Bologna have journeyed here for an exciting battle against the hosts Empoli. Get smart on the game with this thorough Serie A preview!
- Empoli have the the worst goal difference (-6) at home in Serie A
- Bologna have yet to win a game away.
The hosts Empoli saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Serie A. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Cagliari.
Empoli form and stats
Empoli have played three Serie A home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 0 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead. With Empoli having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager A. Andreazzoli.
Happy days for Empoli in their previous game, a Serie A match away at Cagliari (placed 19th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Simone Romagnoli, defender, was given a rating of 7.45/10 in that game, top of the team. Romagnoli hit two key passes and won 4 of 9 duels.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Sampdoria (0-3).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Empoli have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won four, drawn one and lost one.
Empoli aren't scoring a lot here at Stadio Carlo Castellani in the league, with only 2 goals from 3 games. As for conceded goals, Empoli's unpleasant statistic is 8 goals surrendered.
Bologna form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Serie A for Bologna with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.
Bologna's last game was the home draw against Genoa (2-2). Midfielder Mattias Svanberg was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.44. Svanberg hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Inter wasn't a success with a 1-6 loss.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eleven similar matches played by Bologna in our archives, and the results are: one win for Bologna, six draws and four defeats.
1 goal so far away for Bologna, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 6. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the prior six meetings involving these two squads are: three wins for Empoli, two draws and one win for Bologna. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  L. De Silvestri 2 goals |  M. Arnautović 2 goals |   L. Štulac 1 goals |
Empoli missing players
Bologna missing players
| Empoli | Bologna | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | 8 | 6 | Conceded | C | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 50% | 80% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 60% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 20% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 40% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 40% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 20% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 6.8 | 7 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | 5.6 |
| 5.6 | 4.3 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 3.6 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 4 | 3.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15.2 | 18.3 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 5.5 | 12.2 |
| 4.2 | 5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.5 | 3.6 |
| 24% | 13% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 39% |
- All of Empoli's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Bologna have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Bologna have yet to win a game away.
- Empoli have lost all their home matches so far.
- Empoli have the the worst goal difference (-6) at home in Serie A
- Empoli haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Empoli | Last season | Bologna | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 19 | 11 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Drew | D | 6 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 10 | 17 | ||
| 68 | 38 | Scored | S | 18 | 51 | ||
| 35 | 15 | Conceded | C | 32 | 65 | ||
| 92% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 95% | 97% | ||
| 82% | 74% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 79% | ||
| 47% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 53% | ||
| 34% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 32% | 42% | ||
| 8% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 24% | ||
| 55% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 61% | ||
| 37% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 11% | 13% | ||
| 16% | 11% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 29% | ||
| 6.5 | 6.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.6 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 5.8 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 16.6 | 18.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.5 | 13.1 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.7 | ||
| 33% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 28% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Inter | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 13 |
| 2 | Milan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 3 | Napoli | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 12 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Roma | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | Fiorentina | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 7 | Bologna | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 8 | Lazio | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | Udinese | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Torino | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | Empoli | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 6 |
| 12 | Sampdoria | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Juventus | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Sassuolo | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -2 | 4 |
| 15 | Hellas Verona | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 16 | Genoa | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 4 |
| 17 | Spezia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 4 |
| 18 | Venezia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 3 |
| 19 | Cagliari | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 2 |
| 20 | Salernitana | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 1 |