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Empoli FC vs SSC Napoli, Serie A 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2018-19
Empoli FC
2 – 1
Full Time
SSC Napoli
Wed 3 Apr 2019 · 17:00 UTC Stadio Carlo Castellani HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 33' Kalidou Koulibaly
Y 47' Arkadiusz Milik
Hamed Traore 50' Y
Marko Pajac 60' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Empoli FC vs SSC Napoli — Serie A at Stadio Carlo Castellani.

Match Details

  • Referee Daniele Doveri
  • Referee Antonio Rapuano
  • Referee Domenico Rocca
  • Referee Rosario Abisso
  • Referee Salvatore Longo
5 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game

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
Empoli FC 10 games · Avg 2.5 goals SSC Napoli
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-03 Empoli FC 2–1 SSC Napoli 2018-11-02 SSC Napoli 5–1 Empoli FC

Recent Form

Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr SSC Napoli H 2–1 W
30 Mar Juventus FC A 0–1 L
17 Mar Frosinone Calcio H 2–1 W
11 Mar AS Roma A 1–2 L
02 Mar Parma Calcio 1913 H 3–3 D
22 Feb AC Milan A 0–3 L
SSC Napoli
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr Empoli FC A 1–2 L
31 Mar AS Roma A 4–1 W
17 Mar Udinese Calcio H 4–2 W
14 Mar FC Red Bull Salzburg A 1–3 L
10 Mar US Sassuolo Calcio A 1–1 D
07 Mar FC Red Bull Salzburg H 3–0 W

Key Stats

30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
SSC Napoli this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

SSC Napoli
0-15
1/–
16-30
4/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
4/3
61-75
3/3
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SSC Napoli
Kevin De Bruyne 4 G 1 A
Rasmus Hojlund 3 G
Matteo Politano 2 G 3 A
Antonio Vergara 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Empoli FC to score. At the same time, SSC Napoli does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' SSC Napoli come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Empoli FC is showing some good football. However, Empoli FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' Dries Mertens is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for SSC Napoli so far.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SSC Napoli needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 28' What a moment for Diego Farias! That strike on 28 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 33' A moment of madness from Kalidou Koulibaly on 33 minutes earns him a Yellow card. SSC Napoli will be frustrated.
  • 38' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 38 minutes.
  • 41' The whistle greets Rade Krunic as he departs to be replaced by Matteo Brighi.
  • 44' GOAL! Piotr Zielinski scores on 44. Assisted by Arkadiusz Milik
  • 47' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Arkadiusz Milik.
  • 50' Controversy at the stadium! Hamed Junior Traore argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 52' Giovanni Di Lorenzo makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Empoli FC are in front.
  • 57' Dries Mertens is replacing Adam Ounas for the SSC Napoli side.
  • 58' Fabian Ruiz is ready to make an impact after coming on for Amin Younes at the 58 minute mark.
  • 60' The referee has no hesitation. Marko Pajac is booked for Empoli FC — Yellow card on 60.
  • 65' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carlo Ancelotti will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 70' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 75' SSC Napoli is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 76' SSC Napoli make a change. Kevin Malcuit trudges off to be replaced by Simone Verdi on 76 minutes.
  • 81' Simone Verdi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 86' Kevin Malcuit, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 90' The Empoli FC manager makes a substitution. Marko Pajac departs to be replaced by Luca Antonelli.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli

SSC Napoli Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlo Ancelotti

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dries Mertens 4
Piotr Zielinski 2
Scott McTominay 2
Andrea Pinamonti 2
Lorenzo Insigne 2
Victor Osimhen 2
Ardian Ismajli 1
Arkadiusz Milik 1

Head to Head

2019-04-03 Empoli FC 2–1 SSC Napoli 2018-11-02 SSC Napoli 5–1 Empoli FC

Empoli FC Form

2019-04-03 Empoli FC 2–1 SSC Napoli W 2019-03-30 Juventus FC 1–0 Empoli FC L 2019-03-17 Empoli FC 2–1 Frosinone Calcio W 2019-03-11 AS Roma 2–1 Empoli FC L 2019-03-02 Empoli FC 3–3 Parma Calcio 1913 D 2019-02-22 AC Milan 3–0 Empoli FC L

SSC Napoli Form

2019-04-03 Empoli FC 2–1 SSC Napoli L 2019-03-31 AS Roma 1–4 SSC Napoli W 2019-03-17 SSC Napoli 4–2 Udinese Calcio W 2019-03-14 FC Red Bull Salzburg 3–1 SSC Napoli L 2019-03-10 US Sassuolo Calcio 1–1 SSC Napoli D 2019-03-07 SSC Napoli 3–0 FC Red Bull Salzburg W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.59 Empoli FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.66 SSC Napoli xG
I would bet for: Empoli FC or SSC Napoli 75% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Empoli FC40% Draw25% SSC Napoli35%
Actual: Empoli FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.25
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Empoli FC or Draw
65%
Draw or SSC Napoli
60%
Empoli FC or SSC Napoli
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Empoli FC28% Draw43% SSC Napoli29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.5%
0 – 1
5.7%
0 – 0
5.5%
1 – 0
5.4%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.5%
3 – 1
4.1%
2 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Handicap Empoli FC covers Push SSC Napoli covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 18% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 19% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
SSC Napoli keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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