Empoli are willing to take no notice of the league table ahead of this fixture against Udinese. Here's all you need to know before the game!
- Empoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Udinese have the most points from losing position (18) in Serie A
Both squads have had enough rest since their previous competitive action. Let's hope for an active fixture!
Empoli form and stats
4-4-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie A numbers at home for Empoli so far this season.
The club members are hoping that Empoli will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the game against Monza (placed 11th). Midfielder Marin was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.1 (out of ten) in that game. Marin served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 68 successful passes (of 78 total).
Preceding that match was a defeat to Napoli (0-2).14 goals have been conceded.
Udinese form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Serie A travels is 4 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
Udinese has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Atalanta for a 0-0 draw. Silvestri (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 8.42. Silvestri topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Spezia.Udinese have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 16 goals have been conceded by Udinese in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two teams involved met each other earlier on this season: Udinese - Empoli 1-1. Empoli-Udinese H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Empoli four wins, Udinese four wins, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5). The matches between these sides have sometimes been ill-tempered, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Bercique Gomes Betuncal 8 goals |  L. Samardžić 4 goals |
Empoli missing players
Udinese missing players
| Empoli | Udinese | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 33 |
| 33 | 14 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 16 | 30 |
| 96% | 92% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 77% | 84% |
| 72% | 67% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 54% | 68% |
| 32% | 33% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 46% | 52% |
| 24% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 31% | 36% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 8% |
| 48% | 42% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 54% | 64% |
| 28% | 42% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 31% | 28% |
| 28% | 25% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 38% | 24% |
| 4.2 | 4.4 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
| 6.4 | 6.9 | 7.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 6 | 5.2 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12.2 | 14.3 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.8 | 12.4 | 14.7 |
| 3.9 | 4.2 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| 23% | 24% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 30% | 32% |
| 16.6 | 15.9 | 15.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 12.8 | 12 |
| 4.9 | 5.1 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
- Empoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Udinese have the most points from losing position (18) in Serie A
- Udinese have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 25 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 42 | 65 |
| 2 | Inter | 25 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 46 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 50 |
| 3 | Lazio | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 22 | 48 |
| 4 | Roma | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 47 |
| 5 | Milan | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 47 |
| 6 | Atalanta | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 42 |
| 7 | Juventus | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 35 |
| 8 | Bologna | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 24 | -3 | 35 |
| 9 | Torino | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -2 | 34 |
| 10 | Udinese | 25 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 32 |
| 11 | Monza | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -5 | 32 |
| 12 | Fiorentina | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 31 |
| 13 | Sassuolo | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -7 | 30 |
| 14 | Empoli | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -10 | 28 |
| 15 | Lecce | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -5 | 27 |
| 16 | Salernitana | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 26 | -16 | 25 |
| 17 | Spezia | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -20 | 21 |
| 18 | Hellas Verona | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -17 | 18 |
| 19 | Sampdoria | 25 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -28 | 12 |
| 20 | Cremonese | 25 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 46 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -25 | 12 |
