Betting preview: Empoli vs Torino should be interesting

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sun 01.May
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani (19847 seats)

Here's every little thing you should know, and then some, ahead of the Empoli - Torino match!

Insights:
  • Empoli have the most conceded goals (40) at home in Serie A
  • Torino have the fewest points from losing position (5) in Serie A

The visiting Torino played their last game only four days ago, a Serie A match. That game was also an away game, at Atalanta. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Empoli form and stats

Empoli's struggle is real here at Stadio Carlo Castellani with only 16 points collected from 17 Serie A games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 4-4-9.

A nice win for Empoli last time playing, versus Napoli. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-2 with Pinamonti (2) and Henderson scoring for the victors. A very satisfying win for Empoli against Napoli last time out as a late comeback secured the victory after trailing 0-2. The win was secured through Pinamonti's goal in the 88th minute. The attacker Pinamonti was announced as "man of the match" for Empoli with a rating of 8.33/10. Pinamonti scored two goals, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Heartbreak before that as Empoli lost 1-4 at Udinese's place.

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 five matches with the results: Won four, drawn zero and lost one.

The Empoli fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 26 goals in 17 league matches. Empoli have conceded 40 goals in these home games, a significant number. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Torino form and stats

There's been little loot from Torino's travels as they have only collected 15 points from 17 away games in the Serie A. Torino only have 3 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 6 draws. Torino has drawn their two previous away games.

Torino are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 4-4 draw at Atalanta (placed 8th). Drawing 4-4 against Atalanta after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 4-2. Their manager Juric needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result. Attacker Sanabria got a player rating of 8.01 in the game. "Man of the match" Sanabria scored one goal.

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Spezia.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Torino in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Torino, two draws and two defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Torino as they have only managed to score 13 times from 17 away games in the league. 19 goals have been conceded by Torino in these games.

Head 2 Head

The two combatants have battled earlier this season: Torino - Empoli 2-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - four - one (Empoli wins - draws - Torino wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

EmpoliA. Pinamonti
A. Pinamonti
12 goals
EmpoliN. Bajrami
N. Bajrami
6 goals
TorinoA. Sanabria Ayala
A. Sanabria Ayala
6 goals

Empoli missing players

Torino missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Empoli Torino
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
34 17 6 Played P 6 17 34
9 4 3 Won W 2 3 11
10 4 1 Drew D 2 6 11
15 9 2 Lost L 2 8 12
45 26 12 Scored S 5 13 42
62 40 14 Conceded C 5 19 36
91% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
79% 94% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 47% 65%
56% 76% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 17% 18% 41%
41% 59% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 15%
29% 41% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 6%
65% 82% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 41% 53%
18% 6% 0% Clean Sheets C S 17% 18% 24%
26% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 47% 29%
 
5.2 5.8 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4.4 4.4
5.1 5 6.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 5 4.7
2.3 1.9 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.3 3 2.4
3 2 1 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
13.6 14.8 15 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 11.1 12.6
4.1 4.4 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.5 4
32% 35% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 19% 22% 31%
 
16.1 15.8 18.8 Shots against (avg) S A 10.7 11.1 10.6
5.9 6.4 7.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.2 3.5
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Empoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Empoli have the most conceded goals (40) at home in Serie A
  • Torino have the fewest points from losing position (5) in Serie A
  • Torino have the most matches under the total-line (17) 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 Milan 34 22 8 4 60 30 17 10 4 3 25 12 17 12 4 1 35 18 30 74
2 Inter 34 21 9 4 72 28 17 12 3 2 41 14 17 9 6 2 31 14 44 72
3 Napoli 34 20 7 7 61 30 17 9 3 5 28 15 17 11 4 2 33 15 31 67
4 Juventus 34 19 9 6 52 30 17 9 4 4 21 11 17 10 5 2 31 19 22 66
5 Roma 34 17 7 10 55 40 17 10 4 3 25 15 17 7 3 7 30 25 15 58
6 Lazio 34 16 8 10 66 50 17 9 5 3 37 22 17 7 3 7 29 28 16 56
7 Fiorentina 34 17 5 12 54 46 17 11 2 4 34 20 17 6 3 8 20 26 8 56
8 Atalanta 34 15 10 9 61 43 17 4 7 6 30 27 17 11 3 3 31 16 18 55
9 Hellas Verona 34 13 10 11 59 51 17 9 3 5 33 21 17 4 7 6 26 30 8 49
10 Sassuolo 34 12 10 12 59 55 17 6 5 6 26 26 17 6 5 6 33 29 4 46
11 Torino 34 11 11 12 42 36 17 8 5 4 29 17 17 3 6 8 13 19 6 44
12 Udinese 34 10 13 11 53 52 17 6 7 4 28 24 17 4 6 7 25 28 1 43
13 Bologna 34 11 9 14 39 48 18 8 4 6 24 21 16 3 5 8 15 27 -9 42
14 Empoli 34 9 10 15 45 62 17 4 4 9 26 40 17 5 6 6 19 22 -17 37
15 Spezia 34 9 6 19 34 59 16 5 3 8 17 20 18 4 3 11 17 39 -25 33
16 Sampdoria 34 8 6 20 41 57 17 4 3 10 24 31 17 4 3 10 17 26 -16 30
17 Cagliari 34 6 10 18 31 62 17 3 6 8 18 28 17 3 4 10 13 34 -31 28
18 Genoa 34 3 16 15 25 54 17 2 8 7 12 23 17 1 8 8 13 31 -29 25
19 Salernitana 33 6 7 20 28 70 16 2 5 9 14 33 17 4 2 11 14 37 -42 25
20 Venezia 33 5 7 21 27 61 17 2 4 11 17 35 16 3 3 10 10 26 -34 22

Torino:
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 Milan 34 22 8 4 60 30 17 10 4 3 25 12 17 12 4 1 35 18 30 74
2 Inter 34 21 9 4 72 28 17 12 3 2 41 14 17 9 6 2 31 14 44 72
3 Napoli 34 20 7 7 61 30 17 9 3 5 28 15 17 11 4 2 33 15 31 67
4 Juventus 34 19 9 6 52 30 17 9 4 4 21 11 17 10 5 2 31 19 22 66
5 Roma 34 17 7 10 55 40 17 10 4 3 25 15 17 7 3 7 30 25 15 58
6 Lazio 34 16 8 10 66 50 17 9 5 3 37 22 17 7 3 7 29 28 16 56
7 Fiorentina 34 17 5 12 54 46 17 11 2 4 34 20 17 6 3 8 20 26 8 56
8 Atalanta 34 15 10 9 61 43 17 4 7 6 30 27 17 11 3 3 31 16 18 55
9 Hellas Verona 34 13 10 11 59 51 17 9 3 5 33 21 17 4 7 6 26 30 8 49
10 Sassuolo 34 12 10 12 59 55 17 6 5 6 26 26 17 6 5 6 33 29 4 46
11 Torino 34 11 11 12 42 36 17 8 5 4 29 17 17 3 6 8 13 19 6 44
12 Udinese 34 10 13 11 53 52 17 6 7 4 28 24 17 4 6 7 25 28 1 43
13 Bologna 34 11 9 14 39 48 18 8 4 6 24 21 16 3 5 8 15 27 -9 42
14 Empoli 34 9 10 15 45 62 17 4 4 9 26 40 17 5 6 6 19 22 -17 37
15 Spezia 34 9 6 19 34 59 16 5 3 8 17 20 18 4 3 11 17 39 -25 33
16 Sampdoria 34 8 6 20 41 57 17 4 3 10 24 31 17 4 3 10 17 26 -16 30
17 Cagliari 34 6 10 18 31 62 17 3 6 8 18 28 17 3 4 10 13 34 -31 28
18 Genoa 34 3 16 15 25 54 17 2 8 7 12 23 17 1 8 8 13 31 -29 25
19 Salernitana 33 6 7 20 28 70 16 2 5 9 14 33 17 4 2 11 14 37 -42 25
20 Venezia 33 5 7 21 27 61 17 2 4 11 17 35 16 3 3 10 10 26 -34 22

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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.