Here's what we know about the Chievo - Empoli match:

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 19.December
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi (42160 seats)

Chievo will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 5 points behind Empoli.

Insights:
  • Chievo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Empoli has the most points from losing position (11) in Serie B

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Chievo form and stats

3-0-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie B numbers at home for Chievo so far this season.

Chievo travelled for their previous game, a trip to SPAL that ended 0-0. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Reggina in a game that was won 3-0.

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 Chievo have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won four, drawn one and lost two.

There will be little rest for Chievo after this match as they are travelling to Pisa for a Serie B game in only three days.

A decent goal production from Chievo in their home games so far, with 8 goals from 5 league matches. Chievo are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 5 matches.

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Empoli form and stats

3-2-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Empoli, who have the most scored goals (11) away in Serie B, in their Serie B matches away.

Empoli played 0-0 against Cremonese in their previous match. Preceding that game was the away victory against Virtus Entella with the score of 5-2.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 17 similar matches played by Empoli in our archives, and the results are: six wins for Empoli, six draws and five defeats.

After this away game Empoli return home for a Serie B game against Reggiana. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Empoli are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 6 away games so far. As opposed to that, Empoli have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Chievo won two, Empoli won one and seven draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

EmpoliL. Mancuso
L. Mancuso
7 goals
ChievoL. Garritano
L. Garritano
4 goals
EmpoliA. La Mantia
A. La Mantia
4 goals

Chievo missing players

Empoli missing players

Chievo Empoli
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
11 5 2 Played P 2 6 12
5 3 0 Won W 0 3 6
3 0 0 Drew D 2 2 5
3 2 2 Lost L 0 1 1
14 8 2 Scored S 2 11 21
9 4 4 Conceded C 2 7 11
82% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 83% 75%
64% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 83% 75%
45% 60% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 58%
9% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 33%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 8%
45% 40% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 50%
55% 60% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 42%
18% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 2.2 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.7 1.7
3 2 1 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
12.5 11.4 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 15 12.7 13
4.2 4.4 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.8 4.2
30% 36% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 48% 42%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Chievo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Chievo have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Chievo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Empoli has the most points from losing position (11) in Serie B
  • Empoli has the most scored goals (11) away in Serie B
  • Empoli has the most scored goals in the second half (18) in Serie B

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Salernitana 11 7 2 2 17 10 6 5 1 0 12 3 5 2 1 2 5 7 7 23
2 Frosinone 12 7 2 3 15 12 6 3 1 2 5 6 6 4 1 1 10 6 3 23
3 Empoli 11 6 4 1 21 11 5 3 2 0 10 4 6 3 2 1 11 7 10 22
4 SPAL 11 6 3 2 18 10 5 4 1 0 12 3 6 2 2 2 6 7 8 21
5 Venezia 12 6 3 3 18 12 6 4 0 2 9 5 6 2 3 1 9 7 6 21
6 Lecce 11 5 5 1 26 14 6 2 4 0 16 8 5 3 1 1 10 6 12 20
7 Cittadella 10 5 2 3 18 10 5 3 1 1 10 4 5 2 1 2 8 6 8 17
8 Chievo 10 5 2 3 14 9 5 3 0 2 8 4 5 2 2 1 6 5 5 17
9 Monza 11 4 5 2 11 9 5 2 2 1 5 3 6 2 3 1 6 6 2 17
10 Reggiana 11 4 2 5 14 19 6 2 2 2 9 7 5 2 0 3 5 12 -5 14
11 Brescia 11 3 4 4 17 17 6 2 3 1 12 8 5 1 1 3 5 9 0 13
12 Pordenone 11 2 7 2 11 11 5 0 5 0 7 7 6 2 2 2 4 4 0 13
13 Pisa 11 3 4 4 16 25 5 2 2 1 6 7 6 1 2 3 10 18 -9 13
14 Vicenza 10 2 6 2 16 16 4 0 4 0 7 7 6 2 2 2 9 9 0 12
15 Reggina 12 2 4 6 11 18 6 2 1 3 7 7 6 0 3 3 4 11 -7 10
16 Cosenza 11 1 6 4 7 10 6 0 3 3 3 6 5 1 3 1 4 4 -3 9
17 Cremonese 11 1 6 4 12 16 6 1 3 2 7 9 5 0 3 2 5 7 -4 9
18 Pescara 11 2 1 8 10 22 6 1 1 4 6 10 5 1 0 4 4 12 -12 7
19 Ascoli 11 1 3 7 9 17 5 1 1 3 3 7 6 0 2 4 6 10 -8 6
20 Virtus Entella 11 0 5 6 8 21 6 0 1 5 4 16 5 0 4 1 4 5 -13 5

Read more about Serie B

Serie B is the second highest division in Italian football. It usually has 22 teams playing two fixtures against each other. The two top teams of the league table are automatically promoted, with a third following depending on standings and/or a playoff. Matches are usually played on Saturdays.