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Empoli FC vs Cagliari Calcio, Serie A 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2018-19
Empoli FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Cagliari Calcio
Sun 19 Aug 2018 · 18:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Luca Antonelli 28' Y
Y 44' Filippo Romagna
Leonardo Capezzi 66' Y
Y 76' Nicolo Barella
Jacob Rasmussen 90' Y
Y 90' Fabio Pisacane

Overview

Match Preview

Empoli FC vs Cagliari Calcio — Serie A .

Match Details

  • Referee Matteo Passeri
  • Referee Daniele Chiffi
  • Referee Mauro Galetto
  • Referee Davide Ghersini
  • Referee Luca Pairetto

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

5
5
6
Empoli FC 16 games · Avg 2.9 goals Cagliari Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-19 Empoli FC 2–0 Cagliari Calcio 2018-04-18 Empoli FC 3–4 Cagliari Calcio 2017-11-26 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 Empoli FC 2017-05-13 Empoli FC 3–2 Cagliari Calcio 2016-12-18 Cagliari Calcio 3–1 Empoli FC

Recent Form

Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug Cagliari Calcio H 2–0 W
20 May Bologna FC 1909 A 1–5 L
13 May Chennai City FC H 0–1 L
06 May ACF Fiorentina A 3–2 W
29 Apr Churchill Brothers SC H 3–0 W
22 Apr AC Milan A 0–1 L
Cagliari Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Aug Empoli FC A 0–2 L
20 May Udinese Calcio H 2–3 L
13 May Torino FC A 2–2 D
06 May AC Chievo Verona H 1–1 D
29 Apr Parma Calcio 1913 A 1–0 W
22 Apr Atalanta BC H 4–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
30% Clean Sheets
Cagliari Calcio this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cagliari Calcio
0-15
1/2
16-30
4/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/1
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cagliari Calcio
Daniel Maldini 5 G
Alessandro Romano 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Empoli FC and Cagliari Calcio.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Rolando Maran might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Empoli FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 14' The deadlock is broken! Rade Krunic gets on the scoresheet on 14 minutes.
  • 19' Cagliari Calcio come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 24' Another change for Cagliari Calcio made on 24 minute. Luca Ceppitelli leaves to be changed by Fabio Pisacane.
  • 28' Poor challenge from Luca Antonelli. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 33' 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.
  • 38' A quiet spell here at . Empoli FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 43' Cagliari Calcio are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 44' A moment of madness from Filippo Romagna on 44 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Cagliari Calcio will be frustrated.
  • 49' Matias Silvestre has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 391 appearances.
  • 52' Against the run of play, Francesco Caputo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 57' A change in the Cagliari Calcio ranks — Diego Farias exits the field as Marco Sau enters on 57.
  • 62' It looks like no one’s ball. Empoli FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 66' Leonardo Capezzi picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 71' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 73' Cagliari Calcio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alberto Cerri is hanging Artur Ionita on the field on 73 minute.
  • 76' Cagliari Calcio receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 76.
  • 80' A tactical swap from Empoli FC — Ismael Bennacer on, Antonio La Gumina off on 80 minutes.
  • 85' 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.
  • 87' The Empoli FC bench stirs into life. Miha Zajc is withdrawn and Frederic Veseli gets his opportunity.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Empoli FC player. Jacob Rasmussen gets a Yellow card.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli

Cagliari Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rolando Maran

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Leonardo Pavoletti 2
Rade Krunic 1
Sebastiano Esposito 1
Francesco Caputo 1
Lorenzo Colombo 1
Giovanni Di Lorenzo 1
Miha Zajc 1
Diego Farias 1

Head to Head

2018-08-19 Empoli FC 2–0 Cagliari Calcio 2018-04-18 Empoli FC 3–4 Cagliari Calcio 2017-11-26 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 Empoli FC 2017-05-13 Empoli FC 3–2 Cagliari Calcio 2016-12-18 Cagliari Calcio 3–1 Empoli FC

Empoli FC Form

2018-08-19 Empoli FC 2–0 Cagliari Calcio W 2018-05-20 Bologna FC 1909 5–1 Empoli FC L 2018-05-13 Empoli FC 0–1 Chennai City FC L 2018-05-06 ACF Fiorentina 2–3 Empoli FC W 2018-04-29 Empoli FC 3–0 Churchill Brothers SC W 2018-04-22 AC Milan 1–0 Empoli FC L

Cagliari Calcio Form

2018-08-19 Empoli FC 2–0 Cagliari Calcio L 2018-05-20 Cagliari Calcio 2–3 Udinese Calcio L 2018-05-13 Torino FC 2–2 Cagliari Calcio D 2018-05-06 Cagliari Calcio 1–1 AC Chievo Verona D 2018-04-29 Parma Calcio 1913 0–1 Cagliari Calcio W 2018-04-22 Cagliari Calcio 4–0 Atalanta BC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.55 Empoli FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Cagliari Calcio xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Empoli FC47% Draw27% Cagliari Calcio26%
Actual: Empoli FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Empoli FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Cagliari Calcio
53%
Empoli FC or Cagliari Calcio
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Empoli FC33% Draw47% Cagliari Calcio20%
Actual: Empoli FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9%
0 – 0
8.9%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Handicap Empoli FC covers Push Cagliari Calcio covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 22% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
Cagliari Calcio keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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