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

Serie A · 2018-19
AC Milan
3 – 0
Full Time
Empoli FC
Fri 22 Feb 2019 · 19:30 UTC Stadio Giuseppe Meazza HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 55' Giovanni Di Lorenzo
Hakan Calhanoglu 71' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AC Milan vs Empoli FC — Serie A at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.

Match Details

  • Referee Stefano Liberti
  • Referee Piero Giacomelli
  • Referee Marco Piccinini
  • Referee Daniele Minelli
  • Referee Rodolfo Di Vuolo

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 SS Lazio 11 29
2 FC Internazionale Milano 11 28
3 AS Roma 11 27
4 AC Milan 11 24
5 Como 1907 11 23
6 Frosinone Calcio 11 20
7 Juventus FC 11 18
8 Bologna FC 1909 11 17
9 Cagliari Calcio 11 16
10 SSC Napoli 11 15
11 Torino FC 11 14
12 Atalanta BC 11 14
13 Genoa CFC 11 13
14 US Lecce 11 10
15 ACF Fiorentina 11 9
16 Parma Calcio 1913 11 8
17 US Sassuolo Calcio 11 8
18 AC Monza 11 7
19 Venezia FC 11 6
20 Udinese Calcio 11 5

Head-to-Head

9
5
4
AC Milan 18 games · Avg 2.6 goals Empoli FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-22 AC Milan 3–0 Empoli FC 2018-09-27 Empoli FC 1–1 AC Milan 2018-04-22 AC Milan 1–0 Empoli FC 2017-12-03 Empoli FC 3–0 AC Milan 2017-05-07 AC Milan 2–2 Empoli FC

Recent Form

AC Milan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb Empoli FC H 3–0 W
16 Feb Atalanta BC A 3–1 W
10 Feb Cagliari Calcio H 3–0 W
03 Feb AS Roma A 1–1 D
26 Jan SSC Napoli H 0–0 D
21 Jan Genoa CFC A 2–0 W
Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Feb AC Milan A 0–3 L
17 Feb US Sassuolo Calcio H 3–0 W
07 Feb SS Lazio A 0–1 L
02 Feb AC Chievo Verona H 2–2 D
28 Jan Genoa CFC H 1–3 L
20 Jan Cagliari Calcio A 2–2 D

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
AC Milan this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AC Milan
0-15
6/2
16-30
3/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
10/3
76+
–/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AC Milan
Adrien Rabiot 5 G 4 A
Alphadjo Cisse 5 G
Diego Moreira 4 G 3 A
Christian Pulisic 4 G 1 A
Goncalo Ramos 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Stadio Giuseppe Meazza that hosts another battle between AC Milan and Empoli FC.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. AC Milan and Empoli FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' AC Milan is showing some good football. However, AC Milan are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gennaro Gattuso will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Gianluigi Donnarumma is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Empoli FC.
  • 30' Matias Silvestre needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alessio Romagnoli, as he is very good at scoring at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
  • 40' Samu Castillejo, a Spain , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AC Milan needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 49' Krzysztof Piatek is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 51' Franck Kessie has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 51 minutes.
  • 55' The referee calls foul for Giovanni Di Lorenzo. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 60' The home supporters are growing impatient. AC Milan must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 65' The energy levels are beginning to show. Giuseppe Iachini might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 66' Salih Ucan is replacing Afriyie Acquah for the Empoli FC side.
  • 67' What a moment for Samu Castillejo! That strike on 67 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 69' Fabio Borini gets the nod from AC Milan. He replaces Lucas Paqueta and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' The referee has no hesitation. Hakan Calhanoglu is booked for AC Milan — Yellow card on 71.
  • 74' Fresh legs for Empoli FC! Marko Pajac comes on to replace Manuel Pasqual.
  • 79' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 80' Lucas Biglia is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tiemoue Bakayoko at the 80 minute mark.
  • 85' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' Tiemoue Bakayoko is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AC Milan tonight.
  • 3-0 the final result. Empoli FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

AC Milan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gennaro Gattuso

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Giuseppe Iachini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Franck Kessie 3
Nedim Bajrami 2
Tijjani Reijnders 2
Rafael Leao 2
Olivier Giroud 2
Leonardo Capezzi 1
Theo Hernandez 1
Alvaro Morata 1

Head to Head

2019-02-22 AC Milan 3–0 Empoli FC 2018-09-27 Empoli FC 1–1 AC Milan 2018-04-22 AC Milan 1–0 Empoli FC 2017-12-03 Empoli FC 3–0 AC Milan 2017-05-07 AC Milan 2–2 Empoli FC

AC Milan Form

2019-02-22 AC Milan 3–0 Empoli FC W 2019-02-16 Atalanta BC 1–3 AC Milan W 2019-02-10 AC Milan 3–0 Cagliari Calcio W 2019-02-03 AS Roma 1–1 AC Milan D 2019-01-26 AC Milan 0–0 SSC Napoli D 2019-01-21 Genoa CFC 0–2 AC Milan W

Empoli FC Form

2019-02-22 AC Milan 3–0 Empoli FC L 2019-02-17 Empoli FC 3–0 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2019-02-07 SS Lazio 1–0 Empoli FC L 2019-02-02 Empoli FC 2–2 AC Chievo Verona D 2019-01-28 Empoli FC 1–3 Genoa CFC L 2019-01-20 Cagliari Calcio 2–2 Empoli FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.63 AC Milan xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 Empoli FC xG
I would bet for: AC Milan to win 57% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AC Milan57% Draw25% Empoli FC18%
Actual: AC Milan win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.47
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

AC Milan or Draw
82%
Draw or Empoli FC
43%
AC Milan or Empoli FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AC Milan38% Draw48% Empoli FC14%
Actual: AC Milan win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.9%
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 0
11%
0 – 0
10.5%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 1
6.1%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5%
1 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
2.4%

Asian Handicap — AC Milan

Handicap AC Milan covers Push Empoli FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 25% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 12% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AC Milan keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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