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- 20′Vicenza Virtus, goal:0–1assist
- Half-time0 – 1
- 50′Empoli, substitution:off
- 55′Empoli, red card:Professional foul last man
- 62′Empoli, goal disallowed:Goal cancelled
- 69′Vicenza Virtus, yellow card:Foul
- 69′Empoli, substitution:off
- 69′Empoli, substitution:off
- 70′Empoli, substitution:off
- 73′Empoli, yellow card:Foul
- 74′Vicenza Virtus, substitution:off
- 74′Vicenza Virtus, substitution:off
- 78′Vicenza Virtus, substitution:off
- 80′Vicenza Virtus, yellow card:Foul
- 82′Empoli, substitution:off
- 83′Vicenza Virtus, substitution:off
- 85′Vicenza Virtus, goal:0–2assist
- Full-time0 – 2
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Vicenza Virtus end winless run with 2-0 victory at ten-man Empoli
Vicenza Virtus won 2-0 at Empoli in Serie B on Matchday 8 at the Carlo Castellani, ending a run of six games without a win. Nicola Rauti gave the visitors the lead after 20 minutes, converting a chance created by Andrea Papetti, and that goal was the only one of a first half that finished 1-0.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The match turned on 55 minutes, when Marco Curto was sent off for Empoli with the score still 0-1. From then on Empoli scored none and conceded one. Despite the numerical disadvantage, the hosts held a slight edge in possession, 51% to 49%, but they managed only five shots on target from 13 attempts.
Vicenza Virtus sealed the points five minutes from time. Giulio Pellizzari scored in the 85th minute, set up by Loris Zonta, to make it 2-0. The result lifted Vicenza Virtus from 18th to 12th with nine points, while Empoli slipped from 15th to 17th on seven. Oddsivio's pre-match forecast had given Vicenza Virtus a 19% chance of winning. Both sides play on Tuesday in Serie B: Empoli travel to Cesena, and Vicenza Virtus host Modena.
Giulio Pellizzari scored the late second goal and was the top-rated player on the pitch with 8.2. Goalkeeper Riccardo Gagno was rated 7.82 for his part in the clean sheet.
Vicenza Virtus had 19 shots to Empoli's 13, though Empoli put more of theirs on target, five to three.
Vicenza Virtus won 2–0 away against Empoli (half-time 0–1).
Empoli met Vicenza Virtus in the Serie B (Regular Season - 8). Kick-off was Friday, 23 October 2026, 18:30 UTC at Carlo Castellani. Referee: Claudio Giuseppe Allegretta.
Team pages: Empoli · Vicenza Virtus · Serie B
Key moments
- 20' Goal: Nicola Rauti (assist: Andrea Papetti) — 0–1
- 55' Red card: Marco Curto
- 85' Goal: Giulio Pellizzari (assist: Loris Zonta) — 0–2
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Empoli (3-5-2)
Vicenza Virtus (3-5-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Empoli 48%, the draw 33%, Vicenza Virtus 19%. It finished Empoli 0–2 Vicenza Virtus.
Empoli's stronger rating, tempered by weak Serie B home edge — We give Empoli 48% mainly because our strength rating puts them a shade ahead, 1370 to 1312, though home sides across Serie B tend to under-perform, which pulls a little towards Vicenza Virtus. The draw sits at 33%, up from a usual 27% for a gap this size, because Serie B produces plenty of draws.
Why Empoli at 48%?
Empoli sit 57 points higher on our strength rating — 1370 to 1312. Sides with a 40–80-point rating edge at home won 50.1% of 11,064 such games.
Why only 48%?
Serie B home sides under-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (32.3% vs 25.4% norm) and away wins (26.0% vs 30.0%). Serie B homes won 41.6% of 4,082 games vs 44.6% across all 107,838 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Vicenza Virtus win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 26.8%. These teams' recent games average 2.8 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.8% of 27,149. Serie B runs draw-heavy, adding 7.0 points.
What did we measure but not count?
Vicenza Virtus are newly promoted — game 8 of their first ten at this level, where our rating knows them least. Promoted sides are said to struggle, but our rating already carries most of it: across 3,012 first-ten games since 2016 they won 26.8% where the rating expected 28.1% — inside the noise band, below it in six of the ten full seasons we hold and about level last season. Empoli are 2 games into a new manager (Matteo Andreoletti), appointed 13 days ago. The famous new-manager bounce doesn't survive its receipt: sides with a new manager beat their rating by 0.9 points over 33,420 games — but sides on an equally bad run who kept their manager beat it by 2.4 over 31,777. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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