Empoli FC vs Atalanta BC, Serie A 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2021-22

Empoli FC

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Atalanta BC

Sun 17 Oct 2021 · 13:00 UTC Stadio Carlo Castellani HT 45' · FT 45'

Riccardo Marchizza 37' Y

Leo Stulac 46' Y

Filippo Bandinelli 67' Y

Y 69' Remo Freuler

Y 80' Jose Luis Palomino

Overview

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Empoli FC vs Atalanta BC — Serie A at Stadio Carlo Castellani.

Empoli FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Atalanta BC 5 games · 6 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Luca Banti
Referee Ciro Carbone
Referee Marco Serra
Referee Francesco Fiore
Referee Marcello Rossi
Referee Giacomo Camplone

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

Empoli FC 18 games · Avg 3.0 goals Atalanta BC

Last 5 meetings

2021-10-17 Empoli FC 1–4 Atalanta BC 2019-04-15 Atalanta BC 0–0 Empoli FC 2018-11-25 Empoli FC 3–2 Atalanta BC 2018-01-21 Atalanta BC 3–1 Empoli FC 2017-08-27 Empoli FC 1–2 Atalanta BC

Recent Form

Empoli FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Oct	Atalanta BC	H	1–4	L
03 Oct	AS Roma	A	0–2	L
26 Sep	Bologna FC 1909	H	4–2	W
22 Sep	Cagliari Calcio	A	2–0	W
19 Sep	UC Sampdoria	H	0–3	L
11 Sep	Venezia FC	H	1–2	L

Atalanta BC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Oct	Empoli FC	A	4–1	W
03 Oct	AC Milan	H	2–3	L
29 Sep	BSC Young Boys	H	1–0	W
25 Sep	FC Internazionale Milano	A	2–2	D
21 Sep	US Sassuolo Calcio	H	2–1	W
18 Sep	US Salernitana 1919	A	1–0	W

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Atalanta BC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Atalanta BC

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/1

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Atalanta BC

Ederson	1 G
Giacomo Raspadori	1 G
Nikola Krstovic	1 G
Lazar Samardzic	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Empoli FC and Atalanta BC get this one started.
5' Atalanta BC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' Mattia Viti needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 8 Yellow cards this season.
11' Josip Ilicic does the damage! The net is bulging and Atalanta BC surge ahead!
16' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Atalanta BC that had 528 games and scored 718 goals.
21' Atalanta BC have won 718 goals from 528 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
26' Josip Ilicic does the damage! The net is bulging and Atalanta BC surge ahead!
30' Magnificent from Federico Di Francesco! That is 22 goals in 386 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gian Piero Gasperini might look to freshen things up shortly.
37' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Riccardo Marchizza.
39' Rafael Toloi makes way for Remo Freuler at the 39 minute mark. A tactical switch from Atalanta BC.
42' The crowd applauds Simone Romagnoli as he leaves the pitch. Lorenzo Tonelli steps in for Empoli FC.
46' It’s a booking for Empoli FC player. Leo Stulac gets a Yellow card.
46' A change in the Atalanta BC ranks — Luis Muriel exits the field as Duvan Zapata enters on 46.
49' Goal! Mattia Viti scores his 4 goal in 383 matches.
54' Atalanta BC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
59' Simone Romagnoli has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
62' The Empoli FC bench stirs into life. Federico Di Francesco is withdrawn and Nedim Bajrami gets his opportunity.
67' Poor challenge from Filippo Bandinelli. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
68' Atalanta BC make a change. Josip Ilicic trudges off to be replaced by Ruslan Malinovskyi on 68 minutes.
69' Remo Freuler has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 69.
74' Atalanta BC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
79' Atalanta BC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
80' That is a Yellow card for Atalanta BC. Jose Luis Palomino will be fuming at that decision.
82' A tactical swap from Empoli FC — Fabiano Parisi on, Riccardo Marchizza off on 82 minutes.
87' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Empoli FC and Atalanta BC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
89' Brilliant from the ! Duvan Zapata makes it 1-4 with a superb finish on 89.
90' Fresh legs for Atalanta BC! Giuseppe Pezzella comes on to replace Davide Zappacosta.
Atalanta BC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

13
Guglielmo Vicario
8
Liam Henderson
3
Riccardo Marchizza ↓ Fabiano Parisi 82'
11
Federico Di Francesco ↓ Nedim Bajrami 62'
5
Leo Stulac
6
Simone Romagnoli ↓ Lorenzo Tonelli 42'
32
Nicolas Haas ↓ Filippo Bandinelli 46'
99
Andrea Pinamonti
30
Petar Stojanovic
27
Szymon Zurkowski ↓ Patrick Cutrone 62'
42
Mattia Viti

Bench

Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli

Atalanta BC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Teun Koopmeiners ↓ Matteo Lovato 68'
77
Davide Zappacosta ↓ Giuseppe Pezzella 90'
9
Luis Muriel ↓ Duvan Zapata 46'
2
Rafael Toloi ↓ Remo Freuler 39'
6
Jose Luis Palomino
72
Josip Ilicic ↓ Ruslan Malinovskyi 68'
15
Marten de Roon
88
Mario Pasalic
1
Juan Musso
3
Joakim Maehle
28
Merih Demiral

Bench

Coach Gian Piero Gasperini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ademola Lookman	5
Hans Hateboer	2
Gianluca Scamacca	2
Josip Ilicic	2
Charles De Ketelaere	2
Leo Stulac	1
Davide Zappacosta	1
Mateo Retegui	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.32 Empoli FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.87 Atalanta BC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Empoli FC27% Draw26% Atalanta BC47%

Actual: Atalanta BC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.19

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Empoli FC or Draw

53%

Draw or Atalanta BC

73%

Empoli FC or Atalanta BC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Empoli FC21% Draw42% Atalanta BC37%

Actual: Atalanta BC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted

1 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

11%

1 – 2

9.2%

0 – 2

7.2%

0 – 1

2 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

0 – 0

5.7%

1 – 3

5.7%

1 – 0

4.7%

0 – 3

4.4%

2 – 3

3.8%

2 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Handicap	Empoli FC covers	Push	Atalanta BC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	15%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	21%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	15%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Atalanta BC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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

Empoli FC vs Atalanta BC, Serie A 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Atalanta BC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Empoli FC Form

Atalanta BC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Clean Sheet