Football betting guide: Fiorentina favourites when Empoli arrive

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Sun 03.April
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Artemio Franchi (47300 seats)

A story of ups and downs for these two participants this season, situated in positions near the middle of the Serie A table. Here's the Fiorentina - Empoli latest:

Insights:
  • Fiorentina have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

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.

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Fiorentina form and stats

Fiorentina have performed here at Stadio Artemio Franchi this season with 9 wins from 14 Serie A matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 3.

The home team returns to Stadio Artemio Franchi after drawing with Inter (placed 3rd) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. Midfield player Duncan got a match rating of 7.84 in that game, the max score being 10. Duncan hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 33 successful passes (of 38 total).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Bologna in a game that was won 1-0.

The Fiorentina manager Italiano has got the team scoring with 32 from 14 home games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 16 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Empoli form and stats

5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Empoli playing as the away team in the Serie A this season. Empoli are desperate to end a 13-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Napoli fixture.

Empoli delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Hellas Verona (placed 10th) in their previous game. The attacker Pinamonti got a match rating of 7.55 in that game. Pinamonti served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Milan's place.

The visiting Empoli have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 18 goals from 15 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 17 goals have been conceded by Empoli in these games.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these two teams face each other this season, as the results database show this recent match: Empoli - Fiorentina 2-1. Fiorentina-Empoli H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Fiorentina four wins, Empoli four wins, two draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

EmpoliA. Pinamonti
A. Pinamonti
9 goals
EmpoliN. Bajrami
N. Bajrami
6 goals

Fiorentina missing players

Empoli missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fiorentina Empoli
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 14 5 Played P 5 15 30
14 9 2 Won W 1 5 8
5 2 2 Drew D 3 6 9
10 3 1 Lost L 1 4 13
48 32 6 Scored S 8 18 41
38 16 7 Conceded C 8 17 55
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 87% 93%
79% 86% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 67% 83%
66% 79% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 33% 57%
31% 43% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 20% 40%
10% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 13% 27%
59% 50% 60% BTTS BTTS 80% 47% 67%
24% 43% 20% Clean Sheets C S 20% 33% 17%
17% 7% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 33% 23%
 
5.1 4.8 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.4 4.7 5.1
3.6 3.1 2.4 Corners against (avg) C A 3.6 5.3 5.1
2.2 1.8 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.6 2.2
8 3 2 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
13.2 14.5 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 13.8 13 13.8
4.7 5.7 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.9 4.1
35% 40% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 31% 33%
 
9.8 8.6 6.8 Shots against (avg) S A 16.4 15.8 16
3.7 3.4 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.8 4.8 5.8
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Fiorentina have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Fiorentina 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 Milan 30 20 6 4 56 29 15 9 3 3 23 12 15 11 3 1 33 17 27 66
2 Napoli 30 19 6 5 53 22 15 9 2 4 25 11 15 10 4 1 28 11 31 63
3 Inter 29 17 9 3 62 24 15 10 3 2 36 13 14 7 6 1 26 11 38 60
4 Juventus 30 17 8 5 47 26 15 9 3 3 20 9 15 8 5 2 27 17 21 59
5 Atalanta 29 14 9 6 51 31 14 4 6 4 24 18 15 10 3 2 27 13 20 51
6 Roma 30 15 6 9 50 35 16 9 4 3 23 14 14 6 2 6 27 21 15 51
7 Lazio 30 14 7 9 58 45 14 8 4 2 33 18 16 6 3 7 25 27 13 49
8 Fiorentina 29 14 5 10 48 38 14 9 2 3 32 16 15 5 3 7 16 22 10 47
9 Sassuolo 30 11 10 9 55 49 15 5 5 5 23 23 15 6 5 4 32 26 6 43
10 Hellas Verona 30 11 9 10 55 47 15 8 2 5 31 20 15 3 7 5 24 27 8 42
11 Torino 29 9 8 12 34 30 15 7 4 4 27 16 14 2 4 8 7 14 4 35
12 Bologna 29 9 6 14 32 44 15 6 3 6 18 18 14 3 3 8 14 26 -12 33
13 Empoli 30 8 9 13 41 55 15 3 3 9 23 38 15 5 6 4 18 17 -14 33
14 Udinese 28 6 12 10 36 46 14 4 7 3 19 21 14 2 5 7 17 25 -10 30
15 Sampdoria 30 8 5 17 39 51 15 4 3 8 23 28 15 4 2 9 16 23 -12 29
16 Spezia 30 8 5 17 31 54 14 4 3 7 15 17 16 4 2 10 16 37 -23 29
17 Cagliari 30 5 10 15 28 54 15 2 6 7 16 26 15 3 4 8 12 28 -26 25
18 Genoa 30 2 16 12 23 47 15 1 8 6 10 19 15 1 8 6 13 28 -24 22
19 Venezia 29 5 7 17 25 54 15 2 4 9 15 30 14 3 3 8 10 24 -29 22
20 Salernitana 28 3 7 18 22 65 14 1 5 8 12 31 14 2 2 10 10 34 -43 16

Fiorentina:
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 30 20 6 4 56 29 15 9 3 3 23 12 15 11 3 1 33 17 27 66
2 Napoli 30 19 6 5 53 22 15 9 2 4 25 11 15 10 4 1 28 11 31 63
3 Inter 29 17 9 3 62 24 15 10 3 2 36 13 14 7 6 1 26 11 38 60
4 Juventus 30 17 8 5 47 26 15 9 3 3 20 9 15 8 5 2 27 17 21 59
5 Atalanta 29 14 9 6 51 31 14 4 6 4 24 18 15 10 3 2 27 13 20 51
6 Roma 30 15 6 9 50 35 16 9 4 3 23 14 14 6 2 6 27 21 15 51
7 Lazio 30 14 7 9 58 45 14 8 4 2 33 18 16 6 3 7 25 27 13 49
8 Fiorentina 29 14 5 10 48 38 14 9 2 3 32 16 15 5 3 7 16 22 10 47
9 Sassuolo 30 11 10 9 55 49 15 5 5 5 23 23 15 6 5 4 32 26 6 43
10 Hellas Verona 30 11 9 10 55 47 15 8 2 5 31 20 15 3 7 5 24 27 8 42
11 Torino 29 9 8 12 34 30 15 7 4 4 27 16 14 2 4 8 7 14 4 35
12 Bologna 29 9 6 14 32 44 15 6 3 6 18 18 14 3 3 8 14 26 -12 33
13 Empoli 30 8 9 13 41 55 15 3 3 9 23 38 15 5 6 4 18 17 -14 33
14 Udinese 28 6 12 10 36 46 14 4 7 3 19 21 14 2 5 7 17 25 -10 30
15 Sampdoria 30 8 5 17 39 51 15 4 3 8 23 28 15 4 2 9 16 23 -12 29
16 Spezia 30 8 5 17 31 54 14 4 3 7 15 17 16 4 2 10 16 37 -23 29
17 Cagliari 30 5 10 15 28 54 15 2 6 7 16 26 15 3 4 8 12 28 -26 25
18 Genoa 30 2 16 12 23 47 15 1 8 6 10 19 15 1 8 6 13 28 -24 22
19 Venezia 29 5 7 17 25 54 15 2 4 9 15 30 14 3 3 8 10 24 -29 22
20 Salernitana 28 3 7 18 22 65 14 1 5 8 12 31 14 2 2 10 10 34 -43 16

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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.