Serie A: Top-drawer against second-rate, at least based on the matches so far. Fiorentina - Empoli. Home win or a surprise?
- Fiorentina have the most scored goals in the first half (12) in Serie A
- Empoli have the fewest scored goals (1) in Serie A
This could be an engrossing fixture with lots of fun and excitement as both sides are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Fiorentina form and stats
Seven points from three Serie A home games is a great start for Fiorentina, who are hoping to build on that form here at Stadio Artemio Franchi. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stadio Artemio Franchi.
A strong away win for Fiorentina against Napoli the last match, as Bonaventura, Brekalo and González were on target. The home team have an in-form goalscorer in González, having found the net in three consecutive games. Parisi, defender, was given a rating of 8.23/10 in that game, top of the team. Parisi served one assist, hit two key passes and won 5 of 6 duels.
A 2-2 result against Ferencvaros before that one, played at their own home stadium in the Europa Conference League.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Fiorentina, as the Europa Conference League home game vs Cukaricki is only three days away.
Fiorentina are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (8 goals in 3 games). Fiorentina's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Empoli form and stats
It's not happening yet for Empoli on their Serie A travels, with zero points from their first 3 away games. Maybe today will be different? Three consecutive losses in away matches means Empoli are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Baldanzi was the last player to score for the away team. Empoli haven't scored a league goal in the last 236 minutes.
Empoli's last game was the home draw against Udinese (0-0). Defender Ebuehi was the best team player with a rating of 7.6. Ebuehi hit two key passes and won 4 of 7 duels.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Bologna wasn't a success with a 0-3 loss.An interesting fact for sports bettors looking to bet on only one (or no) team scoring in this fixture: This club have played 8 consecutive league matches with just one or no side finding the net.
The Empoli defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 12 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the former ten meetings): Fiorentina won three games, three matches ended with a tie and Empoli have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be ill-tempered, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  N. González 5 goals |  G. Bonaventura 4 goals |  L. Martínez Quarta 2 goals |
Fiorentina missing players
Empoli missing players
| Fiorentina | Empoli | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 18 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 12 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 88% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 25% |
| 62% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 12% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 12% |
| 62% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 88% |
| 4 | 3.3 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.7 | 5 |
| 4.6 | 3 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.3 | 4.5 |
| 1.9 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.4 | 13 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12.7 | 11.6 |
| 4 | 4.7 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 3.2 |
| 56% | 57% | 150% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 11.9 | 7.7 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 18.3 | 16.4 |
| 4.8 | 3.3 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 7.7 | 5.2 |
- All of Empoli's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Fiorentina's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Empoli have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Empoli have failed to score a single goal away.
- Empoli have lost all their away matches so far.
- Empoli have the fewest points (0) away in Serie A
- Empoli have the fewest scored goals (0) away in Serie A
- Empoli have the fewest scored goals (1) in Serie A
- Empoli have the fewest scored goals in the second half (0) in Serie A
- Empoli have the most conceded goals (12) away in Serie A
- Empoli have the the worst goal difference (-12) away in Serie A
- Empoli have the the worst goal difference (-15) in Serie A
- Fiorentina have not yet lost a game at home.
- Fiorentina have scored more than double the goals of Empoli.
- Fiorentina have the most scored goals in the first half (12) in Serie A
- Fiorentina haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Milan | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
| 2 | Inter | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 19 |
| 3 | Juventus | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 17 |
| 4 | Fiorentina | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 5 | Napoli | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 6 | Atalanta | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 7 | Monza | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | Frosinone | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Lecce | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 12 |
| 10 | Roma | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
| 11 | Bologna | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 12 | Sassuolo | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 13 | Lazio | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 14 | Torino | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 9 |
| 15 | Genoa | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 8 |
| 16 | Hellas Verona | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 17 | Udinese | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 5 |
| 18 | Empoli | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | -15 | 4 |
| 19 | Salernitana | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -13 | 3 |
| 20 | Cagliari | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -13 | 2 |
