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

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Serie A · 2021-22

Empoli FC

4 – 2

Full Time

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 11 games · 17 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)

7 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

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

9% Clean Sheets
Bologna FC 1909 this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bologna FC 1909

0-15

3/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

4/2

61-75

3/3

76+

3/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bologna FC 1909

Federico Bernardeschi	3 G
Samuel Mbangula	3 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Stadio Carlo Castellani that hosts another battle between Empoli FC and Bologna FC 1909.
1' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kevin Bonifazi makes no mistake. 1-0!
6' Both keepers have barely been tested. Empoli FC and Bologna FC 1909 are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
11' GOAL! Marko Arnautovic fires home to make it 1-1!
16' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
21' The home supporters are growing impatient. Empoli FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
24' Controversy at the stadium! Emanuel Vignato argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
25' Emanuel Vignato was booked on 25.
30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Empoli FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
32' Sensational shot from Andrea Pinamonti. Empoli FC is back in the lead.
34' Empoli FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
35' Liam Henderson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 35.
40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
45' Lorenzo De Silvestri, a Italy right-back, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
46' A tactical swap from Bologna FC 1909 — Arthur Theate on, Aaron Hickey off on 46 minutes.
51' Aaron Hickey is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bologna FC 1909 so far.
54' A goal from the Albania international Nedim Bajrami! He fires home on 54 to make it 3-1!
59' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bologna FC 1909 that had 491 games and scored 429 goals.
63' It is a substitution in Empoli FC team. Federico Di Francesco is replaced by Filippo Bandinelli on 63 minute.
67' Andrea Pinamonti has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 67.
69' The Bologna FC 1909 manager makes a substitution. Kevin Bonifazi departs to be replaced by Riccardo Orsolini.
71' The Empoli FC manager makes a substitution. Liam Henderson departs to be replaced by Leo Stulac.
76' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
77' What composure from Marko Arnautovic! The Austria international strokes it home. 3-2.
78' The Bologna FC 1909 bench stirs into life. Nicolas Dominguez is withdrawn and Luis Binks gets his opportunity.
80' The Empoli FC manager makes a substitution. Nedim Bajrami departs to be replaced by Kristjan Asllani.
82' Another substitution for Empoli FC to replace Riccardo Marchizza by Patrick Cutrone on 82 minute.
87' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
90' Against the run of play, Leo Stulac has scored! This game has turned on its head.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Riccardo Orsolini.
The points are shared — Empoli FC 4-2 Bologna FC 1909. Honours even.

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
Roberto Soriano	1
Jhon Lucumi	1
Marko Pajac	1
Nicolo Cambiaghi	1
Musa Barrow	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.