Pescara hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 35 points and a 14th position in the Serie B table. Visiting Empoli holds 9th place with 40 pts.
Pescara form and stats
5-5-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Serie B numbers at home for Pescara so far this season.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 190 minutes without scoring a league goal. L. Memushaj was the last player to find the net.
The fans are hoping that Pescara will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the Serie B game against Benevento (placed 1st). Heartbreak before that as Pescara lost 0-2 at Spezia's place.
As you see from the result above, Pescara suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Vincenzo Fiorillo had a busy but productive day in the Benevento match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented.
The Pescara fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 23 goals in 14 league matches. 18 goals have been conceded.
Empoli form and stats
4 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of Empoli playing as the away team in the Serie B this season. It’s been three wins in a row for Empoli on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Empoli played 1-1 against Trapani in their previous match. Prior to that result Empoli won their away game at Cremonese. The scoreline was 3-2.
The attacking power of Empoli when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 13 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Empoli have conceded 20 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Empoli - Pescara 1-2, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - one - six (Pescara wins - draws - Empoli wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Galano 12 goals |   L. Mancuso 9 goals |  D. Frattesi 5 goals |
Pescara missing players
Empoli missing players
| Pescara | Empoli | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 28 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 38 | 23 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 12 | 33 |
| 44 | 18 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 20 | 34 |
| 96% | 93% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 96% | 93% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 69% | 79% |
| 64% | 71% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 38% | 39% |
| 25% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 31% | 18% |
| 7% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 15% | 7% |
| 61% | 71% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 38% | 61% |
| 21% | 21% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 14% |
| 21% | 14% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 54% | 29% |
| 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 4.6 | 4.6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 5.8 | 5.1 |
| 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 353 | 185 | 55 | Total Shots | T S | 48 | 147 | 381 |
| 104 | 59 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 19 | 46 | 113 |
| 37% | 39% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 26% | 29% |
- Empoli has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9)
- Empoli has the most conceded goals in the first half (25)
- Pescara 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 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 54 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 39 | 69 |
| 2 | Crotone | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 49 |
| 3 | Frosinone | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 47 |
| 4 | Pordenone | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 3 | 45 |
| 5 | Spezia | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 44 |
| 6 | Cittadella | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 43 |
| 7 | Salernitana | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 42 |
| 8 | Chievo | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
| 9 | Empoli | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -1 | 40 |
| 10 | Virtus Entella | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 25 | -1 | 38 |
| 11 | Pisa | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 36 |
| 12 | Perugia | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -7 | 36 |
| 13 | Juve Stabia | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -8 | 36 |
| 14 | Pescara | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 26 | -6 | 35 |
| 15 | Ascoli | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 41 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 30 | -5 | 32 |
| 16 | Venezia | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 14 | -7 | 32 |
| 17 | Cremonese | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -4 | 30 |
| 18 | Trapani | 28 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 52 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 33 | -21 | 25 |
| 19 | Cosenza | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 20 | -6 | 24 |
| 20 | Livorno | 28 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 17 | -22 | 18 |