Milan pay a visit to Empoli and Stadio Carlo Castellani loaded with happy thoughts, but the hosting team is no pushover. More information on the fixture here!
- Empoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Milan have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Serie A
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Empoli and Milan.
Empoli form and stats
The Serie A statistics playing at home this season for Empoli are 3-1-5 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Empoli bring valid hopes of a third.
Empoli travelled for their previous game, a trip to Spezia that ended 1-1. Defender Luperto got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.71/10. Luperto won 9 of 11 duels.
In the preceding match a 4-3 victory visiting Hellas Verona.Empoli have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadio Carlo Castellani with 14 goals in 9 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Empoli are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (20 from 9 played).
Milan form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Serie A.
Milan might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Napoli proved too strong as Milan slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. Defender Florenzi was the best team player with a rating of 7.45. Florenzi won 9 of 14 duels.
A 1-1 draw at Udinese's stadium before that.With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Milan are regular goalscorers on their travels. As opposed to that, Milan have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head to head data (for the preceeding ten meetings): Empoli won two games, four matches ended with a tie and Milan have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  Z. Ibrahimović 7 goals |   A. Pinamonti 6 goals |  R. Conceição Leão 4 goals |
Empoli missing players
Milan missing players
| Empoli | Milan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 28 | 14 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 20 | 36 |
| 30 | 20 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 20 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 83% |
| 67% | 89% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 50% |
| 39% | 56% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 17% | 22% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 33% | 28% |
| 67% | 78% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 78% | 61% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 33% |
| 17% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 5.6 | 5.9 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 4 | 4.7 |
| 5.3 | 5.4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15.1 | 16 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 14.4 | 15.4 |
| 4.6 | 4.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| 34% | 35% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 42% | 43% |
| 16.5 | 16.6 | 20.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 13 | 11.7 |
| 5.8 | 7 | 9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.8 | 3.9 |
- All of Empoli's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Empoli have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Empoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Empoli haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Milan have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Milan have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Milan have the fewest dropped points from leading position (3) in Serie A
- Milan haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 33 | 43 |
| 2 | Napoli | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 22 | 39 |
| 3 | Milan | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 39 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 37 |
| 5 | Roma | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 31 |
| 6 | Fiorentina | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 31 |
| 7 | Juventus | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 31 |
| 8 | Lazio | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 28 |
| 9 | Empoli | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | -2 | 27 |
| 10 | Torino | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 25 |
| 11 | Sassuolo | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 24 |
| 12 | Bologna | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -7 | 24 |
| 13 | Hellas Verona | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 23 |
| 14 | Udinese | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | -2 | 20 |
| 15 | Sampdoria | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -8 | 19 |
| 16 | Venezia | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 17 |
| 17 | Spezia | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 27 | -21 | 13 |
| 18 | Genoa | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -18 | 10 |
| 19 | Cagliari | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | -21 | 10 |
| 20 | Salernitana | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -31 | 8 |