Turning point · 26'Nicholas Rizzo1–1Forecast Verdict
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Actual
OneTouch Forecast · dc-v1.15
It finished level; our pre-match call put the chance of that at 26%. Empoli had more shots (16–9) and more on target (3–2).
Pre-match call frozen 17 Oct 2026 · model dc-v1.15
Joseph Ceesay
14'
0–1
Nicholas Rizzo
26'
1–1
Filippo Bandinelli
On for Edoardo Biondini
45'
Lapo Deli
On for Gerard Yepes
54'
Don Bolsius
On for Gennaro Acampora
62'
Giacomo De Pieri
On for Andrea Silipo
63'
Steven Shpendi
On for Bohdan Popov
63'
Federico Gattoni
On for Marcos Curado
71'
Matteo Egan
On for Joseph Ceesay
84'
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Match DNA
Midfield Domination
Control of central areas dictated everything. The midfield battle was the match.
25 shots
Expected goals over time
accuracy · 22%
kill rate · 11%
accuracy · 19%
kill rate · 6%
Ascoli turned 11% of shots into goals to Empoli's 6%.
Shots on Target
Attack
xG
Head to Head
League Standing
Serie BKey context
Venue
Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca
Kick-off
17 Oct · 13:00 UTC
Referee
Edoardo Manedo Mazzoni
Italy · 0.8 yellows/match
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