Another action-packed fixture in Serie B as Empoli welcome Lecce

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Mon 10.May
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani (19847 seats)

The Empoli & Lecce managers A. Dionisi and E. Corini are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Serie B league table.

Insights:
  • Empoli have the the best goal difference (+32) in Serie B
  • Lecce have the most scored goals (67) 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.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

Empoli are already the Serie B winners and can relax with the season objective secured. If they do relax it might give the away team a slightly better chance in this one. Lecce are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Empoli form and stats

38 points is a decent return from 18 Serie B games here at Stadio Carlo Castellani for Empoli. The data says 10 wins, 8 draws and 0 losses. The Empoli fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Stadio Carlo Castellani and will expect new points from this game. Empoli has played 18 games in a row here without a defeat.

Before that, Empoli had a home game versus Cosenza which ended with a victory 4-0.

Goals decide football matches and Empoli are scoring many of them at home; 36 on target from 18 league matches. From these home matches, Empoli have conceded only 14 goals.

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Lecce form and stats

10-5-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Lecce, who have the most scored goals (67) in Serie B, in their Serie B matches away.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Monza wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

The travelling fans enjoy Lecce's attacking play in away games, having scored 31 goals in 18 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Lecce are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 17 times in 18 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Lecce - Empoli 2-2. Empoli-Lecce H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Empoli two wins, Lecce one win, two draws. three of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

LecceM. Coda
M. Coda
22 goals
EmpoliL. Mancuso
L. Mancuso
20 goals
EmpoliA. La Mantia
A. La Mantia
10 goals

Empoli missing players

Lecce missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Empoli Lecce
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 18 4 Played P 4 18 37
18 10 1 Won W 1 10 16
16 8 3 Drew D 2 5 14
3 0 0 Lost L 1 3 7
66 36 7 Scored S 6 31 67
34 14 2 Conceded C 6 17 45
92% 89% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
81% 72% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 78% 81%
46% 56% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 65%
35% 44% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 22% 41%
8% 11% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 11% 11%
54% 56% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 56% 65%
38% 44% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 28% 24%
16% 11% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 17% 19%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.5 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.4 2.2
5 3 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
16.6 18.7 14 Shots (avg) S ( 15.8 15.1 15.3
5.4 5.8 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5 4.7
33% 34% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 34% 39%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Empoli have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Empoli have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Empoli have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Empoli have the most scored goals in the second half (38) in Serie B
  • Empoli have the the best goal difference (+22) at home in Serie B
  • Empoli have the the best goal difference (+32) in Serie B
  • Lecce have the most points (35) away in Serie B
  • Lecce have the most scored goals (31) away in Serie B
  • Lecce have the most scored goals (67) in Serie B
  • Lecce have the the best goal difference (+14) away in Serie B
  • Lecce haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Empoli 37 18 16 3 66 34 18 10 8 0 36 14 19 8 8 3 30 20 32 70
2 Salernitana 37 18 12 7 43 34 19 11 6 2 26 13 18 7 6 5 17 21 9 66
3 Monza 37 17 13 7 51 31 18 9 6 3 27 14 19 8 7 4 24 17 20 64
4 Lecce 37 16 14 7 67 45 19 6 9 4 36 28 18 10 5 3 31 17 22 62
5 Venezia 37 15 13 9 52 38 19 10 3 6 28 19 18 5 10 3 24 19 14 58
6 Cittadella 37 15 11 11 47 34 18 9 6 3 24 13 19 6 5 8 23 21 13 56
7 Chievo 37 13 14 10 47 37 18 9 5 4 26 14 19 4 9 6 21 23 10 53
8 Brescia 37 14 11 12 59 53 19 9 5 5 36 27 18 5 6 7 23 26 6 53
9 SPAL 37 13 14 10 43 42 18 7 6 5 24 19 19 6 8 5 19 23 1 53
10 Reggina 37 12 14 11 42 41 18 8 4 6 20 18 19 4 10 5 22 23 1 50
11 Cremonese 37 12 12 13 46 43 19 7 6 6 27 22 18 5 6 7 19 21 3 48
12 Frosinone 37 11 14 12 34 42 19 4 9 6 16 21 18 7 5 6 18 21 -8 47
13 Pisa 37 10 15 12 51 57 18 6 10 2 23 17 19 4 5 10 28 40 -6 45
14 Vicenza 37 10 15 12 46 52 18 4 9 5 20 23 19 6 6 7 26 29 -6 45
15 Ascoli 37 11 11 15 37 45 19 8 5 6 18 19 18 3 6 9 19 26 -8 44
16 Pordenone 37 9 15 13 38 39 18 4 10 4 25 19 19 5 5 9 13 20 -1 42
17 Cosenza 37 6 17 14 29 45 19 3 9 7 15 20 18 3 8 7 14 25 -16 35
18 Reggiana 37 9 7 21 30 55 19 6 5 8 19 23 18 3 2 13 11 32 -25 34
19 Pescara 37 7 11 19 29 57 18 4 5 9 18 26 19 3 6 10 11 31 -28 32
20 Virtus Entella 37 4 11 22 28 61 19 3 4 12 17 35 18 1 7 10 11 26 -33 23

Lecce:
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 Empoli 37 18 16 3 66 34 18 10 8 0 36 14 19 8 8 3 30 20 32 70
2 Salernitana 37 18 12 7 43 34 19 11 6 2 26 13 18 7 6 5 17 21 9 66
3 Monza 37 17 13 7 51 31 18 9 6 3 27 14 19 8 7 4 24 17 20 64
4 Lecce 37 16 14 7 67 45 19 6 9 4 36 28 18 10 5 3 31 17 22 62
5 Venezia 37 15 13 9 52 38 19 10 3 6 28 19 18 5 10 3 24 19 14 58
6 Cittadella 37 15 11 11 47 34 18 9 6 3 24 13 19 6 5 8 23 21 13 56
7 Chievo 37 13 14 10 47 37 18 9 5 4 26 14 19 4 9 6 21 23 10 53
8 Brescia 37 14 11 12 59 53 19 9 5 5 36 27 18 5 6 7 23 26 6 53
9 SPAL 37 13 14 10 43 42 18 7 6 5 24 19 19 6 8 5 19 23 1 53
10 Reggina 37 12 14 11 42 41 18 8 4 6 20 18 19 4 10 5 22 23 1 50
11 Cremonese 37 12 12 13 46 43 19 7 6 6 27 22 18 5 6 7 19 21 3 48
12 Frosinone 37 11 14 12 34 42 19 4 9 6 16 21 18 7 5 6 18 21 -8 47
13 Pisa 37 10 15 12 51 57 18 6 10 2 23 17 19 4 5 10 28 40 -6 45
14 Vicenza 37 10 15 12 46 52 18 4 9 5 20 23 19 6 6 7 26 29 -6 45
15 Ascoli 37 11 11 15 37 45 19 8 5 6 18 19 18 3 6 9 19 26 -8 44
16 Pordenone 37 9 15 13 38 39 18 4 10 4 25 19 19 5 5 9 13 20 -1 42
17 Cosenza 37 6 17 14 29 45 19 3 9 7 15 20 18 3 8 7 14 25 -16 35
18 Reggiana 37 9 7 21 30 55 19 6 5 8 19 23 18 3 2 13 11 32 -25 34
19 Pescara 37 7 11 19 29 57 18 4 5 9 18 26 19 3 6 10 11 31 -28 32
20 Virtus Entella 37 4 11 22 28 61 19 3 4 12 17 35 18 1 7 10 11 26 -33 23

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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.