Empoli FC vs Bologna FC 1909, Serie A 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Serie A · 2021-22

Empoli FC

4 – 2

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Bologna FC 1909

Sun 26 Sep 2021 · 13:00 UTC Stadio Carlo Castellani HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 24' Emanuel Vignato

Y 25' Emanuel Vignato

Liam Henderson 34' Y

Liam Henderson 35' Y

Andrea Pinamonti 67' Y

Y 90' Riccardo Orsolini

Overview

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Empoli FC vs Bologna FC 1909 — Serie A at Stadio Carlo Castellani.

Empoli FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Bologna FC 1909 38 games · 56 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Maurizio Mariani
Referee Matteo Passeri
Referee Piero Giacomelli
Referee Gianluca Sechi
Referee Matteo Marchetti (Italy)
Referee Daniele Minelli (Italy)

14 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 4.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

Empoli FC 18 games · Avg 2.6 goals Bologna FC 1909

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-26 Empoli FC 4–2 Bologna FC 1909 2019-04-27 Bologna FC 1909 3–1 Empoli FC 2018-12-09 Empoli FC 2–1 Bologna FC 1909 2018-05-20 Bologna FC 1909 5–1 Empoli FC 2017-12-30 Empoli FC 1–1 Bologna FC 1909

Recent Form

Empoli FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
28 Aug	Juventus FC	A	1–0	W
21 Aug	SS Lazio	H	1–3	L

Bologna FC 1909

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Sep	Empoli FC	A	2–4	L
21 Sep	Genoa CFC	H	2–2	D
18 Sep	FC Internazionale Milano	A	1–6	L
13 Sep	Hellas Verona FC	H	1–0	W
28 Aug	Atalanta BC	A	0–0	D
22 Aug	US Salernitana 1919	H	3–2	W

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Stadio Carlo Castellani as Empoli FC face off against Bologna FC 1909 in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
1' Empoli FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kevin Bonifazi on 1.
6' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
11' Marko Arnautovic adds to his 3 season tally! Bologna FC 1909 lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
16' Bologna FC 1909 have won 414 goals from 480 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
21' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
24' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Emanuel Vignato.
25' The referee has no hesitation. Emanuel Vignato is booked for Bologna FC 1909 — Yellow card on 25.
30' Bologna FC 1909 is showing some good football. However, Bologna FC 1909 are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
32' The deadlock is broken! Andrea Pinamonti gets on the scoresheet on 32 minutes.
34' A meaty challenge results in booking for Liam Henderson on 34.
35' Liam Henderson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 35.
40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Petar Stojanovic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Bologna FC 1909.
45' The 24-year-old Samuele Ricci has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
46' Another change for Bologna FC 1909 made on 46 minute. Aaron Hickey leaves to be changed by Arthur Theate.
51' Mattia Viti has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 38 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
54' Nedim Bajrami has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 54 minutes.
59' It’s high time Sinisa Mihajlovic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
63' Filippo Bandinelli is replacing Federico Di Francesco for the Empoli FC side.
67' The referee calls foul for Andrea Pinamonti. He receives a Yellow card.
69' Bologna FC 1909 ring the changes. Kevin Bonifazi has done his job and it is now time for Riccardo Orsolini to step up.
71' Leo Stulac is ready to make an impact after coming on for Liam Henderson at the 71 minute mark.
76' Empoli FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
77' Marko Arnautovic makes no mistake. The score reads 3-2 and Bologna FC 1909 are in front.
78' Fresh legs for Bologna FC 1909! Luis Binks comes on to replace Nicolas Dominguez.
80' The Empoli FC bench stirs into life. Nedim Bajrami is withdrawn and Kristjan Asllani gets his opportunity.
82' Empoli FC make a change. Riccardo Marchizza trudges off to be replaced by Patrick Cutrone on 82 minutes.
87' The home supporters are growing impatient. Empoli FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
90' Leo Stulac doubles the advantage! 4-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
90' Riccardo Orsolini picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Empoli FC players.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

13
Guglielmo Vicario
8
Liam Henderson ↓ Leo Stulac 71'
3
Riccardo Marchizza ↓ Patrick Cutrone 82'
11
Federico Di Francesco ↓ Filippo Bandinelli 63'
6
Simone Romagnoli
99
Andrea Pinamonti ↓ Sebastiano Luperto 82'
30
Petar Stojanovic
27
Szymon Zurkowski
28
Samuele Ricci
10
Nedim Bajrami ↓ Kristjan Asllani 80'
42
Mattia Viti

Bench

Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli

Bologna FC 1909 Lineups

Starting XI

9
Marko Arnautovic
99
Musa Barrow
28
Lukasz Skorupski
29
Lorenzo De Silvestri
21
Roberto Soriano
4
Kevin Bonifazi ↓ Riccardo Orsolini 69'
55
Emanuel Vignato ↓ Mattias Svanberg 46'
17
Gary Medel
8
Nicolas Dominguez ↓ Luis Binks 78'
11
Andreas Skov Olsen ↓ Nicola Sansone 46'
3
Aaron Hickey ↓ Arthur Theate 46'

Bench

Coach Sinisa Mihajlovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Riccardo Orsolini	6
Marko Arnautovic	2
Giovanni Fabbian	2
Nicolo Cambiaghi	1
Musa Barrow	1
Emmanuel Gyasi	1
Kevin Bonifazi	1
Benjamin Dominguez	1

Head to Head

Empoli FC Form

2021-09-26 Empoli FC 4–2 Bologna FC 1909 W 2021-09-22 Cagliari Calcio 0–2 Empoli FC W 2021-09-19 Empoli FC 0–3 UC Sampdoria L 2021-09-11 Empoli FC 1–2 Venezia FC L 2021-08-28 Juventus FC 0–1 Empoli FC W 2021-08-21 Empoli FC 1–3 SS Lazio L

Bologna FC 1909 Form

2021-09-26 Empoli FC 4–2 Bologna FC 1909 L 2021-09-21 Bologna FC 1909 2–2 Genoa CFC D 2021-09-18 FC Internazionale Milano 6–1 Bologna FC 1909 L 2021-09-13 Bologna FC 1909 1–0 Hellas Verona FC W 2021-08-28 Atalanta BC 0–0 Bologna FC 1909 D 2021-08-22 Bologna FC 1909 3–2 US Salernitana 1919 W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.88 Empoli FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.59 Bologna FC 1909 xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Empoli FC46% Draw24% Bologna FC 190930%

Actual: Empoli FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.47

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Empoli FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Bologna FC 1909

54%

Empoli FC or Bologna FC 1909

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Empoli FC33% Draw41% Bologna FC 190926%

Actual: Empoli FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–2 not predicted

4 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

10.2%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

5.5%

3 – 1

5.3%

1 – 0

5.2%

0 – 0

4.5%

0 – 1

4.3%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 2

1 – 3

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Handicap	Empoli FC covers	Push	Bologna FC 1909 covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	19%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	16%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Bologna FC 1909 keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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