Empoli 4-1 Novara: result and report

Serie B · Sunday 26 May 2013

Result

Empoli 4-1 Novara

Serie B · Sunday 26 May 2013, 18:45 UTC · half-time 2-1

Empoli · Novara · Serie B predictions

Empoli 4-1 Novara: match report

Empoli won against Novara 4-1 in Serie B on Sunday 26 May 2013. The half-time score was 2-1.

F. Tavano opened the scoring in the 19th minute. Empoli's goals came from F. Tavano (19'), Riccardo Saponara (22'), Riccardo Saponara (70') and L. Mchedlidze (90'). Novara scored through Haris Seferovic (37').

Discipline: Empoli received 3 yellow cards; Novara received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Empoli were 4th on 74 points from 43 and Novara 5th on 68 points from 43. Empoli went on to finish that season 4th with 78 points, and Novara 5th with 68.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Empoli wins, 4 draws and 1 for Novara.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 11'Yellow card · Daniele BuzzegoliNovara
  • 19'Goal · F. TavanoEmpoli · 1-0
  • 21'Yellow card · Carlalberto LudiNovara
  • 22'Goal · Riccardo SaponaraEmpoli · 2-0
  • 28'Yellow card · Davide MoroEmpoli
  • 36'Yellow card · S. PesceNovara
  • 36'Yellow card · Lorenzo TonelliEmpoli
  • 37'Goal · Haris SeferovicNovara · 2-1
  • 56'Yellow card · Massimo MaccaroneEmpoli
  • 70'Goal · Riccardo SaponaraEmpoli · 3-1
  • 76'Yellow card · P. GonzálezNovara
  • 90'Goal · L. MchedlidzeEmpoli · 4-1

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Empoli 0, draws 4, Novara 1.

Team news

Empoli line-up

Davide Bassi, Vasco Regini, Elseid Hysaj, Lorenzo Tonelli, Davide Moro, Nova Arianto, R. Saponara, Daniele Croce, Massimo Maccarone, Francesco Tavano, Vincent Laurini

Novara line-up

Francesco Bardi, Romano Perticone, Andrea Lisuzzo, Carlalberto Ludi, Alessandro Crescenzi, Daniele Buzzegoli, Francesco Marianini, Flavio Lazzari, Simone Pesce, Haris Seferovic, Pablo González