Serie A preview: Home team members anticipating a victory when Inter host Empoli

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Competition: Italy Serie A
Competition: Fri 06.May
Match begins: 16:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (80018 seats)

Only three points will suffice for the Inter fans in this Stadio Giuseppe Meazza battle with Empoli, seeing as they have a solid lead on their opponents in the Serie A standings.

Insights:
  • Inter have the most scored goals (74) in Serie A
  • Inter have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Empoli have scored away.

Inter and Empoli should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Inter form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza as Inter have scored 41 goals to get 39 points from 17 games. The overall stats in the Serie A are 12-3-2 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for Inter after consecutive victories at their own ground.

A good away victory last time out for Inter, who won 2-1 against Udinese (placed 12th). Dimarco was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.35 out of 10. The defender Dimarco served one assist, hit three key passes and won 4 of 4 duels.

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Bologna.

Everyone expects Inter to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found five games: five home wins, zero draws and zero defeats. Inter have won with at least two goals margin four times in similar situations.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (41 in 17 games), Inter's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Inter have conceded only 14 goals.

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Empoli form and stats

As the visiting team in Serie A matches, Empoli have produced an overall stat of 5-6-6 so far. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Empoli's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Home advantage was not enough for Empoli in their previous game as they lost hosting Torino, 1-3. Midfielder Żurkowski was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.32. Żurkowski scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Before that, Empoli secured a home win against Napoli with the score 3-2.

The visiting Empoli have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 19 goals from 17 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Empoli have conceded 22 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Inter and Empoli have faced off already this season: Empoli - Inter 0-2. Last ten meetings featuring these sides: Inter won nine, Empoli were winners in zero and we saw one draw. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

InterL. Martínez
L. Martínez
17 goals
InterE. Džeko
E. Džeko
13 goals
EmpoliA. Pinamonti
A. Pinamonti
12 goals

Inter missing players

Empoli missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Inter Empoli
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 5 17 35
22 12 5 Won W 2 5 9
9 3 0 Drew D 1 6 10
4 2 0 Lost L 2 6 16
74 41 17 Scored S 5 19 46
29 14 1 Conceded C 6 22 65
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 91%
89% 94% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 65% 80%
57% 59% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 35% 57%
37% 41% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 24% 43%
11% 18% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 18% 29%
57% 53% 20% BTTS BTTS 20% 47% 66%
40% 41% 80% Clean Sheets C S 40% 29% 17%
9% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 35% 26%
 
6.5 6.6 8.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 4.6 5.2
3.6 2.8 1.2 Corners against (avg) C A 7.4 5.2 5.1
1.9 1.6 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.7 2.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 5
 
17.5 18.9 24.6 Shots (avg) S ( 8.6 12.5 13.5
6.8 7.9 11.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.8 4.1
31% 31% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 29% 32%
 
10.9 10.3 7.4 Shots against (avg) S A 20.6 16.3 16
3.4 3.3 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.8 5.3 5.8
Key stats in Serie A this season:
  • Inter have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Inter have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Inter have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Empoli have scored away.
  • Inter have the fewest conceded goals (29) in Serie A
  • Inter have the most points (39) at home in Serie A
  • Inter have the most points from losing position (19) in Serie A
  • Inter have the most scored goals (41) at home in Serie A
  • Inter have the most scored goals (74) in Serie A
  • Inter have the most scored goals in the first half (37) in Serie A
  • Inter have the the best goal difference (+27) at home in Serie A
  • Inter have the the best goal difference (+45) in Serie A
  • Inter have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • Inter haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Inter is in the best form (5-0-1) 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 35 23 8 4 61 30 18 11 4 3 26 12 17 12 4 1 35 18 31 77
2 Inter 35 22 9 4 74 29 17 12 3 2 41 14 18 10 6 2 33 15 45 75
3 Napoli 35 21 7 7 67 31 18 10 3 5 34 16 17 11 4 2 33 15 36 70
4 Juventus 35 20 9 6 54 31 18 10 4 4 23 12 17 10 5 2 31 19 23 69
5 Lazio 35 17 8 10 70 53 17 9 5 3 37 22 18 8 3 7 33 31 17 59
6 Roma 35 17 8 10 55 40 18 10 5 3 25 15 17 7 3 7 30 25 15 59
7 Fiorentina 35 17 5 13 54 47 17 11 2 4 34 20 18 6 3 9 20 27 7 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 35 14 10 11 61 52 17 9 3 5 33 21 18 5 7 6 28 31 9 52
10 Torino 35 12 11 12 45 37 17 8 5 4 29 17 18 4 6 8 16 20 8 47
11 Sassuolo 35 12 10 13 60 61 17 6 5 6 26 26 18 6 5 7 34 35 -1 46
12 Udinese 35 10 13 12 54 54 18 6 7 5 29 26 17 4 6 7 25 28 0 43
13 Bologna 35 11 10 14 39 48 18 8 4 6 24 21 17 3 6 8 15 27 -9 43
14 Empoli 35 9 10 16 46 65 18 4 4 10 27 43 17 5 6 6 19 22 -19 37
15 Sampdoria 35 9 6 20 42 57 18 5 3 10 25 31 17 4 3 10 17 26 -15 33
16 Spezia 35 9 6 20 37 63 17 5 3 9 20 24 18 4 3 11 17 39 -26 33
17 Cagliari 35 6 10 19 32 64 18 3 6 9 19 30 17 3 4 10 13 34 -32 28
18 Genoa 35 3 16 16 25 55 17 2 8 7 12 23 18 1 8 9 13 32 -30 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 34 5 7 22 28 63 17 2 4 11 17 35 17 3 3 11 11 28 -35 22

Inter:
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 35 23 8 4 61 30 18 11 4 3 26 12 17 12 4 1 35 18 31 77
2 Inter 35 22 9 4 74 29 17 12 3 2 41 14 18 10 6 2 33 15 45 75
3 Napoli 35 21 7 7 67 31 18 10 3 5 34 16 17 11 4 2 33 15 36 70
4 Juventus 35 20 9 6 54 31 18 10 4 4 23 12 17 10 5 2 31 19 23 69
5 Lazio 35 17 8 10 70 53 17 9 5 3 37 22 18 8 3 7 33 31 17 59
6 Roma 35 17 8 10 55 40 18 10 5 3 25 15 17 7 3 7 30 25 15 59
7 Fiorentina 35 17 5 13 54 47 17 11 2 4 34 20 18 6 3 9 20 27 7 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 35 14 10 11 61 52 17 9 3 5 33 21 18 5 7 6 28 31 9 52
10 Torino 35 12 11 12 45 37 17 8 5 4 29 17 18 4 6 8 16 20 8 47
11 Sassuolo 35 12 10 13 60 61 17 6 5 6 26 26 18 6 5 7 34 35 -1 46
12 Udinese 35 10 13 12 54 54 18 6 7 5 29 26 17 4 6 7 25 28 0 43
13 Bologna 35 11 10 14 39 48 18 8 4 6 24 21 17 3 6 8 15 27 -9 43
14 Empoli 35 9 10 16 46 65 18 4 4 10 27 43 17 5 6 6 19 22 -19 37
15 Sampdoria 35 9 6 20 42 57 18 5 3 10 25 31 17 4 3 10 17 26 -15 33
16 Spezia 35 9 6 20 37 63 17 5 3 9 20 24 18 4 3 11 17 39 -26 33
17 Cagliari 35 6 10 19 32 64 18 3 6 9 19 30 17 3 4 10 13 34 -32 28
18 Genoa 35 3 16 16 25 55 17 2 8 7 12 23 18 1 8 9 13 32 -30 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 34 5 7 22 28 63 17 2 4 11 17 35 17 3 3 11 11 28 -35 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.