Both Empoli and Milan are craving for points in this game, despite the away side having a 7 point lead in the standings.
- Empoli have yet to win a game at home.
- Milan have not yet lost a game away.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Empoli form and stats
Three Serie A home games done for Empoli, who are not happy collecting 2 points from these matches.
It's back home for Empoli, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Bologna away with the result 1-0. Bandinelli found the net in that victory. A big relief, as that was the first league victory after failing to win six consecutive fixtures. Midfield player Bandinelli got a match rating of 8.1 in that game, the max score being 10. Bandinelli scored one goal and hit three key passes.
Preceding that match was the home game against Roma that was lost 1-2.Empoli aren't scoring a lot here at Stadio Carlo Castellani in the league, with only 2 goals from 3 games.
Milan form and stats
Milan are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Serie A, having played 3 games and collected 5 points (1 win, 2 draws and 0 losses).
Milan's previous game was their home loss versus Napoli (1-2). That loss ended this club's string of league fixtures in a row without losing; eleven games in all! Which player has scored three matches in a row for the away team? The correct answer is Giroud and that is impressive! The attacker Giroud got a match rating of 8.34 in that game. Giroud scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 21 successful passes (of 26 total).
A home win as predicted against Dinamo Zagreb before that, in the Champions League.
Milan have another match that requires travelling in just four nights, a Champions League game against Chelsea. A grim calendar for the guests!
Milan are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 2 times in 3 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Milan have avoided defeat in the last 4 matches (3-1-0) versus Empoli.Top Goalscorers
  O. Giroud 4 goals |  R. Leão 3 goals |   F. Bandinelli 2 goals |
Empoli missing players
Milan missing players
| Empoli | Milan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 86% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 86% |
| 57% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 86% |
| 29% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 57% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 57% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 71% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 5.6 | 5 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 6 | 5.6 |
| 6.6 | 8.7 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3 | 2.9 |
| 1.7 | 1.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.1 | 13.3 | 20 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 15 | 17.1 |
| 4.1 | 3.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| 21% | 20% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 21% | 35% |
| 14.7 | 14 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 9 | 9.7 |
| 4.3 | 4 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.7 | 3 |
- Empoli have yet to win a game at home.
- Milan have not yet lost a game away.
- Milan have scored more than double the goals of Empoli.
| 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 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 17 |
| 2 | Atalanta | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | Udinese | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | Lazio | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 5 | Milan | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Roma | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Inter | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 8 | Juventus | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | Torino | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 10 | Fiorentina | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 11 | Sassuolo | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 9 |
| 12 | Spezia | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 8 |
| 13 | Salernitana | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 14 | Empoli | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 15 | Lecce | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 16 | Bologna | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| 17 | Hellas Verona | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 5 |
| 18 | Monza | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -10 | 4 |
| 19 | Cremonese | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 2 |
| 20 | Sampdoria | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 2 |
