Match Report
The table gap was wide: 35 points between Monza (3rd, 76 pts) and Empoli (15th, 41 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Monza 1.61 scored and 0.84 conceded per game, Empoli 1.24 and 1.42, with the league averaging 1.28.
Over the last five, Monza had taken 10 of 15 points to Empoli's 4.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 2 for Monza, 3 for Empoli and 4 drawn, at 1.89 goals per meeting. Historically tight: 33% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
M. Marcenaro took charge of the match — our records show 71 games refereed with an average of 2.0 yellow cards per game. The match was played at U-Power Stadium (capacity 18,568). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-2.
Goal scorers
Monza: Andrea Petagna (29'), Filippo Delli Carri (65') · Empoli: Stiven Shpendi (1'), Stiven Shpendi (90')
Key stats
Possession: Monza 64% · Empoli 36% · Total shots: 20-10 · On target: 8-5 · Corners: 7-4