National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Empoli U19 or Sassuolo U19 that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Empoli U19 nor Sassuolo U19 as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Empoli U19 form and stats
Last season, Empoli U19's Primavera Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.4 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Empoli U19 have to build on here at Stadio Piero Torrini in the PrimaVera 1.
It's back home for Empoli, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Spal U19 away with the result 2-0.
Before that game, the home loss against Pescara U19 with the scoreline 1-2.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the PrimaVera 1 game versus Torino U19 in only three days. This game is also played here at Stadio Piero Torrini.
Empoli U19 have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadio Piero Torrini with 15 goals in 10 league matches.
Sassuolo U19 form and stats
They also participated in Primavera Cup last season. This ended in the 1st round.4-1-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sassuolo U19 in their PrimaVera 1 matches away.
It's the second away game in a row for Sassuolo U19, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Genoa U19 last time out.
A draw for Sassuolo before that, at their own venue hosting Roma U19 (1-1).A quick return to home after this game, as Sassuolo U19 are hosting Fiorentina U19 in the PrimaVera 1 only three days away.
Sassuolo U19 have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 11 goals have been scored. It's not easy to score on Sassuolo U19 as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Empoli two wins, three draws and Sassuolo U19 two victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Degl'Innocenti 7 goals |   L. Samele 7 goals | R. Flamingo 4 goals |
Empoli U19 missing players
Sassuolo U19 missing players
| Empoli U19 | Sassuolo U19 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 38 | 28 | Scored | S | 11 | 28 | ||
| 32 | 17 | Conceded | C | 9 | 19 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 42% | 56% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 16% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 58% | 32% | ||
| 5.8 | 5.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10.6 | 11.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 11.7 | ||
| 4.5 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 34% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 24% | ||
| 8.5 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 9.8 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Roma U19 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 24 | 45 |
| 2 | Sampdoria U19 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 35 |
| 3 | Cagliari U19 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 35 |
| 4 | Juventus U19 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 34 |
| 5 | Inter U19 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 32 |
| 6 | Fiorentina U19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 31 |
| 7 | Sassuolo U19 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 30 |
| 8 | Atalanta U19 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 30 |
| 9 | Milan U19 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 30 |
| 10 | Torino U19 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 29 |
| 11 | Genoa U19 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 28 |
| 12 | Napoli U19 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -13 | 25 |
| 13 | Verona U19 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 24 |
| 14 | Empoli U19 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -2 | 23 |
| 15 | Bologna U19 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 22 |
| 16 | Lecce U19 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | -10 | 18 |
| 17 | Spal U19 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 26 | -25 | 17 |
| 18 | Pescara U19 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 27 | -28 | 8 |
| 19 | Bavois | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
