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Empoli FC vs ACF Fiorentina, Serie A 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2018-19
Empoli FC
1 – 0
Full Time
ACF Fiorentina
Sun 5 May 2019 · 10:30 UTC Stadio Carlo Castellani HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 23' Edimilson Fernandes
Marko Pajac 24' Y
Ismael Bennacer 65' Y
Giovanni Di Lorenzo 79' Y
R 90' Jordan Veretout

Overview

Match Preview

Empoli FC vs ACF Fiorentina — Serie A at Stadio Carlo Castellani.

Match Details

  • Referee Luca Banti
  • Referee Massimiliano Irrati
  • Referee Stefano Liberti
  • Referee Juan Sacchi
  • Referee Lorenzo Gori

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FC Internazionale Milano 38 87
2 SSC Napoli 38 76
3 AS Roma 38 73
4 Como 1907 38 71
5 AC Milan 38 70
6 Juventus FC 38 69
7 Atalanta BC 38 59
8 Bologna FC 1909 38 56
9 SS Lazio 38 54
10 Udinese Calcio 38 50
11 US Sassuolo Calcio 38 49
12 Parma Calcio 1913 38 45
13 Torino FC 38 45
14 Cagliari Calcio 38 43
15 ACF Fiorentina 38 42
16 Genoa CFC 38 41
17 US Lecce 38 38
18 US Cremonese 38 34
19 Hellas Verona FC 38 21
20 AC Pisa 1909 38 18

Head-to-Head

5
9
4
Empoli FC 18 games · Avg 1.8 goals ACF Fiorentina
Last 5 meetings
2019-05-05 Empoli FC 1–0 ACF Fiorentina 2018-12-16 ACF Fiorentina 3–1 Empoli FC 2018-05-06 ACF Fiorentina 2–3 Empoli FC 2017-12-17 Empoli FC 0–0 ACF Fiorentina 2017-01-29 Empoli FC 3–3 ACF Fiorentina

Recent Form

Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 May ACF Fiorentina H 1–0 W
27 Apr Bologna FC 1909 A 1–3 L
20 Apr SPAL 2013 H 2–4 L
15 Apr Atalanta BC A 0–0 D
07 Apr Udinese Calcio A 2–3 L
03 Apr SSC Napoli H 2–1 W
ACF Fiorentina
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 May Empoli FC A 0–1 L
29 Apr US Sassuolo Calcio H 0–1 L
20 Apr Juventus FC A 1–2 L
14 Apr Bologna FC 1909 H 0–0 D
07 Apr Frosinone Calcio H 0–1 L
03 Apr AS Roma A 2–2 D

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
28% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Empoli FC vs ACF Fiorentina — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Vitor Hugo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Empoli FC.
  • 10' Empoli FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' It’s high time Aurelio Andreazzoli made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 23' Edimilson Fernandes was booked on 23.
  • 24' Controversy at the stadium! Marko Pajac argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 29' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 34' ACF Fiorentina fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 39' Matias Silvestre needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 44' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 49' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Empoli FC and ACF Fiorentina are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 54' Brilliant from the ! Diego Farias makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 54.
  • 59' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 60' Another substitution for ACF Fiorentina to replace Kevin Mirallas by Federico Chiesa on 60 minute.
  • 65' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ismael Bennacer on 65 minutes.
  • 67' The crowd applauds Luis Muriel as he leaves the pitch. Dusan Vlahovic steps in for ACF Fiorentina.
  • 72' Empoli FC have won 231 goals from 380 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 74' Diego Farias makes way for Afriyie Acquah at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Empoli FC.
  • 79' The referee shows Empoli FC player a Yellow card on 79.
  • 84' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 87' A tactical swap from ACF Fiorentina — Gerson on, German Pezzella off on 87 minutes.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Jordan Veretout. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 90' Another change for Empoli FC made on 90 minute. Rade Krunic leaves to be changed by Salih Ucan.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Empoli FC and ACF Fiorentina (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli

ACF Fiorentina Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vincenzo Montella

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Francesco Caputo 2
Yacine Adli 1
Dusan Vlahovic 1
Rolando Mandragora 1
Federico Di Francesco 1
Nicolas Gonzalez 1
Rade Krunic 1
Nicolo Cambiaghi 1

Head to Head

2019-05-05 Empoli FC 1–0 ACF Fiorentina 2018-12-16 ACF Fiorentina 3–1 Empoli FC 2018-05-06 ACF Fiorentina 2–3 Empoli FC 2017-12-17 Empoli FC 0–0 ACF Fiorentina 2017-01-29 Empoli FC 3–3 ACF Fiorentina

Empoli FC Form

2019-05-05 Empoli FC 1–0 ACF Fiorentina W 2019-04-27 Bologna FC 1909 3–1 Empoli FC L 2019-04-20 Empoli FC 2–4 SPAL 2013 L 2019-04-15 Atalanta BC 0–0 Empoli FC D 2019-04-07 Udinese Calcio 3–2 Empoli FC L 2019-04-03 Empoli FC 2–1 SSC Napoli W

ACF Fiorentina Form

2019-05-05 Empoli FC 1–0 ACF Fiorentina L 2019-04-29 ACF Fiorentina 0–1 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2019-04-20 Juventus FC 2–1 ACF Fiorentina L 2019-04-14 ACF Fiorentina 0–0 Bologna FC 1909 D 2019-04-07 ACF Fiorentina 0–1 Frosinone Calcio L 2019-04-03 AS Roma 2–2 ACF Fiorentina D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.46 Empoli FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 ACF Fiorentina xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Empoli FC46% Draw26% ACF Fiorentina28%
Actual: Empoli FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.68
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Empoli FC or Draw
73%
Draw or ACF Fiorentina
54%
Empoli FC or ACF Fiorentina
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Empoli FC30% Draw47% ACF Fiorentina23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
7.3%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.4%
1 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Handicap Empoli FC covers Push ACF Fiorentina covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✗
ACF Fiorentina keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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