With their 6 point advantage in the league table, Cittadella fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Empoli.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Cittadella form and stats
4-3-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie B numbers at home for Cittadella so far this season. Cittadella are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Stadio Pier Cesare Tombolato, having lost their two previous games here.
A good away victory last time out for Cittadella, who won 3-0 against Trapani (placed 19th). Preceding that match was the home game against Benevento that was lost 1-2.
Cittadella are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 11 games. Cittadella have conceded 17 from these games.
Empoli form and stats
There's been little loot from Empoli's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 10 away games in the Serie B. Empoli only have 1 win to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws. It's all red in the travel logs of Empoli, having lost five matches in a row as the visiting team.
Empoli go into this game after a win, the home game against Crotone that ended 3-1. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Chievo.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Empoli have conceded 17 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Empoli - Cittadella 1-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Cittadella, three draws and three wins for Empoli. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Diaw 10 goals |   L. Mancuso 7 goals |  A. La Gumina 4 goals |
Cittadella missing players
Empoli missing players
| Cittadella | Empoli | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 27 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 6 | 24 |
| 26 | 17 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 17 | 28 |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 73% | 82% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 70% | 82% |
| 41% | 55% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 30% | 36% |
| 18% | 27% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 30% | 18% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 10% | 5% |
| 50% | 64% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 30% | 59% |
| 36% | 27% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| 23% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 70% | 32% |
| 5.9 | 6.4 | 5.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4 |
| 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 270 | 140 | 24 | Total Shots | T S | 25 | 111 | 298 |
| 87 | 40 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 32 | 87 |
| 31% | 35% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 19% | 28% |
- Cittadella have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cittadella have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Empoli have scored away.
- Empoli has the most conceded goals in the first half (19)
- Empoli have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Benevento | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 26 | 50 |
| 2 | Pordenone | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 35 |
| 3 | Crotone | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 34 |
| 4 | Salernitana | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 32 |
| 5 | Frosinone | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 31 |
| 6 | Virtus Entella | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 31 |
| 7 | Chievo | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 30 |
| 8 | Perugia | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 30 |
| 9 | Cittadella | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -2 | 30 |
| 10 | Pescara | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 29 |
| 11 | Pisa | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 29 |
| 12 | Spezia | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 28 |
| 13 | Juve Stabia | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 28 |
| 14 | Ascoli | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -2 | 27 |
| 15 | Venezia | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 11 | -4 | 24 |
| 16 | Empoli | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -6 | 24 |
| 17 | Cremonese | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 23 |
| 18 | Cosenza | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -2 | 20 |
| 19 | Trapani | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 24 | -15 | 19 |
| 20 | Livorno | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 13 | -15 | 13 |