Empoli vs Lazio: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sun 04.June
Match begins: 00:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani (19847 seats)

Stumbling Empoli are eager to pull off a surprise when they welcome top team Lazio in the upcoming league round. It’s 14th vs 2nd and the home regulars will have moderate confidence.

Insights:
  • Empoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lazio have the most clean sheets (20) in Serie A

Empoli are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. For Lazio most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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.

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Empoli form and stats

8 victories, 4 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Empoli have to build on here at Stadio Carlo Castellani in the Serie A. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Empoli, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Empoli travelled for their previous game, a trip to Hellas Verona that ended 1-1. Midfield player Grassi got a match rating of 7.63 in that game, the max score being 10. Grassi dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 51 successful passes (of 58 total).

Before that game, the 4-1 home victory against Juventus.

Goals from both sides! That has been the case in 5 league games in a row for this team. Could it happen again?

Empoli are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 22 goals in 18 games. On the other hand, Empoli have conceded 21 goals.

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Lazio form and stats

10-4-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Lazio, who have the most clean sheets (20) in Serie A, in their Serie A matches away.

Lazio are travelling after their nice 3-2 home win in the match against Cremonese (placed 19th). Milinković-Savić got a match rating of 8.65 in that game, top player of the team. Milinković-Savić scored two goals, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 40 successful passes (of 49 total).

Preceding that game was the away victory against Udinese with the score of 1-0.

Stats flash: 12 of the last 16 league fixtures involving this club have had only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting).

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Lazio have scored 26 goals in 18 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far).

Head 2 Head

Lazio have avoided defeat in the last 8 matches (6-2-0) against Empoli.

The two combatants have fought earlier this season: Lazio - Empoli 2-2.

Top Goalscorers

LazioC. Immobile
C. Immobile
12 goals
LazioM. Zaccagni
M. Zaccagni
10 goals
LazioS. Milinković-Savić
S. Milinković-Savić
9 goals

Empoli missing players

Lazio missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Empoli Lazio
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
37 18 5 Played P 6 18 37
10 8 0 Won W 3 10 21
13 4 0 Drew D 2 4 8
14 6 5 Lost L 1 4 8
37 22 2 Scored S 12 26 58
47 21 12 Conceded C 4 12 30
95% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 92%
70% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 72% 73%
38% 44% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 33% 43%
22% 28% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 17% 27%
3% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
51% 44% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 22% 35%
24% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 67% 54%
30% 28% 60% Failed to Score F T 0% 22% 19%
 
4.2 4.7 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 4.4 4.4
6.2 6.4 6.6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 5.1 4.6
2.3 2.2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.3 2.2
5 3 1 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
12.1 14.2 14 Shots (avg) S ( 13.2 10.2 11.5
3.8 4.5 3.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3.7 4.3
26% 27% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 39% 36%
 
16.4 15.6 17.2 Shots against (avg) S A 12.2 13 12.6
4.6 4.6 5.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 2.8 3.4
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Empoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lazio have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Lazio have the fewest conceded goals (12) away in Serie A
  • Lazio have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Serie A
  • Lazio have the most clean sheets (12) away in Serie A
  • Lazio have the most clean sheets (20) in Serie A

  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 37 27 6 4 75 28 18 13 3 2 38 15 19 14 3 2 37 13 47 87
2 Lazio 37 21 8 8 58 30 19 11 4 4 32 18 18 10 4 4 26 12 28 71
3 Inter 37 22 3 12 70 42 19 14 0 5 37 14 18 8 3 7 33 28 28 69
4 Milan 37 19 10 8 61 42 18 12 4 2 38 19 19 7 6 6 23 23 19 67
5 Atalanta 37 18 7 12 61 46 18 9 3 6 33 24 19 9 4 6 28 22 15 61
6 Roma 37 17 9 11 48 37 18 10 3 5 26 14 19 7 6 6 22 23 11 60
7 Juventus 37 21 6 10 55 33 19 13 3 3 38 15 18 8 3 7 17 18 22 59
8 Fiorentina 37 14 11 12 50 42 19 9 6 4 30 22 18 5 5 8 20 20 8 53
9 Torino 37 14 11 12 42 40 18 5 7 6 15 18 19 9 4 6 27 22 2 53
10 Monza 37 14 10 13 46 47 19 7 5 7 25 22 18 7 5 6 21 25 -1 52
11 Bologna 37 13 12 12 50 47 19 7 9 3 24 14 18 6 3 9 26 33 3 51
12 Udinese 37 11 13 13 47 47 18 6 9 3 30 19 19 5 4 10 17 28 0 46
13 Sassuolo 37 12 9 16 46 58 18 8 4 6 23 20 19 4 5 10 23 38 -12 45
14 Empoli 37 10 13 14 37 47 18 8 4 6 22 21 19 2 9 8 15 26 -10 43
15 Salernitana 37 9 15 13 48 60 19 7 6 6 30 26 18 2 9 7 18 34 -12 42
16 Lecce 37 8 12 17 31 43 18 3 8 7 16 21 19 5 4 10 15 22 -12 36
17 Hellas Verona 37 7 10 20 30 56 19 6 3 10 20 32 18 1 7 10 10 24 -26 31
18 Spezia 37 6 13 18 30 60 19 4 8 7 18 30 18 2 5 11 12 30 -30 31
19 Cremonese 37 4 12 21 34 69 18 3 4 11 13 31 19 1 8 10 21 38 -35 24
20 Sampdoria 37 3 10 24 24 69 19 1 7 11 12 28 18 2 3 13 12 41 -45 19

Lazio:
Table
  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 37 27 6 4 75 28 18 13 3 2 38 15 19 14 3 2 37 13 47 87
2 Lazio 37 21 8 8 58 30 19 11 4 4 32 18 18 10 4 4 26 12 28 71
3 Inter 37 22 3 12 70 42 19 14 0 5 37 14 18 8 3 7 33 28 28 69
4 Milan 37 19 10 8 61 42 18 12 4 2 38 19 19 7 6 6 23 23 19 67
5 Atalanta 37 18 7 12 61 46 18 9 3 6 33 24 19 9 4 6 28 22 15 61
6 Roma 37 17 9 11 48 37 18 10 3 5 26 14 19 7 6 6 22 23 11 60
7 Juventus 37 21 6 10 55 33 19 13 3 3 38 15 18 8 3 7 17 18 22 59
8 Fiorentina 37 14 11 12 50 42 19 9 6 4 30 22 18 5 5 8 20 20 8 53
9 Torino 37 14 11 12 42 40 18 5 7 6 15 18 19 9 4 6 27 22 2 53
10 Monza 37 14 10 13 46 47 19 7 5 7 25 22 18 7 5 6 21 25 -1 52
11 Bologna 37 13 12 12 50 47 19 7 9 3 24 14 18 6 3 9 26 33 3 51
12 Udinese 37 11 13 13 47 47 18 6 9 3 30 19 19 5 4 10 17 28 0 46
13 Sassuolo 37 12 9 16 46 58 18 8 4 6 23 20 19 4 5 10 23 38 -12 45
14 Empoli 37 10 13 14 37 47 18 8 4 6 22 21 19 2 9 8 15 26 -10 43
15 Salernitana 37 9 15 13 48 60 19 7 6 6 30 26 18 2 9 7 18 34 -12 42
16 Lecce 37 8 12 17 31 43 18 3 8 7 16 21 19 5 4 10 15 22 -12 36
17 Hellas Verona 37 7 10 20 30 56 19 6 3 10 20 32 18 1 7 10 10 24 -26 31
18 Spezia 37 6 13 18 30 60 19 4 8 7 18 30 18 2 5 11 12 30 -30 31
19 Cremonese 37 4 12 21 34 69 18 3 4 11 13 31 19 1 8 10 21 38 -35 24
20 Sampdoria 37 3 10 24 24 69 19 1 7 11 12 28 18 2 3 13 12 41 -45 19

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Serie A is the division at the top of the Italian football league system and regarded as one of the top leagues of the world. 20 teams play each other home and away to create a final league table after 380 fixtures. The winners are titled “Campione d’Italia” (Champion of Italy), often referred to as the scudetto.