Both participants are in pretty good shape, Atalanta holding a 13 point edge on Empoli in the league table. Let's get started!
- Empoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Atalanta have not yet lost a game away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Empoli form and stats
Empoli have played 5 Serie A games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Empoli faced defeat in their previous match, away at Juventus (0-4). Empoli were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Midfielder Marin was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.13 (out of ten) in that game. Marin had 71 successful passes (of 82 total).
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Monza in a game that was won 1-0.Empoli have scored {4 league goals} here from 5 matches, not a lot. Empoli have conceded 6 in these home matches.
Atalanta form and stats
As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Atalanta have produced an overall stat of 4-1-0 so far.
Atalanta's previous game was their home loss versus Lazio (0-2). That defeat ended this team's string of league fixtures in a row without losing; ten games in total! Defender Demiral was the best team player with a rating of 7.1. Demiral won 6 of 7 duels.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Sassuolo.The travelling fans enjoy Atalanta's attacking play in away games, having scored 8 goals in 5 league matches away. Atalanta are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only {2 goals} away.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the last ten meetings between these two squads are: two wins for Empoli, four draws and four wins for Atalanta. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Koopmeiners 4 goals |  A. Lookman 4 goals |   F. Bandinelli 2 goals |
Empoli missing players
Atalanta missing players
| Empoli | Atalanta | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 16 |
| 15 | 6 | 5 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 91% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 64% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 73% |
| 36% | 40% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 27% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 55% | 60% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 45% |
| 27% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 80% | 45% |
| 27% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 4.5 | 4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 4.2 | 4 |
| 6.7 | 8.4 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 4 | 3.2 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.7 | 13.6 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10 | 11.1 |
| 4.3 | 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 19% | 19% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 36% |
| 16.5 | 15.2 | 15.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 13.6 | 13 |
| 5.3 | 4.4 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.4 | 3.5 |
- Atalanta have not yet lost a game away.
- Atalanta have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Atalanta have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Atalanta haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Empoli have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Empoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Napoli | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 29 |
| 2 | Milan | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 26 |
| 3 | Lazio | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 24 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 24 |
| 5 | Roma | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | Udinese | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
| 7 | Inter | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | Juventus | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 9 | Torino | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 14 |
| 10 | Salernitana | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -3 | 13 |
| 11 | Sassuolo | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | Empoli | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 11 |
| 13 | Bologna | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -5 | 10 |
| 14 | Fiorentina | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 10 |
| 15 | Monza | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 10 |
| 16 | Spezia | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | -11 | 9 |
| 17 | Lecce | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 8 |
| 18 | Hellas Verona | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 5 |
| 19 | Cremonese | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -12 | 4 |
| 20 | Sampdoria | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -13 | 3 |
