Empoli have managed 4 home victories so far this season, Spezia have won 2 away. Who upgrades their results after this one?
- Empoli have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Serie A
- Spezia have the fewest scored goals (4) away in Serie A
Spezia play their home fixtures on artifical turf, while this fixture will take place on grass. Recent results for Spezia when playing on grass are 7 wins, 5 draws and 26 defeats from 38 matches. They have managed to score {33 goals} and conceded 85 times in these games.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Empoli form and stats
4-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie A numbers at home for Empoli so far this season.
The followers are hoping that Empoli will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the match against Roma (placed 3rd). Up until that fixture this club had gone six consecutive league games without a defeat.
In the match before that, Empoli hosted Torino and drew the game 2-2.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Empoli handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 2 wins, 6 draws and 0 defeats.
It should be considered that a peek at the 12 most recent league games shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
At Stadio Carlo Castellani, Empoli has the goal stats of 10-10 (for/against) from 10 league fixtures.
Spezia form and stats
There's been little loot from Spezia's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 10 away games in the Serie A. Spezia only have 2 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 0 draws. Three has not been a lucky number for Spezia as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Torino match.
Nzola was the last player to score for the away team. Spezia haven't scored a league goal in the last 332 minutes.
Spezia might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Napoli proved too strong as Spezia slumped to a 0-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadio Alberto Picco. The attacker Verde got a match rating of 7.0 in that game. Verde hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Prior to that match, the Spezia manager Gotti faced defeat when travelling to Bologna and losing 0-2.We have checked recent matches where Spezia have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were 2 victories, 4 draws and 7 defeats.
A fact for sports gamblers wanting to bet on only one (or no) team scoring in this game: This club have played 5 consecutive league matches with just one or no team finding the net.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Spezia's away games in the league this season with only {4 goals} from 10 matches. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Spezia have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Spezia have won or drawn the last 7 fixtures (2-5-0) facing Empoli.The most recent reported history involving both these sides is the Spezia - Empoli 1-0 played earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  M. N'Zola 9 goals |   T. Baldanzi 4 goals |  F. Parisi 2 goals |
Empoli missing players
Spezia missing players
| Empoli | Spezia | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 19 | 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| 26 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 18 | 35 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 67% | 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 70% | 76% |
| 29% | 30% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 52% |
| 24% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 24% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 40% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 43% |
| 33% | 50% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 10% | 14% |
| 29% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 70% | 48% |
| 4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
| 6.2 | 6.7 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5 |
| 2.5 | 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11.8 | 13.7 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 11 | 11.3 |
| 3.9 | 4.1 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| 23% | 24% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 11% | 22% |
| 16.5 | 16.1 | 14.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 17.7 | 17.2 |
| 5 | 5.1 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.9 | 5.4 |
- Empoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Empoli have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Spezia have scored away.
- Empoli have the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Serie A
- Empoli have the most matches under the total-line (15) in Serie A
- Spezia have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Spezia have the fewest scored goals (4) away in Serie A
- Spezia haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 36 | 56 |
| 2 | Inter | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 43 |
| 3 | Roma | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 40 |
| 4 | Lazio | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 38 |
| 5 | Atalanta | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 38 |
| 6 | Milan | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| 7 | Torino | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 30 |
| 8 | Udinese | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 29 |
| 9 | Bologna | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -3 | 29 |
| 10 | Empoli | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 26 |
| 11 | Monza | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 25 |
| 12 | Fiorentina | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 24 |
| 13 | Juventus | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 23 |
| 14 | Lecce | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 23 |
| 15 | Sassuolo | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -7 | 23 |
| 16 | Salernitana | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 25 | -13 | 21 |
| 17 | Spezia | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 18 | -18 | 18 |
| 18 | Hellas Verona | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -14 | 13 |
| 19 | Sampdoria | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 18 | -26 | 9 |
| 20 | Cremonese | 21 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -22 | 8 |
