11
20	Calcio Padova	33	38	5	18	15	16	27	-11