Empoli 1-1 Genoa: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 8 March 2015

Result

Empoli 1-1 Genoa

Serie A · Sunday 8 March 2015, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

Empoli · Genoa · Serie A predictions

Empoli 1-1 Genoa: match report

Empoli drew with Genoa 1-1 in Serie A on Sunday 8 March 2015. The half-time score was 0-1.

M'Baye Niang opened the scoring in the 27th minute. Empoli's goal came from Federico Barba (66'). Genoa scored through M'Baye Niang (27').

Discipline: Empoli received 2 yellow cards; Genoa received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Empoli were 15th on 27 points from 25 and Genoa 7th on 38 points from 24. Empoli went on to finish that season 16th with 41 points, and Genoa 6th with 61.

Empoli lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Genoa in a 3-4-3.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Empoli win, 2 draws and 0 for Genoa.

Going into the match Empoli's last five read D-W-D-W-D and Genoa's D-W-W-D-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 27'Goal · M'Baye NiangGenoa · 0-1
  • 61'Yellow card · Nicolás BurdissoGenoa
  • 66'Goal · Federico BarbaEmpoli · 1-1
  • 69'Yellow card · Andrea BertolacciGenoa
  • 75'Yellow card · Mário RuiEmpoli
  • 88'Yellow card · M. ValdifioriEmpoli

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Empoli 1, draws 2, Genoa 0.

Team news

Empoli expected line-up (4-3-1-2)

Luigi Sepe, Elseid Hysaj, Daniele Rugani, Mário Rui, Lorenzo Tonelli, Nova Arianto, Daniele Croce, Matías Vecino, Manuel Pucciarelli, Massimo Maccarone

Genoa expected line-up (3-4-3)

Mattia Perin, Nicolás Burdisso, Luca Antonelli, Sebastien De Maio, Facundo Roncaglia, Andrea Bertolacci, Edenilson, Diego Perotti, Tomás Rincón, Iago Falque