Salernitana supporters expect points in home game versus Empoli

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Competition: Italy Serie B
Competition: Fri 07.May
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Arechi (37245 seats)

A key match in Serie B as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Salernitana in 2nd position and Empoli placed 1st, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • Empoli have the most scored goals (66) in Serie B

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Salernitana and Empoli.

Happy, happy days for Empoli who are already winners of the Serie B. This could affect their motivation.

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Salernitana form and stats

Salernitana are steadily winning Serie B games and points here at Stadio Arechi. 10 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 18 games.

A strong away win for Salernitana against Pordenone the last match, as Cedric Gondo and Gennaro Tutino were on target. Ahead of that match, Salernitana lost 1-3 at home to Monza.

Manager F. Castori felt very clever after Gennaro Tutino scored the winning goal against Pordenone, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 75th minute. A late climax in the match against Pordenone as the winning goal came six minutes into overtime; scored by Gennaro Tutino.

Salernitana are traveling soon after this match as the Serie B match at Pescara awaits in three days.

Salernitana has scored 24 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. Salernitana are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadio Arechi in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 18 matches.

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Empoli form and stats

8 wins, 8 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Empoli, who have the most scored goals (66) in Serie B, playing as the away team in the Serie B this season.

Nedim Bajrami, Leonardo Mancuso and Andrea La Mantia (2) scored in Empoli's previous match, the home game against Cosenza that ended 4-0. Prior to that match, the Empoli manager A. Dionisi faced defeat when travelling to Ascoli and losing 0-2.

As mentioned above, Empoli was the only team on the pitch versus Cosenza in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.

A new game in only three days for Empoli, the Serie B home match versus Lecce. Busy days.

The travelling fans enjoy Empoli's attacking play in away games, having scored 30 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. As opposed to that, Empoli have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Salernitana and Empoli have met before this season: Empoli - Salernitana 5-0. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's one Salernitana victory, one draw and three Empoli wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

EmpoliL. Mancuso
L. Mancuso
20 goals
SalernitanaG. Tutino
G. Tutino
12 goals
EmpoliA. La Mantia
A. La Mantia
10 goals

Salernitana missing players

Empoli missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Salernitana Empoli
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 4 Played P 4 18 36
17 10 2 Won W 0 8 18
12 6 1 Drew D 3 8 16
7 2 1 Lost L 1 2 2
41 24 5 Scored S 5 30 66
34 13 5 Conceded C 7 18 32
83% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 92%
67% 67% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 89% 81%
39% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 39% 47%
14% 11% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 28% 36%
6% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 8%
42% 50% 75% BTTS BTTS 75% 56% 56%
44% 44% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 39%
31% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 17% 14%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 2.6 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 1.9 1.7
3 2 0 Red cards R C 2 2 5
 
11.4 11.8 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 11.5 14.7 16.7
3.6 3.7 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 5.1 5.4
30% 33% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 33% 34%
Key stats in Serie B this season:
  • Empoli have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Empoli have the most scored goals (66) in Serie B
  • Empoli have the most scored goals in the second half (38) in Serie B
  • Empoli have the the best goal difference (+34) in Serie B

  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 36 18 16 2 66 32 18 10 8 0 36 14 18 8 8 2 30 18 34 70
2 Salernitana 36 17 12 7 41 34 18 10 6 2 24 13 18 7 6 5 17 21 7 63
3 Lecce 36 16 13 7 65 43 18 6 8 4 34 26 18 10 5 3 31 17 22 61
4 Monza 36 16 13 7 48 31 18 9 6 3 27 14 18 7 7 4 21 17 17 61
5 Venezia 36 15 12 9 52 38 18 10 2 6 28 19 18 5 10 3 24 19 14 57
6 Cittadella 36 15 11 10 47 32 18 9 6 3 24 13 18 6 5 7 23 19 15 56
7 Chievo 36 12 14 10 44 36 18 9 5 4 26 14 18 3 9 6 18 22 8 50
8 Brescia 36 13 11 12 55 50 18 8 5 5 32 24 18 5 6 7 23 26 5 50
9 SPAL 36 12 14 10 41 41 18 7 6 5 24 19 18 5 8 5 17 22 0 50
10 Reggina 36 12 13 11 40 39 18 8 4 6 20 18 18 4 9 5 20 21 1 49
11 Frosinone 36 11 13 12 33 41 18 4 8 6 15 20 18 7 5 6 18 21 -8 46
12 Cremonese 36 11 12 13 43 43 18 6 6 6 24 22 18 5 6 7 19 21 0 45
13 Pisa 36 10 15 11 48 53 18 6 10 2 23 17 18 4 5 9 25 36 -5 45
14 Vicenza 36 10 14 12 45 51 18 4 9 5 20 23 18 6 5 7 25 28 -6 44
15 Pordenone 36 9 14 13 38 39 18 4 10 4 25 19 18 5 4 9 13 20 -1 41
16 Ascoli 36 10 11 15 35 45 18 7 5 6 16 19 18 3 6 9 19 26 -10 41
17 Cosenza 36 6 17 13 29 42 18 3 9 6 15 17 18 3 8 7 14 25 -13 35
18 Reggiana 36 9 7 20 29 53 18 6 5 7 18 21 18 3 2 13 11 32 -24 34
19 Pescara 36 7 11 18 29 54 18 4 5 9 18 26 18 3 6 9 11 28 -25 32
20 Virtus Entella 36 4 11 21 27 58 18 3 4 11 16 32 18 1 7 10 11 26 -31 23

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 36 18 16 2 66 32 18 10 8 0 36 14 18 8 8 2 30 18 34 70
2 Salernitana 36 17 12 7 41 34 18 10 6 2 24 13 18 7 6 5 17 21 7 63
3 Lecce 36 16 13 7 65 43 18 6 8 4 34 26 18 10 5 3 31 17 22 61
4 Monza 36 16 13 7 48 31 18 9 6 3 27 14 18 7 7 4 21 17 17 61
5 Venezia 36 15 12 9 52 38 18 10 2 6 28 19 18 5 10 3 24 19 14 57
6 Cittadella 36 15 11 10 47 32 18 9 6 3 24 13 18 6 5 7 23 19 15 56
7 Chievo 36 12 14 10 44 36 18 9 5 4 26 14 18 3 9 6 18 22 8 50
8 Brescia 36 13 11 12 55 50 18 8 5 5 32 24 18 5 6 7 23 26 5 50
9 SPAL 36 12 14 10 41 41 18 7 6 5 24 19 18 5 8 5 17 22 0 50
10 Reggina 36 12 13 11 40 39 18 8 4 6 20 18 18 4 9 5 20 21 1 49
11 Frosinone 36 11 13 12 33 41 18 4 8 6 15 20 18 7 5 6 18 21 -8 46
12 Cremonese 36 11 12 13 43 43 18 6 6 6 24 22 18 5 6 7 19 21 0 45
13 Pisa 36 10 15 11 48 53 18 6 10 2 23 17 18 4 5 9 25 36 -5 45
14 Vicenza 36 10 14 12 45 51 18 4 9 5 20 23 18 6 5 7 25 28 -6 44
15 Pordenone 36 9 14 13 38 39 18 4 10 4 25 19 18 5 4 9 13 20 -1 41
16 Ascoli 36 10 11 15 35 45 18 7 5 6 16 19 18 3 6 9 19 26 -10 41
17 Cosenza 36 6 17 13 29 42 18 3 9 6 15 17 18 3 8 7 14 25 -13 35
18 Reggiana 36 9 7 20 29 53 18 6 5 7 18 21 18 3 2 13 11 32 -24 34
19 Pescara 36 7 11 18 29 54 18 4 5 9 18 26 18 3 6 9 11 28 -25 32
20 Virtus Entella 36 4 11 21 27 58 18 3 4 11 16 32 18 1 7 10 11 26 -31 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.