Bologna vs Empoli betting preview

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Date: Sat 27.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara (39279 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Serie A, Bologna holding 16th place and Empoli lying 18th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

Bologna and Empoli should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Bologna form and stats

6 victories, 4 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Bologna have to build on here at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara. After failing to beat Juventus here at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.

The Bologna supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Sampdoria in Serie A and win 3-0. 0-0 away at Fiorentina before that.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Bologna have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found five games) they have won 3 times, drawn 1 and lost 1.

The Bologna fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 18 in 16 matches. Bologna's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Empoli form and stats

Empoli, who have the fewest points (5) away in Serie A, have only collected 5 points from their away games after 0-5-11 (16 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 16 away games in a row.

The manager A. Andreazzoli was unhappy after their last game, a Serie A match played at their home ground Stadio Renato Dall'Ara. Empoli suffered a 2-4 loss to SPAL. A 0-0 draw at Atalanta's stadium before that.

We have checked recent matches where Empoli have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those two games were W0-D1-L1.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Empoli as they have only managed to score 14 times from 16 away games. Empoli have conceded 34 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Empoli - Bologna 2-1 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Bologna won 0 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and Empoli has 3 wins.

Top Goalscorers

F. Caputo
15 goals / 4 assists
E. Pulgar
6 goals / 2 assists
F. Santander
6 goals / 2 assists

Bologna missing players

Empoli missing players

Bologna Empoli
Total Home Statistic Away Total
33 16 Played 16 33
34 18 Scored 14 42
47 18 Conceded 34 63
85% 88% Over 0.5 88% 94%
73% 75% Over 1.5 69% 79%
52% 50% Over 2.5 69% 70%
24% 12% Over 3.5 44% 39%
12% 0% Over 4.5 19% 21%
45% 31% Both teams to score 56% 64%
30% 38% Clean Sheet 12% 12%
39% 44% Failed To Score 44% 30%
 
4.8 4.8 Corners For (avg) 5.1 5.1
4.8 4.4 Corners Against (avg) 4.3 5
2.5 2 Yellow Cards (avg) 2 2
4 2 Red Cards (total) 2 2

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Juventus 33 28 3 2 67 23 17 15 2 0 37 11 16 13 1 2 30 12 44 87
2 Napoli 32 20 7 5 61 28 16 11 4 1 34 12 16 9 3 4 27 16 33 67
3 Inter 33 18 7 8 51 27 16 9 4 3 22 8 17 9 3 5 29 19 24 61
4 Milan 33 15 11 7 47 31 17 10 4 3 27 16 16 5 7 4 20 15 16 56
5 Roma 33 15 10 8 58 46 16 9 5 2 36 25 17 6 5 6 22 21 12 55
6 Torino 33 13 14 6 42 29 16 9 2 5 24 16 17 4 12 1 18 13 13 53
7 Atalanta 32 15 8 9 64 41 16 7 5 4 29 17 16 8 3 5 35 24 23 53
8 Lazio 33 15 7 11 47 35 17 9 4 4 32 19 16 6 3 7 15 16 12 52
9 Sampdoria 33 14 6 13 53 44 16 9 2 5 24 12 17 5 4 8 29 32 9 48
10 Cagliari 33 10 10 13 32 44 17 8 6 3 21 16 16 2 4 10 11 28 -12 40
11 Fiorentina 33 8 16 9 47 41 16 5 8 3 25 17 17 3 8 6 22 24 6 40
12 Sassuolo 33 8 14 11 47 52 17 5 8 4 31 31 16 3 6 7 16 21 -5 38
13 SPAL 33 10 8 15 34 47 16 5 6 5 16 20 17 5 2 10 18 27 -13 38
14 Parma 33 9 9 15 34 51 17 4 6 7 14 22 16 5 3 8 20 29 -17 36
15 Genoa 33 8 10 15 35 52 17 6 6 5 19 20 16 2 4 10 16 32 -17 34
16 Bologna 33 8 10 15 34 47 16 6 4 6 18 18 17 2 6 9 16 29 -13 34
17 Udinese 33 8 9 16 31 47 17 7 4 6 19 20 16 1 5 10 12 27 -16 33
18 Empoli 33 7 8 18 42 63 17 7 3 7 28 29 16 0 5 11 14 34 -21 29
19 Frosinone 33 5 8 20 26 60 16 1 5 10 13 33 17 4 3 10 13 27 -34 23
20 Chievo 33 2 11 20 24 68 16 1 5 10 13 32 17 1 6 10 11 36 -44 14

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