Serie A: The mid-table placements illustrates the road Hellas Verona and Empoli have taken so far. Both sides are set to play; bring it!
- Hellas Verona have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in Serie A
- Empoli haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Both teams have had a decent time to rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's trust this will be an in-your-face fixture!
Hellas Verona form and stats
Hellas Verona have performed here at Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi this season with 4 wins from 6 Serie A matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2. Ever since the Inter game Hellas has been unbeatable here at Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi producing four straight wins.
Hellas Verona manager I. Tudor and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Napoli (placed 1st) in the Serie A. Federico Ceccherini, defender, was given a rating of 7.41/10 in that game, top of the team. Ceccherini won 11 of 16 duels.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Juventus in a game that was won 2-1.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Hellas's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played two games, won one match, drawn one and lost zero.
Goals are plentiful at Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi in the league this season as Hellas Verona has scored 16 goals here in 6 home games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Hellas defense is not exactly impregnable. 10 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Empoli form and stats
4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Empoli playing as the away team in the Serie A this season. Momentum is building for Empoli in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
There were no winners in Empoli's previous match, a Serie A home game that ended 2-2 vs Genoa (placed 17th). The draw against Genoa came from a losing position. The Empoli manager A. Andreazzoli brought on Szymon Żurkowski as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Mattia Viti, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.64. Viti won 12 of 15 duels.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Sassuolo.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Empoli when being an outsider away as they are today, we find three matches with the visitors losing two times, drawing zero and winning one game.
The travelling fans enjoy Empoli's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 5 league matches away. 5 goals have been conceded by Empoli in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: two - four - two (Hellas wins - draws - Empoli wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Simeone 9 goals |  A. Barák 4 goals |   A. Pinamonti 4 goals |
Hellas Verona missing players
Empoli missing players
| Hellas Verona | Empoli | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 25 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 80% | 92% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 67% |
| 67% | 83% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 42% |
| 42% | 50% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 83% | 83% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 58% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 17% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 3.6 | 4 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.5 | 5 | 5.2 |
| 4.5 | 4.3 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
| 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.2 | 11.3 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 13 | 14.2 |
| 4 | 4.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 52% | 57% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 39% | 33% |
| 14.8 | 14.5 | 17 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 15.4 | 15.9 |
| 4.6 | 5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5 | 6.1 |
- All of Hellas Verona's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Empoli haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Hellas Verona have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hellas Verona have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Hellas Verona have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Serie A
- Hellas Verona have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in Serie A
- Hellas Verona haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Napoli | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 32 |
| 2 | Milan | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 32 |
| 3 | Inter | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 25 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Lazio | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | Roma | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Fiorentina | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Juventus | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 9 | Bologna | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | -4 | 18 |
| 10 | Hellas Verona | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 16 |
| 11 | Empoli | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | -5 | 16 |
| 12 | Torino | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 13 | Sassuolo | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 14 |
| 14 | Udinese | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 14 |
| 15 | Venezia | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 12 |
| 16 | Spezia | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 18 | -13 | 11 |
| 17 | Genoa | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 9 |
| 18 | Sampdoria | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -10 | 9 |
| 19 | Salernitana | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -16 | 7 |
| 20 | Cagliari | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -13 | 6 |