Betting preview: Empoli vs Monza should be interesting

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Sat 03.October
Match begins: 14:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani (19847 seats)

It's game two of the Serie B season and everything to play for. Read our full preview of Empoli-Monza!

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Empoli form and stats

Empoli are confident in defense, having played 280 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

It's back home for Empoli, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Frosinone away with the result 2-0. Stefano Moreo and Andrea La Mantia found the net in that victory. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Chievo (after extra-time) the opponent.

Alberto Brignoli loved the game against Frosinone. With a stunning six saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 2-0 victory.

Last season, Empoli's league statistics were 14 wins, 12 draws and 12 losses, resulting in a 9th position in the Serie B. Over these 38 matches they scored 47 goals and conceded 48. Playing at home last season Empoli managed 7-8-4 (win-draw-lost) with 26 goals and 23 conceded.

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Monza form and stats

Monza are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played 14 in a row without losing.

Monza delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against SPAL (placed 16th) in their previous match; a Serie B game. Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Arezzo.

Let's have a look at how Monza performed last season in the Serie C: Girone A: They landed a 1st position in the league table after playing out 18 victories, 7 draws and 2 defeats. In total they scored 53 and conceded 18 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 10 - drew 3 and lost 0 with 30/8 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

EmpoliS. Moreo
S. Moreo
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Empoli missing players

Monza missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Empoli Monza
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 13
3 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 6
67% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Empoli Last season Monza
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
39 19   Played P   13 27
14 7   Won W   10 18
13 8   Drew D   3 7
12 4   Lost L   0 2
48 26   Scored S   30 53
49 23   Conceded C   8 18
95% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
77% 84%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   85% 81%
36% 42%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   69% 52%
21% 16%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   31% 26%
13% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 4%
56% 74%   BTTS BTTS   46% 41%
21% 21%   Clean Sheets C S   54% 56%
28% 11%   Failed to Score F T   0% 4%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.9 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.5 2.2
6 2   Red cards R C   0 0
 
537 298   Total Shots T S   164 389
164 82   Shots on Target S O   72 150
29% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   42% 35%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cittadella 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
2 Empoli 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 Venezia 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Pisa 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
5 Reggiana 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Ascoli 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
7 Brescia 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Reggina 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Salernitana 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Chievo 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Cosenza 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Lecce 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Monza 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Pescara 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Pordenone 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
16 SPAL 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
17 Virtus Entella 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
18 Vicenza 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
19 Cremonese 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
20 Frosinone 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
Last season 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 38 26 8 4 67 27 19 14 4 1 39 9 19 12 4 3 28 18 40 86
2 Crotone 38 20 8 10 63 40 19 12 5 2 33 14 19 8 3 8 30 26 23 68
3 Spezia 38 17 10 11 54 40 19 10 4 5 30 18 19 7 6 6 24 22 14 61
4 Pordenone 38 16 10 12 48 46 19 11 5 3 25 12 19 5 5 9 23 34 2 58
5 Cittadella 38 17 7 14 49 49 19 7 4 8 23 26 19 10 3 6 26 23 0 58
6 Chievo 38 14 14 10 48 38 19 10 4 5 29 18 19 4 10 5 19 20 10 56
7 Pisa 38 14 12 12 49 45 19 10 5 4 28 20 19 4 7 8 21 25 4 54
8 Frosinone 38 14 12 12 41 38 19 10 5 4 29 18 19 4 7 8 12 20 3 54
9 Empoli 38 14 12 12 47 48 19 7 8 4 26 23 19 7 4 8 21 25 -1 54
10 Salernitana 38 14 10 14 53 50 19 10 6 3 35 23 19 4 4 11 18 27 3 52
11 Venezia 38 12 14 12 37 40 19 5 6 8 18 24 19 7 8 4 19 16 -3 50
12 Cremonese 38 12 13 13 42 43 19 7 6 6 22 19 19 5 7 7 20 24 -1 49
13 Virtus Entella 38 12 12 14 46 50 19 8 6 5 21 18 19 4 6 9 25 32 -4 48
14 Cosenza 38 12 10 16 50 49 19 6 5 8 21 22 19 6 5 8 29 27 1 46
15 Ascoli 38 13 7 18 50 58 19 9 5 5 29 24 19 4 2 13 21 34 -8 46
16 Pescara 38 12 9 17 48 55 19 7 8 4 31 23 19 5 1 13 17 32 -7 45
17 Perugia 38 12 9 17 38 49 19 7 5 7 19 19 19 5 4 10 19 30 -11 45
18 Trapani 38 11 13 14 48 60 19 8 6 5 27 20 19 3 7 9 21 40 -12 44
19 Juve Stabia 38 11 8 19 47 63 19 9 3 7 30 29 19 2 5 12 17 34 -16 41
20 Livorno 38 5 6 27 30 67 19 3 2 14 19 42 19 2 4 13 11 25 -37 21
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Monza 27 18 7 2 53 18 14 8 4 2 23 10 13 10 3 0 30 8 35 61
2 Carrarese 27 12 9 6 47 36 14 9 3 2 29 18 13 3 6 4 18 18 11 45
3 Renate 27 11 10 6 34 22 14 7 6 1 20 8 13 4 4 5 14 14 12 43
4 Pontedera 27 11 9 7 38 35 14 7 5 2 23 16 13 4 4 5 15 19 3 42
5 Alessandria 27 10 10 7 34 30 14 5 7 2 21 17 13 5 3 5 13 13 4 40
6 Robur Siena 27 10 10 7 32 30 14 2 7 5 14 17 13 8 3 2 18 13 2 40
7 AlbinoLeffe 27 10 9 8 29 24 13 6 4 3 15 8 14 4 5 5 14 16 5 39
8 Novara 26 10 8 8 35 29 13 7 4 2 20 9 13 3 4 6 15 20 6 38
9 Arezzo 27 8 13 6 33 28 13 7 3 3 20 13 14 1 10 3 13 15 5 37
10 Juventus U23 27 8 12 7 30 34 13 4 4 5 15 20 14 4 8 2 15 14 -4 36
11 Pistoiese 27 6 15 6 24 22 13 2 9 2 10 10 14 4 6 4 14 12 2 33
12 Como 26 7 11 8 28 25 14 5 5 4 15 12 12 2 6 4 13 13 3 32
13 Pro Patria 26 7 11 8 32 30 13 3 5 5 15 16 13 4 6 3 17 14 2 32
14 Pro Vercelli 26 7 10 9 27 28 12 3 6 3 13 11 14 4 4 6 14 17 -1 31
15 Lecco 26 7 7 12 27 42 12 4 3 5 15 19 14 3 4 7 12 23 -15 28
16 Pergolettese 27 6 9 12 21 36 13 4 3 6 13 17 14 2 6 6 8 19 -15 27
17 Giana Erminio 26 6 8 12 28 44 13 3 4 6 13 23 13 3 4 6 15 21 -16 26
18 Olbia 27 5 10 12 28 44 14 3 6 5 12 18 13 2 4 7 16 26 -16 25
19 Pianese 27 4 12 11 23 30 13 2 6 5 13 17 14 2 6 6 10 13 -7 24
20 Gozzano 27 4 10 13 22 38 14 2 6 6 11 16 13 2 4 7 11 22 -16 22

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 Cittadella 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
2 Empoli 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 Venezia 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Pisa 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
5 Reggiana 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Ascoli 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
7 Brescia 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Reggina 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Salernitana 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Chievo 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
11 Cosenza 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Lecce 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Monza 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Pescara 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Pordenone 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
16 SPAL 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
17 Virtus Entella 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
18 Vicenza 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
19 Cremonese 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
20 Frosinone 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0

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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.