Season ticket holders at Stadio Giovanni Zini haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Cremonese languishing in the 17th position so far. The guesting Empoli will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
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.
Cremonese form and stats
5-4-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie B numbers at home for Cremonese so far this season.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Cremonese, as their goalkeeper Nicola Ravaglia has completely shut out the opponents for 186 minutes in the Serie B.
Cremonese shared the glory with Cittadella in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Before that game, the 5-0 home victory against Trapani.
There will be little rest for Cremonese after this match as they are travelling to Frosinone for a Serie B game in only four days.
The Cremonese fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 12 matches. Cremonese have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Empoli form and stats
There's been little loot from Empoli's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 12 away games in the Serie B. Empoli only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 3 draws. Empoli has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
Empoli's previous game was their home loss versus Pordenone (0-1). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Perugia at their stadium, the result 1-0.
A quick return to home after this game, as Empoli are hosting Trapani in the Serie B only four days away.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Empoli have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Empoli - Cremonese 1-1 entered in the official records. Last four meetings between the teams: Cremonese won one, Empoli won zero and three draws. zero games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Mancuso 8 goals |  S. Palombi 5 goals | D. Frattesi 5 goals |
Cremonese missing players
Empoli missing players
| Cremonese | Empoli | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 26 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 24 | 16 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 29 |
| 29 | 11 | 7 | Conceded | C | 3 | 18 | 31 |
| 84% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 60% | 58% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 77% |
| 28% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 38% |
| 16% | 17% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 15% |
| 16% | 17% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 44% | 42% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 58% |
| 28% | 42% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 44% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 58% | 31% |
| 4.6 | 5 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4 | 4.3 |
| 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 5.9 | 5 |
| 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 345 | 183 | 71 | Total Shots | T S | 32 | 131 | 358 |
| 120 | 66 | 24 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 40 | 105 |
| 20% | 24% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 22% | 28% |
- Cremonese have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 34 | 63 |
| 2 | Frosinone | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 46 |
| 3 | Crotone | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 43 |
| 4 | Spezia | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 41 |
| 5 | Cittadella | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 40 |
| 6 | Salernitana | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 39 |
| 7 | Pordenone | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 39 |
| 8 | Chievo | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 37 |
| 9 | Empoli | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -2 | 36 |
| 10 | Virtus Entella | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | -1 | 35 |
| 11 | Pisa | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 33 |
| 12 | Perugia | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -7 | 33 |
| 13 | Juve Stabia | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 40 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 33 |
| 14 | Pescara | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -1 | 32 |
| 15 | Venezia | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 12 | -3 | 32 |
| 16 | Ascoli | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 25 | -1 | 31 |
| 17 | Cremonese | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -5 | 27 |
| 18 | Cosenza | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 18 | -3 | 24 |
| 19 | Trapani | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 50 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 32 | -24 | 21 |
| 20 | Livorno | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 16 | -21 | 17 |