Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Empoli & Vicenza face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Coppa Italia. All the pre-match information is available here!
Empoli form and stats
Last season their Coppa Italia adventure ended in the 8th finals.41 points is a decent return from 19 Serie B games here for Empoli. The data says 11 wins, 8 draws and 0 losses. In general it's been a long time since Empoli tasted defeat here, as they have taken at least one point from their last 19 home games in the league.
A nice win for Empoli last time playing, versus Lecce. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Ryder Matos and Andrea La Mantia scoring for the victors. Stefano Sabelli was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.83 out of 10. The defender Sabelli served one assist, hit two key passes and won 7 of 10 duels. The victory against Lecce came after Ryder Matos's winning goal. The Empoli manager A. Andreazzoli was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 57th minute.
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Lecce.Empoli can score goals in their home matches. After 19 league matches they have found the net 38 times. Empoli are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 15 from 19 matches.
Vicenza form and stats
They also participated in Coppa Italia last season. This ended in the 3rd round.The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie B travels is 6 wins, 6 draws and 7 defeats.
Vicenza had fun at their own home last time out, beating Reggiana 2-1. Lamin Jallow and Stefano Giacomelli scored. Midfield player Stefano Giacomelli was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.64/10. Giacomelli scored one goal and hit two key passes. Lamin Jallow came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Reggiana last time out, making the manager D. Di Carlo feel like a tactical genius. The end of the last match, against Reggiana, was very satisfying as Lamin Jallow scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Reggiana.Vicenza are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 26 away goals from 19 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Vicenza have conceded 29 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Empoli won five, Vicenza won two and three draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.Empoli missing players
Vicenza missing players
| Empoli | Vicenza | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 10 | ||
| 63 | 38 | Scored | S | 14 | 26 | ||
| 22 | 10 | Conceded | C | 18 | 36 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 48% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 91% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 28% | ||
| 7 | 7.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.5 | ||
| 4 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 17.2 | 19.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.4 | 11.7 | ||
| 5.7 | 6.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.9 | ||
| 31% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 27% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Empoli | 38 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 68 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 38 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 33 | 73 |
| 2 | Salernitana | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 46 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 69 |
| 3 | Monza | 38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 51 | 33 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 64 |
| 4 | Lecce | 38 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 68 | 47 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 21 | 62 |
| 5 | Venezia | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 53 | 39 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 59 |
| 6 | Cittadella | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 57 |
| 7 | Chievo | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 50 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 13 | 56 |
| 8 | Brescia | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 61 | 53 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 8 | 56 |
| 9 | SPAL | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 44 | 42 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 2 | 56 |
| 10 | Reggina | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 42 | 45 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 23 | -3 | 50 |
| 11 | Frosinone | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 38 | 42 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | -4 | 50 |
| 12 | Cremonese | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 46 | 44 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 48 |
| 13 | Pisa | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 54 | 59 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 40 | -5 | 48 |
| 14 | Vicenza | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 48 | 53 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 29 | -5 | 48 |
| 15 | Pordenone | 38 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 40 | 39 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 45 |
| 16 | Ascoli | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 48 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 29 | -11 | 44 |
| 17 | Cosenza | 38 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 29 | 47 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -18 | 35 |
| 18 | Reggiana | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 57 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 34 | -26 | 34 |
| 19 | Pescara | 38 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 29 | 60 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 31 | -31 | 32 |
| 20 | Virtus Entella | 38 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 30 | 64 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 35 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 29 | -34 | 23 |