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AC Chievo Verona vs Empoli FC, Serie A 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2018-19
AC Chievo Verona
0 – 0
Full Time
Empoli FC
Sun 2 Sep 2018 · 18:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Nicola Rigoni 55' Y
Y 90' Giovanni Di Lorenzo

Overview

Match Preview

AC Chievo Verona vs Empoli FC — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Filippo Valeriani
  • Referee Piero Giacomelli
  • Referee Rosario Abisso
  • Referee Giacomo Paganessi
  • Referee Ivan Pezzuto

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AS Roma 5 13
2 FC Internazionale Milano 5 13
3 SS Lazio 5 13
4 Cagliari Calcio 5 12
5 AC Milan 5 11
6 Frosinone Calcio 5 10
7 Juventus FC 5 10
8 Como 1907 5 10
9 SSC Napoli 5 7
10 US Sassuolo Calcio 5 7
11 Atalanta BC 5 6
12 US Lecce 5 6
13 Udinese Calcio 5 4
14 Torino FC 5 4
15 Parma Calcio 1913 5 4
16 AC Monza 5 4
17 ACF Fiorentina 5 4
18 Bologna FC 1909 5 2
19 Genoa CFC 5 1
20 Venezia FC 5 0

Head-to-Head

6
4
AC Chievo Verona 10 games · Avg 2.2 goals Empoli FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-02 AC Chievo Verona 0–0 Empoli FC 2018-02-18 AC Chievo Verona 1–1 Empoli FC 2017-09-24 Empoli FC 1–1 AC Chievo Verona 2017-03-05 AC Chievo Verona 0–0 Empoli FC 2016-10-16 Empoli FC 0–0 AC Chievo Verona

Recent Form

AC Chievo Verona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep Empoli FC H 0–0 D
26 Aug ACF Fiorentina A 1–6 L
18 Aug Juventus FC H 2–3 L
20 May Chennai City FC A 0–1 L
13 May Bologna FC 1909 H 1–1 D
06 May Cagliari Calcio A 1–1 D
Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Sep AC Chievo Verona A 0–0 D
26 Aug Genoa CFC A 1–2 L
19 Aug Cagliari Calcio H 2–0 W
20 May Bologna FC 1909 A 1–5 L
13 May Chennai City FC H 0–1 L
06 May ACF Fiorentina A 3–2 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. AC Chievo Verona kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Lorenzo D'Anna will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 14' The Empoli FC manager makes a substitution. Luca Antonelli departs to be replaced by Manuel Pasqual.
  • 19' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 19 minutes.
  • 24' AC Chievo Verona is showing some good football. However, AC Chievo Verona are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 29' The home supporters are growing impatient. AC Chievo Verona must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 34' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 39' A quiet spell here at . Empoli FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 44' It’s high time Lorenzo D'Anna made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 49' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 54' Empoli FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 55' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nicola Rigoni.
  • 60' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 64' Mariusz Stepinski makes way for Emanuele Giaccherini at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from AC Chievo Verona.
  • 69' Ivan Radovanovic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 72' The crowd applauds Nicola Rigoni as he leaves the pitch. Fabio Depaoli steps in for AC Chievo Verona.
  • 77' Leonardo Capezzi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Empoli FC team. Antonio La Gumina is replaced by Samuel Mraz on 78 minute.
  • 82' AC Chievo Verona make a change. Joel Obi trudges off to be replaced by Sofian Kiyine on 82 minutes.
  • 87' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Mattia Bani suffering a number of foals already.
  • 88' Empoli FC make a change. Afriyie Acquah trudges off to be replaced by Ismael Bennacer on 88 minutes.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Giovanni Di Lorenzo on 90 minutes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

AC Chievo Verona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lorenzo D'Anna

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Francesco Caputo 3
Francesco Caputo 1
Emanuele Giaccherini 1
Mariusz Stepinski 1

Head to Head

2018-09-02 AC Chievo Verona 0–0 Empoli FC 2018-02-18 AC Chievo Verona 1–1 Empoli FC 2017-09-24 Empoli FC 1–1 AC Chievo Verona 2017-03-05 AC Chievo Verona 0–0 Empoli FC 2016-10-16 Empoli FC 0–0 AC Chievo Verona

AC Chievo Verona Form

2018-09-02 AC Chievo Verona 0–0 Empoli FC D 2018-08-26 ACF Fiorentina 6–1 AC Chievo Verona L 2018-08-18 AC Chievo Verona 2–3 Juventus FC L 2018-05-20 Chennai City FC 1–0 AC Chievo Verona L 2018-05-13 AC Chievo Verona 1–1 Bologna FC 1909 D 2018-05-06 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 AC Chievo Verona D

Empoli FC Form

2018-09-02 AC Chievo Verona 0–0 Empoli FC D 2018-08-26 Genoa CFC 2–1 Empoli FC L 2018-08-19 Empoli FC 2–0 Cagliari Calcio W 2018-05-20 Bologna FC 1909 5–1 Empoli FC L 2018-05-13 Empoli FC 0–1 Chennai City FC L 2018-05-06 ACF Fiorentina 2–3 Empoli FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.19 AC Chievo Verona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 Empoli FC xG
I would bet for: AC Chievo Verona or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AC Chievo Verona40% Draw31% Empoli FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.15
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

AC Chievo Verona or Draw
71%
Draw or Empoli FC
60%
AC Chievo Verona or Empoli FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
AC Chievo Verona27% Draw53% Empoli FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
12.6%
0 – 1
9.9%
2 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
5.1%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
3.1%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — AC Chievo Verona

Handicap AC Chievo Verona covers Push Empoli FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 22% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 18% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

AC Chievo Verona keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.