Ascoli 1-1 Empoli: result and goals
Ascoli and Empoli drew 1-1 on Saturday, 17 October 2026 in the Serie B.
Goals: Joseph Ceesay 14', Nicholas Rizzo 26'.
Ascoli sit 6th on 12 points.
Empoli sit 14th on 7 points.
Ascoli have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Empoli have 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Ascoli won 2, Empoli won 2, 1 drawn.
- Competition
- Serie B
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 17 October 2026, 14:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca, Ascoli Piceno
Match facts
- Stadium
- Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca · Ascoli Piceno
- Capacity: 20,853 seats · Natural grass
- Attendance
- 13,058 · 63% of capacity
Referee
Edoardo Mazzoni
Record: Serie B
- Games
- 11
- Yellows per game
- 3.3
- Reds
- 4
- Penalties
- 1
Absences
Ascoli
- Manuel AlagnaInjured
Players ruled out or doubtful according to each club’s latest update.
Match events
ASCEMPLive commentary
- 90'+2'Abdoul Guiebre (Ascoli) Yellow Card at 90'+2'
- 90'Luca Magnino (Empoli) Yellow Card at 90'
- 84'Luca Belardinelli (Empoli) Substitution at 84'
- 84'Matteo Egan (Empoli) Substitution at 84'
- 71'Federico Gattoni (Ascoli) Substitution at 71'
- 63'Steven Shpendi (Empoli) Substitution at 63'
- 63'Tommaso Milanese (Ascoli) Substitution at 63'
- 63'Giacomo De Pieri (Ascoli) Substitution at 63'
- 62'Mohammed Amine Chakir (Ascoli) Substitution at 62'
- 62'Don Bolsius (Ascoli) Substitution at 62'
- 54'Lapo Deli (Empoli) Substitution at 54'
- 45'Filippo Bandinelli (Empoli) Substitution at 45'
- 26'Nicholas Rizzo (Ascoli) Goal at 26'
- 14'Joseph Ceesay (Empoli) Goal at 14'
Commentary: ESPN
Stats
General
Shots
Expected goals (xG)
Passes
Defence
Duels
Discipline
General
Shots
Expected goals (xG)
Passes
Defence
Duels
Discipline
General
Shots
Expected goals (xG)
Passes
Defence
Duels
Discipline
Expected goals (xG)
1.55–0.80
xG on target (xGOT)
1.00–1.43
Shots
9–16
Big chances
3–1
Match momentum
Above the line the home side is on top; below, the away side.
Shot map
xG: chance of each shot becoming a goal from its position and type. xGOT: the same once the shot is on target.
Player of the match
Nicholas Rizzo
Ascoli
Ratings
Ascoli6.7
- 8.433Nicholas Rizzo⚽
- 7.619Abdoul Guiébré
- 7.399Matteo BrunoriA
- 7.21Samuele Vitale
- 7.115Simone D'Uffizi
- 6.814Andrea Oliveri
- 6.88Giovanni Corradini
- 6.662Tommaso Milanese▲63'
- 6.57Andrea Silipo
- 6.513Gennaro Acampora
- 6.577Don Bolsius▲62'
- 6.44Samuele Damiani
- 6.221Giacomo De Pieri▲62'
- 6.030Marcos Curado
- 6.032Federico Gattoni▲71'
- 5.99Amine Chakir▲62'
Empoli6.6
- 7.198Karim Zedadka
- 7.021Gerard Yepes
- 7.015Joseph Ceesay⚽
- 6.833Cristian Cauz
- 6.891Niccolò Corrado
- 6.78Luca Magnino
- 6.610Edoardo Saporiti
- 6.623Filippo Bandinelli▲46'
- 6.525Marco Curto
- 6.544Lapo Deli▲54'
- 6.477Bogdan Popov
- 6.411Stiven Shpendi▲63'
- 6.212Jacopo Seghetti
- 5.939Edoardo Biondini
Rating out of 10 for each player’s contribution to the match.
Lineups
Ascoli · Substitutes
- 77Don Bolsius▲62'6.5
- 21Giacomo De Pieri▲62'6.2
- 9Amine Chakir▲62'5.9
- 62Tommaso Milanese▲63'6.6
- 32Federico Gattoni▲71'6.0
- 45Gian Crespi
- 5Lorenzo Venuti
- 18Luca Lo Scalzo
- 3Manuel Nicoletti
- 27Matteo Ricci
- 11Sergiu Perciun
- 35Gabriele Gori
Manager: Francesco Tomei
Empoli · Substitutes
- 23Filippo Bandinelli▲46'6.6
- 44Lapo Deli▲54'6.5
- 11Stiven Shpendi▲63'6.4
- 57Luca Belardinelli▲84'
- 35Matteo Egan▲84'
- 13Emiliano Filippis
- 1Samuele Perisan
- 36Dawid Bembnista
- 28Gabriele Indragoli
- 5Duccio Degli Innocenti
- 16Florijan Meznar
Manager: Matteo Andreoletti
Head to head
2
Ascoli
1
Draws
2
Empoli
5 gamesGoals per game: 2.2Both teams scored: 60 %Over 2.5 goals: 40 %
3
Ascoli
2
Draws
5
Empoli
10 gamesGoals per game: 2.7Both teams scored: 60 %Over 2.5 goals: 60 %
3
Ascoli
3
Draws
6
Empoli
12 gamesGoals per game: 2.3Both teams scored: 50 %Over 2.5 goals: 50 %
2
Ascoli
1
Draws
2
Empoli
5 gamesGoals per game: 2.2Both teams scored: 60 %Over 2.5 goals: 40 %
2
Ascoli
2
Draws
2
Empoli
6 gamesGoals per game: 1.8Both teams scored: 50 %Over 2.5 goals: 33 %
2
Ascoli
2
Draws
2
Empoli
6 gamesGoals per game: 1.8Both teams scored: 50 %Over 2.5 goals: 33 %
1
Ascoli
1
Draws
3
Empoli
5 gamesGoals per game: 3.2Both teams scored: 60 %Over 2.5 goals: 80 %
1
Ascoli
1
Draws
4
Empoli
6 gamesGoals per game: 2.8Both teams scored: 50 %Over 2.5 goals: 67 %
1
Ascoli
1
Draws
4
Empoli
6 gamesGoals per game: 2.8Both teams scored: 50 %Over 2.5 goals: 67 %
- 1 May 2021Serie BAscoli2–0EmpoliW
- 30 Dec 2020Serie BEmpoli1–1AscoliD
- 13 Jul 2020Serie BAscoli1–0EmpoliW
- 7 Dec 2019Serie BEmpoli2–1AscoliL
- 10 Feb 2018Serie BAscoli1–2EmpoliL
- 16 Sept 2017Serie BEmpoli3–0AscoliL
- 9 Mar 2013Serie BAscoli1–2EmpoliL
- 14 Oct 2012Serie BEmpoli0–3AscoliW
- 5 May 2012Serie BAscoli1–1EmpoliD
- 3 Dec 2011Serie BEmpoli3–2AscoliL
- 12 Feb 2011Serie BEmpoli1–0AscoliL
- 18 Sept 2010Serie BAscoli0–0EmpoliD
- 1 May 2021Serie BAscoli2–0EmpoliW
- 13 Jul 2020Serie BAscoli1–0EmpoliW
- 10 Feb 2018Serie BAscoli1–2EmpoliL
- 9 Mar 2013Serie BAscoli1–2EmpoliL
- 5 May 2012Serie BAscoli1–1EmpoliD
- 18 Sept 2010Serie BAscoli0–0EmpoliD
- 30 Dec 2020Serie BEmpoli1–1AscoliD
- 7 Dec 2019Serie BEmpoli2–1AscoliL
- 16 Sept 2017Serie BEmpoli3–0AscoliL
- 14 Oct 2012Serie BEmpoli0–3AscoliW
- 3 Dec 2011Serie BEmpoli3–2AscoliL
- 12 Feb 2011Serie BEmpoli1–0AscoliL
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Recent form
Ascoli
Serie B
- DASudtirol0–010 Oct 2026
- WHUS Avellino3–119 Sept 2026
- LAPadova0–112 Sept 2026
- WHBenevento1–05 Sept 2026
- WHUS Avellino3–119 Sept 2026
- WHBenevento1–05 Sept 2026
- DASudtirol0–010 Oct 2026
- LAPadova0–112 Sept 2026
- No games with this filter.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Palermo | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 19 | WDWWW |
| 2 |  Mantova | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +5 | 14 | DWDWL |
| 3 |  Pisa | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +5 | 13 | WLDWW |
| 4 |  Modena | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 13 | LDWWL |
| 5 |  Sudtirol | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +3 | 12 | WDWDL |
| 6 |  Ascoli | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +3 | 12 | DWLWD |
| 7 |  Avellino | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 11 | WDLWD |
| 8 |  Benevento | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 11 | LWWWD |
| 9 |  Arezzo | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 10 | LWLDW |
| 10 |  Virtus Entella | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +2 | 9 | DWDDW |
| 11 |  Verona | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 8 | WLWLD |
| 12 |  Cesena | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 8 | DDDLD |
| 13 |  Carrarese | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 7 | LLLWW |
| 14 |  Empoli | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 7 | LWLLL |
| 15 |  Padova | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 7 | LWLLL |
| 16 |  Cremonese | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 6 | WDDDL |
| 17 |  Vicenza | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -6 | 6 | DDLLD |
| 18 |  Juve Stabia | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | LDDDW |
| 19 |  Catanzaro | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 4 | LWLLD |
| 20 |  Sampdoria | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 4 | LLWLL |
FAQ
What was the score in Ascoli v Empoli?
Ascoli and Empoli drew 1-1 on Saturday 17 October (Serie B).
Who scored in Ascoli v Empoli?
Goals: Joseph Ceesay 14' and Nicholas Rizzo 26'.
When do Ascoli play next?
Ascoli play Catanzaro on Saturday 24 October at 16:15 (UK time).
When do Empoli play next?
Empoli play Vicenza on Friday 23 October at 19:30 (UK time).