Serie B: Empoli - Pisa preview and statistics

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Fri 23.October
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani (19847 seats)

Only a few games have been played in the Serie B so far, with Empoli placed 3rd and Pisa sitting in the 17th position.

It's no vacation for neither Empoli nor Pisa as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Empoli form and stats

The first Serie B game here at Stadio Carlo Castellani resulted in a draw. Last season Empoli's home game statistics were 7 victories, 8 draws and 4 defeats from 19 games. Empoli have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Empoli, who played 0-0 against SPAL. That match was also played at this venue (Stadio Carlo Castellani). A strong away win before that one, visiting Pescara and winning 2-1.

Empoli has scored 0 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.

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Pisa form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Serie B for Pisa, who have the most conceded goals (7) in Serie B, with 1 draw and 1 loss from their first 2 attempts.

Pisa's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Monza that finished 0-0. Preceding that game, the 1-4 loss visiting Salernitana's place.

The schedule is very tough for Pisa now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Coppa Italia game at Virtus Entella is waiting in only four days.

3 goals so far away for Pisa, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 6. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Empoli two wins, zero draws and Pisa two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

EmpoliS. Moreo
S. Moreo
2 goals
PisaL. Vido
L. Vido
2 goals
EmpoliS. Romagnoli
S. Romagnoli
1 goals

Empoli missing players

Pisa missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Empoli Pisa
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 2 2 4
2 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
2 2 1 Drew D 1 1 3
0 0 0 Lost L 1 1 1
4 0 0 Scored S 3 3 4
1 0 0 Conceded C 6 6 7
50% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 75%
50% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 75%
25% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 50% 25%
25% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 75%
75% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 25%
50% 100% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 25%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0.8 0.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
32 7 4 Total Shots T S 30 30 41
10 3 3 Shots on Target S O 6 6 10
40% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 50% 40%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Pisa has the most conceded goals (6) away in Serie B
  • Pisa has the most conceded goals (7) in Serie B
  • Pisa has the most conceded goals in the second half (4) in Serie B
Empoli Last season Pisa
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
39 19   Played P   19 38
14 7   Won W   4 14
13 8   Drew D   7 12
12 4   Lost L   8 12
48 26   Scored S   21 49
49 23   Conceded C   25 45
95% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 95%
77% 84%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   74% 74%
36% 42%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   37% 39%
21% 16%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   16% 21%
13% 11%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   5% 13%
56% 74%   BTTS BTTS   63% 61%
21% 21%   Clean Sheets C S   5% 21%
28% 11%   Failed to Score F T   32% 24%
 
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   2.7 3.1
6 2   Red cards R C   5 11
 
537 298   Total Shots T S   220 456
164 82   Shots on Target S O   64 139
29% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 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 3 2 1 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 5 7
2 Salernitana 3 2 1 0 7 3 2 1 1 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 7
3 Empoli 3 2 1 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 7
4 Frosinone 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 6
5 Reggina 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 5
6 Reggiana 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 4
7 Brescia 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 4
8 Chievo 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 4
9 Lecce 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 4
10 Venezia 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 4
11 Pordenone 3 0 3 0 4 4 1 0 1 0 3 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 3
12 SPAL 3 0 3 0 4 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 3
13 Cosenza 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3
14 Monza 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
15 Cremonese 3 0 2 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 2
16 Virtus Entella 3 0 2 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 2
17 Pisa 3 0 2 1 4 7 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 6 -3 2
18 Vicenza 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
19 Pescara 3 0 1 2 2 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 -3 1
20 Ascoli 3 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 -3 1
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

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

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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.