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Empoli FC vs Spezia Calcio, Serie A 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Serie A · 2021-22
Empoli FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Spezia Calcio
Sat 9 Apr 2022 · 13:00 UTC Stadio Carlo Castellani HT 45' · FT 45'
Federico Di Francesco 11' Y
Szymon Zurkowski 20' Y
Y 27' Emanuel Gyasi
Y 29' Kelvin Amian Adou

Overview

Match Preview

Empoli FC vs Spezia Calcio — Serie A at Stadio Carlo Castellani.

Match Details

  • Referee Daniele Orsato
  • Referee Pasquale De Meo
  • Referee Lucas Mondin
  • Referee Giacomo Camplone
  • Referee Giovanni Ayroldi
  • Referee Mattia Scarpa
4 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 15.5 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

5
1
Empoli FC 6 games · Avg 1.8 goals Spezia Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-09 Empoli FC 0–0 Spezia Calcio 2021-12-19 Spezia Calcio 1–1 Empoli FC

Recent Form

Empoli FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr Spezia Calcio H 0–0 D
03 Apr ACF Fiorentina A 0–1 L
20 Mar Hellas Verona FC H 1–1 D
12 Mar AC Milan A 0–1 L
06 Mar Genoa CFC A 0–0 D
26 Feb Juventus FC H 2–3 L
Spezia Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Apr Empoli FC A 0–0 D
02 Apr Venezia FC H 1–0 W
18 Mar US Sassuolo Calcio A 1–4 L
12 Mar Cagliari Calcio H 2–0 W
06 Mar Juventus FC A 0–1 L
27 Feb AS Roma H 0–1 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Empoli FC gets underway.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 11' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Federico Di Francesco on 11 minutes.
  • 16' Filippo Bandinelli needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 36 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' It’s a booking for Empoli FC player. Szymon Zurkowski gets a Yellow card.
  • 25' Empoli FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 27' Controversy at the stadium! Emanuel Gyasi argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 29' That is a Yellow card for Spezia Calcio. Kelvin Amian Adou will be fuming at that decision.
  • 34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 39' Szymon Zurkowski is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Empoli FC tonight.
  • 44' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 49' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 54' Emanuel Gyasi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 228 appearances.
  • 56' Andrea La Mantia is replacing Szymon Zurkowski for the Empoli FC side.
  • 57' Time for substitution for Empoli FC. Federico Di Francesco is replaced by Marco Benassi.
  • 62' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 67' Spezia Calcio ring the changes. Kevin Agudelo has done his job and it is now time for Daniele Verde to step up.
  • 72' The home supporters are growing impatient. Empoli FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 77' It is a cagey affair so far. Empoli FC in their trying to find a way past Spezia Calcio's compact .
  • 79' Another change for Empoli FC made on 79 minute. Simone Romagnoli leaves to be changed by Ardian Ismajli.
  • 83' A change in the Spezia Calcio ranks — Rey Manaj exits the field as M'Bala Nzola enters on 83.
  • 88' Empoli FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 88.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Arkadiusz Reca as he leaves the pitch. Salvador Ferrer steps in for Spezia Calcio.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Empoli FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aurelio Andreazzoli

Spezia Calcio Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thiago Motta

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.12 Empoli FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 Spezia Calcio xG
I would bet for: Empoli FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Empoli FC41% Draw32% Spezia Calcio27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 1.96
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Empoli FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Spezia Calcio
59%
Empoli FC or Spezia Calcio
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Empoli FC27% Draw55% Spezia Calcio18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
14.5%
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 1
10.5%
2 – 0
8.4%
2 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
5.4%
0 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
3.2%
3 – 0
3.1%
3 – 1
2.8%
1 – 3
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Empoli FC

Handicap Empoli FC covers Push Spezia Calcio covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 12% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 23% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 17% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Empoli FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Spezia Calcio keeps clean sheet
33% ✗

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